Can anyone share some insight into ZUS tennis racquets? What type of racquets do they have. Not much detail on their Facebook page. Are they custom products or do they customise existing frames?
Can anyone share some insight into ZUS tennis racquets? What type of racquets do they have. Not much detail on their Facebook page. Are they custom products or do they customise existing frames?
What type of beam are they, box, d beam or o beam?They are custom as racquets as Angell ones, with different weight/balance options, 2 diff. options as for flex value and head size.
Mine are the Custom 95 (62 RA and 16x19) and the beam is slightly rounded at the edge...it is not properly a boxed beam (as, for ex, the Prestige Classic 600 ecc), but I would say that they are more near to a boxed beam than to a D (such as Angell TC97) or O beam.What type of beam are they, box, d beam or o beam?
I have never tried them but they don’t seem to have the presence that Angell has. Is their 62RA flex similar to Angell 63A?
I’m pretty sure the guy that started this company was Paul Angells business partner with vantage racquets.
I have never hit with or seen a Zus, but I'm guessing that the lack of hype is due to worse marketing and a worse name than "Angell." Or maybe the racquets suck, I don't know. But I've heard generally good things.
Very interesting link to that older thread. Thanks, did not know the background.As discussed in this thread, the similarities between Zus and Angell has been talked about before:
Zus racquets
The guy was once a distributor for Vantage(Angell) in the US but he did things his way without permission and then Paul broke their relationship off.
Zus seem like solid frames still but different in a few aspects. Interesting about the beam being more box-like. If they made a 93 or 94 I would buy in a heartbeat, cant figure anything out product wise from their facebook though...
I like the Angell idea just not the D beam in the head. To many the D beam (Such as Wilson Blade) is not ideal.Very interesting link to that older thread. Thanks, did not know the background.
Paul does absolutely fantastic work with Angell, has top notch customer service and his products speak volumes.
Personal preference but my Angells remain in my bag and I am sticking with my fav custom brand
technically angell TC 95 and 100 only have a D beam in the throat the head ... no angell racquet has a d beam in the headI like the Angell idea just not the D beam in the head. To many the D beam (Such as Wilson Blade) is not ideal.
Does anyone know if they are still in business? Their website is down. No answer to phone calls and no reply to my messages [emoji856]
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Who would pay that much money for tennis racquets? They are probably not doing great business.
Says they are updating the websiteDoes anyone know if they are still in business? Their website is down. No answer to phone calls and no reply to my messages [emoji856]
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Who would pay $400 for a racket? Well, the guy I strung one for had 3, told me to take my pick which one to string.
Says they are updating the website
http://www.zustennis.com/index.html
I have 3 Zus racquets, too. But I didn't pay full price.
At any rate, their market share is miniscule, and I think the price has something to do with it.
Yes, they are way too slow to have their website down.That website has not changed yet. It's been too long. I'd rather to hunt the vintage racquets. Bought some which of them are in good conditions, even brand new. They are Dunlop Max 400i (MIE), Head Prestige Tour 600 (MIA), Wilson Ultra 2 (Made in St Vincent), and Pro Staff 85 (MISV).
Yes, they are way too slow to have their website down.That website has not changed yet. It's been too long. I'd rather to hunt the vintage racquets. Bought some which of them are in good conditions, even brand new. They are Dunlop Max 400i (MIE), Head Prestige Tour 600 (MIA), Wilson Ultra 2 (Made in St Vincent), and Pro Staff 85 (MISV).
I have 3 Zus racquets, too. But I didn't pay full price.
So, how do you like your ZÜS racquets?
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Finally had time to cut my ZÜS in pieces. This one is ZÜS 95 Custom, 16x19, RA62, 27”, 310g/310mm. Real flex measured on RDC is RA56 unstrung and RA50 strung with 17g poly string at 26/25kg. Stock SW285 unstrung and SW317 strung. Playing with this racquet very much reminded me of Ultra Tour. Great control, Low powered, muted, arm friendly. Those who like UT but want 16x19 and thinner beam might try this one out.
Here are some pictures before and after I smashed it. The foam is not black, it just got dirty in process of cutting. The layer is pretty thick, but it is less dense and has less weight than for example Angell fames or Head TGT. Therefore it has lower SW and is pretty good platform racquet. Also the graphite dust feels not so “aggressive” to human skin and eyes. So my assumption is that the racquet isn’t made of pure graphite, there is something cooked and mixed in in the layup.
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One of my friends knows the guy that owns ZUS and it is a guy that used to work with Angell. That's why the frames are so similar.
You really are brave enough to cut a brand new racket hahahaha. Do you have an Angell K7 to cut too? Hahahaha
Got it. Haha. And speaking of K7, are you liking yours? Is yours one of the first lots?It cracked during the match, that’s why I am so brave
I do have K7, but Ultra Tour would go first, people are waiting to see what’s inside since day one after it was released
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Got it. Haha. And speaking of K7, are you liking yours? Is yours one of the first lots?
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I added lead and the instability disappeared. I also have a tc95, but I prefer the K7, which is much more comfortable. Are you interested in selling your K7?I had two from the first batch, yes. Flex and balance was off on both. One is RA54 strung and other is RA57 strung. I like the feel at net. But from the baseline it is not working for me. It just isn’t stable. I much prefer TC95
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how would you describe the feel and comfort of the züs 95 custom in comparison to the k7 and the tc 95. since you compared the zus to the ultra tour i guess it is in between the k7 and tc95 ?I didn’t find ZÜS and Angell custom racquets to be so similar actually.
did you have a chance to test the zus custom 95 in the meantime ?Haven't had a chance to test it due to injury.
did you have a chance to test the zus custom 95 in the meantime ?
So you can get them? The website still says, "Coming soon"!Just got my new Zus Racket, here the specs:
Color: White with black grommets
Headsize: 100sq
Beam: 21mm beam
Static Weight: 335g
Balance: 30,5 mm (12pts)
70 RA
Pattern: 18x20
SW ? feels like 320 unstrung
Fairway Leather grip
I'll string it tomorrow and I'll give it a test run on Friday.
As it is, it looks awesome and feels great just to swing it. Built quality is fantastic, paint job remarkable and flawless and the grip is very comfortable...everything feels right. Let's see if it plays as good as it feels.
I know it's expected to be light and fast unstrung but it feels maybe too light for what I'm used to. I weighted to check if there was something wrong and it weights 335g spot on. Anyway I'll strung it and will test it stock and then I'll see if it needs more weight.
But it's quite impressive out of the box. It's on pair with Angell quality but I prefer this paintjob and somethings tells me this is a better racket, at least for me...will see about that.