O3 Tour as arm-friendly as ProKennex 5g or Ki 5?

[scotus]

I have an opportunity to acquire a Prince O3 Tour (I think I would opt for the Mid) at a great price. But I am wondering how comfortable it is. Has anyone used O3 and can compare it to the PK 5g or Ki 5 in terms of arm-friendliness?

Thanks.

 

[abenguyen]

i can't compare to the other racquets but it is very arm-friendly to me. because of the "o3" technology, the sweetspot is big and swings very light. doesn't give me any arm problems when i used my friends for a couple days.

 

[bagung]

o3 claims have big sweetspot, but not neccesary true..... i used o3red for three months, and it is harsh.......

 

[netman]

Nothing matches the PK Kinetic tech. Thats why its patented. I've hit a number of O3 frames and while they offer up a muted feel, they are harder on the arm than a Pro 5g.

-k-

 

[scotus]

Thanks for all your advice. I guess I won't try the O3 after all.

 

[bluegrasser]

Thanks for all your advice. I guess I won't try the O3 after all.

Why not, opinions are like ahol$s - the O3 *does* have a large sweet spot, but it's up to you to find out.

 

[vinnier6]

its a "players" racquet...ofcourse its arm friendly...try it

 

[cghipp]

It's very comfortable, not as comfortable as the Ki 5 or 5g of course, but it is very arm friendly. If your criteria is that any racquet you try has to be as easy on the arm as the kinetic racquets, you aren't going to have anything to demo. I demoed the O3 Tour mid, and I would have gotten it if I had been able to get a little more power on the serve. It's very easy to swing, and I think the O ports do help in that regard. I had no arm issues whatsoever with it.

 

[scotus]

Why not, opinions are like ahol$s - the O3 *does* have a large sweet spot, but it's up to you to find out.

At the moment the arm-friendlinenss is the most important factor for me in choosing a racquet. And according to these people, O3 does not quite match the PK 5g or ki5 in that department. So that makes it easy for me to disregard the O3.

 

[cghipp]

I ended up going with the Ki 5 and I love it, not just for the arm-friendliness issues.