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The clash :
They Wilson ,
have some way figured out a way to helix either 1 .some sort of elastomer polymer or 2. visco elasticity ( tempurpedic) material in with the carbon fiber to create a bendy frame with mass energy return . I just thought all this out as I write this to you guys . I have no proof of this just speculation . And I’m not very smart and I surely don’t know of all the space age materials that Wilson has at their disposal . But it’s a decent guess
I won’t get into this too much as I think , if you are interested in the slightest which I was as I’m a HUGE supporter of flexible rackets . And have been for 20 yrs of playing and coaching this great sport of ours .
The clash is going to be a communal demonstration of how a racket can bring all types of players to the court and all get something positive from the frame by playing with it.
I’m not a paid employee of Wilson . I have at times been in a teaching pro contract / advisory member with Wilson but that in no way will determine my thoughts on the frame .
So here we go.
I think I can sum it up with saying this frame gives you what I will call.
Elastic power .. the frame is as others have said is indeed ,powerful . Yes .
Granted the demo was strung with NXT at 40 lbs tension. And I was not the first to hit with this frame since it was strung
but when you swing it fast it goes . The racket I played with first was the light version . It had more pop to me than the tour . The tour had more control . The weight on both felt more even balanced to me even though supposedly it was 10 pts head light . That to me was off . As it felt more like 2 pts head light . There seemed to be more mass in the shoulders and lower hoop than the handle . To me ....
Launch angle was very very high for me . I use an 18x20 so go easy on me . But there was a lot of depth thru the field generated without a fast swing . That scares me . Most others will love that I assume . SPIN was very easily generated . It spun the ball in the way that the bab pure drive and aero pro does . So if mass spin potential is your thing then you will love this . This was again strung with NXT syn gut but it was spinning the ball like I was playing with a 14 x 15 pattern . Wicked spin. What was very interesting to me was that being a spin friendly stick , topspin hailed as king , slice was good but topspin was nirvana .
Flat drives were going well on the one handed back hand . Forehand it got away from me but not as much as it normally can. For instance if I hit a flat crack forehand with a aero pro it hits the fence , with the clash 6 inches too deep . Like the Babolat rackets of today it made you want to hit with topspin on all sides , all the time ffrom every corner of the Court. It didn’t dare you too , as much as it summoned you to roll over the top of the ball and you will be rewarded . Greatly ... I will say ..
Now back to the actual tactile sensorial experience of the clash .. which to me is what this racket is all about ...
this racket was not so much of a dynamic stiffness of an injection molded frame IE Dunlop 200 g original . The frame did not to me stiffen up on hard shots and get softer on easier hit balls .
To me / it seemed to have a rubber core through out the whole frame . Not a “ solid core “ but a rubber core.
It had what I call “ elastic power”..
not a slingshot or catapult by any means but think of a V1 classic with the big grommet tech meets up with a Wilson triad rubberized feel with a Volks c 10 flex thru ought the whole frame not just in the upper hoop .
So that’s my initial thoughts on this frame . I personally applaud Wilson racket sports for giving us a frame that is soft and flexible but with a Babolat like power source and spin capabilities .
Thank you Wilson !
Thank you tt board members and cheers to having some flexible rackets coming back out to the market place ! We have missed the flex . And others who haven’t perhaps didn’t know about it . And how enjoyable tennis really can be until they do . And if the clash is the gateway then so be it !
That’s all I got
They Wilson ,
have some way figured out a way to helix either 1 .some sort of elastomer polymer or 2. visco elasticity ( tempurpedic) material in with the carbon fiber to create a bendy frame with mass energy return . I just thought all this out as I write this to you guys . I have no proof of this just speculation . And I’m not very smart and I surely don’t know of all the space age materials that Wilson has at their disposal . But it’s a decent guess
I won’t get into this too much as I think , if you are interested in the slightest which I was as I’m a HUGE supporter of flexible rackets . And have been for 20 yrs of playing and coaching this great sport of ours .
The clash is going to be a communal demonstration of how a racket can bring all types of players to the court and all get something positive from the frame by playing with it.
I’m not a paid employee of Wilson . I have at times been in a teaching pro contract / advisory member with Wilson but that in no way will determine my thoughts on the frame .
So here we go.
I think I can sum it up with saying this frame gives you what I will call.
Elastic power .. the frame is as others have said is indeed ,powerful . Yes .
Granted the demo was strung with NXT at 40 lbs tension. And I was not the first to hit with this frame since it was strung
but when you swing it fast it goes . The racket I played with first was the light version . It had more pop to me than the tour . The tour had more control . The weight on both felt more even balanced to me even though supposedly it was 10 pts head light . That to me was off . As it felt more like 2 pts head light . There seemed to be more mass in the shoulders and lower hoop than the handle . To me ....Launch angle was very very high for me . I use an 18x20 so go easy on me . But there was a lot of depth thru the field generated without a fast swing . That scares me . Most others will love that I assume . SPIN was very easily generated . It spun the ball in the way that the bab pure drive and aero pro does . So if mass spin potential is your thing then you will love this . This was again strung with NXT syn gut but it was spinning the ball like I was playing with a 14 x 15 pattern . Wicked spin. What was very interesting to me was that being a spin friendly stick , topspin hailed as king , slice was good but topspin was nirvana .
Flat drives were going well on the one handed back hand . Forehand it got away from me but not as much as it normally can. For instance if I hit a flat crack forehand with a aero pro it hits the fence , with the clash 6 inches too deep . Like the Babolat rackets of today it made you want to hit with topspin on all sides , all the time ffrom every corner of the Court. It didn’t dare you too , as much as it summoned you to roll over the top of the ball and you will be rewarded . Greatly ... I will say ..
Now back to the actual tactile sensorial experience of the clash .. which to me is what this racket is all about ...
this racket was not so much of a dynamic stiffness of an injection molded frame IE Dunlop 200 g original . The frame did not to me stiffen up on hard shots and get softer on easier hit balls .
To me / it seemed to have a rubber core through out the whole frame . Not a “ solid core “ but a rubber core.
It had what I call “ elastic power”..
not a slingshot or catapult by any means but think of a V1 classic with the big grommet tech meets up with a Wilson triad rubberized feel with a Volks c 10 flex thru ought the whole frame not just in the upper hoop .
So that’s my initial thoughts on this frame . I personally applaud Wilson racket sports for giving us a frame that is soft and flexible but with a Babolat like power source and spin capabilities .
Thank you Wilson !
Thank you tt board members and cheers to having some flexible rackets coming back out to the market place ! We have missed the flex . And others who haven’t perhaps didn’t know about it . And how enjoyable tennis really can be until they do . And if the clash is the gateway then so be it !
That’s all I got
