Prince Textreme O3 Tour 310 vs 100 vs pure aero

[erick313]

Hey, a few days ago I asked a few recommendations on rackets here, considering that I'm something in between 3.0/3.5, 26yo, prefers to play from baseline and looking for more power and spin, together with a more forgiving racket (the one I got rn is head 2011 youtek radical mp).

The one I've been keeping an eye on is the Babolat Pure Aero, but got recommended the Prince TT Tour 100/100p, and after some research it may be also a good option.
During that I came across the Prince TT Tour O3, with the main differences from the 100 is the weight (310g) and string pattern 16x19, besides the O3 material being also used. I searched on the forum, but did not found much about this racket.

Would someone know how close it it's between the Pure Aero and Prince O3?

 

[PBODY99]

The feel of an ported frame is different than a regular frame.
You will need to invest in some demo time with both.

 

[lefty10spro]

The reason you won't get much info on the TT O3 model is because it has never been available in the US. Go with the current TT310 before the new more expensive version is released in May. Act fast because it will disappear quickly as folks stock up. BTW O3 is not a material, it is the open ports instead of grommets.

 

[t_pac]

TT310 O3 is my current gamer, also have the standard TT310.

They are a different string pattern (16x19 in the O3 vs. 16x18 in the standard), but also the O3 has 8 mains in the throat rather than 6 so a slightly denser stringbed overall. The O ports significantly improve the comfort vs. the standard version but the feel is very different (more muted, harder to know where you're hitting on the stringbed). However if you can gel with the feel then it plays (a bit) better than the standard version in pretty much every way (more comfort, spin, faster through the air, bigger sweetspot). It's a bit of a pain to string and does go through strings fairly quickly.

Both racquets are great though, just really honest, do everything well frames. Nice blend of power, spin and control, and seriously stable on volleys and returns.