Wilson Blade 100 v9

So weird that North America gets the 100 light versions and the 104 but not the 100 right away. It feels like Wilson doesn't want the 100 to steal the thunder of the 98's.
 
It's available in Australia, no idea about postage to US but I'll bring one over for you if you cover business class return tickets :D
I'm happy with my V8 100 and too much of a tight a** to buy new frames at RRP, but have a V9 demo on the way, hopefully I won't like it.
Jonack said:
Can we order the v9 100 from TW Europe?
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mauricem said:
It's available in Australia, no idea about postage to US but I'll bring one over for you if you cover business class return tickets :D
I'm happy with my V8 100 and too much of a tight a** to buy new frames at RRP, but have a V9 demo on the way, hopefully I won't like it.
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Hit with one and report back…. I think I can get a V8 100 from **************… Not sure if the V9 is worth the wait..
 
On a side note does anyone know if the blade 100 V7 was only available in america? I cant find any links to it in europe even places which show sold out cached search results
 
The fact that a few smaller websites have to listed seem to indicate that it will not be a Wilson exclusive. Not sure if TW will have it available right away at release or not. I would prefer to buy from tw if possible but not willing to wait around for too long. Wilson website indicates 3/15 release.
 
Just an update that as of today the Blade 100 V9 is available from Wilson direct and TW providing you favor the least popular grip sizes of 1 and 4. :rolleyes: Nice product rollout Wilson. :cautious: So strange how they treat the 100 as an afterthought when by a lot of accounts it's the best version of the Blade.
 
It's hard to tell from the pictures, but does anyone know if the Blade 100 V9 will have the same paint as the 98 V9? I know the 100 V8's paint was a little different from the 98's.
 
I’d be interested to hear the specs others are getting on their V9 100s. Static weight was just slightly under spec at 298g on mine but I was a little disappointed by how low my SW was at 283 unstrung and 311 strung. With OG, dampener, 4g weight under the buttcap, and 4g total lead at 10&2, I’m now at 330g, 323 SW, and 325mm balance.
 
just wipe it out completely so nobody reads any of it
or has to waste time getting to the facts.
and then we can start talking about the stick in another thread
 
Can anyone confirm whether the blade 100 V9 comes in grip size 5 (4 &5/8's) in europe?

Both the size 0 and 5 are crossed out from wilson directly so unsure if it indeed does come in 5 or whether all rackets listed have all the sizes shown but may actually only come in 1 to 4
 
I've tried different racquets and decided to stick with the Blade 100 v9 — just changing the strings and tension.

My setups are:
Luxilon Eco Power: 24 kg / 53 lbs mains, 23 kg / 51 lbs crosses (More comfort and power, but less spin and control)
Toroline O Toro: 23.5 kg / 52 lbs mains, 22.5 kg / 50 lbs crosses (Excellent spin, excellent control, less comfortable, less power, but enough for me)
 
Trip said:
That's just it, though -- the Blade 100 is somewhat unique, in that is doesn't act like a pure power/spin tweener (VCore, EZone, etc), but rather more like a pleener, offering more of a middle ground of control versus power, with more direct feel and more predictable overall behavior and graduated flex on flatter contact. Granted, there are others that can potentially fill the void, such as the Strike 100 16x20, but even that isn't a direct stand-in.

Also, for those thinking that a spec'd-up 100L and/or UL would be good enough, their layups are way more firm, like close to 70RA, whereas the regular 100 is closer to 60. Completely different flex, feel and comfort level per unit weight.

Hopefully, Wilson stays the course and releases it.
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Trip said:
@Domzy84 - I presume you know this, but in general, beam thickness and power potential have a divergent relationship. The thinner you go in beam, the lower the innate power potential, and the more that hitting weight and string explosiveness become the two predominate power sources. It just is what it is. Can't escape physics.

That being said, there are certain thinner-beam racquets that use higher-power beam shapes and more firm, higher-energy-return layups. Towards that end would be stuff like the current Dunlop CX's, most with RA's in the mid-60's. Also Head Prestige, Gravity Tour/MP, even Radical Pro -- most with mid-60's RA's in recent generations. There's also the Babolat Pure Strike VS / 97, Tecnifibre TF40's, even TFights at only .5mm more thick, and the Wilson Blade 98, 100, and probably the highest power-to-weight-ratio thinner-beam stick on the market, the Blade 100L, which has a Pure Drive -like layup of 69-ish RA, yet has the same mold, drill pattern and string bed response/control as the regular 100. All of the aforementioned sticks are <=22mm in beam width (other than the TFights).

As for the Prince Phantoms, they are some of the lowest power-to-weight ratio sticks on the market. To get any amount of free power out of them, enough for the modern game at least, they need either larger amounts of hitting weight or launchy string beds -- usually both; often more than a player ideally wants. Don't get me wrong, they're wonderful feel and finesse frames, which can still work well enough for casual or certain lower-grade competitive play, but if you're trying to get absolutely as much out of your thinner-beam racquet as you can for free, I would look elsewhere. Just my two cents, anyways.

Hope some of that helps. Any questions, feel free.
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maksp said:
The 100 L is the cheat code once bumped up to persons specs
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Hi, I'm currently trying out some rackets because I'm getting too slow towards the end of my practice with my PS 98 16x19, even with a TW Match Service SW 297 US. I love my PS98, but it's no fun to play with right now!

Anyway...

I definitely want to try the Blade 100 16x19 (not the Blade 98 because of its thinner frame and lack of power!).

My question is whether the 100L, if modify it to the weight of the 100 (300g) to the specs, would perform better in terms of power, stability, Connected-/feel - ( thats i very Like much more then a muted/soft feel), etc., since the 100L has a higher RA and is therefore stiffer. Has anyone done this before or compared them and can share their experience?
 
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MathiACE said:
Hi, I'm currently trying out some rackets because I'm getting too slow towards the end of my practice with my PS 98 16x19, even with a TW Match Service SW 297 US. I love my PS98, but it's no fun to play with right now!

Anyway...

I definitely want to try the Blade 100 16x19 (not the Blade 98 because of its thinner frame and lack of power!).

My question is whether the 100L, if modify it to the weight of the 100 (300g) to the specs, would perform better in terms of power, stability, Connected-/feel - ( thats i very Like and prefer to a muted/soft feel), etc., since the 100L has a higher RA and is therefore stiffer. Has anyone done this before or compared them and can share their experience?
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The 100L is complete waste of time as its just far too light. It just offers disadvantages compared to the 100 as well as burning a huge amount of wasted time adding weight in the handle, throat and hoop.

Just buy the 100 and customize that as it only needs a few grams in the hoop (and maybe throat/top of handle) to add some stability and slightly increase the power. Doesn't need much either to get it playing really well - anything between 2-4g is sufficient depending on preference as the base racquet is pretty much there already (unless you buy an out of spec sample). Just make sure you're buying to a spec and that you know what your preferred target specs are.
 
Tim Buktu said:
The 100L is complete waste of time as its just far too light. It just offers disadvantages compared to the 100 as well as burning a huge amount of wasted time adding weight in the handle, throat and hoop.

Just buy the 100 and customize that as it only needs a few grams in the hoop (and maybe throat/top of handle) to add some stability and slightly increase the power. Doesn't need much either to get it playing really well - anything between 2-4g is sufficient depending on preference as the base racquet is pretty much there already (unless you buy an out of spec sample). Just make sure you're buying to a spec and that you know what your preferred target specs are.
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Thanks, Okay, that sounds like you've already tried this scenario...? It sounded good since the roughly 15g difference isn't much. And since the frame is stiffer, I'd think it would still be stable enough.
 
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