Yonex Vcore Tour 89 and 97 specs

89t is great for touch shots as well. Hitting drop shots with the 89t using Golden Set Snake Bite gauge 16, the drop shots would turn a full 90 degree turn with a slow swing, which is similar to the POG OS in this aspect. With Discho Iontec gauge 17 string the ball would stop. With the other two rackets I would need to increase my racket head speed to hit those same type of drop shots.

In terms of feel the 89t feels firmer than the ti70 and mp tour 1. All three sticks allowed me to hit out; however, given the same effort the 89t produces a ball that is faster with more spin. Angles are sharper as well with the 89t. The racket plays just like how Yonex advertises 3d spin. It's very easy to change the direction of your shots at will with total depth and desired spin control. I think the 89t has the precision and control of the ti70 with more spin.

89t is a racket you get what you put in. Very accurate with a lot of spin on demand if you choose to spin the ball with fast racket head speed. Flat shots work very well as well.

One of the strong points of this racket is it's very stable in stock form. 89t is the most stable compared to the MP Tour-1 and RD Ti70. Plus the 89t is very manuverable as well.

Fastest forehand I got in was 92mph using the 89t, so it is definitly possible to hit the ball hard if you choose.


When comparing the 89t with the Wilson K90 the 89t pretty much all the shot making properties of the K90 with a softer feel. Going from a K90 to a 89t I did hit the net more often because the K90 really pushes and plows through which covered my errors a bit. This is like driving an automatic car vs a manual car. Once I adjusted and extend through a bit more with the 89t the netting ground stroke issue pretty much goes away.

it looks like it's a winner. I love most of yonex mids and the fact that they are all improved from each other. I thought the RDS001 mid was pretty much perfect. Maybe a little too muted, but it does everything really well, big sweetspot and tons of power and spin. Have you tried it? How does the 89T improve on the rds001?

I also loved the K90, maybe the stiffness was a bit too much in the long run, but very much to my liking too!
 
I'm thinking about picking up an 89 in the next day or two. Any recommendations on gut tension?
I currently play an IG Prestige Mid strung with NRG2 at 55#.

Thanks.
 
Welcome my new addition, the 97T! Strung with Solinco Outlast and Gosen OG at 55lbs, overgrip, and blue yonex vibration dampener - It hits like a dream!

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it looks like it's a winner. I love most of yonex mids and the fact that they are all improved from each other. I thought the RDS001 mid was pretty much perfect. Maybe a little too muted, but it does everything really well, big sweetspot and tons of power and spin. Have you tried it? How does the 89T improve on the rds001?

I also loved the K90, maybe the stiffness was a bit too much in the long run, but very much to my liking too!

I've never played with the RDS001 mid. I heard that the RDIS 100 was an improvement over the RDS001. Then the 89t is an improvement over RDIS 100 mid.
 
Welcome my new addition, the 97T! Strung with Solinco Outlast and Gosen OG at 55lbs, overgrip, and blue yonex vibration dampener - It hits like a dream!

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Ahh! Don't tempt me to buy one of these! It's a stick I'm still interested in trying out, but I don't really have much opportunity to play tennis right now. Don't know if I'd have time to get a good impression from a demo, but I don't want to buy one on a whim either.
 
I've never played with the RDS001 mid. I heard that the RDIS 100 was an improvement over the RDS001. Then the 89t is an improvement over RDIS 100 mid.

I didn't like the rdis 100... too stiff and muted. Also it's a 93 not 90 or 89sqin.
The rds001 was a direct improvement over the previous yonex mids, same head size and similar head shape. I wish someone could chime in and compare rds001 mid to 89T....
 
I didn't like the rdis 100... too stiff and muted. Also it's a 93 not 90 or 89sqin.
The rds001 was a direct improvement over the previous yonex mids, same head size and similar head shape. I wish someone could chime in and compare rds001 mid to 89T....

Agree the rdis mid was a granite nugget of horrible stiffness. The rds001 is a nice racket, much firmer than its rdx predecessor. The 89t falls kinda inbetween, its got the plushness of the rdx line with the firmer crispness of the rds001. More power than both imo, a better blend than both, I think it has a lot to do with the vector shaft, the geeks at Yonex have been able to create a lovely flex (longer throat) with the pop of a stiff racket. The sweetspot feels great also but I never did experiment with strings and tension in the rds001......
 
Agree the rdis mid was a granite nugget of horrible stiffness. The rds001 is a nice racket, much firmer than its rdx predecessor. The 89t falls kinda inbetween, its got the plushness of the rdx line with the firmer crispness of the rds001. More power than both imo, a better blend than both, I think it has a lot to do with the vector shaft, the geeks at Yonex have been able to create a lovely flex (longer throat) with the pop of a stiff racket. The sweetspot feels great also but I never did experiment with strings and tension in the rds001......

Meaghan, I know you've mentioned how the DNX 10 mid compares to 89T before, but would you care to write a little bit more about it? I really like the 10 mid - flexy, languid dwell time, great plow, good spin, excellent control and good pop, soft but somewhat raw feel - but I'm real interested in the headshape and larger spin window of the 89T.
 
Agree the rdis mid was a granite nugget of horrible stiffness. The rds001 is a nice racket, much firmer than its rdx predecessor. The 89t falls kinda inbetween, its got the plushness of the rdx line with the firmer crispness of the rds001. More power than both imo, a better blend than both, I think it has a lot to do with the vector shaft, the geeks at Yonex have been able to create a lovely flex (longer throat) with the pop of a stiff racket. The sweetspot feels great also but I never did experiment with strings and tension in the rds001......

thanks for the comments, sounds better every time I hear about the 89T.
that's a stick I'll have to demo. Probably my favorite yonex mids so far are the Ti70 and the rds001. Let's say that a RDS001 with the flex and feedback of the Ti70 would pretty much ideal...

Nice lawn tennis courts you're playing on! I miss the english spring/summer season on grass courts...:(
 
Meaghan, I know you've mentioned how the DNX 10 mid compares to 89T before, but would you care to write a little bit more about it? I really like the 10 mid - flexy, languid dwell time, great plow, good spin, excellent control and good pop, soft but somewhat raw feel - but I'm real interested in the headshape and larger spin window of the 89T.

me too! dnx10 mid was a nice stick but the flex was too concentrated in one area instead of between distributed throughout the frame.
 
me too! dnx10 mid was a nice stick but the flex was too concentrated in one area instead of between distributed throughout the frame.

I think that was Volkl's intent with the DNX 10 and PB 10 - flexy shaft and stiff hoop - and still is the intent behind many racquets made today. Most companies do it with narrow shafts and thicker hoops but Volkl has kept the thin hoops by adding extremely stiff materials. From Meaghan's comments it seems that Yonex is doing something a little different with their VCORE shafts.
 
Meaghan, I know you've mentioned how the DNX 10 mid compares to 89T before, but would you care to write a little bit more about it? I really like the 10 mid - flexy, languid dwell time, great plow, good spin, excellent control and good pop, soft but somewhat raw feel - but I'm real interested in the headshape and larger spin window of the 89T.

My dnx 10 mid was modded to around 370g/32cm/365sw it felt heavy in the head but it swung beautifully, so manouverable, Ive kept my volkl bag just incase I go back! It did have a raw feel like hitting with steel but I think when I said that i was making comparisons with the pb10mid more than anything else. I also thought the sweetspot was huge, I had mainly TB in around 52lbs.

There is some similarity for me in feel, they flex similarly, heavy head, long narrow beamed throat, when I hit, yes lots of dwell like the head was bending back at the top of the throat. I have lead top of handle also which I think slightly stiffens up the feel. There's a plushness with both, a sweetspot with both, manouverability is volkl, saying that Im just experimenting with my 89t as at a similar weight its deffo less manouverable. Ive added more weight top of handle (10g in total) and added leather and og, it comes in at 376g but witha balance of around 10/11pts, sw is itro 360 but it feels like Im weilding a 320g stick. I dont think Ive got it right as its swinging too fast but ive been slightly late, volleying/overheads and I need to manipulate the balance a touch. I suppose what im saying is at 7pts hl, similar sw the 89t feels less manouverable than the volkl. Im excited tho as if I can manipulate the mods and get that manouverability then the 89t wins hands down cos of the extra pop....

tried the yonex tour spin yesterday and Im impressed. It has a coating on it that makes the strings slip between each other very easily, spins like TB without the twangyness, more of a fuller feel. Nice. Gotta say tho Pros Pro Hexaspin is a delight in this frame, feel is splendido, loads of controllable power.....
 
My dnx 10 mid was modded to around 370g/32cm/365sw it felt heavy in the head but it swung beautifully, so manouverable, Ive kept my volkl bag just incase I go back! It did have a raw feel like hitting with steel but I think when I said that i was making comparisons with the pb10mid more than anything else. I also thought the sweetspot was huge, I had mainly TB in around 52lbs.

There is some similarity for me in feel, they flex similarly, heavy head, long narrow beamed throat, when I hit, yes lots of dwell like the head was bending back at the top of the throat. I have lead top of handle also which I think slightly stiffens up the feel. There's a plushness with both, a sweetspot with both, manouverability is volkl, saying that Im just experimenting with my 89t as at a similar weight its deffo less manouverable. Ive added more weight top of handle (10g in total) and added leather and og, it comes in at 376g but witha balance of around 10/11pts, sw is itro 360 but it feels like Im weilding a 320g stick. I dont think Ive got it right as its swinging too fast but ive been slightly late, volleying/overheads and I need to manipulate the balance a touch. I suppose what im saying is at 7pts hl, similar sw the 89t feels less manouverable than the volkl. Im excited tho as if I can manipulate the mods and get that manouverability then the 89t wins hands down cos of the extra pop....

tried the yonex tour spin yesterday and Im impressed. It has a coating on it that makes the strings slip between each other very easily, spins like TB without the twangyness, more of a fuller feel. Nice. Gotta say tho Pros Pro Hexaspin is a delight in this frame, feel is splendido, loads of controllable power.....

Thanks Meaghan. Do you think the maneuverability issue might be related to headshape - Volkl wide shoulders, narrow tip vs. Yonex wide tip/narrow shoulders - or is it just weight/balance/swingweight related?

In any case, similar to DNX 10 mid + larger spin window + more pop = must demo for me. Thanks, and good luck with your tweaking!
 
Thanks Meaghan. Do you think the maneuverability issue might be related to headshape - Volkl wide shoulders, narrow tip vs. Yonex wide tip/narrow shoulders - or is it just weight/balance/swingweight related?

In any case, similar to DNX 10 mid + larger spin window + more pop = must demo for me. Thanks, and good luck with your tweaking!

Yes deffo, there's more graphite in the head in a yonex but also even tho its a thin beamed frame its still chunkier than the more aero volkl.
 
Just wanted to add that I'm not saying there's a maneuverability issue here (for those who are lazy readers) but with the added sw etc it is not as maneuverable as one of the most maneuverable rackets ever, the dnx 10 mid......I'm looking to remedy that with a tweak or two, I won't manage it but there's a trade off in stability and power.
 
I tried to wait for the review, but my willpower finally broke down....look what arrived today!

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A matched pair, from TW of course! :) Tour bite 17 strung at 55 mains, 53 cross. (Got the string idea from Meaghan)
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The paintjob. Good lord. So beautiful! Of course it had to be a rainy day today, so I could only swing it around in the garage. First swing, I knew I was holding something special. The person who said it cuts through the air like a katana had the perfect description! Feels very maneuverable. Especially since I'm coming from an RQ1500long (yes, goodbye Anna).

I hit with my old R27 to get the feel for a heavier racquet again, but swinging the 89T feels nothing like it!

Looking forward to the first hitting session tomorrow :twisted:
 
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Sorry to break the post (picture limit).

Here it is over the RQ1500long:
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Here it is over my much older R-27:
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This pic made me feel so much better, as I was uncertain about going back to 89 from a 107 sq in face. I love my R27, so I'm sure I'll get along just fine with the 89T :)
 
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I tried to wait for the review, but my willpower finally broke down....look what arrived today!

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A matched pair, from TW of course! :) Tour bite 17 strung at 55 mains, 53 cross. (Got the string idea from Meaghan)
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The paintjob. Good lord. So beautiful! Of course it had to be a rainy day today, so I could only swing it around in the garage. First swing, I knew I was holding something special. The person who said it cuts through the air like a katana had the perfect description! Feels very maneuverable. Especially since I'm coming from an RQ1500long (yes, goodbye Anna).

I hit with my old R27 to get the feel for a heavier racquet again, but swinging the 89T feels nothing like it!

Looking forward to the first hitting session tomorrow :twisted:

You got yourself exact carbon copies... Lucky you...
I had a 2 gram difference between 3 racquets.

Yes the paint is much MUCH better than the non tour Vcores. Absolutely no chipping issues, tough as nails.
 
I tried to wait for the review, but my willpower finally broke down....look what arrived today!

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A matched pair, from TW of course! :) Tour bite 17 strung at 55 mains, 53 cross. (Got the string idea from Meaghan)
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The paintjob. Good lord. So beautiful! Of course it had to be a rainy day today, so I could only swing it around in the garage. First swing, I knew I was holding something special. The person who said it cuts through the air like a katana had the perfect description! Feels very maneuverable. Especially since I'm coming from an RQ1500long (yes, goodbye Anna).

I hit with my old R27 to get the feel for a heavier racquet again, but swinging the 89T feels nothing like it!

Looking forward to the first hitting session tomorrow :twisted:

295 SW unstrung is very low, strung it will be around 325, quit below average!
 
Made it to the courts despite a typhoon ;)

Got a good hour's hit with the 89T, and I must say it lives up to the hype! Took me about 5 minutes of light hitting to get used to it. So much more maneuverable than my previous stick! I did not notice the weight difference at all, it was whipping through the air so quickly! I didn't feel any great difference going down from 105 sq in to 89 sq in., which surprised me! No significant increase in shanking.

Hitting groundstrokes- so plush! I love the plowthrough, and my forehands were nice and deep, and heavy! But the icing on the cake- my one handed backhand has not been struck this well in a long time. Just a great feeling of it coming through on contact. Addictive. Sublime. Magical.

Volleys were very solid. Excellent control, and I really felt the maneuverability around the net.

Serving was delicious. I still have a few technical issues to fix (toss too far back), but my service motion was really helped by the added mass. Got some nice action on the ball, which I haven't seen in a while!

Truly a winner of a stick. Oh and this was my first time using Tour Bite- wow, it lives up to its name all right! I was hitting crazy angles with the extra spin. And one drop shot hit with the same motion flat out stopped dead just over the net! Amazing.

I dunno about the yy dampeners though. Maybe the red Bab O does look nicer on it.

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Made it to the courts despite a typhoon ;)

Got a good hour's hit with the 89T, and I must say it lives up to the hype! Took me about 5 minutes of light hitting to get used to it. So much more maneuverable than my previous stick! I did not notice the weight difference at all, it was whipping through the air so quickly! I didn't feel any great difference going down from 105 sq in to 89 sq in., which surprised me! No significant increase in shanking.

Hitting groundstrokes- so plush! I love the plowthrough, and my forehands were nice and deep, and heavy! But the icing on the cake- my one handed backhand has not been struck this well in a long time. Just a great feeling of it coming through on contact. Addictive. Sublime. Magical.

Volleys were very solid. Excellent control, and I really felt the maneuverability around the net.

Serving was delicious. I still have a few technical issues to fix (toss too far back), but my service motion was really helped by the added mass. Got some nice action on the ball, which I haven't seen in a while!

Truly a winner of a stick. Oh and this was my first time using Tour Bite- wow, it lives up to its name all right! I was hitting crazy angles with the extra spin. And one drop shot hit with the same motion flat out stopped dead just over the net! Amazing.

I dunno about the yy dampeners though. Maybe the red Bab O does look nicer on it.

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I have the same experience with the drop shot as well. My 89t with the golden set snake bite doesn't stop it does a 90 degree left turn and continues to travel in that direction with no forward momentum like what you see Federer do for his drop shots. With my other poly, Discho Iontec Salmon color 1.25mm, the ball stops like what you described. If you stand close enough to the net and hit a drop shot, the ball will spin back into the net. The good thing is you don't need a fast swing to achieve these type of drop shots.

If you do choose to use a fast swing the results will be amplified.
 
Made it to the courts despite a typhoon ;)

Got a good hour's hit with the 89T, and I must say it lives up to the hype! Took me about 5 minutes of light hitting to get used to it. So much more maneuverable than my previous stick! I did not notice the weight difference at all, it was whipping through the air so quickly! I didn't feel any great difference going down from 105 sq in to 89 sq in., which surprised me! No significant increase in shanking.

Hitting groundstrokes- so plush! I love the plowthrough, and my forehands were nice and deep, and heavy! But the icing on the cake- my one handed backhand has not been struck this well in a long time. Just a great feeling of it coming through on contact. Addictive. Sublime. Magical.

Volleys were very solid. Excellent control, and I really felt the maneuverability around the net.

Serving was delicious. I still have a few technical issues to fix (toss too far back), but my service motion was really helped by the added mass. Got some nice action on the ball, which I haven't seen in a while!

Truly a winner of a stick. Oh and this was my first time using Tour Bite- wow, it lives up to its name all right! I was hitting crazy angles with the extra spin. And one drop shot hit with the same motion flat out stopped dead just over the net! Amazing.

I dunno about the yy dampeners though. Maybe the red Bab O does look nicer on it.

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Typhoon? Lol... Whereabouts are you? Japan?
 
lol felt exactly the same as you Greg.. my 1hbh was never this good before my 89t came into my life. :D
and i have the yy damps as well but i feel they kinda mess up the balance when i put them on (they weigh almost 4g) and they take away too much feedback. i put the black square bab damp and it is just the perfect feel.
 
I dunno about the yy dampeners though. Maybe the red Bab O does look nicer on it.

Not fussed on the dampeners myself, the Bab O is fine, Ive just swapped my red ones for blue tho, prefer that they stand out, Im also colourblind red and green, so if a red one pops out on the astro Ive got no chance of seeing it!
 
Greg G, what tension is the tour bite strung at? Would you string it at that tension again. I have only demo'd this racquet with the yonex multi in it. So I don't know where to begin with tour bite or SPPP if I purchase this stick.
 
I had it strung at 55 mains, 53 crosses. Seems to be working well for me. I get good depth and decent power. Maybe I'd go down a pound or so next time, just to see if it would give me a bit more ball pocketing. Keep in mind I've only hit with it once, so I am just getting used to it.
 
I had it strung at 55 mains, 53 crosses. Seems to be working well for me. I get good depth and decent power. Maybe I'd go down a pound or so next time, just to see if it would give me a bit more ball pocketing. Keep in mind I've only hit with it once, so I am just getting used to it.

Thanks. Hopefully you like it. I have found that the longer I play with it the better I get with it, unlike something like a Juice Pro where I play good to start but don't get much better with it afterward.
 
The two 89t's I've been waiting for have finally arrived. Big thank you to borgpro for selling them to me in such good condition.

Slapped some leather grips on them with two layers of head tape to preserve these gems.

I'll head out for some hits tomorrow with the current string set up before I decide to re-string.
 
@meagh - LOLOL

guys, i'm having a predicament.

i am *this* close to buying a new racquet and i am very happy with the 89t so far. i know i should be getting another 89t as a spare but somehow i am still considering a 95d. i don't know what i can get out of the 95d that i don't already have with the 89t, (other than fueling the racquetaholic urges) but its really driving me nuts. anyone can relate? more importantly, what should i do? :???:
 
Get the 95d and have the weight and balance matched with your 89t. This way, if you have a bad day, you can go to the more "forgiving" stick. :)
 
Is the QC of Yonex (particulary vcore) racquets good?

I’d like to get two or three vcore 89’s with the same specs but TW currently has only one in 4 1/4. Should I wait until TW replenishes their inventory or get the one now and hope the next one will be the same in specs?

I’ve had terrible luck with HEAD racquets where the same stick was off by up 10 grams in weight and balance.
 
I have been a wilson fan all my life and just got 2 new blx prostaff 95, but this vcore 89 is really really tempting, some of the reviews around here are getting the little devil inside my head very active :twisted:

Damn those racket forums
 
Is the QC of Yonex (particulary vcore) racquets good?

I’d like to get two or three vcore 89’s with the same specs but TW currently has only one in 4 1/4. Should I wait until TW replenishes their inventory or get the one now and hope the next one will be the same in specs?

I’ve had terrible luck with HEAD racquets where the same stick was off by up 10 grams in weight and balance.

I 'd wait if I were in your shoes, you don't want to regret it afterwards...
 
I made a terrible mistake choosing the 97T over the 89T. Mentally I just didn't think it would be smart to buy a racket with an 89 sq inch head when I liked the more forgiving option, but after a few playtests with my new 97T, it is too much stick! It feels sluggish and slow through the air. Shoulda gone with the 89 and ignored my brain telling me I couldn't handle it...
 
I made a terrible mistake choosing the 97T over the 89T. Mentally I just didn't think it would be smart to buy a racket with an 89 sq inch head when I liked the more forgiving option, but after a few playtests with my new 97T, it is too much stick! It feels sluggish and slow through the air. Shoulda gone with the 89 and ignored my brain telling me I couldn't handle it...

Just the way the racquet is built, the 89 doesn't play as small as the head size suggests. It's a sweet stick!
 
I made a terrible mistake choosing the 97T over the 89T. Mentally I just didn't think it would be smart to buy a racket with an 89 sq inch head when I liked the more forgiving option, but after a few playtests with my new 97T, it is too much stick! It feels sluggish and slow through the air. Shoulda gone with the 89 and ignored my brain telling me I couldn't handle it...

I know how you feel, I have the Pro version of the IG Speed (98 sq.in., 16x19, 335 unstrung), it's deadly and I like to play with it some times but it does not come through the air as fast as I want it.
 
I made a terrible mistake choosing the 97T over the 89T. Mentally I just didn't think it would be smart to buy a racket with an 89 sq inch head when I liked the more forgiving option, but after a few playtests with my new 97T, it is too much stick! It feels sluggish and slow through the air. Shoulda gone with the 89 and ignored my brain telling me I couldn't handle it...


You can still get the 89t. Eat the loss by selling it or trading it at TW and buy the 89t. :D
 
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Get the 95d and have the weight and balance matched with your 89t. This way, if you have a bad day, you can go to the more "forgiving" stick. :)

hmmm but they are still two totally different sticks aren't they? if the 95d is just an improved 89t then we would all be using the 95d right? has anyone played with both? which one did you end up liking?

i'm probably thinking too much about this, we all know i'm gonna end up with a spare 89t AND a 95d. :shock:
 
hmmm but they are still two totally different sticks aren't they? if the 95d is just an improved 89t then we would all be using the 95d right? has anyone played with both? which one did you end up liking?

i'm probably thinking too much about this, we all know i'm gonna end up with a spare 89t AND a 95d. :shock:

I've hit with both. I think if you liked the 89t, you wouldn't HATE yourself for having a weighted up 95d.

I do have two 89t's sitting next to me though. Like everything about them. If they came out with a 94t, then MAYBE I'd consdier it. :)
 
LOL a 94t would be awesome wouldn't it. micro-core at 10 and 2, lower static weight than the 89t; perfect for slapping some leather and lead on. positively drool-worthy.

so... am i right to assume, 95d = power/some control, 89t = feel/ more control?
 
LOL a 94t would be awesome wouldn't it. micro-core at 10 and 2, lower static weight than the 89t; perfect for slapping some leather and lead on. positively drool-worthy.

so... am i right to assume, 95d = power/some control, 89t = feel/ more control?

That's how I feel.
 
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