What racquets or racquet lines shouldn't exist or should have never existed in the first place

[SweatyGrip]

My picks:
1. MGX
2. The new Extreme line
3. Pure Aero VS
4. Burn line

I don't even know where to start with Yonex. Ezone, Ezone DR, Vcore, Vcore SV, Vcore Dual G.

O Ports should be outright banned, gives us stringers one heck of a hassle.

 

[CopolyX]

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My picks

 

[styksnstryngs]

1. MGX
2. who cares every racquet has someone who likes it

 

[Lucas2015]

Wilson BLX line... horrible racquets for 4 years. The dark chapter of Wilson history

 

[EdMcMush]

Pure Aero VS is the best racquet out there

 

[PanDa]

Yonex is pretty good...given you can actually hit...

 

[NickJ]

Nightmare for stringers??!! You've obvs never had a Mad Raq to restring . . . . .

 

[atatu]

The Head flexpoint line.

 

[Seth]

Given Head's homogenization of specs, I'd say all but one of their lines could be done away with.

 

[BlueB]

O Ports should be outright banned, gives us stringers one heck of a hassle.

Don't lash at an excellent technology due to your own incompetence...

 

[speedysteve]

"O Ports should be outright banned, gives us stringers one heck of a hassle."


Nothing that can't be dealt with using the right approach and tools.
I too think it is an excellent tech

 

[Crocodile]

Head MXG
Dunlop force and I dapat
Wilson Rollers
Volkl Power Arm 1
Head Ti Pro Tour

 

[BlueB]

In reality, all that a manufacturer really needs nowadays are 2 molds: MP and OS; and 2 layups: soft and stiff.
Those 4 variants can be drilled in an open or closed string pattern, making for about 8 racquet types.
Each type can be weight adjusted to desired spec: Jr/Granny, Tweener, Players.

 

[CosmosMpower]

Anything with a fan pattern

 

[Shroud]

My picks:
1. MGX
2. The new Extreme line
3. Pure Aero VS
4. Burn line

I don't even know where to start with Yonex. Ezone, Ezone DR, Vcore, Vcore SV, Vcore Dual G.

O Ports should be outright banned, gives us stringers one heck of a hassle.

On the oports i agree but dont find them hard to string. They just suck to play with! And any grommet that is not round is the same way. Sent a juice back and ditched the lightning because of those stupid grommets.

Add spin racquets to the list.

 

[jmacdaununder2]

Babolat

 

[SweatyGrip]

The Speed line was a mistake

 

[vsbabolat]

Graphene, Graphene XT, Graphene Touch, Flexpoint, Liquidmetal, YouTek (stupid name)

 

[milk of amnesia]

Anything with a fan pattern

...or double as a snowshoe.

 

[Outliar]

Head PT57A, not because they aren't great racquets, but plenty of time and money was lost over the 'hunt' for them all elusive 'holy grails' if you will


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[Zoolander]

I agree with all the stupid spin racquets with ridiculous patterns like 16x15 etc that are popular with manufacturers.

Might be allright in a 90ish size head but in anything bigger, well nobody needs THAT much spin.

And dont get me started on the Big Bubba. That poor excuse for a racquet is a travesty of natural justice!

 

[SweatyGrip]

Countervail was a mistake too

 

[Wise one]

My picks:
1. MGX
2. The new Extreme line
3. Pure Aero VS
4. Burn line

I don't even know where to start with Yonex. Ezone, Ezone DR, Vcore, Vcore SV, Vcore Dual G.

O Ports should be outright banned, gives us stringers one heck of a hassle.

Any graphite racquets.

 

[A_Instead]

esp
spin effects

 

[Roland G]

Dunlop idapt
Dunlop Force

 

[Dartagnan64]

Weed racquets
Sub 10 oz frames
Any Stringbed less than 16x18
The aluminum and ceramic eras
Super wide beams

 

[SweatyGrip]

The Extreme line used to be the Aero Pro Drive equivalent, now it's just a green version of the Instinct. It should be done away with tbhq

 

[penguin]

Racquets not made of wood lol...

 

[nvr2old]

I agree with all the stupid spin racquets with ridiculous patterns like 16x15 etc that are popular with manufacturers.

Might be allright in a 90ish size head but in anything bigger, well nobody needs THAT much spin.

And dont get me started on the Big Bubba. That poor excuse for a racquet is a travesty of natural justice!

Agree on the extreme open spacing idea. Can't say I agree on the bubba thing though. Would have agreed until I tried and then got the 117. I play with everything from an old Borg 65-70 si, 90, 97, 98,100, 103, 107 and the 117. Most forgiving by far is the 117 especially serving. If my day is going south (usually due to serve) with my other racquets the bubba comes out and often saves the day.

 

[mctennis]

Wilson Roller series.

 

[Wooly]

sorry, is this the whining section of this Forum ?

 

[mctennis]

sorry, is this the whining section of this Forum ?

YES!Welcome to the club!!

 

[SweatyGrip]

sorry, is this the whining section of this Forum ?

yeee welcome

 

[kevin qmto]

Gonna have to toss out the Head Crossbow series. Must have been a flop because within 2 years they were all gone and Head acted like they never existed.

 

[jbdbackfan]

Head Instinct

 

[BillKid]

Head MXG
Dunlop force and I dapat
Wilson Rollers
Volkl Power Arm 1
Head Ti Pro Tour

I agree these racquets are solid picks because they are not even funny, contrary a racquet like Prince mono for example. Head MXG is a solid contender for GOAT. They still have a few one at my tennis shop btw.
But what about the Head Ti Pro Tour?
Among recent releases, the Prince Twistpower looks pretty silly although some folks seem to like it.

 

[ariwibowo]

Wilson BLX line... horrible racquets for 4 years. The dark chapter of Wilson history

BLX is not a product line, more of a technology like Graphene with Head or Aerogel with Dunlop

 

[FootFault18]

Wilson NFury

 

[FuzzyYellowBalls]

Yonex eone tour. It's too illogical to make a tour version of a racket and completely change the head balance. It's strange, but hopefully they fix it with this year's version.

 

[JustTennis76]

Dunlop iDapt