I havent tried element yet.
Have you tried 4G Desert Bronze? I tried it and found it to be somewhat softer that regular 4G, liked it a lot.
Of course. Have tried it on my previous V5 and V9 now. Yeah it’s softer….. i would suggest it to anyone that needs a softer 4G. Liked it more than 4G soft. I still found regular 4G to have a more direct connection and kinda raw / harder punch that i prefer
I've tried gut mains/4G crosses, and agree feels and plays great.
16x19 version
Not doubting any of your info but I just cant understand how a 68 stiffness racquet has the the same power with a 62 one.
What don’t you like about the PA98 that you’d consider the blade? I would try a gut/poly hybrid, or something like pure rush at around 48 lbs to see if that helps with power. Otherwise I’d say what you’re experiencing is a core difference between the two frames.
Well its the flat serve and the 2hb, the blade performs massively better on those two departments. Not considering the switch, however if i can somewhat match the power the pa98 provides on the forehand...who knows. Gut too expensive, i am a full poly guy...
Cyber Flash
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Does this make the grip feel bigger or smaller or about the same? Numbers are 1,9mm vs 1,8mm but this does not always speak the truth...I don’t like the basic grip of blade v9. I don’t know what has changed in the geometry of the grip or the buttcup but i couldn’t hold the racquet with confidence like previous blades. It’s slipping out of my hands. So i was trying most of the basic grips out there (Wilson/head/solinco/babolat/dunlop/tecnifibre etc) and even the new from Wilson RF01. Finally the one below solved all my issues:
I purchased it in white color and I apply it with medium stretch.
Gamma Hi Tech Grip | Tennis Warehouse
i have tried lynx tour 1.25 in 21.5 kg. very powerful and launchy but i think i will choose a tension of 18-21 kg from now on in this string..
It’s a little bit bigger but I didn’t stretch much. Minimal pull.
a lot of weight in handle but here is link to customization tool
I'd cross with a softer round poly.
I hope so, the FO colorway was amazing. I had hoped they would make a USO colorway this past summer.
I use gut/4g soft 56/54, was thinking to go to 50/48. What is your tension?
24/22kg VsTouch 1.30 / 4G regular 1.25....... lasts for ages.
I can’t compare them directly. I used the v7 18x20 for some time. Ultimately switched to the v9 16x19. Not as plush. But not uncomfortable as all. Less mass based power-to be expected. Much better spin-again no surprise. I like the v9.
Haven’t used the blade in years but the v7 was my go to for a long while. The v7 rocks, had amazing feel and super soft. Only gripe was that it had an obnoxiously high swingweight and I had to switch away for that reason. But if it had a lower swingweight and a slightly more open 16/19 I’d have bought 10. Rock solid on volleys and serves too which is great cause I love to chip and charge/rush the net.
With the v9 it seems wilson was basically blending the v7 and v8, specifically regarding swingweight. But, as has been said a million times before you need to get each blade measured. I have 3 v9s 16x19. The static weights are all within 2 grams of each other. But the strung swingweights are 311,319, and 330. Im not the most sensitive to slight differences in racket specs but the 330 sw blade plays significantly different.(some players might prefer it, but to high sw for me) I don't ever use it. Bumped the 311sw one up to 320 so I have a matched pair. Otherwise I love them.
Yep, Wilson’s QC is straight garbage. My v7’s were all over the place with some feeling ok and one of them feeling like a 340 swingweight, just a straight club and unplayable.
Interesting, I have 4 V7s 98 18x20 and they are all within a gram of each other and the swingweights are also all very close: 295, 299, 299, 301.
In fairness to the companies making rackets, it's gotta be so hard to get swingweights equal from frame to frame as far as a manufacturing process. Obviously it can be done, but the cost would probably be so much higher.
I would think so.
IMO power levels were pretty good, but I agree that it was super muted. Stability was phenomenal tho.
Yeah I guess it might be like that. Maybe the ball had enough powe, but I just couldn’t from the feeling I got when striking the ball.
18x19 is too similar to 18x20, I don’t think most people would be able to tell the difference. 18x18 however…
You can tell a difference.
Big time. Not just launch angle, but there’s something weird about the 18x19 pattern Blade. It’s the only racquet I own where poly main strings will get stuck deflected and lose snapback within 30 min of play. Can’t figure out why. Strings on the 16x19 last much longer, and of course the 18x20 even more.
