All at 3+9 o’clock. Also replaced the leather grip with a lighter one
Do you know what tension the Cyclone is at?
It's been a few years that I did it, I can't remember the details but sounds right
Just had first exposure to the frame and fell in love with it's firm bite on the ball and spin....my OHB slice was unreturnable when hitting with a 4.5 player half my age(67)....One question...does the frame have a foam core?
Not sure if it’s foam filled, but IIRC Pro Staffs generally are foam filled.
Red version?
If I still had mine, I would try and repaint 3&9 gold or white. Maybe try to make the Wilson on the side either color as well.
Yes. I preferred thicker strings in it. 1.25 was my minimum.
It does? (As in yes)
Has anyone thought to put two extra crosses on bottom of 9 and 10m. The grommet seems to be exactly halfway the last two crosses. If using a 1.25mm string, the grommet could fit both, but maybe it would break too easily because of the angle? I really like the feel of the layup, but have not had a chance to hit live with it, just against a wall, I seem to get a flyer if I hit low on the string bed. Maybe those two extra strings will give it a more uniform response. Would it damage the frame if strung on the low side, like 42?
The lower hoop is rather lively but you shouldn’t be hitting there anyhow. In live play I think that doesn’t bother as the rhs lower in the hoop is lower too.
The power is quite intoxicating, love the solid Pro Straf feel with the thin beam and kevlar braid. I'm just so used to the even, but lively, 16x20 of the Tour and Duel G stringbed. I don't think I'm hitting the ball down there, it just seems like there's an uneven response, so putting in those two extra crosses might stabilize it, or break it. But I'm just speculating, because of hitting partners flaking and weather I've just used the wall. I'll have to give it a go with a human before I move it on. But I will say the 1.30 smooth poly gave it a much more even response than the 18g Cyclone it came with.
18g cyclone wouldn't be my first choice in that frame, let's put it like that haha
Another Bump.whi
Not a part of the club yet, but on the fence of getting some PS97S (second ver.) from a nearby shop.
Never got the chance to demo it so I wanted to ask members of this club.
How does this compare to the normal PS97 (assuming specs are proper)? Particularly in terms of how it swings through the air, since I liked that about the regular 97 I demo'd a while back.(strings were crap, so can't comment on feel or power, etc.). The fact people say this feels close to classic pro staffs intrigues me as well.
Also, I figure string life of the 18x17 is shorter than 18x20 (what I currently play), but how's it compared to a typical 16x19? I can string myself, but I'd like to stock on string if it's a drastic difference.
The PS97S V2 has a black leather grip on it.
Hit the best drop shots of my life with them since. Safe to say I like how it feels!
Which one is it? The Gen1 (red, blk, gold) or Gen2 (red, blk)
The two differences would be the beam style (Gen2 is boxed beam) and SW (Gen2 is 10pts lighter than Gen1) Anyway, I wouldn’t string the tension of a hybrid that high, especially the cross string. Imo, I would try mid 40s to low-mid 50s. I would also try a 16L or 17g for my strings since it’s a “tight“ pattern. See if that helps any with your arm/vibration problem.
I would lower the tension to around 52-53lbs.
I am agree with you. Gen 1 remind me the best classic Hammers and that is why I keep it in stock form. Gen 2 is rather different (my customization is mentioned above in this topic). I prefer tight tension 60-57 lbs Wilson multi Reaction 16g (or NXT) than 57-55 lbs Hybrid 16g (LXN BB/Natural gut). As cheap alternative I have tested syn gut like Volkl v-wrap 17g 60-57 lbs that isn't bad too. I am using vibrostop and comfort OG to mute the racquet jarring. Anyway PS 97S is one of the best wilson racquets ever made on my opinion and which is important allow customization.
yes, only for doubles tho
