Prince Premier or Warrior

Gabryte

New User
Hi, any tips on selecting right racket.
I am female intermediate player and i am playing now with Babolat weight 255 gr which is significant too light. i want more power into my play as i feel more confident now.
i am considering about buying new Prince racket but cant decide which is better for me:
Prince Premier 105L ESP - 270 gr
Prince Premier 105 ESP - 280 gr
Prince Warrior 100 ESP - 290 gr
unstrung

prince dealer offer me Warrior 100 ESP but i am afraid of too big jump from 255 gr to 290 gr

problem is we do not have Prince dealers locally and i am unable to test those rackets on game before buying.
Anyone who plays them - any tips?

Thanks!
 

jonestim

Hall of Fame
Are you an adult and are you planning on getting better? I ask because any adult should be able to swing a Warrior ESP just fine. It is 306g strung. I feel that anyone wanting to improve should have a racquet at LEAST 300g strung, and most would be fine with 310-315 as a minimum.
 

jonestim

Hall of Fame
Yes, it's a big jump. Yes, it will probably screw up your game for a few weeks. Yes, It's worth it.

Why upgrade from a significantly too light stick to just a moderately too light stick? Just get the stick you should be playing with and suffer through a couple weeks.
 

jarko111

Hall of Fame
The Prince Warrior 100 ESP Light might be an option? I played with it for a while and was pretty much convinced it would be my racquet forever.
But I am playing with a few different OS sticks right now. I think I will always be at a 107-110 inch frame.
 

robbo1970

Hall of Fame
When you look at the weight of these racquets, look beyond the static weight and look at the balance and swing weight. A racquet with a light static weight but a higher swing weight is likely to feel heavier to manoeuvre than one with vice versa specs.

I think if your finding your 255 unstrung significantly too light, you could manage something 270 to 290 without too many issues.
 

Gabryte

New User
Thank you so much for some fresh look from aside is very helpful.
think i'm sticking with Prince Premier 105 ESP - 280 gr unstrung
balance 332mm, swing weight 288
as they say it took award for "Best Frame in Power and Comfort" in German magazine “Deutsche Tenniszeitung"
so i let myself be fooled by marketing tricks :)
 

jarko111

Hall of Fame
Well, tour pro, Jelena Jankovic uses a version of a 105 inch prince racquet and she's a pretty dang good last i checked.
 
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