Wilson Blade 98s

RDS001

Rookie
I just finished testing Wilson Blade 98s, and I must say I am very surprised with this racquet, I mean what they made is a perfect customization tool with that one, in stock it feels like playing with a toy really, nothing good in stock form with that one, but after adding 15g to the handle and 8g at 3/9 and 12 it feels just right, great spin, great stability, awesome feel and overall great at every aspect of the game...

So my question is, what the hell did Wilson thought when making this frame., I highly doubt they know that some of us use various ways of customization our frames, so basicly for me stock spec is not important(if the racquet is quality made and has over 310 sw)....that thing in stock form, I would recomend it to weekly hack 3.0s who look to add some "spin" to their game, and some low level junior girls :O

all in all, nice find after some heavy tweaking :) but Wilson really messes up with it's frames these days(Burn line sucks, Blade 98s are too head heavy and too high swingweight to start, new Prostaffs are too stiff and have no feel, RF97 is like a club, Dimitrovs frame is too head heavy to start too, I mean you cannot find a normal frame in their line any longer, and this comes from a guy who really have played with alot of frames and isn't too picky about his equipment :)
 

DJTaurus

Hall of Fame
To me it's overall the best stick in stock weight I ve tried compared to the sticks below. Tones of Feel like all blades,maneuver on the net,soft and crisp, a little plush, penetrating slice with control,easy power, easy kick/slice serve and bombs on flat serve. They only thing I would want is a bit more control and maybe a little less SW. Wilson has a winner in all blade 2015 line. Except the 104 model which is still underpowered. I hated blade 98s 2013 but 2015 is more solid and controllable overall.


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99S
All 18χ20 Blade from 2011. 2013 16χ19&S and 2015 S
Pro Open
Blx Five
Burn 100ULS
SixOne 18x20
Ai98&Ai100
Si100
Xi98
APD13
PD13&15
Graphene Instinct MP
Graphene Speed MP
Youtek Speed Pro,MP, Prestige S and Extreme MP
Prince Tour 100
Volkl V1 Organic MP
 
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RDS001

Rookie
Glad you liked it :) I will try and play a couple of matches with customized version, maybe even play qualies for a local tournament if I feel confident enough with the frame after several pratice matches :)
 
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