ajspurs
Rookie
I demoed an Ezone 98.
I don't know if the Ezone is more powerful. But it's a flatter, more piercing ball flight of the stringbed IMO.
So it may seem more powerful.
But I would say from a power standpoint, they're in the same tier.
I play an Extreme Tour, which is certainly softer more arm-friendly than both.
The Ezone 98 and PA98 are also kind of the same category here...not sure either can be said to be more arm-friendly without playing them extensively.
You might get different opinions from different people.
The Ezone 98 and PA98 have a feel that, to me, seemed very similar. I would guess that have a very similar stiffness rating.
Yeah to me it felt like if I didn't have or had never experienced a PA98, the Ezone would be a top contender, but if anything I did feel like I was getting a little less from the Ezone. The comment about a flatter ball is interesting, and I may use it more extensively next time to see for myself, but thinking back I do remember dumping some shots into the net that I didn't feel would have happened with my PA98 in hand, so maybe that reinforces that thought a little bit. I'm so used to getting quite a high launch angle in using the PA and PA98. Like I said before though, the biggest difference for me was the difference in swingweight.