Relative Power - Yonex RDS003 vs RQiS 2 vs RQS11

[Old_Crow]

I'd be interested in input from people who have spent time with all three of these frames as the relative power between them.

The wife (currently using MG Radical Pro) had all three for demo and I gave them a try as well. In terms of power I was expecting:

RQiS 2 - most powerful
RQS 11 - next
RDS003 - least

But after hitting them all (groundstrokes only) what I found:

RDS003 - most powerful
RQiS 2 - next
RQS11 - least but barely different than RQiS 2

Does this track with other people's experience? The two 'Hingis' racquets felt very low powered for stiff, lightweight tweeners. They all had schitty demo stringjobs so that could be a big factor.

I like the feel of the new RQiS2 the best but overall preferred the RDS003 which I have hit with many times before. The S/O prefers the more crisp feel of the RDS003. I didn't realize how heavy my normal racquets swing until I picked one up after spending a session with these lightweight speedsticks.

We also tried:
Tecnifibre 310 - great stick, if I were to switch to atweener, it'd be this or the RDS003
Wilson nPro Open-X - nyet, nada, no va, nasty feel
AeroStorm - this was my demo out of curiosity, OK but nothing to separate it from all the other 12oz player sticks

 

[Maestro Nalbandian]

When I demoed both RDS003 and RQS11, the 003 felt more like a players racquet than RQS11. To me it plays very similar to 002 non tour but with an extra .25inch length. RQS11 is too light and too unstable compared to anything in the RDS range, a very different racquet to the other two you have listed.

I have not tried RQiS2 yet (going to in the next few days). But judging by the specs it should play closer/similar to RDS003 than RQS11 and with more power.

 

[tzinc]

RDS 003 is generally a well liked stick if underrated. It has power and touch. A perfect tweener racquet imo - the .25 doesn't make a big difference imo.

 

[theone]

I used the RDS 003 for over a year and highly recommend it, you might want to experiement with lead tape with it as well. Right now i'm using the RDX 300 super mid which is the predecessor to the 003.