Yonex VCore 98/100 vs. Wilson Clash 100

[OlivierJulienB]

Hello,
For those who had the opportunity to playtest Wilson Clash 100 (295g) and Yonex Vcore 100 (or 98), which one did you prefer?
And how would you compare them in terms of power, control, spin, feeling and sweetspot?

I couldn't compare them the same day, but played around 3 hours each of them (all 3).
VCore 100 had more power than Clash 100, but also less control, feeling and a smaller sweetspot compared to the new Clash 100.
With VCore (both 100 and 98), I did more unforced errors when trying to play aggressively with less spin. With Clash, I couléd more easier play with or without spin.

Did you feel the same?

 

[dr. godmode]

For my game: VCore 98>Clash>VCore 100
from the description you left it seems like you are more confident with the Clash so you should go for that one

 

[teekaywhy]

Power Clash>VC100>VC98
Control VC98>VC100.........>Clash 100. More on this below.
Spin Clash>.......VC100/VC98
Feel VC98 but Clash is unique.

I'd hesitate to draw any definitie conclusions from your playtest unless you were able to compensate for differences in the static specs of each racquet.
But that aside, the one area that I think the Clash shines is the spin. Not sure if it's the flex or the racquet head speed but that thing produces balls that sping like no other. They lack a little bit of heavniness due to the lack of SW but man, you really need to stand back from the baseline when someone with decent strokes uses one of them. Clash also eats strings.

The flex in the Clash makes it a non-starter for me. I "lose" the ball on the swing and have no idea where the ball is going. It's more because I've grown accustomed to firmer flex racquets with direct feedback combined with full beds of poly.
However, if this sort of pocketing sensation is familiar to you, then the Clash may be your ticket.

 

[Dartagnan64]

I "lose" the ball on the swing and have no idea where the ball is going. It's more because I've grown accustomed to firmer flex racquets with direct feedback combined with full beds of poly.
However, if this sort of pocketing sensation is familiar to you, then the Clash may be your ticket.

I'm coming from flexible frames like the Phantom 100 and 93P and I get that same issue with the Clash. I don't think its purely the flex that causes that "lost ball" feeling. I have no problem feeling the ball with my Phantoms despite their very low flex. I think it might be the wide beams with the low flex combo that produces that disconnect.

 

[OlivierJulienB]

Power Clash>VC100>VC98
Control VC98>VC100.........>Clash 100. More on this below.
Spin Clash>.......VC100/VC98
Feel VC98 but Clash is unique.

I'd hesitate to draw any definitie conclusions from your playtest unless you were able to compensate for differences in the static specs of each racquet.
But that aside, the one area that I think the Clash shines is the spin. Not sure if it's the flex or the racquet head speed but that thing produces balls that sping like no other. They lack a little bit of heavniness due to the lack of SW but man, you really need to stand back from the baseline when someone with decent strokes uses one of them. Clash also eats strings.

The flex in the Clash makes it a non-starter for me. I "lose" the ball on the swing and have no idea where the ball is going. It's more because I've grown accustomed to firmer flex racquets with direct feedback combined with full beds of poly.
However, if this sort of pocketing sensation is familiar to you, then the Clash may be your ticket.

Thanks for your answer.
Very interesting to read your rankings, but surprisingly we did not have the same experience on control.
I found Vcore 100 to have less control than Clash. Typically my attacks were much preciser with Clash, and landed often too long with VCore 100.
I think it can be due to string tension. I played Clash with higher tension (Luxilon Smart at 55 lbs, 25 kg) and probably it is what it should be.
Also, the good news it that the high comfort makes poly at high tension possible.
Is it maybe possible that you strung it too low, resulting in higher power, more catapult effect and less control?