(K)Blade Tour, (K)Blade 98, (K)Pro Open and (K)Pro Open Tour

[bdog]

Here are four more Racquets that I got a chance to hit with and the specs. They may have been posted, I am just putting them all on one page.

KBlade Tour
18x19
93 head
324/11.4 weight
31.5/10 pts hl

KBlade 98
18x20
98 head
304/10.7 weight
32.5/ 6 pt hl

KPro Open
16x19
100 head
300/10.6 weight
32/7 pts hl

They all hit just like there counter-parts. The Open was nice for a light racquet, good for teaching. The Blade Tour was a dissapointment...sorry. I just didn't like it enough, but then I didn't like the Roc either. The Blade 98 was nice, but then I like the original Blade. This new version is a little more crisp. I guess overall, just more repaints. But the one that has me interested, is the new Pro Open Tour, unfortunately I didn't have time to hit with it. Here are the specs told to me by someone else for the Open Tour.

KPro Open Tour
16x19
96 head
11.1 weight
6 hl

 

[basil J]

awful light for players frames aren't they?

 

[Klatu Verata Necktie]

Are those unstrung weights?

 

[Shangri La]

any idea of the flex of the k pro open tour?

 

[bdog]

No idea about the flex. These are unstrung weights recorded from the racquet.

 

[atptennis123]

Will Novak Djokovic switch to the K Blade 98 next season?

 

[Chauvalito]

The kPro open tour is a 16x20

The kBlade tour is an 18x20 (I have hit with it)

 

[Jackie T. Stephens]

KBlade to me was the best, I got a heep of power from it.

 

[Shangri La]

The kPro open tour is a 16x20

The kBlade tour is an 18x20 (I have hit with it)

interesting.... could the kpro open tour be wilson;s answer to pure storm tour....

 

[gerikoh]

interesting! i wanna try the kblade98 and the kpro open

lucky me for them being wilson

 

[tenniskraze]

man i like the paintjob on the kblade tour so much more than the 98.... i hate the shiny finish....

 

[BkK_b0y14]

wow, i was really hoping the kblade would have an open pattern...

 

[tenniskraze]

wow, i was really hoping the kblade would have an open pattern...

I was actually also realllllllly hoping the same

 

[gerikoh]

i'm really buying the kblade98!! do they have the same in asia?

 

[bdog]

awful light for players frames aren't they?

Yeah, they are all too light for me. I didn't write a full review because I am too biased toward heavy racquets and I am sure nobody wants to hear why I don't care for them. They are all nice racquets and well made (someone should make a list of who is copying who).

The lowest end weight that I have actually liked was the nBlade. The kBlade was similar and very nice to hit with, but if that kPro Tour comes in heavier, then I will probably lean toward that one. A fellow pro hit with it and said it was pretty good.

I wonder if they will come in with a kPro Open X and a kBlade os. The kBlade team replaced the nBlade os, so it seems that a new kBlade os is in the works. I think Jura posted Serena's racquet specs earlier. Anybody hear anything about it?