KBT vs. ROK

[pfchang]

Anyone tried both before?

i just played today with both and i have to say, the KBT has hints of its predecessor, but i feel like the ROK is a bit more powerful.

i can see the control aspects in both sticks, but it just seems like the ROK had a little more power.

i know that everyone says that the ROK is a crazy control racket, but does anyone agree?

i mean, it could be just the strings,
ROK had a Poly/Synthetic Hybrid at Mid tension
KBT had Sensation 16 at 57 lbs

comments appreciated.

thx!

 

[bluescreen]

i used to own 2 ROKs and played with the kbt before. i found the ROK to really be a "crazy control" racquet, sometimes too much control. I didnt like the feel of the racquet and, in all honestly, it felt like a failed ripoff of the prestige. i think the kbt is the far better racquet and has more power.

the feel of each racquet is also distinctively different. the ROK has a slightly flexy feel similar to the prestige, but it just comes off as feeling unstable. the kbt feels like the hps 6.0 imo, like that tinny feel.

 

[pfchang]

the ROK seems fairly accurate in precision.

i can see how it's a knockoff of the prestige in a way.

it does seem pretty flexy as well. maybe a little more playtesting and i'll see.

but it really could be the strings. or the Hypercarbon series itself, which do seem a bit powerful.