Pure Storm,K95,APD,N95. What are your thoughts from the baseline?

[Teh_pwnerer]

Hello, so What are your thoughts from the baseline? i ask this because my final decision is between one of those racquets.

i would also like to hear your thoughts on the service deparment with those..

 

[Kevo]

I would give the nod to the Pure Storm, but I haven't had a chance to play with a K95. The APD and N95 were also quite good, but I liked the Storm just a bit better. The APD was quite hard to get used to on the backhand side since I hit with a 1 hander, and the throat has that funny shape to it, but otherwise a solid frame.

Have you hit with all of them yourself yet? If so, what are you struggling with in terms of making a decision? If you haven't demoed them all yet, you should if possible. Everyone is a bit different. I demoed about 12 frames maybe more before I chose the Pure Storm. It wasn't really that hard of a decision after playing so many frames.

 

[Bottle Rocket]

Sounds like you may be giving in to all of the hype around this forum and that surely isn't going to give you the best stick for your game. It's also possible I am completely wrong.

Anyway, you should demo. There is nothing in common with the Pure Storm and K95. The APD is similar to the Pure Storm, but plays stiffer and has more power. If you're an extremely strong 4.0 or greater, the N95 may appeal to you. If not, look to the Babolats. It takes a lot of racket speed, power, and timing to get the best out of those Wilsons. They are much more demanding than the Babolats.

Like Kevo said, you must demo.

 

[Teh_pwnerer]

Nah, i dont care about hype, i did with Gears of War tho but thats another story (the game kicks ass tho)

Ive played with the N95 and the APD, Both felt really good, but the n95 got me some elbow pain, maybe cause i switched too quickly from a light even balanced racquet (Ntour) to the n95.

I havent tried the Pure Storm though i'd love too but nobody here has one, the only person i know that has one is in the USA right now, here most people DO give it all to the hype, 70% has a PD 10%an APD 10%N95 3% has HEADS, 2%broke an APD and bouth a N95 (and can barely swing it) and 5% others..

But im not like that, i didint go straight to advanced racquets like these guys did, i had a cheap walmart racquet when i started and then bought a Wilson PS Blitz to raise my game, now i think im ready for an advanced racquet but i dont want to make the wrong choice since they are not cheap, (at least for me they arent).

so its not a matter of hype or brand preference, just something that works

 

[Bottle Rocket]

If the N95 caused you pain, it probably isn't the racket for you.

I don't believe that if you have pain you should continue playing with the racket and plan on your body "adjusting" to it.

I actually got some twinges in my elbow from the nSix-One 95, which really surprised me, considering its weight. It was strung with a synthetic gut, too. I am not sure what that was all about.

Anyway, I am a Storm fan, but if you can handle a racket as heavy as the nSix-One, I think you should be looking at the Pure Control instead. Anyway my bias is about to come through so I'll quit. I have no idea what kind of game style you have or what you're looking for in a racket.

If you tell us more about your game, your level, and what you like and dislike about other rackets you have tried, we can give you much better advice.

 

[Teh_pwnerer]

If the N95 caused you pain, it probably isn't the racket for you.

I don't believe that if you have pain you should continue playing with the racket and plan on your body "adjusting" to it.

I actually got some twinges in my elbow from the nSix-One 95, which really surprised me, considering its weight. It was strung with a synthetic gut, too. I am not sure what that was all about.

Anyway, I am a Storm fan, but if you can handle a racket as heavy as the nSix-One, I think you should be looking at the Pure Control instead. Anyway my bias is about to come through so I'll quit. I have no idea what kind of game style you have or what you're looking for in a racket.

If you tell us more about your game, your level, and what you like and dislike about other rackets you have tried, we can give you much better advice.

ive done it several times, here it goes again, western gripper baseliner (most of the time) agressive, weapon and forehand are weapons, im looking for more control than power, i can handle heavy racquets but if the nsix1 is gonna cause me problems then ill avoid it, i used to lift weight but i stopped recently..

ill try both the N95 and APD today if i can.. and ill tell you whats up

 

[fgs]

i played the n6.1 95 (18x20) for a year before moving on to the nblade 106. the n6.1 95 is rather heavy, so probably you got the pain since you were at a point starting to hit late, thus putting more stress to your joints than the heavy racquet itself generated anyway.
i didn't hit with the pure storm and the k95 at all, so there's nothing i can say about them. the pure storm though seems to have a lot of followers on this forum, and whatever people may say about the pure drive, i see quite a lot of players using it with good results, not only speed/power-wise but also touchwise (playing dropshots and other touch-strokes). i couldn't make friends with it, but i think that it was rather due to the fact that i'm playing eastern grips, so i coudn't really tame it's power.
what it all comes down to, and here i absolutely tune in with the other competent posters, is what the racquets do to your game! so best thing would be to demo and thus make a practical approach decision. what works for me perfectly well could be the perfect disaster for you. the racquets you have chosen are all good, but have their own characteristics and balances of power, touch, control, spin potential, which in the end have to support your game. you should rather not adapt your game to the racquet but adapt the racquet to your game - if i would have gone to semi-western or western grips, i most probably would have found my way with the pure drive, but it was easier and more rewarding for me to stick with the n6.1 95 at that time, because i could just build up on my game instead of turning everything upside-down.

 

[Teh_pwnerer]

well im mostly looking for control and spin potential.. a little bit of power always helps

 

[Noveson]

well im mostly looking for control and spin potential.. a little bit of power always helps

Take out the APD and PS right there then. The APD is definitely not a control stick(still a lot of fun to use though) and the Pure Storm isn't GREAT for hitting spin with. That leaves you with the K95(you said the ncode version hurt your arm too much). Didn't seem very hard of a choice to me, that is the best you are going to get without demoing.

 

[fgs]

go hit with the n95 and apd and then share your impressions. hit early with the n95 so you don't get pain anymore!

 

[Teh_pwnerer]

wont be able to try them today, maybe thursday.. and yeahill hit with it early to see what happens..

the n95 didint hurt it that much but it still did, thanks for your help guys ill tellyou whatsup on thursday =D

 

[AndrewD]

If you're looking for more control, when not check out the Babolat Pure Control? It is an excelllent racquet that suits a wide range of playing styles and, if you're happy with the weight, a wide range of skill levels. Personally, I think it's a better racquet than either the n95 or k95.

If I was purely a baseliner I'd most likely select the APD. It generates excellent spin and put-away power although lacks the feel of the Storm. It also plays well in stock form whereas I do feel that the Storm is just a touch too light.

Ultimately, I think it comes down to how you play. Not the style and grips you use but the way you play that style. Are you a power player, a heavy spinner of the ball, a touch artist, a driver (rather than spinner) of the ball, etc?
Each of those racquets is a bit more suited to one style over the other and you should find that out pretty quickly.

 

[dylo]

the n95 is really stiff IMO and very heavy to swing. the aeropro is also good but mishits = crappy shots. i havnt played with the pure storm but i think it will be pretty good

i would say that the best would be the k95. its got good heft and isnt as hard to swing around as the n95. its got lots of spin and power + good control and stability

 

[Teh_pwnerer]

what about the Nblade guys?, just to let you know i put a reasonable ammount of top spin to my ballz (tennis ones) so it might take just a lil while to adapt to a racquets pwr, im not looking for a 100% control racquet nor a 100% pwr, just a spin friendly and some power racquet, some control is good too, i know i said the contrary on the last post but now i was thinking, the last time i used the APD, my forehands were really cool, a lot of pace and so much spin that the ball bounced so high that they could barely handle it, with the ntour i was attacking my dad's backhand with really spinny shots and he said, dam those shots are hard to handle, keep working on them.. so i think the APD is going to be the one, at least until i try the APD (again) the N95 and PD std this thursday...

thank you so much for your help guys and for what i posted (how i played with the apd) do you think its the way to go since i already tried it and liked it?

thx and peace..

 

[dylo]

last comment

if u like the apd, u should also wait abit for the apd cortex:grin:

 

[Teh_pwnerer]

the n95 is really stiff IMO and very heavy to swing. the aeropro is also good but mishits = crappy shots. i havnt played with the pure storm but i think it will be pretty good

i would say that the best would be the k95. its got good heft and isnt as hard to swing around as the n95. its got lots of spin and power + good control and stability

so you say the k95 is easier to swing?, well i didint fin the n95 hard to swing but i did feel the weight, what do you think, playing with the n95 a lil longer will get me an idea of how the k95 plays/feels?, not that much just a lil bit

 

[Teh_pwnerer]

i didint like the PJ..

 

[dylo]

try both out. maybe its just me but the k95 and k90 were easier to swing than the ncodes. the n95 is definitly hefty and the k95 is probably the same but the either the weight distribution is different or the k95 is more HL

 

[dylo]

lol, i didnt when i first got it but it grew on me

the ks wer both good but i liked my prostaff better

 

[fgs]

the nblade - less power, less spin and much more control and touch than the apd. less power because it also comes with a 18x20 pattern. less spin is relative in my opinion because, due to it's lower power level if doesn't force you to spin too much to keep it in the court, but you can get enough spin off it. of course the 16x18 pattern gives you more spin. i found to have more control with the blade and due to it's high flex you can also control offcenter shots pretty well.

 

[Noveson]

Oh and by the way, I bought into the hype of Gears of War also:0 I have the collectors edition lol.

 

[Teh_pwnerer]

lol i didint even know about the game until i read it somewhere.. now icant stopplaying it,, its like gears tennis gears tennis gears tennis all week long..

 

[Teh_pwnerer]

Update: ill try to Demo the PD w/Cortex aswell, what do you guys think?