Youtek Prestige Mid vs PB 10 Mid

[stronzzi70]

Last saturday was my last day with my PB 10 MID, I was trying everything about this racquet: Leather grip, strings, different tension, definitively this PB 10 MID is not for my taste. Im 5.5 baseliner , but I found other racquets like BLX 90 much better than this PB 10 MID.
So, yesterday I bought one YTK Prestige Mid, strung with Luxilon Timo 122 plus Volkl Leather grip, right now my tennis is back, I can return huge serve with authority and control, Can´t do it with PB 10 Mid .
My first flat serve is there also, PB 10 Mid was good for kick and slice, never for flat serve.
My slice backhand is here again, even all my grounstrokes, this is a real great racquet, sometimes I felt my PB 10 Mid a little hollow against big hitters, this is no the case with this YTK Prestige Mid.
Really Im asking my self, why this PB 10 Mid has a big review number with a high scores and every side against a normal score for YTK Prestige Mid, for me this head is much better racquet for advanced players than the Volkl PB 10 Mid.

Sorry for my english.

 

[ryushen21]

The PB 10 would be better suited for the modern game by most players. It has a slightly larger head at 93 (YT Mid is 89.5), lower stiffness and open string pattern (this helps with spin but is not as important as string type, string tension and swing technique). The PB 10 is heavier and more powerful.

I honestly like the PB 10 except for the string pattern.

 

[JGads]

I remember trying to make the PB10 Mid work. It's a very fun hit to rally with but I could never get used to the flex during match play when it really counted. Currently playing with the YT Prestige Mid and am really liking it. Best part of the frame is returning big serves -- the Prestige just stiffens up and crushes them back, better than any other frame I've played with, except for maybe the K90. Though the K90 is a little tougher to get around as consistently.

 

[ryushen21]

I completely forgot to mention that the YT Mid swings so much easier than the PB10. It moves very quickly for being over 12 oz.

 

[stronzzi70]

Yes, Im 100 % agree with that, I love swing with my prestige mid, I must to say I was very dissapointing with my tennis until last saturday, but right now I feel all my tennis is back again with this ytk prestige mid.

 

[Hominator]

These 2 frames play differently because of the flex rating, IMO. I grew up on stiff frames and really didn't like the PB10 mid at first...