Birdwatcher
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That makes sense, but aren't the beam thicknesses different? Have you hit with both the Iga and the Dynacore t-fight 98, and if so, can you describe them since I'm not able to demo 'em?
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bobeeto
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Nah they’re both the same mold/beam
I have only hit older Tfight 95’s, and the IGA, but they both feel pretty solid. It feels like the PA98, but doesn’t have the harsh twinge that babs have, the iga is smooth and solid - probably cause of the foam
Birdwatcher
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you're really convincing me here... i may have to switch to this frame... I demoed the speed mp, gravity pro, and blade 18x20 yesterday, and I think the strings on all three were just completely shot. Since I don't have a stringer myself, it's not worth spending 60 bucks to demo three racquets by having them strung. It's also probably not worth demoing any more from tennis warehouse since anything I get will have horrible strings and will make all racquets feel terrible. I'm going to have to buy three racquets without testing them, but since I loved the T-fight 305 (minus the huge swingweight) and I grew up playing with a 70 RA stiffness racquet, I think the Iga will fit my game well. It's between this and the Diadem Nova at this point unless anyone has another suggestion.
bobeeto
Hall of Fame
The IGA is super easy to love. Honestly can’t recommend it more for any level
naturalexponent
Legend
My wife is a beginner (although she's athletic) and she hits a pretty mean ball with the Iga.
Birdwatcher
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Just ordered three. I'm blaming you if I don't love them
Birdwatcher
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TF40 is a completely different racquet than the Pure Drive. It's what most people call "a classic player's frame" whereas the Pure Drive is a 100 sq. in. beast with a 71 RA strung...
lol wrong again the TF40 is similar to the blade
blackfrido
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Tecnifibre apparently made a wrong marketing approach to sell more with Iga’s name on it, girly pastel colors, etc. Their strategy didn’t work, the frame is out of the market now.
I bought two over the weekend at $99 each (I don’t care a bit about playing a girl’s racquet, actually the finish and the overall design looks great)
I’m glad all that happens and I own now a great racquet
I’m looking forward to string tomorrow and play over the weekend
I bought two over the weekend at $99 each (I don’t care a bit about playing a girl’s racquet, actually the finish and the overall design looks great)
I’m glad all that happens and I own now a great racquet
I’m looking forward to string tomorrow and play over the weekend
Birdwatcher
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I got 3 of em. They're great racquets, but honestly, they don't blow me away. However, I've never used a racquet that blew me away. There are differences between racquets, ones which help me play better tennis, others which hinder my game. The Iga seems to counteract my weaknesses very well. The stiffness and high twistweight of the racquet allow me to hit a sharp, knifing slice, and the same stiffness and high twistweight, along with the 16x19 pattern work well for my game to get under low balls and whip up enough spin to get the ball over the net with some margin.
I added 3.5 grams at 12 and a heat shrink wrap to the handle, bringing the static weight of the racquets up to about 320g which is pretty perfect for me. The power is there, but it's not overwhelming like some other racquets I've tried (T-Fight 305). So I can hit out more and the ball stays in the court really well. I'm getting way more spin with the Iga than my last racquet, the VCore 95, which really brings the ball back into the court and prevents it from going long like what would happen with the VCore.
Great racquet, perfect for my game, but at the end of the day, it's just a racquet. It doesn't offer some sort of magic, or some "lovely plushness", or "crisp, satisfying sweetspot" or whatever racquet reviewers like to say for the next racquet that comes out
That said, I do like the feel of the Volkl Cyclone Tour 1.30 on it much more than the feel of the Restring Zero 1.28. It is more satisfying to hit with a crisp string on this racquet rather than a muted string.
I added 3.5 grams at 12 and a heat shrink wrap to the handle, bringing the static weight of the racquets up to about 320g which is pretty perfect for me. The power is there, but it's not overwhelming like some other racquets I've tried (T-Fight 305). So I can hit out more and the ball stays in the court really well. I'm getting way more spin with the Iga than my last racquet, the VCore 95, which really brings the ball back into the court and prevents it from going long like what would happen with the VCore.
Great racquet, perfect for my game, but at the end of the day, it's just a racquet. It doesn't offer some sort of magic, or some "lovely plushness", or "crisp, satisfying sweetspot" or whatever racquet reviewers like to say for the next racquet that comes out
That said, I do like the feel of the Volkl Cyclone Tour 1.30 on it much more than the feel of the Restring Zero 1.28. It is more satisfying to hit with a crisp string on this racquet rather than a muted string.
Birdwatcher
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I'll try that after I go through all the Toroline strings. I ordered 3 sets of Toroline and they sent me 5 sets, which was nice of them. (3) Wasabi Pro, Snapper, and Toro Toro x Enso Pro. I'll report back if anyone is interested. The current strings are at 48 lbs tension, and I think I'll stick with that tension.
Birdwatcher
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After hitting with this racquet and demoing a whole ton of racquets in the past 3 years, what do you feel makes this a more "premium" racquet other than the glossy paint? Nothing I've hit with feels more premium than another, to be perfectly honest, but one did stand out as being horrible: the Aero 100 2023. That thing had zero control for me and felt like hitting with styrofoam. Some other favorites of mine that I demoed were: Gravity Pro 2023, Gravity Tour 2021, Head Extreme MP 2022, Speed Pro 2022, Pure Drive Team (my friend who's a 5.0 player yet hits with this ridiculously light racquet). My favorite of any racquet was the Tfight iso 305, but I sold them since I thought they were giving me shoulder issues. The Iga seems pretty much on par with the Tfight 305
blackfrido
Hall of Fame
Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed reading your comments. I don’t even consider myself yet a TF player , I just bought two Iga’s which I received on Thursday. Miami has been rainy for the past couple of weeks so I didn’t even bother to string them.I got 3 of em. They're great racquets, but honestly, they don't blow me away. However, I've never used a racquet that blew me away. There are differences between racquets, ones which help me play better tennis, others which hinder my game. The Iga seems to counteract my weaknesses very well. The stiffness and high twistweight of the racquet allow me to hit a sharp, knifing slice, and the same stiffness and high twistweight, along with the 16x19 pattern work well for my game to get under low balls and whip up enough spin to get the ball over the net with some margin.
I added 3.5 grams at 12 and a heat shrink wrap to the handle, bringing the static weight of the racquets up to about 320g which is pretty perfect for me. The power is there, but it's not overwhelming like some other racquets I've tried (T-Fight 305). So I can hit out more and the ball stays in the court really well. I'm getting way more spin with the Iga than my last racquet, the VCore 95, which really brings the ball back into the court and prevents it from going long like what would happen with the VCore.
Great racquet, perfect for my game, but at the end of the day, it's just a racquet. It doesn't offer some sort of magic, or some "lovely plushness", or "crisp, satisfying sweetspot" or whatever racquet reviewers like to say for the next racquet that comes out
That said, I do like the feel of the Volkl Cyclone Tour 1.30 on it much more than the feel of the Restring Zero 1.28. It is more satisfying to hit with a crisp string on this racquet rather than a muted string.
I do feel like you on the sentence of your comments, “I’ve never used a racquet that blew me away”. Many recreational players keep on the search of the holy grail which doesn’t exist. The closer to that it is just “practice, practice and practice”
I remember playing my best tennis with a Dunlop aerogel 300 tour, I bought on the bay auction site one looking for those days. It wasn’t the racquet, it was me 10 years younger
I’ll post my comments in the Iga after playing with it, in the meantime I keep playing with the imperfect Dunlop CX 2.0, the closer racquet to my likes (lacks of many things but I’m at home with it)
Birdwatcher
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Yeah, the constant search for the "holy grail" is very bizarre and depressingly sisyphusian. You mention the aerogel tour, and while you said it wasn't the racquet, it was your age, my theory is that most players who competed in tournaments growing up play their best tennis with the racquets they used to define their game. So, if you used a stiff as hell racquet growing up, your motions evolved around that type of help and feedback from the racquet. When players now hear all these reviewers talking about the "lovely plushness" of a new racquet, they go out and buy some racquet with a 60 RA and, depending on their racquet of choice growing up, it doesn't work that for them. Wonder whyThanks for sharing, I enjoyed reading your comments. I don’t even consider myself yet a TF player , I just bought two Iga’s which I received on Thursday. Miami has been rainy for the past couple of weeks so I didn’t even bother to string them.
I do feel like you on the sentence of your comments, “I’ve never used a racquet that blew me away”. Many recreational players keep on the search of the holy grail which doesn’t exist. The closer to that it is just “practice, practice and practice”
I remember playing my best tennis with a Dunlop aerogel 300 tour, I bought on the bay auction site one looking for those days. It wasn’t the racquet, it was me 10 years younger
I’ll post my comments in the Iga after playing with it, in the meantime I keep playing with the imperfect Dunlop CX 2.0, the closer racquet to my likes (lacks of many things but I’m at home with it)
. What people don't realize is that certain reviewers in their 40s (Jonas aka tennisnerd, etc.) probably grew up playing with flexible racquets, so their games probably evolved around these types of frames. Growing up, I had the choice of a head radical liquidmetal, but as I had a western grip and an oddly modern game, a very stiff wilson racquet fit my game best. I've recently realized that I need a very stiff, high twistweight, spin friendly racquet in order for my game to work. Otherwise, I dump things in the net or even shoot balls long too often. Racquets with high stiffness and open string patterns actually provide me with control and confidence, not some 18x20 dense string pattern that everyone touts as giving "the most control"Birdwatcher
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Also, I feel like a lot of players fall into the trap of thinking they need to use an "advanced" racquet if they are an advanced player. However, if you look at the pros, they're mostly using the same racquet they used growing up. Like- are you more advanced than Rafa or Roddick who used types of Pure Aeros/Drives their entire career? More advanced than Berrettini with his 100 sq. in., stiff (probably) Head TGT285.2? More advanced than Fognini, Mpetshi Perricard, Jordan Thompson, with their Pure Drives? I mean, come on.
I hear certain *ahemTennis Spin* reviewers on youtube saying things like, "this racquet would have fit me really well as a junior" when talking about lighter, stiffer racquets, like they're somehow better than stooping to the level of using one of those now
I hear certain *ahem
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blackfrido
Hall of Fame
You’re right, I grew up playing flex frames even more flexier than tennis nerd (which is in his 40s). As a kid my plush frames were 14.5oz wooden racquets.
I am 65yo still capable to keep a high stamina on the court, good technique and my game somewhere in between 4.0/4.5 level but experimenting now and then with lighter powerful frames like Pure Drives to mention one.
What I started giving up lately, a little by little is weight.
I now departure from 300 like my latest adquisición, I really hope to like them.
I can handle weight but I believe there is no need for that when you use more powerful stiffer racquets. Power is there, feel maybe not. In case of “nostalgia” I keep my trusty Dunlops 300s, CX 2.0, CX 200s
than tennis nerd (which is in his 40s). As a kid my plush frames were 14.5oz wooden racquets.I am 65yo still capable to keep a high stamina on the court, good technique and my game somewhere in between 4.0/4.5 level but experimenting now and then with lighter powerful frames like Pure Drives to mention one.
What I started giving up lately, a little by little is weight.
I now departure from 300 like my latest adquisición, I really hope to like them.
I can handle weight but I believe there is no need for that when you use more powerful stiffer racquets. Power is there, feel maybe not. In case of “nostalgia” I keep my trusty Dunlops 300s, CX 2.0, CX 200s
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blackfrido
Hall of Fame
I still like flex frames but I guess you’re right, strength is the key
Birdwatcher
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Anyone know if any other racquet's bumpers or grommets fit in the Tempo 298? There don't seem to be any left anywhere that are specifically for this racquet!!
normal tfight 300 fits I have heard
Birdwatcher
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Tecnifibre Iga's & TFight 300/315 Dyna/XTC/RS Grommet | Tennis Warehouse
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Birdwatcher
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oh damn. that's awesome, thanks! when I asked staff, they said they were fresh out of grommetsTecnifibre Iga's & TFight 300/315 Dyna/XTC/RS Grommet | Tennis Warehouse
