Yonex rqis 1 tour?

roryhewitt92

New User
Hi i would really like your comments on this racket cause i want a new yonex racket and its come down to the rds 001 or the rqis 1 tour i really want your opinions on the rackets thanks so much
 

ngray99

New User
soft buttery feel=RQiS
Firm feel=RDS
Power=RDS barely
Control and spin=RQiS

Demo, very different racquets, but I personally liked the RQiS more.
 

spkyEngrish

Rookie
The biggest difference for me was in the overall feel of the racquets.

If you like a softer hit, the Rq has that "buttery" quality everyone likes to talk about. My interpretation of that is the absence of overt, harsh feedback on ball contact. It's like a luxury car. The Rq just has that plush, dampened feeling. When it contacts the ball, you feel things flex and cushion for just a second before the ball flies off - kinda like a "Aaaaaaaaaaaand, thereyougo" :)

The RDS mid is actually a fairly comfortable hit as well (assuming you use multi/gut at a mid-low tension), but much "crisper". Another cliche, but it definitely describes this racquet's feel on impact. You hit the ball, you feel the ball compress for a microsecond, along with just a tiiiiiny bit of feedback/vibration to your arm, there's the sharpest, purest "thWOCK" you'll ever hear, then the ball's gone.
 

Fedace

Banned
Hi i would really like your comments on this racket cause i want a new yonex racket and its come down to the rds 001 or the rqis 1 tour i really want your opinions on the rackets thanks so much

Yes i agree that it comes down to the feel you like. but i really do think you get little more pop on the serve with the Rqis tour-1 but you get slightly more control with RDS 001 midplus.:)
 

Fedace

Banned
a Question for you older guys. Do you think if you had the tour-1 or RDS 001 during your high school or college days, do you think you would have been a much better player ??
 

NLBwell

Legend
Here is my review of the RQis 1:
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?p=2356368

In answer to Fedace's question, I probably wouldn't have been a much better player then because the strokes I learned were based on the rackets I used, however, I would probably be a better player now because I could now handle the more modern rackets more easily since my strokes would have been built on them.
 

urbo73

Rookie
Aren't correct strokes, correct strokes regardless of racquet used in learning them? I can see a heavy "players" racquet maybe forcing one to learn short/incomplete strokes, but not the other way around? Can you explain?
 

Carlito

Semi-Pro
a Question for you older guys. Do you think if you had the tour-1 or RDS 001 during your high school or college days, do you think you would have been a much better player ??

Not "MUCH" better but it might have helped out a bit. I used to play with prestige classic in HS and College. Before that it was the RD-7. 8 years later I switched to the RDS mid just because it was more forgiving. But I was much better back then and wanted the additional control. I guess it depends what racket you are switching from.
 

fuzz nation

G.O.A.T.
Question for the OP: What racquets have you used in the past? I haven't had an outing with the RDS 001 (are you talking about the mid or mp head?), but the RQiS 1 Tour is certainly okay if you're used to frames in that weight range. I've always been more at home with 12.5-13.0 oz. racquets, so the RQiS turned out to be a little twitchy for me due to its lighter weight. It does deliver a nice feel with some forgiveness, but I'd say it's also a bit more crisp than buttery - feel really is such a subjective issue.
 

NLBwell

Legend
Aren't correct strokes, correct strokes regardless of racquet used in learning them? I can see a heavy "players" racquet maybe forcing one to learn short/incomplete strokes, but not the other way around? Can you explain?

Because I used very heavy rackets from wood to graphite, I have long, beautiful, very hard, flat strokes. Unfortunately, hard flat strokes do not work well here in Colorado at altitude. I have worked to get more topspin, but it is not my natural stroke. If I had a racket like the RQis1 when younger I would have developed much more topspin in my strokes and it wouldn't be a problem now.
(By the way, I don't have any problem hitting my flat strokes at sea level - I'm one to two levels better (0.5 to 1.0 ntrp rating) the first day back at sea level)

A heavier racket will force you to learn longer more complete strokes (or it won't get over the net). The super-light super-power rackets allow you to just bunt the ball with incomplete strokes.
 
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