I heard "modern feel" several times. What does it exactly mean? Not too flexy, not too heavy, not too HL?
It probably means hollow, pingy, stiff....?
F = fast
M = medium
S = slow
for swing speed, and by extrapolation racket power level
is the the regular 3.0 review coming soon?
The review didn't look so good: pinging and small sweet spot; other aspects look good, but I'm looking looking ahead to the new Blade and Steam models.
It probably means hollow, pingy, stiff....?
Yet, the reviews indicate that F has the most power...
The review didn't look so good: pinging and small sweet spot; other aspects look good, but I'm looking looking ahead to the new Blade and Steam models.
Which is the review you have seen? Small sweet spot? Maybe the older 300 tour, not this one.
so this one has big sweep spot ? can someone confirm this one way or the other ?
Which is the review you have seen? Small sweet spot? Maybe the older 300 tour, not this one.
Great review from these skilled play testers! I am curious as to how this frame compares to the current Bio 300T in overall power level and is it as fast through the air? Play testers noted that it plays crisper than the current version and that it was more stable in stock form which would seem to come from the new frame design and updated materials but this new model also looks to have a slightly higher static weight? Thanks!!
I'm really interested on playtester comments on this as well. What does "modern feel" even mean, especially contrasted with traditional dunlop feel? I would imagine a departure from Dunlop feel means muted and twangy. I like Dunlop frames because the vibration seems to attentuate/dampen quickly, but does NOT mean any muted feel.I heard "modern feel" several times. What does it exactly mean? Not too flexy, not too heavy, not too HL?
If you are a Bio 300T player, you will definitely like this new one. The new frame shape makes the racquet feel faster and certainly more "modern" as my rep said. The feel is still very Dunlop, and the plow is much better on this version vs. previous. The old ones just had such low swingweights. All in all, this new direction seems like a massive improvement to me. The old ones were just a bit dated and lacked punch. These seem to solve that problem, but the feel is still very good. It's not just a "let's make them stiffer" mentality, so the plush feel is there, but so is the extra pop. FWIW, I actually liked the M3.0 better, but I digress...
Does anyone else think that the new Dunlop frames BM 3.0 frames are shaped like the Wilson Blade 98s? (wider throat and rounder head face)
I've just recieved a demo today and it looks promising! Specs are just what I was looking for. With the dampener and overgrip it weighs 339gr. I haven't played with it yet but with the dampener, I don't hear any annoying sound like other people said... Tomorrow I'll hear the real thing!Hi Jason!
It seems that the F 3.0 Tour is the racquet with the most contradictory comments recently. Checking the TW forums for days now in order to find that extra "push" to buy this racquet but the huge number of both positive and negative feedback did not make me decision easier. I am a 4.0-4.5 player with extremely powerful forehand and backhand slice currently using a Volkl PB10. Used to play with a Microgel Prestige MP which was a dream for forehand winners but had arm discomforts in my biceps after a while so switched to Volkl. Changed my game style completely, improved all my shots but something is missing. Mostly the satisfaction when you hit a flat forehand winner on which your opponent cannot even move. The Prestige did that for me so looking for something similar but more arm-friendly.
Specswise Checked thoroughly the TW reviews, narrowed my search to several raquets like Extreme Pro 2.0 (tried the Microgel version and hated it), Graphene Speed Pro, ProKennex ki5x (afraid of the extra length), PDR (afraid of the arm discomfort), Prince EXO TOUR 18x20 (hated the muted feel). Finally, I came to the F 3.0, but after checking the reviews I am afraid it does have a poor plow-through and annoying feel/sound. Would appreciate some further positive words about this stick...
Unfortunately in Serbia I cannot have the racquet tested, if decide to - need to buy it without having it in my hands first.
Thanks for your time reading this and hope for a reply!
I've just recieved a demo today and it looks promising! Specs are just what I was looking for. With the dampener and overgrip it weighs 339gr. I haven't played with it yet but with the dampener, I don't hear any annoying sound like other people said... Tomorrow I'll hear the real thing!
It feels faster trhough the air than my current Exo3 tour 16x18 and just nice to handle. Was lloking for a bit more control and less flexy frame and I may have found it!
Tomorrow I'll post my first impressions.
One of my hitting partners uses this stick. He came from years with the prestige mp and the last two with the 300 tour. Ive hit with this as well.
Nice stick, a bit heavier than the 300t but offers more power as well. The tw review called it more modern and that's spot on.
I think it has more punch than the prestige mp as well and it's easier to hit a consistently heavy ball with it.
The biggest difference from the 300t is that it not quite as easy to swing, the old one was lightening fast and while this is no log, it just dos not swing as freely.
Great stick and I think you'll enjoy the extra horsepower over the prestige.
Yeah, I'm just about to return my demo of this frame, and like I said over here (http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=455998), it was the biggest surprise of the bunch. While I have decided to go with the Yonex 310g, another TT member (downs_chris) liked it so much after one day of demoing that he ordered one himself.
My only real complaint about it was the 'ping' sound. I wanted more weight in it, but that could have been easily resolved w/ some lead. I felt it was a definite improvement over the 300t (another friend uses that frame).
Thanks for the comments, look forward to seeing your impressions, especially regarding the serve
Well, I played first my match yesterday with the F 3.0 and today I'm ordering one!
Never served better with any other racquet I've played with. I had high expectations on this racquet and sometimes this is just dangerous! But they all came true and loved it right from the first hits.
I was a bit concerned about the "ping" sound a bunch of people experienced. It's true, it is there but nothing unbearable. I think I even like it!
My Demo was strung with lux alu power at about 24kg (racquet tune app on my iphone showed this result...) and think it is a good tension. Of course I'll have to experience other settings... Static weigh is 339gr with dampener and overgrip.
Fell in love...!
Congratulations and welcome to the club! This is an exceptional light players frame and it does everything well for me. The ping sound is worst when strung with full poly at higher tensions. With a hybrid and or full multi it is not bad at all. I also like the playability better when strung at lower tension. My first F3.0 was strung with Proline II close to 60 lbs and it sounded very pingy and it also did not play as well for me. I had it restrung at 55 lbs and it was like a totally different frame. I was reluctant to switch but there was no denying that I was playing better and that my shots were more spinny and powerful with this frame compared to my old Bio 300 tours. You are still in your honeymoon period but I promise that it gets even better as time goes on.
CF - actually i am currently using Isospeed professional classic and love this setup. if i can get close to the same level of comfort and a little more spin from the weiss cannon dual reality hybrid setup i will go that route but i missed my stringer this past week with the snow in ny so now it will be 2 weeks before i can try the hybrid but it looks ideal to me. i will let you know how it works out. pro line II is great but i started to feel something in my forearm when i would go to lift weights and i attribute that to playing with a full bed of poly
It'll be nice to hear what you think! Thanks!
I just bought a Dunlop F3.0 tour and would appreciate if someone can suggest some nice strings for them. It came with Dunlop Silk but I do not feel they have enough control in them. My previous racquets were Wilson nBlades and I used Luxilon Alu Power Rough in them at 50 lbs.
Has anyone tried Luxilon in the F3.0 tour ? nBlade are very soft racquets so a poly wont hurt the arm/wrist, not sure of the F3.0.
Please help