Playing with a slightly heavier racket

[donjuan116]

I play with a Yonex Ezone Tour 98 which weighs about 11.70 oz strung with RPM Blast at 50 pound tension. This is what I like about it:

• Great on volleys and serves
• Able to generate spin and power from the baseline but requires a bit more effort on every shot
• Decent for 1HBH slice

However I recently demo'd a Pure Aero 98 (11.40 oz strung) for free and this is what I noticed as improvements

• Way more head speed than EZT, feels like that racket cuts through the air really well on my forehands
• Noticeable free spin
• Decent on volleys

Obviously these are just standard tradeoffs between a heavier power racket (Ezone Tour) and a lighter spin racket (PA98). But it certainly has me thinking about what I want more as a player. If I'm going up against a weaker player, the lighter racket seems preferred so I can control the ball with less effort from the baseline. If I'm going up against a 4.0+ who's ripping baseline shots at me, the extra weight of the EZT is definitely nice.

WHat do others here think about the Ezone Tour versus Pure Aero 98? Is the extra weight worth it?

 

[naturalexponent]

Probably wrong forum. Their swingweights are not far off and neither is heavy in a traditional sense so go with whichever you enjoy more or prefer for the feel of. Or go light and add weight against tougher opponents.

 

[ichaseballs]

right forum if OP is a pro

 

[sportsfan1]

Should be moved to racquets or tennis tips/instructions section.

 

[jmacdaununder2]

right forum if OP is a pro

Pro against a 4.0+ - let's see who's really ripping ground strokes at whom...

 

[donjuan116]

right forum if OP is a pro

Whoops...ok just pretend I'm Ben Shelton posting about Ezone 98 thinking about switching to Aero 98. What would you tell him?

 

[donjuan116]

Probably just a 3.5 troll

Anyone who throws terms like 'just a 3.5 troll' would probably lose to a 3.5 in straight sets.

 

[dr325i]

Anyone who throws terms like 'just a 3.5 troll' would probably lose to a 3.5 in straight sets.

Yes, because reality is - no one is below 4.5 on TW!

 

[jmacdaununder2]

5.5 actually

 

[bobeeto]

right forum if OP is a pro

Don Juan Martin on TT???

 

[pedrogcr]

Whoops...ok just pretend I'm Ben Shelton posting about Ezone 98 thinking about switching to Aero 98. What would you tell him?

If you're Ben Shelton I'd say go work on strategy, shot selection and court position! Start by working on improving your return of serve and general point construction...

Forget the racket! If you improve on those areas, the sky is the limit!

So take the best deal that'll help you achieve your life/financial goals and go use that amazing serve and forehand to win as many tournaments as you can.

But if you're just another hack like me, you should still work on those things that are much more about hard work than natural talent, but, at the end of the day, you should ALWAYS blame it on the racket!





Well, you can also blame it on the poly that's lost ALL it's playability in 3 hours of 3.5 doubles!