Lambsscroll
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Is the butt cap on the Prince EXO3 Graphite 93 Mid racket the same shape as the POG mid? And is the handle the same shape?
Prince EXO3 Graphite 93 Mid
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sruckauf
Professional
Nope. The butt cap on the EXO3 doesn't have a trap door like the POG does. Bummer if you ask me. But when I played with it, I laid down some lead tape along the bevels of the grip to get around that. But the shape and sizez of the butt cap seemed the same to me.
Yes, I think the grip shape is about the same as the POG. I didn't find any noticeable difference.
Lambsscroll
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The stiffness of the POG mid is 66. The Prince EXO3 Graphite 93 Mid is 63. Could you tell the difference in flex?
sruckauf
Professional
Well, yes and no.
Playability wise, I would say no, not really. I think the overall feel of POG is pretty much there in terms of stiffness at ball contact.
But one thing I noticed quite a bit was the affect on my arm. After a few hard sets with the POG mid, I would feel it in my bicep and sometimes a little tinge of pain in my elbow. I tried all sorts of string setups and the results were mostly the same. The EXO3 Graphite mid (and 100 which I played with for a while also) is a joy on my arm with any string setups I've tried. I can play several days in a row without that arm fatique I got with the POG mid. So maybe that's where the flex difference comes in, I don't know.
Playability wise, I would say no, not really. I think the overall feel of POG is pretty much there in terms of stiffness at ball contact.
But one thing I noticed quite a bit was the affect on my arm. After a few hard sets with the POG mid, I would feel it in my bicep and sometimes a little tinge of pain in my elbow. I tried all sorts of string setups and the results were mostly the same. The EXO3 Graphite mid (and 100 which I played with for a while also) is a joy on my arm with any string setups I've tried. I can play several days in a row without that arm fatique I got with the POG mid. So maybe that's where the flex difference comes in, I don't know.
Lambsscroll
Hall of Fame
thx for the info. Compared to the POG does anyone feel this racket gives added control due to the flex?
