Japan Racket Hunting

ivanjo

ivanjo

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I will be visiting Japan in March and I'm thinking to get a racket to bring home, something special. When I was using a Yonex Ezone, I'd love to get a Yonex Regna 98. I might still want to get but now I'm using a Wilson Ultra Pro 16x19 v4 as my main racket and sticking with it to play with, I'm intrigued by the Wilson Ultra Tour 95CV, a racket mold off Kei Nishikori.

Yonex Regna 98
I tried this once and it's quite hefty to swing and powerful. Since it's was a friend's racket that he got it in Japan, I didn't dare to go all out to try so just a couple hit. I still like the cosmetics and it's still a special racket.

Wilson Ultra Tour 95CV
This one is quite special due to Kei Nishikori endorsement to the racket. Some says it's the same racket with more lead modification on his personal racket. The swing weight is 339 (I assume unstrung) and I don't think I would play competitive with it anyway. It's just something special for my collection.

I don't think I can get both, so which one should I get between these two? Or is there any other racket should I know that's Japan special?
 
This was the cult racket in Austria in the 90s. Apparently it was taken over by Gosen.
The wavy frame is really something special.
Unfortunately, I can't say how the new versions play as I don't speak Japanese.

There are also Bosworth frames which also have an unusual shape.
 
flyhome said:
Wilson ultra tour 100? 22mm, 16x20, 27.25", 293gr (platform racquet) It makes me curious since I'm really enjoying playing with the Steam 100 in the last couple of weeks
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I'd go with the nishikori racket for Ultra Tour series. At least, it's what the man is using, right?
 
the Ultra Tour 95 CV is basically identical to the old Burn 95 CV that Kei was playing with originally..
just a better PJ. you can get those on Amazon JP as well.

take home a Regna 98 if you can.. check availability before you go out and shop..
best place to shop for tennis gear is Windsor Tennis shop. better price on the Regna
than Yonex Show Room in Ginza..

i took home 4 Regna's. sold 2 of them... and kept 2 for the price of 1..
 
JEDI MASTER said:
the Ultra Tour 95 CV is basically identical to the old Burn 95 CV that Kei was playing with originally..
just a better PJ. you can get those on Amazon JP as well.

take home a Regna 98 if you can.. check availability before you go out and shop..
best place to shop for tennis gear is Windsor Tennis shop. better price on the Regna
than Yonex Show Room in Ginza..

i took home 4 Regna's. sold 2 of them... and kept 2 for the price of 1..
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Good idea... Btw, isn't the limit is 2 per person?
 
dekxter said:
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I think I saw it in tennisspin that they have this racket as well and the response is just so-so

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ivanjo said:
I think I saw it in tennisspin that they have this racket as well and the response is just so-so

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Yeah, seen the video. I just want the steam 100 pro stock to be a thing (which is currently a rumor to be Ultra Pro 100 in 2025....) and this is probably the closest thing to it haha.
 
thenewbig3 said:
You can get Regna is Japan for the equivalent of 240$ or less. Get One

Skip the Nishikori "Special" since it still mentions CV (Countervail) in the name

BUT look into the
Ultra Tour 95J v4
and
Ultra Tour 100 v4
- Both are 27.25" though

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95j has countervail

edit：so does the ultra tour 100

素材 : BLX+ カウンターベール+ハイ・パフォーマンス・カーボン・ファイバー

("material：blx, countervail, high performance carbon fiber")
 
tele said:
95j has countervail

edit：so does the ultra tour 100

素材 : BLX+ カウンターベール+ハイ・パフォーマンス・カーボン・ファイバー

("material：blx, countervail, high performance carbon fiber")
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I stand corrected
 
thenewbig3 said:
You can get Regna is Japan for the equivalent of 240$ or less. Get One

Skip the Nishikori "Special" since it still mentions CV (Countervail) in the name

BUT look into the
Ultra Tour 95J v4
and
Ultra Tour 100 v4
- Both are 27.25" though

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What's with countervail thing? I never try any racket with it so maybe you can help me understand.

Between those 3 Ultra Tour rackets, why the 95J or 100 rather than the 95CV?

As for Regna, yeah I might find some 98s and keep one for myself. Not sure about the Regna 100 tho.
 
ivanjo said:
What's with countervail thing? I never try any racket with it so maybe you can help me understand.

Between those 3 Ultra Tour rackets, why the 95J or 100 rather than the 95CV?

As for Regna, yeah I might find some 98s and keep one for myself. Not sure about the Regna 100 tho.
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It is basically a racket dampening tech that made Wilsons feel more like Yonex rackets. It was a love it or hate it tech.
Wilson dumped it soon after. For some reason japan still loves CV (Countervail) - Probably because Nishikori used it.
Also as per the correction above - all 3 rackets including the Nishikori still have CV.

I would just focus on the Regna personally. Im told you can get new ones for equivalent of $240 due to weak Japanese currency.
 
thenewbig3 said:
It is basically a racket dampening tech that made Wilsons feel more like Yonex rackets. It was a love it or hate it tech.
Wilson dumped it soon after. For some reason japan still loves CV (Countervail) - Probably because Nishikori used it.
Also as per the correction above - all 3 rackets including the Nishikori still have CV.

I would just focus on the Regna personally. Im told you can get new ones for equivalent of $240 due to weak Japanese currency.
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Ughh... I moved from Yonex Ezone to Wilson Ultra Pro v4 and cannot go back due to the numbness of the feel upon contact on Ezone. Seems like CV is a deal-breaker for me. Regna might even has more impact feel than the CV as far as I remember.
 
Sorry to bump this all but.. I had picked up. Wilson Ultra 95 CV V4 in Japan - and was wondering for grommets.
I had read somewhere that the Burn 95 CV grommets would work…can anyone confirm? I can’t seem to find this post anywhere!
 
snr said:
Sorry to bump this all but.. I had picked up. Wilson Ultra 95 CV V4 in Japan - and was wondering for grommets.
I had read somewhere that the Burn 95 CV grommets would work…can anyone confirm? I can’t seem to find this post anywhere!
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Is it part number WRG000711? WRG038400? Should be available if it is....
 
Hm, okay those seem specific to the ultra 95 CV, in which case that indirectly answers the burn 95 ones may not be a direct replacement. Thank you!
 
Not sure about the burn fit but the v3.0 and v4.0 are interchangeable and should fit. It looks like it is the 038400 grommet set. Should be some on JP sites like rakuten, yahoo etc all should have global shipping
 
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