looking for a new racket(advice)

[realplayer]

I'm looking for a new racket. Right now i'm playing with a vantage 16x19 racket.
The problem with the vantage is that it's not powerful enough if i try to hit with spin. For my flat hittting style it's good enough but when you get at a higher level a flat hitting style seems not effective.

So with the help of racket finder I consider the following rackets:

Babolat pure drive

Head graphene speed mp

prokennex kinetic Q5

babolat pure strike

Prince Warrior

Graphene instinct

I would like to know which racket to choose and why....

 

[Muppet]

From reading, people are really liking the Head graphene speed mp. Do a search for that one to read more.

 

[time_fly]

It would really help to know more about the specs on your Vantage -- it's not a very common brand and they seem to make a lot of variations. Do you want something similar but just more spin friendly? Are there other aspects of the frame that you like or don't like?

Of the frames you list, the Head Graphene line is pretty stiff, and so is the Pure Drive. The Pure Strike, ProKennex, and the Warrior are a bit softer (the Warrior will probably play even softer than the RA rating because of the ports). Do you like stiff racquets?

Generally to get more power from the same weight of racquet you can go with a bigger head size or a less dense string pattern. The less dense string pattern will also naturally generate more spin. Going in either of these directions will tend to sacrifice some control because of bigger variation in the ball response across the racquet face. It's up to you whether you want to try big or small steps in both of those directions.

You can also go up in weight, either with lead on your current frame or a heavier frame. The good news is that you will get more power without giving up control -- but ONLY IF you are strong enough to keep the same swing speed and timing as with the lighter frame.

 

[realplayer]

It would really help to know more about the specs on your Vantage -- it's not a very common brand and they seem to make a lot of variations. Do you want something similar but just more spin friendly? Are there other aspects of the frame that you like or don't like?

specs of my vantage are with overgrip and a bit of leadtape: 324 grams, 31,7 balance(7 pts headlight), 321 swingweight.

The vantage is very spinfriendly. I just need a slightly bigger headsize and a little bit more power.

 

[Soundbyte]

You could buy the same spec Vantage with a bigger hesdsize. They go up to 105"...

 

[realplayer]

You could buy the same spec Vantage with a bigger hesdsize. They go up to 105"...

Tried that. I don't like the 100 and 105 vantage version.