Which of these racquets would be best to replace my old Oversize racquet?

[CollegeBound]

My old Graphite Comp 110 (thin beam, graphite fibreglass, bit of flex) has developed a crack so Ive got to quickly find a replacement and definately want to stick to oversize
I thought the POGOS would be the obvious choice but I didnt like it and I havent seen anything else in Prince that Id want to try apart from the Diablo MP but it is smaller than I prefer. The Warrior and the XP OS might be okay but aren't available here and the 03Red felt too stiff.
Ive had a really good look at the racquets on offer and the ones that I think might be an ok match are the Head i-Radical OS, LM Radical OS and FlexPoint Radical OS. Of those ones I thought the iRadical OS might be the best choice because it has a lower swingweight than my racquet but it gives me more chance of tinkering with it to get the weight and balance right. The other two im worried that their swingweights might be too high. The only thing I cant do anything about is the tighter string pattern.

Does anyone have any experience with the 3 Radical OS racquets Ive mentioned and which would you recommend as a good replacement?

 

[Marius_Hancu]

O3 Red is definitely too stiff at 68.

Might think of O3 Tour, heavier and less stiff, thus healthier.

OK, I checked again, LM Radical OS seems OK in terms of elbow based on these:

How elbow friendly is the LM Radical OS
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=53515

Tennis elbow and LM radical OS
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=32613

but I think I heard that some of the Radicals have problems in this respect, don't remenber which, perhaps i.Rad?

 

[CollegeBound]

The 03Tour is 100sq inches which makes it smaller than I was wanting, same as the Diablo MP.

I saw those links and didn't see anything linking elbow problems to the LM RadOS although I do recall reading several posts from quite a while ago where people complained about the LM Rad MP causing elbow problems. A number of people at my club use either the Ti-Rad mp or the i-Rad mp and none have mentioned any elbow problems with it. I presume the OS wont be too different.

As the iRadical OS is so cheap these days Id be hoping that it is a good option. The LM RadicalOS isnt too expensive either but the FlexPoint is very pricey still.

 

[AndrewD]

CollegeBound,

If that's the 80's version Graph Comp Series 110 then its definately one of my favourite frames. Not as solid as the POG but not as sluggish.

The LM Rad OS does have a pretty good review on the TW main site and if you look at the ratings - only a guide- it appears to offer a bit more than the i-Rad. Of course, that could be due to swingweight and you might be better off starting low and 'building' the racquet to suit.

The Diablo MP might be worth a try but I didnt think it offered up near the same kind of 'weight' in shots that the Graph Comp did. The 03Tour I dont think comes close and is, as you say, a smaller head size than you wanted.

 

[CollegeBound]

Thanks for that.

The i-Rad OS is rated at just 62 for stiffness which isn't very much. Does it really play more stiffly than that or are the other two just really flexy?

I can't get my racquet tested but going on the difference between it and the POGOS Im guessing, if the POGOS is rated as 62, then my Graphite Comp might be around the 58-60 mark. But my racquet swings lighter than the POGOS and Id prefer to stick to that lower swingweight.

If the i-Rad OS gives a very stiff feel than I'll pass it up. But, if it plays like its rating then Id probably accept a slightly stiffer feel if I can keep the lower swingweight.

Anyone got any idea of the difference in response between the three racquets, especially how stiff they feel?