Larger Midpluses for when you hit hard and flat

[keithchircop]

I use the Prestige Tour 600 (Trisys 300). I take long swings and hit the ball hard. It's very low powered for today's standards: 89.5 sq inch head, 18x20 string pattern, 12.2 oz static weight, 60 flex. Power-wise it's similar to the Yonex RDX 500 mid. It's got a little more power than the PK Redondo C, and a lot more than the Dunlop Max 200G and Wilson PS 85. All this according to the USRSA.

I need a racquet that enables me to hit hard and flat whenever I want to without sending the ball out. With 15g synthetic gut or poly, this racquet does the job. Now, say I listened to some "wisemen" on this board and looked into getting a 102 sq in racquet that is "less demanding". The only low powered midpluses with headsize 100+ I could find are the:

• Wilson nFury 100 (light, headlight, 48 flex, extremely low powered and unstable),
• Prince 03 Tour 100,
• Head Classic Tour 102,
• Prince Tour Diablo 100, and
• Fischer M Speed 105.

Bottom line, hard hitters who also enjoy flattening it out often don't have much choice of larger frames. 99% of those racquets are made for topspin monkeys who use poly.

 

[smittysan89]

My 18x20 T-Fight 335, is very flexible and also very low powered especially with a poly hybrid. And it has a 97in head.

 

[keithchircop]

My 18x20 T-Fight 335, is very flexible and also very low powered especially with a poly hybrid. And it has a 97in head.

I'm talking about 100 sq inches or more.

 

[vsbabolat]

Keithchircop, How about the new Microgel Radical Pro? That is 100 sq inches and a 20 mm beam width.

 

[Doc Hollidae]

18x19 or 18x20 patterns definitely favor flat ball hitters. I prolly suggest the Classic Tour if you play with a Prestige. The radical LE does well with flat ball hitting, but then you're venturing into OS'.

 

[keithchircop]

Keithchircop, How about the new Microgel Radical Pro? That is 100 sq inches and a 20 mm beam width.

According to the formula USRSA use, the Microgel Rad Pro 100 has a power value of over 2040 which they consider quite powerful. According to them, the difference in power between a Microgel Rad Pro and a PC600 is similar to the difference in power between a PC600 and a Redondo.

I chose a few known racquets to give you an idea...

One "<" = 200 points.

PS85 << Redondo < PC600 < Mircogel Rad Pro 100 < Pure Drive < Pure Drive Plus

 

[vsbabolat]

According to the formula USRSA use, the Microgel Rad Pro 100 has a power value of over 2040 which they consider quite powerful. According to them, the difference in power between a Microgel Rad Pro and a PC600 is similar to the difference in power between a PC600 and a Redondo.

Is there anyway for you to demo the Microgel Radical Pro? I don't think you will know what is right for you unless able to hit with it. I think the USRSA gives you good data but I don't think you can make a choice on a racquet without first hitting with it to truly know how it is in the real world.

 

[keithchircop]

18x19 or 18x20 patterns definitely favor flat ball hitters. I prolly suggest the Classic Tour if you play with a Prestige. The radical LE does well with flat ball hitting, but then you're venturing into OS'.

The Radical LE is as powerful as a Pure Drive according to these stats.

 

[keithchircop]

Is there anyway for you to demo the Microgel Radical Pro? I don't think you will know what is right for you unless able to hit with it. I think the USRSA gives you good data but I don't think you can make a choice on a racquet without first hitting with it to truly know how it is in the real world.

These values are just there to give an idea, but I think the results make some sense:

One "<" = 200 points.
PS85 << Redondo < PC600 < Mircogel Rad Pro 100 < Pure Drive < Pure Drive Plus << Head TiS6 rocket launcher

Btw USRSA power index = (length index × headsize × flex × swingweight) ÷ 1000.
Length index calculation: 27" = 1.0, 27.5" = 1.05; 28" = 1.1.

I believe TW uses a similar system to decide which racquets are suitable for 3.0 players and which for 5.0 players.

 

[brownyazn]

where would the fxp prestige fit on that,
right by the pc600?

 

[LafayetteHitter]

I've always wondered how the LM Prestige Midplus compared in power to the Pc600.