Hello, this is my first post on these ever useful boards.
I am trying to get some insight from those who have experience with the Wilson ROK and Babolat Pure Storm LTD. I have been playing with the Wilson ROK for several years, and am finally looking for a new stick. I have confidence, control, and generally enough power with the ROKs, but I feel as though they are really making me work on my serve. Even with practice I feel as though i am being held back by the stick. I had a short stint with the PDR (i fell in love with its monster serving potential) but ended up selling it and going back to the ROKs because I didnt have the control that i need with it on the groundies. I have decided that i am going to move forward with a new stick and on paper the Babolat Pure Storm LTD looks like it could be the one. I play a baseline game and can generate a pretty heavy ball with the ROK.
I have demoed several racquets recently, and have a demo of the Pure Storm LTD coming in the mail shortly, so yes I will be trying the racquet myself and making my own judgement. However, I am curious to get some insight before the racquet gets here. I am ideally looking for a racquet that plays and swings similarly to the ROK but that is more forgiving and has a bit more power.
So, can anyone give a subjective comparison of the power levels, control, spin, feel, etc between these racquets? Even if you have just played with either for a short span I would be curious to hear your impressions.
For reference, other racquets i have tried are the Babolat PDR, Babolat Pure Storm Tour, Wilson PSC 6.1, and Wilson Kblade 98.
Thanks a bunch in advance, i look forward to hearing your responses
I am trying to get some insight from those who have experience with the Wilson ROK and Babolat Pure Storm LTD. I have been playing with the Wilson ROK for several years, and am finally looking for a new stick. I have confidence, control, and generally enough power with the ROKs, but I feel as though they are really making me work on my serve. Even with practice I feel as though i am being held back by the stick. I had a short stint with the PDR (i fell in love with its monster serving potential) but ended up selling it and going back to the ROKs because I didnt have the control that i need with it on the groundies. I have decided that i am going to move forward with a new stick and on paper the Babolat Pure Storm LTD looks like it could be the one. I play a baseline game and can generate a pretty heavy ball with the ROK.
I have demoed several racquets recently, and have a demo of the Pure Storm LTD coming in the mail shortly, so yes I will be trying the racquet myself and making my own judgement. However, I am curious to get some insight before the racquet gets here. I am ideally looking for a racquet that plays and swings similarly to the ROK but that is more forgiving and has a bit more power.
So, can anyone give a subjective comparison of the power levels, control, spin, feel, etc between these racquets? Even if you have just played with either for a short span I would be curious to hear your impressions.
For reference, other racquets i have tried are the Babolat PDR, Babolat Pure Storm Tour, Wilson PSC 6.1, and Wilson Kblade 98.
Thanks a bunch in advance, i look forward to hearing your responses