Wes_Loves_Dunlop
Professional
I received the prostaff this morning and was matched to stock specs by TW. I added 2 6' strips of lead to the 12 o'clock position and a leather grip along with a wilson pro overgrip. It is strung with RPM blast at 53#
I have used the volkl PB 10 mid, Aerogel/4d/biomimetic 200, and K Six-One 95. My main racket has been the dunlop 200 series for about a year now, but I have always wanted a thin beamed midplus sized racket, and as soon as I found out about the prostaff 95, it was an instant buy for me. I loved the beam of the volkl, but I couldn't get over the grip shape.
Design: I didn't have much of an opinion about the paintjob design wise, but the quality of the paint is far better than what I would have expected from Wilson. The quality of the paint itself makes me like the paintjob.
Feel: This racket is one of the most comfortable rackets I have played with by far. The racket has such a soft but not mushy feel to it. Might be because of the low stiffness rating along with the thin beam, but this felt amazing.
Groundstrokes: Recently, I felt that I was playing pretty badly, didn't have the accuracy or power I wanted. This wasn't the fault of my racket, but the fact that I was practicing my strokes properly. I have not had a racket that I did not need some adjusting time for, but this racket and I meshed right from the start.
I played a set and some extra hitting and my shots were extremely accurate. The amount of spin I could hit with and the control I got were stellar. I was able to hit shots that I would feel iffy about with confidence tonight.
I have seen the TW review complaining about the low power, but that honestly was not an issue for me. I was hitting with plenty of depth on my forehand and backhand and only had short balls if I mi**** it. The only shot that did not click for me was my backhand slice, which is my favorite and safest shot. The ball just felt like it would fly straight into the net, but that might just need some adjusting on my part to the new racket.
Serves: Going along with what I said above about myself not playing well recently, I have resorted to hitting topspin/slice serves without really going for any flat serves because I wasn't confident in my serve. Since I got this new racket, I thought, 'why not go for it', and the result was amazing. I was hitting flat serves out wide on the ad side, aces down the middle, and I felt I could move the ball around the box well with no restraint.
Volleys:: This was the only actual issue I had with this racket. The racket did not feel very good when hitting volleys. I commented above that on groundstrokes, the plush feel felt amazing, but on volleys, it was just a bit much. It was mushy to the point where I couldn't really feel the ball. Again, this might just be an adjustment thing, but my two cents.
Overall: Overall, this racket hit home for me. I loved it from the start and the accuracy, power, and spin were spot on. Guess I might have to change my username...
I have used the volkl PB 10 mid, Aerogel/4d/biomimetic 200, and K Six-One 95. My main racket has been the dunlop 200 series for about a year now, but I have always wanted a thin beamed midplus sized racket, and as soon as I found out about the prostaff 95, it was an instant buy for me. I loved the beam of the volkl, but I couldn't get over the grip shape.
Design: I didn't have much of an opinion about the paintjob design wise, but the quality of the paint is far better than what I would have expected from Wilson. The quality of the paint itself makes me like the paintjob.
Feel: This racket is one of the most comfortable rackets I have played with by far. The racket has such a soft but not mushy feel to it. Might be because of the low stiffness rating along with the thin beam, but this felt amazing.
Groundstrokes: Recently, I felt that I was playing pretty badly, didn't have the accuracy or power I wanted. This wasn't the fault of my racket, but the fact that I was practicing my strokes properly. I have not had a racket that I did not need some adjusting time for, but this racket and I meshed right from the start.
I played a set and some extra hitting and my shots were extremely accurate. The amount of spin I could hit with and the control I got were stellar. I was able to hit shots that I would feel iffy about with confidence tonight.
I have seen the TW review complaining about the low power, but that honestly was not an issue for me. I was hitting with plenty of depth on my forehand and backhand and only had short balls if I mi**** it. The only shot that did not click for me was my backhand slice, which is my favorite and safest shot. The ball just felt like it would fly straight into the net, but that might just need some adjusting on my part to the new racket.
Serves: Going along with what I said above about myself not playing well recently, I have resorted to hitting topspin/slice serves without really going for any flat serves because I wasn't confident in my serve. Since I got this new racket, I thought, 'why not go for it', and the result was amazing. I was hitting flat serves out wide on the ad side, aces down the middle, and I felt I could move the ball around the box well with no restraint.
Volleys:: This was the only actual issue I had with this racket. The racket did not feel very good when hitting volleys. I commented above that on groundstrokes, the plush feel felt amazing, but on volleys, it was just a bit much. It was mushy to the point where I couldn't really feel the ball. Again, this might just be an adjustment thing, but my two cents.
Overall: Overall, this racket hit home for me. I loved it from the start and the accuracy, power, and spin were spot on. Guess I might have to change my username...
