Push stick? Uhuhuhh
This evening I had a good hit with a nice strong player. We've hit before and it's always a good session.
Everything was perfect - cool conditions 6 degrees C, nice floodlights.
Club supplied balls - Nice Dunlop champ ones.
I was seeing the ball like a football - everything seemed perfect!
I'd brought my EXO3 Tour along that I had weighted up to my C10 Pro / Redondo levels that I like best - 363g, balance point of 31.2cm (that's 10 points headlight) - just the way I like em
I could not quite believe it!
I was able to generate huge (for me) levels of top spin with penetration and get the ball zinging off the court the other end.
I could see the acceleration it was getting and it was causing my partner some problems on hit backhand side.
Nice depth and with plenty of power but the spin keeping the ball in.
Esp good for keeping down the line over the high part of the net balls in with
the power I wanted.
It felt great!
I also like the backhand slice cuts with the open string pattern. Much more bite than the Redondo 18x20 pattern can give me.
I am using a hybrid of VS Team Nat Gut mains and Mantis Comfort Synth crosses.
The other guy commented on the zing / launch I was getting!
I found double handled backhand to be more spin receptive too. This helped bring the ball in - not as much as the forehand but def working and shorter crosscourt backhands were more easily and regularly accomplished.
We pushed each other hard for a good session.
This racquet did seem a bit like cheating!
Before as it was - unweighted, I could not seem to get the launch angle right / was not getting the penetration I wanted - so very happy with my tweaks.
This racquet in this trim will definitely be getting more outings and some quality time. Gonna be a killer at club doubles on returns and baseline work.
I did have a couple of spells at the net and found it fine - lets see!