I guess I'm the only one that noticed the bad reviews from TW.
I guess you just assume people read these. Obviously not.
It wouldn't matter how bad it is though, because if you have people argue and crusade for it enough, all the sudden its better than sliced bread, regardless of how it really plays. They will say "Its really not that bad. The TW testers all had bad tacos that day", then all the shallow followers will say "Great lets get one, these things are the best playing racquets I've ever used." lmao
Obviously the case in this thread. I tried them and couldn't make them work, and then I read the reviews. Btw, the LTDs don't count.
I accept your experience... I accept their experience... neither is right nor wrong... why can't both be true...
I noticed that the reviews were not necessarily really positive (on non-LTD/ Limited models). I think it also depends on where you are coming from. Some people just want to pick a racquet off the shelf and for it to play great (or at least as great as possible). They don't want to bother with mods etc. I can see a point in that. Get the racquet that does most things best (let's call it Best of Stock (BOS) - I Trade Mark the ---- out of that one
). Others may look at their racquet and say this thing feels really comfortable, swings well on all my strokes, and has a great balance and feel. On the negative it has a very small sweet spot, a dead spot towards the top, the swing weight is a little low, and it is a little light. Now comfort, feel, and balance are the most important things to me and therefore I think I can work on the other things and create a racquet that is going to be even better. To each their own... imo.
I personally think comfort and feel are very hard things to change if they don't exist in the stock form (that's why many people find the PT630 great or the Wilson K90 or PS85). High static weight and SW (stock) may fit in the same category (for some). Dead spots, small sweet spots, too little weight or SW (at least to me) are things that can easily be changed and modified to personal taste (hence why Pros stick with the same racquet but will tinker with weight, balance, and SW throughout their career).
So I guess what I'm trying to say is that when I read a review, I look for what they are saying is wrong and whether that is something that in my view is fixable or not (and therefore a deal breaker).