Yup, referring to the white-ish pain job. Someone posted
the catalog which shows the pain job and high level specs for the new TT. The Tour 98 might be a good fit for you given the other rackets you tried.
@Jingo never heard of ZUS. What makes it so special? 70RA sounds pretty intense. How would you compare with PAVS and TT?
The ZUS feel is just plain amazing (this coming from someone who has tried most everything that has come out the past three years). It's difficult to describe but I guess you could say it's crisp and sharp but without any buzz (I have a very sensitive arm so I notice this quickly). Also amazingly stable for its weight (I went back and forth between it and my leather gripped Gravity Pros--stability was somehow about the same even though we're talking ~30 grams less weight.) The 70 RA score is misleading--this only refers to the flex measured around the throat and doesn't take other flex/dampening into consideration. It's carbon fiber, fiberglass, and foam-filled--the latter two do plenty of work dealing with vibrations. I also demoed the 62RA and--while it was much flexier--I didn't feel like it was easier on the arm than the 70RA.
Compared to the VS, I'd say the ZUS is much much more comfortable, has a bit more power, the same control, and a bit less spin.
Compared to the TT, the ZUS is more comfortable, has a bit more power, better control, and a bit less spin.
The big difference maker for me is the feel--it's super connected. Racquet disappears. Also worth noting that the ZUS is much more forgiving in terms of sweetspot.
It's also a custom frame so you order the specs you want and don't worry about wacky QC and mods--but that goes without saying. Only downside for me is the price, which is a real downside and is the only reason I don't recommend it across the board. At least they have a demo program!
(For anyone interested in the ZUS, the
Diary of a Racketaholic thread has mooned over it for the past few months--plus I know there's a ZUS thread around there somewhere.)