Wilson hits one out of the park with Pro Staff 95 Spin model

Roddickulous

Roddickulous

Rookie
This racquet is simply amazing. Zero vibration and ultimate stability in stock form. Normally I have to weight my racquets to ~13oz. to get the same amount of stability and plowthrough that the braided graphite/kevlar upgrade gave this racquet. In addition, the 16x15 pattern really fixes the low-powered Pure Storm Ltd. type feel of this racquet. When I upped the swingweight to my usual 350+ range it became a real offensive weapon. Excellent ball pocketing as well. I would say this gets more spin than my Aero Drive Plus, but not quite as much as the Steam 99s.

More to come in the next few weeks.
 
v-verb

v-verb

Hall of Fame
Roddickulous

Good report. Were you selected as an early tester or are you a rep?

This is the only Spin model I have some interest in. I had a 99S and liked it a LOT, but the frame width was offputting.

The Pro Staff 95S seems ideal. I still may not get one as I've lucked into a Hi-Ten and a Snauwaert ATP drilled for Mark Woodforde with the super open 12 x 16 patterns - spin city
 
Roddickulous

Roddickulous

Rookie
I work for an authorized Wilson Dealer. Racquet was strung with 4G at 55lbs. I upped the stock swingweight to 355 and it played like a dream. Not quite as much power as I like but the spin and depth was there, as well as ability to really knife the ball.

For reference to other players:

-5.0-5.5 left-handed junior college player
-Forehand half way between Eastern and Semi Western
-Two handed backhand
-Offensive slice backhand
-All-Court player

I still preferred the stiffer feel of my Aero Plus but this could be a serious contender with some more time to play.
 
PeterFig

PeterFig

Professional
Roddickulous said:
This racquet is simply amazing. Zero vibration and ultimate stability in stock form. Normally I have to weight my racquets to ~13oz. to get the same amount of stability and plowthrough that the braided graphite/kevlar upgrade gave this racquet. In addition, the 16x15 pattern really fixes the low-powered Pure Storm Ltd. type feel of this racquet. When I upped the swingweight to my usual 350+ range it became a real offensive weapon. Excellent ball pocketing as well. I would say this gets more spin than my Aero Drive Plus, but not quite as much as the Steam 99s.

More to come in the next few weeks.
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Fantastic - thanks for the quick review! So from the sounds of it even beside the string pattern change there seems to be a significant difference in the feel / stability of the frame due to the updated composition.... am I reading that right?

I have the current gen ProStaff 95 and while I really do like it, it's not quite as stable/solid feeling as the ProStaff 90 so any improvement in that area would be very welcome.

.... plus extra spin/bite due to string bed is a big plus!
 
Roddickulous

Roddickulous

Rookie
Honestly the current Pro Staff 95BLX (2012) is the only racquet from wilson on the market that I dislike hitting with. It's not solid and I have to completely change my style of play to hit with it. This new model is so much more solid even in the spin pattern. This may get one of the highest ratings ever from TW. It's got scalpel like feel and it's not so ridiculously low powered like the previous 95. I'm really looking forward to hitting it with the brand new Alu Power Feel (1.20mm) my rep tells me that should be a great setup in that racquet.
 
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corners

Legend
Roddickulous said:
This racquet is simply amazing. Zero vibration and ultimate stability in stock form. Normally I have to weight my racquets to ~13oz. to get the same amount of stability and plowthrough that the braided graphite/kevlar upgrade gave this racquet. In addition, the 16x15 pattern really fixes the low-powered Pure Storm Ltd. type feel of this racquet. When I upped the swingweight to my usual 350+ range it became a real offensive weapon. Excellent ball pocketing as well. I would say this gets more spin than my Aero Drive Plus, but not quite as much as the Steam 99s.

More to come in the next few weeks.
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Are you sure the 95 is now graphite/kevlar? I thought I read somewhere that only the 90 went back to graphite/kevlar and that the 95 and 100 were marked "graphite basalt matrix"?

But GREAT to hear that the new model is more solid, stable and powerful than the current version. I'm becoming quite hopeful that something from the new Pro Staff or Six One (either 95 or 100) lines will finally and permanently replace my K90s.
 
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cork_screw

cork_screw

Hall of Fame
Roddickulous said:
This racquet is simply amazing. Zero vibration and ultimate stability in stock form. Normally I have to weight my racquets to ~13oz. to get the same amount of stability and plowthrough that the braided graphite/kevlar upgrade gave this racquet. In addition, the 16x15 pattern really fixes the low-powered Pure Storm Ltd. type feel of this racquet. When I upped the swingweight to my usual 350+ range it became a real offensive weapon. Excellent ball pocketing as well. I would say this gets more spin than my Aero Drive Plus, but not quite as much as the Steam 99s.

More to come in the next few weeks.
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I'm pretty sure it's 18x16.

I would love to see a 16x15 though.
 
cork_screw

cork_screw

Hall of Fame
corners said:
Are you sure the 95 is now graphite/kevlar? I thought I read somewhere that only the 90 went back to graphite/kevlar and that the 95 and 100 were marked "graphite basalt matrix"?

But GREAT to hear that the new model is more solid, stable and powerful than the current version. I'm becoming quite hopeful that something from the new Pro Staff or Six One (either 95 or 100) lines will finally and permanently replace my K90s.
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If this guy can't even get the string pattern correct, I doubt he knows what he's talking about. Just making up stuff and getting excited is what I've been reading.
 
Devilito

Devilito

Legend
cork_screw said:
If this guy can't even get the string pattern correct, I doubt he knows what he's talking about. Just making up stuff and getting excited is what I've been reading.
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16x15 is the correct string pattern. You obviously don't know what you're talking about
 
PeterFig

PeterFig

Professional
cork_screw said:
If this guy can't even get the string pattern correct, I doubt he knows what he's talking about. Just making up stuff and getting excited is what I've been reading.
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Nope he is correct - it's 16x15

Pro Staff 95S

Head size: 95″
Strung weight: 11.6 oz/329 g
Balance: 32 cm/7 pts HL

Unstrung weight: 11 oz/313 g
Balance: 31cm/10 pts HL
Length: 27″/68.58 cm
String pattern: 16 x 15
Cross section: 18 mm flat beam
Grip: 1-5
 
v-verb

v-verb

Hall of Fame
PeterFig said:
Nope he is correct - it's 16x15

Pro Staff 95S

Head size: 95″
Strung weight: 11.6 oz/329 g
Balance: 32 cm/7 pts HL

Unstrung weight: 11 oz/313 g
Balance: 31cm/10 pts HL
Length: 27″/68.58 cm
String pattern: 16 x 15
Cross section: 18 mm flat beam
Grip: 1-5
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To me those specs are close to my ideal frame.
 
GoudX

GoudX

Professional
This racquet and the upcoming Pure Control are the only things stopping me from impulse buying a Six.One 95s.
 
Bartelby

Bartelby

Bionic Poster
It's hard to impulse buy at this time of the year as it's new racquet time.

Releases seem to conincide with the end of the tennis season so maybe the professionals are more available for promotion?
 
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Bhairava

Rookie
holy crap! These new wilson racquets are marvellous, at least in my mind ;)
pro staff 100 LS, 27.25inc for added power in groundstrokes and on serve, very light for heavy customization, 16x15 for super-spin...It would be my dream racquet if it would have 98-97-96-95sq inc for added control!
Or maybe I should add 0.25inc length to a pro staff 95s...:D
 
GoudX

GoudX

Professional
Bartelby said:
It's hard to impulse buy at this time of the year as it's new racquet time.

Releases seem to conincide with the end of the tennis season so maybe the professionals are more available for promotion?
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Players are more likely to switch in the off season, as you need a while to adjust, and if they change in the winter they aren't changing racquets half way through tournaments.

This applies to the pros promoting it and the higher level recreational players who play in the summer leagues.
 
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maskedmuffin

New User
when is the release date for the racquet? tw has blx six one 95s already listed, so curious to get my hands on this

also, playtesters who tried this, how does adding stock wilson leather grip effect racquet?

really interested to try this following the heavy usage of blx pro staff six one 90
 
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fuzzybabybunny

Rookie
maskedmuffin said:
when is the release date for the racquet? tw has blx six one 95s already listed, so curious to get my hands on this

also, playtesters who tried this, how does adding stock wilson leather grip effect racquet?

really interested to try this following the heavy usage of blx pro staff six one 90
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My local shop and people online say January 2014. I don't know why they still need that long to release it...
 
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fuzzybabybunny

Rookie
parasailing said:
I totally agree with the January release date. They should take advantage of the Christmas shopping season.
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Yeah, I don't know what's going on. Production issues? It looks like they've already got the final production specs ironed out.

They'll be missing the entire holiday shopping season with a January release.

I want to demo the racquet now. On paper it looks like it could fix all the issues with the current 95.
 
PeterFig

PeterFig

Professional
They've historically released new Federer/ProStaff frames in January right around the Australian Open - using the interest / viewership of the tournament to promote the racquets. Same this time around I suspect.
 
PeterFig

PeterFig

Professional
ricki said:
I always thought that "six.one" == "pro staff" ?
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Yes - confusing isn't it? Wilson mudded this up but I think they are trying to fix this branding issue. :)

I think it was simpler before they released the ProStaff 95 and 100 a few years back, but it became a lot more muddled recently with Six.One frames and Six.One ProStaff frames - especially the 95 models. They have recently modified the ProStaff paint jobs to try and remove the Six.One bit and brand those box beam frames as "ProStaff" only- as a result focusing on having the "Six.One" name be for the 95 oval beam line of frames. I think they are going to continue to push that branding separation going forward as well with all the new frames coming out.

So...
ProStaff = 90, 95, 100 (plus S and L variants) of the box beam frames
Six.One = 95 variants of the oval beam frames
 
S

scotus

G.O.A.T.
Bhairava said:
holy crap! These new wilson racquets are marvellous, at least in my mind ;)
pro staff 100 LS, 27.25inc for added power in groundstrokes and on serve, very light for heavy customization, 16x15 for super-spin...It would be my dream racquet if it would have 98-97-96-95sq inc for added control!
Or maybe I should add 0.25inc length to a pro staff 95s...:D
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Looking forward to demoing this.
 
cork_screw

cork_screw

Hall of Fame
v-verb said:
Roddickulous

Good report. Were you selected as an early tester or are you a rep?

This is the only Spin model I have some interest in. I had a 99S and liked it a LOT, but the frame width was offputting.

The Pro Staff 95S seems ideal. I still may not get one as I've lucked into a Hi-Ten and a Snauwaert ATP drilled for Mark Woodforde with the super open 12 x 16 patterns - spin city
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I totally agree with you. The frame width feels very awkward to grip with your offhand. I want to wrap my hand around the neck when I'm setting up, but whenever I feel the beam it makes for an uncomfortable feel. I wish they would just thin the beam width somewhat. I had the same issue with the Graphene Speed, but not as much as with the 99s.
 
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fuzzybabybunny

Rookie
PeterFig said:
Yes - confusing isn't it? Wilson mudded this up but I think they are trying to fix this branding issue. :)

I think it was simpler before they released the ProStaff 95 and 100 a few years back, but it became a lot more muddled recently with Six.One frames and Six.One ProStaff frames - especially the 95 models. They have recently modified the ProStaff paint jobs to try and remove the Six.One bit and brand those box beam frames as "ProStaff" only- as a result focusing on having the "Six.One" name be for the 95 oval beam line of frames. I think they are going to continue to push that branding separation going forward as well with all the new frames coming out.

So...
ProStaff = 90, 95, 100 (plus S and L variants) of the box beam frames
Six.One = 95 variants of the oval beam frames
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Yeah, they really screwed the pooch on naming:

ProStaff 95 BLX photo with "Ninety Five"

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Wilson_Pro_Staff_95_BLX_/descpageRCWILSON-WPS95.html

ProStaff Six.One 95 BLX photo with the same paint job as the one above, beam width, box beam, only with "Six One" written on it instead of "Ninety Five."

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/reviews/wps95/wps95review.html

Gives me headaches.
 
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djnemo

Rookie
I had a brief hit with the Pro Staff 95s yesterday. A local tennis shop has demoes already.

APPEARANCE: The paint job is very similar to the Six One model. Comparing the head size to my Technifibre 315 ltd 16 x 19, the dimensions were virtually identical at 9, 12, and 3, but the Technifibre had an extra 1/2 inch at 6, which makes sense because the Technifibre has a 98 sq inch head.

PLAYABILITY: I didn't notice any extra spin vs my Technifibre, and the launch angle was about the same. The spin was great, but no different to me than a 16 x 19 100 sq inch head. Compared to the 99s, the 99s had a higher launch angle and more spin.

Very maneuverable with its headlight balance and thin beam, and feel/control was outstanding. Volleys were a dream. I think this racquet is best suited for doubles or all-court singles players. Not quite enough power for baseline bashing, although adding lead to the hoop might help.

As a baseliner, I think I will prefer the 6.1 95s, but I haven't tried it yet.
 
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DNA2002

Semi-Pro
Roddickulous said:
This racquet is simply amazing. Zero vibration and ultimate stability in stock form. Normally I have to weight my racquets to ~13oz. to get the same amount of stability and plowthrough that the braided graphite/kevlar upgrade gave this racquet. In addition, the 16x15 pattern really fixes the low-powered Pure Storm Ltd. type feel of this racquet. When I upped the swingweight to my usual 350+ range it became a real offensive weapon. Excellent ball pocketing as well. I would say this gets more spin than my Aero Drive Plus, but not quite as much as the Steam 99s.

More to come in the next few weeks.
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Hi, I read your comment concerning Prostaff 95s. I am very pleased to read that. So may I ask you a question? I need your advice and comment.

Actually I am a longtime prostaff 95 BLX(white one) user. But eventually i left from ps95 to head prestige IG pro, mainly because of ridiculous low power with PS95. (even though I weight on PS95, i could not get enough power though). But I am still not satisfied with Prestige Pro, I much much prefer PS95's performance except power. I like the feel best too. (I don't know whether it is because of box beam though.)

The question that I want to hear you is whether new PS 95s would be more powerful than Prestige Pro or not. I don't know you had a chance to use any prestige. But i think I can hear you about that. Any comments, appreciated!

Thank you.

Don
 
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jiddy-p

jiddy-p

Semi-Pro
I can't be the only one that thinks the new six.one paint job is terrible. Will the new ProStaff look the same?
 
Bartelby

Bartelby

Bionic Poster
The paint job has strong echoes of the ncode so it's far better than your average Wilson.
 
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dmcb101

Professional
Roddickulous said:
Honestly the current Pro Staff 95BLX (2012) is the only racquet from wilson on the market that I dislike hitting with. It's not solid and I have to completely change my style of play to hit with it. This new model is so much more solid even in the spin pattern. This may get one of the highest ratings ever from TW. It's got scalpel like feel and it's not so ridiculously low powered like the previous 95. I'm really looking forward to hitting it with the brand new Alu Power Feel (1.20mm) my rep tells me that should be a great setup in that racquet.
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I agree with you 100% on the previous prostaff. It was no good. I also agree with you on the new prostaff 95s; totally different racquet. Feels way softer. Also it feels like it has great plowthough, as if it were a 320 swingweight. Really enjoyed hitting it for like 5 minutes. Unfortunately I could not extend my hitting with it for longer as I had to try 15 other racquets for our club.

But really a surprising hit and one I was not expecting to be good.

djnemo said:
I had a brief hit with the Pro Staff 95s yesterday. A local tennis shop has demoes already.

APPEARANCE: The paint job is very similar to the Six One model. Comparing the head size to my Technifibre 315 ltd 16 x 19, the dimensions were virtually identical at 9, 12, and 3, but the Technifibre had an extra 1/2 inch at 6, which makes sense because the Technifibre has a 98 sq inch head.

PLAYABILITY: I didn't notice any extra spin vs my Technifibre, and the launch angle was about the same. The spin was great, but no different to me than a 16 x 19 100 sq inch head. Compared to the 99s, the 99s had a higher launch angle and more spin.

Very maneuverable with its headlight balance and thin beam, and feel/control was outstanding. Volleys were a dream. I think this racquet is best suited for doubles or all-court singles players. Not quite enough power for baseline bashing, although adding lead to the hoop might help.

As a baseliner, I think I will prefer the 6.1 95s, but I haven't tried it yet.
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I disagree with the comment on the spin. I guess I am comparing it to the standard prostaff 95, but this one had noticeable more spin. I do agree that the 99s had more spin but this one seems more realistic to me. I do agree that added weight would help but it was very impressive at its stock weight.
 
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hawk eye

Hall of Fame
I remember a thread about an other Wilson racket with a similar title. Is this the Wilson marketing school at work here?
 
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