Prince EXO3 opinions?

[(K)evin]

I definitely need a new racquet my poor K90 is falling apart. I was planing on demoing the BLX 90, the BLX Tour, the Prince EXO3 Ignite 95 and the Prince EXO3 Ignite Team. I played with the Speedport Black last year and thought it was great but didn't like the headsize a bit too much power so I was wondering if anyone could fill me on what to expect from these EXO3's?

 

[Hi I'm Ray]

I tried the Ignite Team and thought it was a great racket. Awesome feel, lots of control. Very solid feeling especially considering the low weight and all the holes from the exo3 design, but with the even balance and swingweight its easy to see there is a lot of mass in the head. The head felt smaller than 95 sq inches in use and it was low on power. A bit of added weight to the handle made the balance more comfortable for me. An excellent racket IMO

 

[(K)evin]

I tried the Ignite Team and thought it was a great racket. Awesome feel, lots of control. Very solid feeling especially considering the low weight and all the holes from the exo3 design, but with the even balance and swingweight its easy to see there is a lot of mass in the head. The head felt smaller than 95 sq inches in use and it was low on power. A bit of added weight to the handle made the balance more comfortable for me. An excellent racket IMO

Thanks for the feedback, anything on feel? TW playtester's complained of a lack of feel

 

[meowmix]

A lot of people complain that prince's hole rackets have a lack of feel (ozone, o3, exo3, etc). Personally, I enjoy that feel, but it's something you have to try out to see if you like it.

 

[kimguroo]

A lot of people complain that prince's hole rackets have a lack of feel (ozone, o3, exo3, etc). Personally, I enjoy that feel, but it's something you have to try out to see if you like it.

I started to playing tennis with O3 technology so I like muted feeling.
Demo some rackets such as graphite and rebel 95.
I played with O3 orange=> speedport black=> speedport tour=> Japanese rebel 95 => Japanese rebel 105. Now I use both 95 and 105 but my match Game racket is 105.

 

[Hi I'm Ray]

Thanks for the feedback, anything on feel? TW playtester's complained of a lack of feel

I thought I was the best feeling racket I've playtested this year both new and old, and I tried about 30! It had a smooth dampened feel, a bit of flex yet crisp feeling at the same it. It felt like a traditional stick with an untraditional balance. Reminded me of the K-Blade 98 although the K-Blade wasn't dampened feeling. I don't prefer poly, but it felt good even with a Polylon Ice hybrid at low tension, even better with full multi that I can't remember the name of at the moment. It's a personal preference thing that you'll have to see for yourself.

 

[lefty10spro]

For a crisper feel, remember to try the EXO3s with the hole inserts (not the ports). The Bryans have said that they love the Ignite because it is so fast through the air that they can play with a heavier stick - their Ignite Teams are custom of course.

 

[Ross K]

A lot of people complain that prince's hole rackets have a lack of feel (ozone, o3, exo3, etc). Personally, I enjoy that feel, but it's something you have to try out to see if you like it.

Yes, depends if you like that muted feel or not. Re other aspects... though *please note* my experience is strictly to do with the Reb 95... well, there's a lot of power there if you can actually harness it (ie, not that tweener 'easy' power), as well as very good control... excellent solidness and 'body'... it's a very head-light rack when played stock... serves big... great off the bh side (loads of depth and oomph and reliability)... and FWIW, I was a fan of the Resi-Pro grip too!

R.

 

[(K)evin]

For a crisper feel, remember to try the EXO3s with the hole inserts (not the ports). The Bryans have said that they love the Ignite because it is so fast through the air that they can play with a heavier stick - their Ignite Teams are custom of course.

wait so the EXO3's come with different inserts?! I thought it was just the Speedports! Omg this good I'll definitely have to try the hole inserts then!

 

[(K)evin]

btw thank you to every one who has been posting you're really giving me something to think about