Correct. And there is high likelihood those numbers are not correct, I would put money on it. I bought 2 racquets thinking they were 287 and 290 and they were actually 293 and 296 with the Brifidi. It all depends on what machine they are using and whether or not it is calibrated and accurate.
Agreed - I didn’t do the full matching service, just the service for $20 where they’ll try to match specs of two, and both of them were 292sw unstrung. Likely that the sw machine he was using is off a bit.
Congratulations but static weight is the least important of your racquets’ specs.
Awesome. I knew I wasn’t crazy. Haha. Glad you like it.
I'm very well aware of that but the balance looks also the same. The SW though I'm not able to measure but I wanted to say that I was really surprised knowing that Wilson was heavily criticized by his QC. Since this is the first thing you can check it was a very nice impression.
+1. agree 100%. even if those numbers are correct, which I highly doubt, as gold says, there is nothing wrong with those upper 280's.
Don’t be sad. In my experience Wilson QC is better than Head. Look in the Boom Pro chats and you’ll find the same thing. Most have low SW it might as well be called Boom MP instead. And I came across so many Speed MPs with low SW. In addition the balance varies a lot too.
Noir has a little more feel, V9 a little more stable. Subtle differences, I use them interchangeably.
Yup. Have done the same thing on all of mine.So finally i found a pretty good and easy solution for those who found grips of latest blades bigger than older ones. Just stretch it a little bit and cut the leftover. No need to change the basic grip…. it’s very elastic and stretchable. After that it’s almost perfect
How much are you able to cut off? I wasn't able to get more than ~2ish inches and the grip size didn't get that much smaller
Yep same specs as you. I think mine is 292 with a little lead under bumper.
So i tested lynx tour and followed your advice. I went from 23kg which is my regular at 21kg. It played phenomenal good. Feel became even more plush in most of the stringbed not only in the sweet spot as it was before. Power, pop and feel reminded me a lot my beloved goat which is V5. No issues with control. Thanks for the suggestion.
I am going to try Lynx Tour @ 48 LBS next, probably in the thickest gauge they have. Anyone else find their go to string setup in the V9?So i tested lynx tour and followed your advice. I went from 23kg which is my regular at 21kg. It played phenomenal good. Feel became even more plush in most of the stringbed not only in the sweet spot as it was before. Power, pop and feel reminded me a lot my beloved goat which is V5. No issues with control. Thanks for the suggestion.
I also ditched the factory basic grip and returned to Wilson sublime. My grip improved also. Happy hitting guys. V9 is great and now even sweeter
V9 100 with LT 1.2 might be the most accurate and controlled racquet I’ve ever used. I rarely missed a shot, everything just landed in. Probably the best defensive racquet I’ve played with, a grinders dream. I was getting easy depth against a heavy hitter who was running me back and forth who is usually able to get a short ball from me to finish the point, but with the v9 100 I was spitting his shots back to the baseline on the run with ease. Lots of LONG rallies.
It really helped against a better player. He commented and texted me afterwards how great I was hitting and how hard I made him work. Hmmm maybe I can use the 100 vs better players and 98 vs equal or lesser players
Yeah that’s why I always have my 100 in the bag. You never know if you may need it.It really helped against a better player. He commented and texted me afterwards how great I was hitting and how hard I made him work. Hmmm maybe I can use the 100 vs better players and 98 vs equal or lesser players
My 100 is too.
Yes you got a beast! My 100: 287. My 98s: 296/294
Good to know thank you. If you don’t mind, do you have the other specs of your 98s?
Just got one
U think?
Wow thats unreal - im still deciding if i should roll the dice or just pay the extra fee to get a on spec stick
Yes it is good
Pay it!
I might have said this before, but if you wanna save some money you can avoid the $30/racquet matching service by just asking them to find 2 with matching specs for $20 total - I'm hearing and experiencing the QC on these really are much better. Both of my 98 16x19s were the specs I'm reading above, and I acquired a third randomly - exact same specs. Strung, all three measured at 322sw on my briffidi, balance of 32.5 cm strung with overgrip. Pretty awesome!
Isn't that what he was asking, to pay to have them find one as close to spec as they can.
Right but then i have to buy 2 rackets :/ right now I want to have v9 16x19 that is on spec as I have found 330+ SW to be a little cumbersome and < 320 SW to not have enough plow. Will add that I dont like adding lead to rackets, I have tried dozens of times and have never liked the way lead plays on frames (very well could be in my head).
Yep you can do that.
I'll trade you my 296 if yours comes in lower. I'm not man enough
. Low 320s is where I play best for some reason, at least most consistently over a longer period of time.
I'm guessing 289.3456485 with balance being a little more HL
