1990's Graphite
Hall of Fame
Is this the racquet you were giving clues about? haha
to me sounds like 5mm more being heavier is going to be more headlight balance
Yonex EZONE 2020 AO
- Thread starter Vincent Wang-Bouchard
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Is this the racquet you were giving clues about? haha
to me sounds like 5mm more being heavier is going to be more headlight balance
According to post 672 of this thread, yes. 10grams more, but 5mm more head heavy than ezone 98. Yup post 672
1990's Graphite
Hall of Fame
32cm unstrung
mscream
Professional
320 mm
Ash Tennis
Professional
Do they usually release a new ezone every two years?
315mm +5mm = 320mm OR 32cm OR 0.32M or 0.00032km or 0.0001988387815miles sorry mile
Maverick13
Semi-Pro
I have a feeling the Tour isn’t going to look like that. For some reason I just have a hunch it’s going to be black based or something to differentiate them a little
Ash Tennis
Professional
I would like the color of the black based one more probably.
Ash Tennis
Professional
Or maybe it’s three years. Can anyone confirm?
You are right! Yes. It will be labelled as 'ezone 98 tour' on the side of the throat, just for users to differentiate them with respect to their names, and from ezone 98 where it will be labelled as 'ezone 98', very similar to how pure aero and pure aero tour are labelled
mscream
Professional
I thought you would have an equation handy to translate the extra weight and changed balance point into a calculated unstrung SW
Ash Tennis
Professional
So the next ezone will come out in 2021 technically around New Years, but we will call it 2022
Ash Tennis
Professional
I’m not sure on this but does anyone want to confirm?
I cant
I think. 7.5 g on the head and 2.5 grams on the handle? Haha maybe.
Any one with a sw machine can figure that out by trial and error with ezone 98(a unstrung pc and perfect condition bumper)I thought you would have an equation handy to translate the extra weight and changed balance point into a calculated unstrung SW
I think. 7.5 g on the head and 2.5 grams on the handle? Haha maybe.
2 years +/- 2 months
Maverick13
Semi-Pro
You are right! Yes. It will be labelled as 'ezone 98 tour' on the side of the throat, just for users to differentiate them with respect to their names, and from ezone 98 where it will be labelled as 'ezone 98', very similar to how pure aero and pure aero tour are labelled
Smartass haha I was thinking more differentiate on the tour. As in the men would have the tour version and women would have the 98. I think Kyrgios with a black (or whatever color) tour and Osaka with the blue would be good marketing for the ezone line as a whole.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
what is this ezone power ??
They will only produce them in black if.... Cute girl and naughty boy tell yonex they like the black, taking reference from kieber. Hahaha.
Ash Tennis
Professional
Ok thanks
An assumption i made here is 98T and 98 are of the same flex.
THE TRUTH IS.... I HAVE NO IDEA.
(like RF 97 and Ps 97 non cv)
(Ezone X Work done) / time
gutfeeling
Hall of Fame
So basically Yonex is doing what most of us are doing to our 98s - add weight to the head (tip) to bump swing weight and stability. Then add weight to the handle/throat to reach preferred balance. Interesting to see if the softer layup is substantially different than the existing layup which is pretty soft. Also, tennis marketing materials are ridiculous, "more power AND control." Can someone explain that to me haha.
Do we know if this will be a 16x19 as well?
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
its the new Ezone 100 plus, this is no good . SW too high
- Racquet Specifications
- Headsize: 100 sq. in.
- Length: 27.50 in.
- Weight (strung): 11.2 oz.
- Stiffness (Babolat RDC): 69
- Balance: 13.375 in. Head Light (3pts)
- Cross Section: 24/26/22mm
- Swingweight: 335 kg*sq. cm
- String Pattern: 16x19
- Grip: Yonex Synthetic
- Stringing Tips: Two piece racquet. Main String Skips: Throat: 8 | Head: 8
Ash Tennis
Professional
What about ezone 98 swing weight? Do you think that is good?
Oh how interesting. Where is this information from? Are these the 2020 Ezone Plus specs?
I'm planning to buy one for sure. I think the Ezones are the only frames I feel comfortable purchasing without a demo first, because of the strong interest. I still have people regularly asking if I'm willing to part with my last remaining DR 98, even during the lockdown!
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
I think it was from previous ezone , not 2020 version. I got a Instagram saying that plus is out for 2020, but they aren't in the stores yet. so these specs have to be for previous version. They are both Blue color so it is confusing. will have to wait for 2020 plus version to go into the store and have them spec it out. I can only hope Yonex lowered the swing weight in 2020 plus version but I doubt it. If they truly did lower it below 300, then I will definitely try it out and switch to Yonex.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
That is standard length racket so it is useless to me. I only play with extended rackets.
Oh gotcha. Yeah, I agree. It would be wonderful if the swingweights were a bit lower on the new 2020 editions. As someone who currently plays with an RQiS 2 Tour and is looking for a replacement racquet, the Ezone Pluses have been so close to being the perfect replacements, except for the swingweight, which is just too high for me.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
LOL, what a co-incidence. I used to play with RQIS 2 and RQIS 1 as well many years ago when it first came out. I loved the serving power of RQIS 2 tour, little bit slow at net but easy to get used to. I still have a Brand new unstrung RQIS 2 sitting in my closet. Anyway, I believe that one had SW of around 323 and 27.5 inches extended length. Very nice specs.
mscream
Professional
The Wilson Blade 98 v7 16x19 has the same balance unstrung, maybe that is an indication...
DR is fun. But I think AI is betterI'm planning to buy one for sure. I think the Ezones are the only frames I feel comfortable purchasing without a demo first, because of the strong interest. I still have people regularly asking if I'm willing to part with my last remaining DR 98, even during the lockdown!
Its is like 57a and 57e comparison.
Thiem's 1HB
Rookie
Ash Tennis
Professional
Doesn’t look like different color.
gutfeeling
Hall of Fame
My assumption is they took the regular 98 and added 5 grams to the top of the hoop to make strung sw between 330-335 and the balance near 32 cm. They then added 5 grams to the throat/handle as needed to keep the balance near 32 cm. Will be interesting to see if the layup is different based on RDC reading and vibration frequency.
Trying to figure out how the Tour compares spec wise to my DR 98 based on what we know thus far. The DR 98 is 310g and 310mm unstrung whereas the Tour is slightly heavier at 315g and more HH at 320mm. I believe that works out to around a 3pt difference in balance, correct? 310mm = ~10pt HL and 320mm = ~7pt HL? Which would result in around 4pt HL on the Tour vs 7pt HL strung with the DR 98? Would like to know the swing weight on the Tour, hoping it isn’t too much stick for me to handle. The specs of the DR 98 is pretty much the sweet spot for me personally.
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the_faceless_player
Hall of Fame
Same on the DR spec for me so I probably would have rather had the Tour balance go the other direction. I've had a lot of success with my DRs at 315g, 305mm unstrung. I've tried to go to frames with more mass in the head in the last 8 months (Blade V7, ASL2) but just haven't found the same magic I can create with the DR at that spec. Good thing I kept 3 out of the 5 I had. Will still playtest the Tour for sure when it comes out though, especially if the RA is softer.
Oh thanks! I wasn't aware that there was an extended length 100L version. I'll have to look for it.
McLovin
Legend
There isn’t. He was referring to the site longbodies.com.
RandomAsian
Rookie
Hi guys, sorry to interrupt the hype of the new plus and tour models, but does anyone know what is the stock replacement grip that comes with the new Ezones?
McLovin
Legend
It’s next to impossible to find replacement Yonex base grips. The closest you’ll find is Tourna Pro Tour or Prince ResiThin. See:
Let's Gather All Grip Specs (Weight & Thickness) Into One Thread
Hi All, 1. We have grip specs scattered all over the board in roughly 70-80 threads, dated all the way back to 2004. Seems like somebody is always asking what is the lightest, heaviest, or thinnest grip. I've gotten us started with my own records and by compiling info from most all posts on the...
tt.tennis-warehouse.com
mscream
Professional
Yonex synthetic leather tour grip is a very good match, I have those on my DR98sIt’s next to impossible to find replacement Yonex base grips. The closest you’ll find is Tourna Pro Tour or Prince ResiThin. See:
Let's Gather All Grip Specs (Weight & Thickness) Into One Thread
Hi All, 1. We have grip specs scattered all over the board in roughly 70-80 threads, dated all the way back to 2004. Seems like somebody is always asking what is the lightest, heaviest, or thinnest grip. I've gotten us started with my own records and by compiling info from most all posts on the...
Corey Klein
Rookie
Ezone 98 tour? Wow. While I love sledge hammerin' my VCore 97 330g as much as the next guy, I may have to get this Ezone 98 tour. I was wondering why the new Ezone 98 had such a puny swingweight...
RandomAsian
Rookie
Thanks! I was just trying to find the thickness so when the stock replacement grip begins to flatten I can find one with a similar thickness (maybe more cushioning)It’s next to impossible to find replacement Yonex base grips. The closest you’ll find is Tourna Pro Tour or Prince ResiThin. See:
Let's Gather All Grip Specs (Weight & Thickness) Into One Thread
Hi All, 1. We have grip specs scattered all over the board in roughly 70-80 threads, dated all the way back to 2004. Seems like somebody is always asking what is the lightest, heaviest, or thinnest grip. I've gotten us started with my own records and by compiling info from most all posts on the...
