O3 white, serve and volley?

[topper#1]

I am a 4.0 player and for a while used the 03 tour, but found it underpowered in general, especially on the serve and it did not volley that well. For those who have played with it, is the 03 white a good serving and volleying frame?

 

[bluegrasser]

Great on the volley, a good choice IMO.

 

[topper#1]

How about the serve on the white? A clarification, I previously played with the 03 tour MP, not the standard.

 

[nycoara]

Ai Sugiyama

Ai Sugiyama Who is top doubles player started to use O3 white.
She's great volley and quickly service is made by O3 White,,,

I am a 4.0 player and for a while used the 03 tour, but found it underpowered in general, especially on the serve and it did not volley that well. For those who have played with it, is the 03 white a good serving and volleying frame?

 

[Shinichi]

I demo it.
Don't like it that much due to the weight.
I think it's too light.

 

[AndrewD]

I found the 03 White to be an excellent all-around racquet with good control and nice touch up at the net. I did find it a bit too light on groundstrokes but volleys were very controlled and easy to play. Im sure, with a bit of time to adjust Id be quite happy to play it in stock form as I really wouldn't want it to swing much heavier than 322.

Prince claim it fits in between the 03 Tour and 03 Red, something I found to be an accurate assessment. It doesn't have the power of the 03 Red but offers greater comfort and, for me, more control at net. While it doesn't offer as much 'touch' as the 03 Tour is does provide more punch, notably on serve and a very solid response on all shots.

If you get the chance, it might be interesting to demo the 03White against the TT Warrior MP - a noted serve-volley racquet. The White is the same weight but has a bit more power, a bit more comfort (65 flex vs 67) and a slightly lower swingweight (322 vs 325) :all things which should aid someone playing up at net.

 

[StraightSets]

I got beaten by a grade 1 serve-volleyer who used the 03 White. Worked great for him.

 

[topper#1]

I'm looking for more info on how it serves. My problem with the 03 tour was what I felt was low power. How does the 03 white serve? Flat and kick serve info would be appreciated.