Thank you @Lorenn for the advice. I put the order just now for a Yonex ezone 100 stringed at 50 tension using Prince Synthetic Gut 16 Duraflex
Racquet recommendation for a USTA 3.0?
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TagUrIt
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It seems like you’re getting some good advice already, but if I may. I had the Yonex Ezone 100 and it’s an excellent racquet (Yonex has amazing quality control too), power, control and spin. I also think synthetic gut is the way to go and just the regular version of the Ezone.
Thank you @TagUrIt . I put the order just now for a Yonex ezone 100 stringed at 50 tension using Prince Synthetic Gut 16 Duraflex
Thank you all for the advice! I put the order just now for a Yonex ezone 100 stringed at 50 tension using Prince Synthetic Gut 16 Duraflex (special thanks to @happyandbob for the string recommendation )
(special thanks to @happyandbob for the string recommendation )Just adding one more voice to the chorus. I think there's a lot of sense in starting with an Ezone w/ syn gut. First, it's just a really good frame, overall. It's versatile -- you're not going all in on one particular thing (control, power, etc) at the expense of other things. Maybe down the road you'll want to move in a specific direction, but you can't know that in advance . . . and it's only a "maybe." It could just as easily turn out that that Ezone works for you, indefinitely. It's a good racquet. As for strings, syngut makes sense to start for similar reasons (and because of cost). Down the road, you may well start experimenting with poly, but wait until you have an idea of what you want to be different, and try strings that are designed for that. When that time comes, I promise you won't lack for suggestions from this board.
Thank you all for the advice! I put the order just now for a Yonex ezone 100 stringed at 50 tension using Prince Synthetic Gut 16 Duraflex
Thanks for the direction you ended up in...Yonex makes a nice racquet. The Ezone 100 is well rounded and you picked a nice neutral string. It should have nice pop at 50 so the switch should go well. Overall a great choice.
Thank you @cmmarcoux. This community has been wonderful in helping me with this decision!
Moveforwardalways
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I agree. The Prince Warrior 100 is an excellent frame and very reasonably priced. It would be perfect for the OP.
Moveforwardalways
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Thank you @TagUrIt . I put the order just now for a Yonex ezone 100 stringed at 50 tension using Prince Synthetic Gut 16 Duraflex
Excellent choice
n8dawg6
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good pickThank you all for the advice! I put the order just now for a Yonex ezone 100 stringed at 50 tension using Prince Synthetic Gut 16 Duraflex
Dartagnan64
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Of those Rackets I'd suggest the Extreme MP, and Pure Aero for a 3.0. I'd also wonder why they have no non-polyester strings? i think demoing with cheap syn gut is the best way to get a feel for what the frame offers. I've never seen a tennis shop that doesn't have some multis and Prince syn gut in their string offerings.
Hi @Lorenn so I had a really bad experience ordering the Yonex ezone 100 from TW and long story short, I had to raise a paypal dispute and get my money refunded. Therefore, I decided to buy a racquet from my local stores. Since you own a Head Gravity Pro I wanted to ask you is the country of manufacture China? Also from the Head Prestige, Speed, Radical, Extreme and Gravity MP racquets, what in your opinion would be a good racquet for me to get? I want to stay clear from Babolats since I see a lot of complaints on arm pain and tennis elbow..
happyandbob
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Wasn't directed at me, but if ordering the Ezone didn't work out for you, I would go with @Dartagnan64 recommendation -- Extreme MP or the Pure Aero. At 3.0, I wouldn't worry too much about arm pain and tennis elbow, and both of those are stiff racquets that will maximize power and spin for you.
Thank you @happyandbob. Always appreciate your awesome advice!
coincidentally, the extreme MP is the most affordable racquet of the ones I mentioned as well btw would the string tension be 50 for this case too?
happyandbob
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Thank you @happyandbob. Always appreciate your awesome advice!
50 is a good starting point. If you find yourself hitting the ball out long a lot, go up to 54-55 lbs the next time you re-string, it will take a bit of power away. If you find yourself hitting the ball mostly to the service line, you can dial the tension down to 45-46 lbs to give yourself a bit more pop.
Dartagnan64
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Thank you @happyandbob. Always appreciate your awesome advice!
50 to 53 for poly. 55-58 for gut/multi. 55 for syn gut.
YPTP string is probably the GOAT string for that frame. The bright yellow color frame with bright yellow strings totally disguises the ball when you swing. I have a friend with this setup and the camouflage is real. Especially in doubles net volley wars.
Thank you @Dartagnan64 . Regarding the YPTP string, will I have to change it regularly as opposed to the durability of syn gut?
Sorry you had trouble...
I think all Head Racquets are made in China, except those the pros really use. I ordered three racquets all three were close to exact spec. If you ask me to pick a racquet from your description. The safe bet would be a Speed MP 360+. Just such a well behaved racquet with just a little extra pop. Other two I would expect you to like would be the Extreme Tour 360+ and the new Radical 360+ series. Really nice to have head racquets as good option again. Prince Textreme Tours have a great feel as well. 290/310 both great racquets. I actually love playing with all the racquets I mentioned.
Thank you @Lorenn
Dartagnan64
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Poly is more durable than syn gut. But its playablity is likely less. That being said, my friend with the Extreme MP and YPTP strings was noticeably off kilter the other day and I suggested he might need a string change as his shots were all over. His response was, "but it's only been in for 3 months."
Don't be like my friend. Just because the string won't break isn't a reason to keep it in once it's lost all playability. That's goes for syn gut. People just notice when multis and syn gut need changing because the strings move all over the place. Since poly is slippery, tension and resilience loss can be harder to detect.
For ultimate playability, change poly every 10 hours, for ultimate economy, play poly until is breaks. For the a mix of both, play with it for 20 hours.
golden chicken
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I am surprisingly easy on my motorcycle tires. I get 18,000 miles out of a set of touring tires and 13,000 out of a set of sport tires. Most guys are getting half what I get.
18k out of a set of tires was great when I was riding 10k a year. Now that I ride 3-5k a year, it's too much. The tires age out before they wear out.
So I use sport tires now and enjoy the higher performance that wears out around the same time they age out.
Similarly, with poly strings, the way that makes the most sense to me is to choose a gauge that breaks around the same time it dies.
Dartagnan64
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I try to choose a poly gauge that snaps my gut mains around the same time the poly dies. So i'm with you on that.
Thank you golden chicken and Dartagnan64!. Will give poly a try!
happyandbob
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YPTP will work great in that racquet, but only if your swing is developed enough to generate your own power and spin. No poly will help you generate power like a syngut or multi will. You know best what you need help with.
If you currently have trouble hitting the ball long and need help taming your power to keep the ball in the court OR you break strings often -- YPTP will work great for you.
If you aren't a string breaker and would like help with more depth, go with a multi or syngut. If you are still working on your technique and focusing mostly on just hitting the ball in the court, I would not worry about whether the string goes dead or not. Many 3.0 players play just fine for 3-4 months on a single bed of syngut.
YPTP runs $16 a set and will actually go dead after 20 hours of play. Any syngut at your level will probably get you double that without any real issue. Don't get caught up trying to emulate guys who've been playing for many years. They can feel when syngut or multi goes dead. You probably can't yet and your shot accuracy won't be at a level where it will affect you as much.
my 2 cents
Thank you @happyandbob. My trouble mostly is around dialing my strokes back as full swing shots often go long
Dragy
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Address technique first. Do you put topspin on the ball? How high do you hit over the net making balls go out? Get control over racquet face first, then think about whether your stringbed is to blame for balls still flying.
This is not some kind of diminishing your tennis personality, as we all tend to dig ourselves into such equipment holes. And it’s pretty common to lack topspin when making “full” swings because of tightening and trying to hit hard. Good player’s “full” swing is very fluid, produces high RHS, and applies solid topspin on the ball.
Thank you @Dragy. 100% agree that I have a lot to improve on technique, which I hope to do so by going to a good coach
happyandbob
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Oh, one clarification, when I said TPTP will go actually dead after 20 hours, I mean it will have lost all of it's elasticity and be completely useless. It will lose much of it's playability and play harsher in half that time, which is why most people cut it out.
Hi Everyone,
Wanted to provide an update. So TW got in touch with me after the first order debacle and they shipped me my Yonex Ezone 100 Naomi Osaka LE racquet within 3 days! I had it strung on Yonex Poly Tour Strike at 53 (reason for selecting this string was because the string was offered free of charge with this racquet). Hope to have some awesome experiences with this racquet! Thank you all for your advice!
Racquet spec
Wanted to provide an update. So TW got in touch with me after the first order debacle and they shipped me my Yonex Ezone 100 Naomi Osaka LE racquet within 3 days! I had it strung on Yonex Poly Tour Strike at 53 (reason for selecting this string was because the string was offered free of charge with this racquet). Hope to have some awesome experiences with this racquet! Thank you all for your advice!
Racquet spec
n8dawg6
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that will serve you well and it looks greatHi Everyone,
Wanted to provide an update. So TW got in touch with me after the first order debacle and they shipped me my Yonex Ezone 100 Naomi Osaka LE racquet within 3 days! I had it strung on Yonex Poly Tour Strike at 53 (reason for selecting this string was because the string was offered free of charge with this racquet). Hope to have some awesome experiences with this racquet! Thank you all for your advice!
Racquet spec
