Yonex RDS 002 and RDS 002 Tour Beam Widths

li0scc0

Hall of Fame
I am wondering if anybody who has actually used or at least held these two racquets can help me out.

I am looking to compare the Yonex RDS 002 and RDS 002 Tour with respect to the beam width.

PLEASE don't simply quote the specs from Tennis Warehouse/Racquetfinder.com. I see they are listed as being different, however, the info there very well may be wrong given the RDS 002/Tour racquets have SL and UL weights that are not reflected.

Are the only differences between the RDS 002 and RDS 002 Tour racquets weight and balance? Or are they really completely different molds, with different beam widths?

My hope is they are the same mold, and I can use both racquets, weighing and balancing them and thus using interchangably.

Thank you for your assistance.
 

Bartelby

Bionic Poster
The tour is much thinner, like 19-20, whereas the other is more like 21-22. I've seen both of them, even at the same time, but I haven't played with them although a friend does with the non tour version.
 

kimguroo

Legend
I only had tour and I remember it was 19mm.
002 was 22mm.
002 is lighter than tour. weight of Yonex 002 tour rackets are different (depends on grip size). I don't remember exactly but it was around 3g differences each grip size.
Yonex quality control is one of best and they are very consistent for the weight.
I preferred lightest tour so I weighted all tour rackets in the shop and got around 308g (can't remember the grip but it was either 1/8 or 1/4).
very nice racket but did not work for me at that time.
 

li0scc0

Hall of Fame
Thanks so much. I have found the actual listed weights on a couple of web sites (UL and SL versions for both).
But I never found anything regarding actual beam widths.
From your info, it definitely looks like these two racquets are from a different mold given the differing beam widths.
REALLY appreciated!
 

kimguroo

Legend
Thanks so much. I have found the actual listed weights on a couple of web sites (UL and SL versions for both).
But I never found anything regarding actual beam widths.
From your info, it definitely looks like these two racquets are from a different mold given the differing beam widths.
REALLY appreciated!

here is the info.
it should be different because one is 19mm and the other is 22mm.
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