NEW Prince EXO white -- Has anyone hit with it yet ?

psp2

Banned
Prince has release EXO White as well as Exo Black. Nice thread on Exo Black but i am yet to be able to find any information on Exo White. I saw a Demo at a local store. couldn't hit with it, cause it isn't strung yet. Here is a picture of it in Fle****. It is supposedly one of the Premium rackets as is Exo Black.

http://cgi.*********/Brand-New-Prin...ItemQQimsxZ20091104?IMSfp=TL091104198003r6180

I took a demo out for a spin tonight. It was strung with SGmulti 16 at around 58#. It felt like a stiff frame (69RA). The EXO3 Black has better feel. The new White just felt hollow and nothing like the predecessors.
 

Fedace

Banned
I took a demo out for a spin tonight. It was strung with SGmulti 16 at around 58#. It felt like a stiff frame (69RA). The EXO3 Black has better feel. The new White just felt hollow and nothing like the predecessors.

White had power level of 1100 and Black was around 900. did you think The White had that much more power ??
 

Court_Jester

Hall of Fame
can someone provide a link to the racket(s)?

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=279726

http://tameblo.blog.tennis365.net/archives/article/210047.html

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psp2

Banned
White had power level of 1100 and Black was around 900. did you think The White had that much more power ??

Those numbers mean nothing. Both White and Black are 100" frames. Black is heavier in weight and hits a heavier ball IME. White feels very hollow like the cheap Hybrid Comp/Lite frames that Prince had.
 

cghipp

Professional
I played with it yesterday and liked it better than I expected to. It was a bit "pingy" but the strings were a lot looser than I am used to, especially considering it was a larger head size than my current racquet. So I am having it strung with Wilson Sensation (my usual string, good on my arm) at about 62 and will try again tomorrow. My current racquet is the TT Graphite 95. I thought I would be sailing the ball, going to a racquet that was a bit lighter and a bigger head size, but it wasn't really an issue.

I found myself much improved, dealing with hard-hit balls around the baseline. Instead of blocking them back (which I could do pretty well with the TT Graphite) I was getting a real swing in. I'm no great volleyer, so I didn't have much to adjust to there. I found the extra maneuverability to be helpful on my 1HBH, because I am pretty slow to get prepared. And I was pretty happy with my serves. At first I felt like I couldn't exactly tell where the racquet was as I was swinging, but I felt like I got used to it pretty quickly. I was able to get great spin on my second serve especially.

I'll try to remember to post after I hit with it again. I also hit with the EXO3 Graphite 100, but I didn't like it any better than my current racquet. I used to play with pretty heavy racquets (like the Head Prestige Tour 93) and I love the solid feel and control, but at this point I don't feel like wearing myself out with them when my opponents are largely hitting with sub-10 oz. sticks - and doing quite well with them.
 

grass_hopper

Professional
I have the new white, it's a lot more power than previous version. very comfortable and more tramplin effect. huge sweet spot. but less control than previous version. I think it's better than O3 white. great at net and serve are a bomb.
 

cghipp

Professional
I hit with the EXO3 White again today and still liked it. It took me a while to get the hand of my groundstrokes - I did launch a few - but after that I felt good swinging away. My swing didn't feel great on my serves, but my opponents remarked that I had a lot more movement on the ball than usual, which is what I was looking for. I'm going to keep playing with it for a bit and hope that it "takes."
 

cghipp

Professional
I played with the EXO3 White in a match today and I think I can safely say it has "taken." (Fellow nerds, this reminds me of the symbiotes in Stargate SG-1.) I felt really comfortable with it today all around. The biggest advantage to me is the increased maneuverability over my previous racquet. And my serves were really powerful - even on clay I drew quite a few service winners and even an ace. I felt very comfortable going for my groundstrokes, too. So... I like it. It is proving to be much more easy on the arm than I thought it would be. Since my pro strung it with Sensation, I've had no issues at all. In short, I really like this racquet!
 
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