Yonex RQiS 1 Tour, how accurate is the review?

[blackfrido]

PolyStar Energy or Turbo Strike at 55

I played today, one of my racquets with full Poly Tecnifibre Red Code @52 and the ball did not go anywhere but near the service line.
The other racquet hybrid which I did not like much but worked a little better than full poly.

Any other comments about PolyStar Energy in terms of tension, spin, etc.

thanks

 

[XFactorer]

I played today, one of my racquets with full Poly Tecnifibre Red Code @52 and the ball did not go anywhere but near the service line.
The other racquet hybrid which I did not like much but worked a little better than full poly.

Any other comments about PolyStar Energy in terms of tension, spin, etc.

thanks

The racquet is low-powered as is. PolyStar Energy or Turbo Strike might negligibly help you. I would say to adjust your swing pattern or go to a different racquet with more power.

I play with it and I have no trouble hitting where I need to... but then again, I've been using it for nearly 4 years now.

 

[Gasolina]

I wouldn't say it does everything right. The flex doesn't really help at the net, especially if you're playing doubles. If you just stick it out you'd end up with a drop shot. You really need to focus on that slight downward motion if you want an offensive volley. And it gets really hard on high backhand volleys.

If you're a baseline player who relies on spin, it's a very good racquet.

 

[blackfrido]

The racquet is low-powered as is. PolyStar Energy or Turbo Strike might negligibly help you. I would say to adjust your swing pattern or go to a different racquet with more power.

I play with it and I have no trouble hitting where I need to... but then again, I've been using it for nearly 4 years now.

thanks. I did a little research and it seems to be that Poly Star Strike holds tension better, right?

 

[rdis10093]

string it up with pro line 2, the red one. It looks awesome and plays even better.

 

[blackfrido]

string it up with pro line 2, the red one. It looks awesome and plays even better.

I agree about the red color, it looks awesome with the cosmetics of the RQiS.....
tension with pro line 2?

 

[rdis10093]

it was years ago since that was my stick, but i think it was at 56lbs

 

[XFactorer]

thanks. I did a little research and it seems to be that Poly Star Strike holds tension better, right?

I think I'd agree Strike holds tension better.

 

[blackfrido]

I finally started liking the RQiS, try couple of different set ups......
The most important change was replacing the synthetic grips for leather on the light version. The added weight and probably this different balance is working great for me.
The tour version is a little heavy to swing, but more solid than its little brother.

 

[vandre]

*****yes, i know i am reviving a 10+ year old thread, but...

i took out one of my rqis 1 tours yesterday. i didn't plan on it. i forgot to load my regular stick and i didn't want to drive all the way home to get it. this rqis wasn't stock. i installed pojie string extenders installed. it is strung with pro's pro king gut @57/ 55 lbs. iirc. i noticed pretty early that my forehand had more consistent with this racquet. i was concentrating on using proper stroke mechanics (especially using my hips and core) and i noticed that there was not much "free power" even with the string job and string extenders; however, if i used proper strokes and timed my swings well, not only did my forehand seem to have a bit more sting on in it but the placement of it was crazy good (two attributes that i haven't quite dialed in with my new, lighter stick). while this racquet did offer some benefits to my forehand, i encountered some initial difficulties adjusting to it on the backhand side. it was difficult for me to adjust the timing of my 2hbh to get into position, load the hip, etc. that i needed to do to generate pace. over the course of hitting about 1,000 balls off the machine yesterday, my timing on the backhand improved but i definitely noticed that i needed more time to accelerate this racquet than my newer, lighter stick. once i started making adjustments on the backhand i noticed the same sort of outstanding placement i got off the forehand.

if anyone is reading this, they're probably examining my previous post getting ready to point out "that's not what you said". they are correct. this racquet probably had plenty of power for me 10 years ago before father time and my children began their contest to see who could wreck me first. now, i'm just impressed that i could hit over 1,000 balls with this racquet without being incredibly sore the next day. while the rqis probably won't retake its place as my regular racquet, it was fun to brush the dust off of it.

 

[vandre]

***footnote on a 10+ year old thread: pojie string extenders+ prince synthetic gut duraflex 17 gauge (mains @55/ crosses @53)= plenty of pop for an old man

 

[safinruslan]

*****yes, i know i am reviving a 10+ year old thread, but...

i took out one of my rqis 1 tours yesterday. i didn't plan on it. i forgot to load my regular stick and i didn't want to drive all the way home to get it. this rqis wasn't stock. i installed pojie string extenders installed. it is strung with pro's pro king gut @57/ 55 lbs. iirc. i noticed pretty early that my forehand had more consistent with this racquet. i was concentrating on using proper stroke mechanics (especially using my hips and core) and i noticed that there was not much "free power" even with the string job and string extenders; however, if i used proper strokes and timed my swings well, not only did my forehand seem to have a bit more sting on in it but the placement of it was crazy good (two attributes that i haven't quite dialed in with my new, lighter stick). while this racquet did offer some benefits to my forehand, i encountered some initial difficulties adjusting to it on the backhand side. it was difficult for me to adjust the timing of my 2hbh to get into position, load the hip, etc. that i needed to do to generate pace. over the course of hitting about 1,000 balls off the machine yesterday, my timing on the backhand improved but i definitely noticed that i needed more time to accelerate this racquet than my newer, lighter stick. once i started making adjustments on the backhand i noticed the same sort of outstanding placement i got off the forehand.

if anyone is reading this, they're probably examining my previous post getting ready to point out "that's not what you said". they are correct. this racquet probably had plenty of power for me 10 years ago before father time and my children began their contest to see who could wreck me first. now, i'm just impressed that i could hit over 1,000 balls with this racquet without being incredibly sore the next day. while the rqis probably won't retake its place as my regular racquet, it was fun to brush the dust off of it.

Hello! I have just got interested in this racket. Could you, please, compare its play to modern Yonex sticks? Is it good against Vcore 95, par example?

 

[vandre]

Hello! I have just got interested in this racket. Could you, please, compare its play to modern Yonex sticks? Is it good against Vcore 95, par example?

i have never hit with the "modern" vcore 95; however, this summer i did demo the "then current" vcore 98. now, the vcore 98 was strung at the middle of the tension range with some sort of multi iirc (which felt a bit "stiff to me"). my rqis 1 tour was strung 57/55 lbs with an extremely soft multi. between these two frames and setups, the biggest differences i can remember at this point are:

1. i can feel the rqis 1 tour flex in the throat. i don't remember feeling that with the vcore 98. personally, i kind of like feeling that (it reminds me of my stash of belgian donnay formula pros) but some people don't so keep that in mind.
2. it seemed as if i was hitting "heavier" shots with the rqis 1 tour than with the vcore 98. that being said, it might totally be possible to hit just as heavy or heavier with the modern vcore with a different setup than the one that was in the vcore 98 demo i got (i really didn't like that multi at that tension)
3. to me, hitting with the vcore 98 seemed like more "work" than the rqis 1 tour. it felt like it took much more effort to hit a quality deep ball with the vcore 98 than with the rqis 1 tour. while hitting with the vcore 98 i never got to the point where i felt like i got either my forehand or backhand anywhere near "dialed in". in full disclosure, i used the rqis 1 tour for a couple of years so muscle memory might have made it much easier to make adjustment with that stick. it is also possible that the vcore 98 could have played totally different setup.
4. the vcore 98 felt "harsh" to me. yes, i have no doubt this was due to the string and tension used in the demo i got but i have never hit with an rqis1 tour that felt like that. the stiffest string i've ever used in an rqis 1 tour is tnt2 so that could be why.

i hope that helps! happy hitting!

 

[safinruslan]

Thank you a lot!

 

[WYK]

I've been using the RQIS 1 Tour off and on since they came out. The issue I had was with the balance. Back in the day when I was using NRG2 and had a Diablo MP, it was a seamless transition. After changing my swing and going to poly, it just didn't gel so well, and I experimented with other sticks.

I recently took a pair of my RQIS' and modded them to be a bit more 'modern'. I have them at 320g over all after some experimenting, and now with a near even balance.
I wouldn't call it a high powered stick, but I mainly play on synthetic grass, so it does the job very well.

Here's the thread on the mods:

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