Racket Recommendations with these specs?

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K, I've demoed 3 rackets so far, the Kblade 98, Pure Storm Tour and the Aerostorm Tour. I've concluded on what my ideal specs in a racket would be. My playstyle is aggresive baseliner/occasional serve and volley. I have an open stance (I think):

Playstyle: Aggressive Baseliner/Ocassional Serve and volley
Stance: Open
BH: 2h Backhand
FH: 1h Forehand
NTRP Rating: idk, somewhere between 3.0-4.0 I get at least to the quarters of satellite tournaments

Weight: 11.3<weight<11.8(Strung)
Flex: Flex<66
Headsize: 98sq in, flexible on this

Racket with lots of control plz :D

List so far:
KBlade 98
Pure Storm Tour
Aerostorm
O3 White

Wondering if there are any other suggestions I haven't found yet. ty guys :D
 
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Dunlop M-Fil 200 16x19, Tecnifibre 320, 03 White, Pro Kennex 5G. Just a few from the handy dandy racquet finder.
 
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Hi Dnl Jlee,

Please read this first: The J011yroger Guide to Racquet Selection

Just based on the specs you want and nothing else here are some rackets to consider.

1. Head MicroGEL Radical Pro
2. Yonex RDS 002 TOUR UL (although factory grip size available is 4 1/8 & 4 1/4) Unless you custom it yourself or at ****
3. Prince Ozone Tour
4. Prince O3 White

Those near to your specs but slightly off:
1. Head MicroGEL Extreme (stifness 68)
2. Head MicroGEL Extreme Pro (stifness 68 weight 11.8)
3. Yonex RDS 003 (weight 11.1)
4. Yonex RDS 001 Midplus (stifness 68)
5. Prince O3 Speedport Tour (head size 97)
6. Prince O3 Speedport Pro White (stiffness 67)

Personally these specs are all well and good but the most important aspect IMHO is playability and that's things like your swing style, spin or flat, serve/volley or base line, size of sweet spot, power level etc, etc.

A 2.5 player may like the specs you mentioned but just can't use these rackets well cus of lack of swing speed and power.

Regards,

Mawashi
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Body science
 
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I'm used to a heavier racquet (12.5 + oz.), but I traded for a Yonex RQiS 1 Tour and after I added a bit of lead to the hoop, I was really surprised with the amount of baseline control there seemed to be in that frame.
 
mawashi said:
Hi Dnl Jlee,

Please read this first: The J011yroger Guide to Racquet Selection

Just based on the specs you want and nothing else here are some rackets to consider.

1. Head MicroGEL Radical Pro
2. Yonex RDS 002 TOUR UL (although factory grip size available is 4 1/8 & 4 1/4) Unless you custom it yourself or at ****
3. Prince Ozone Tour
4. Prince O3 White

Those near to your specs but slightly off:
1. Head MicroGEL Extreme (stifness 68)
2. Head MicroGEL Extreme Pro (stifness 68 weight 11.8)
3. Yonex RDS 003 (weight 11.1)
4. Yonex RDS 001 Midplus (stifness 68)
5. Prince O3 Speedport Tour (head size 97)
6. Prince O3 Speedport Pro White (stiffness 67)

Personally these specs are all well and good but the most important aspect IMHO is playability and that's things like your swing style, spin or flat, serve/volley or base line, size of sweet spot, power level etc, etc.

A 2.5 player may like the specs you mentioned but just can't use these rackets well cus of lack of swing speed and power.

Regards,

Mawashi
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ty for the suggestions :D Hmm, well I'd like the stiffness to be below 65 for sure. I need a flexible racket. The prince rackets, I'm not going to use because I have used all the o3 rackets except the o3 white that aren't larger than 100sq in, and for some reason I didn't like any of them. Half my tennis team uses prince while the other half uses babolat PD's....lol

Any comparison in terms of power of the Aerostorm Tour and the Kblade Tour?
 
make a custom Vantage if you're willing to spend $220. You can make one 63 stiffness, 100 sq in. (they only go90,95,100,105), whatever length you like (27in, 27.25in, 27.5in. 27.75in, 28in) 11.4 oz, 7 pts HL (unstrung)

then you get to even choose whether you want your racquet to be black or white, the grip shape, the grip length, and the grip material/color.

just go to http://www.vantagetennis.com/cat/
 
Dnl Jlee,

I think that you will get a more specific selection? Are you 3.0, 4.0? Spin or flat? 1hbh or 2hbh? This information will help narrow down the racket selection like string bed selection and shape of sweet spot.

Iguodala, vantage rackets seem interesting but how do they play? Sweet spot, swing weight, quality???

Regards,

Mawashi
________
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mawashi said:
Dnl Jlee,

I think that you will get a more specific selection? Are you 3.0, 4.0? Spin or flat? 1hbh or 2hbh? This information will help narrow down the racket selection like string bed selection and shape of sweet spot.

Iguodala, vantage rackets seem interesting but how do they play? Sweet spot, swing weight, quality???

Regards,

Mawashi
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ah, i knew I forgot something.
 
tennisfreak15347 said:
Aerostorm tour i think has more power. KBT has more of a dead stringbend.
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Hmm, ok ty. this is what I've been hearing, but so far it seems that the kblade tour fits the job. The only thing I'm worried about is the headsize, but I've heard that it has a fairly large sweetspot.

Iguodala said:
make a custom Vantage if you're willing to spend $220. You can make one 63 stiffness, 100 sq in. (they only go90,95,100,105), whatever length you like (27in, 27.25in, 27.5in. 27.75in, 28in) 11.4 oz, 7 pts HL (unstrung)

then you get to even choose whether you want your racquet to be black or white, the grip shape, the grip length, and the grip material/color.

just go to http://www.vantagetennis.com/cat/
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I've already considered this, but I'd rather not. I can't demo it and see how well I play with it. ty for the suggestion tho.
 
I found my racket. The KBlade Tour. This thing is amazing. Serves improved dramatically, groundies were more solid. I sacrificed a little power tho, but it was worth it. Way better than my Babolat PD. Now all i gotta do is find the right strings and figure out how to get the balls in after playing for 3 hours. :)
 
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