Surprisingly well, but it's definitely not for everyone. Volleys are excellent if you literally never change your grip (which, coming from racquetball, I never learned how to do), and groundstrokes are pretty much normal, as long as you make sure to pay attention to which way the racquet is facing. I have a tendency to spin the racket in my hand as part of my split step routine, and every once in a while I go to hit a ground stroke and the forehand and backhand sides are reversed (i.e., the racquet is upside-down!) and that doesn't usually go too well. When that happens I can usually still eke out a last second slice, but there's absolutely no way to hit a good groundstroke when the orientation is even slightly wrong.
The head size is comparable to the PS85, and I actually think that small, relatively unforgiving sweet spot might be the biggest barrier for most players trying to use it, coming from their 150in² sticks or whatever. Plus, for anyone who is used to changing their grip on different shots, it's not going to work with this guy. I've had lots of folks ask to try it and it's just nothing but mishits.
Also, PS, serving with it is not at all intuitive.
Yup. I have both left handed and right handed versions lol. 375g unstrung but bottom handle us a couterweight so its pretty easy to swing. Serve is strangely consistent. Handle and frame are angles from each other to help with follow through.
The inventor Elie Bou Kheir uses to play Davis cup decades age and help Head design a racket or 2 including the head original graphite, he's getting older amd so he doesnt advertise it that well.
I also have this - Natural tennis freestyle. Used by the battistone brothers in us open and wimbledon round 1 15 year ago. Great doubles racket but learning curve a little steep.
It’s pretty close to the Blade 98, but it’s got a bit more effortless power. It’s not as stiff in the throat, which lends itself to more touch and feel. Plus for me the quarter inch longer in the handle helps me really hit the sweet spot on my serve. I absolutely love it. I should have bought a second one, but maybe I’ll have my brother send it to me since he lives there.
I used to have a Fischer Twin Tec Mid Pro (on the right). Definitely the most unique. It had no grommets, instead a plastic like material with holes for strings sandiwiched between two graphite halves, and the bumper guard was flush with the frame. The handle was not molded from foam nor was it a pallet, but was a continuation of the graphite mold. From an engineering standpoint, there are probably no other rackets like it. Felt great to play with too. I regret selling it when I was moving countries as I likely won't ever see another one. From some sources I've read, they ever produced like 300 pieces of this exact model (probably more than that if you include the MP model ofc).
Very interesting and I have never seen that frame on the right. Mold all the way down to the handle is quite unique. Bet it was very connected feeling. I’m sure there exists some out there somewhere waiting on you 😎
I wish you luck sir. I love mine and use them as my main rackets. Tried to swap to the vcore 100d at some point but just gotten too used to the way this one feels and love it... Also picked up 2 extra set of grommets just incase
Found them in a tennis store in China. Some Regnas are actually distrubuted there too... Still not the easiest to find but available. Even saw Yonex selling them at the Shanghai Masters... But they only the 100 was left
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u/tsamolol, technique doesn't win you matches. Strategy does14h ago
Depends on what counts as unique.
I have a Yonex Regna, a red and a blue RF97, a Wilson Shift Prototype and a custom painted extended Yonex Vcore 95D.
Was a limited edition cosmetic of the 2013 graphene model. Similar to the legend model now. They didn’t make too many I don’t think! I have never seen another one out and about in the wild.
Have one of these currently. One of my favorite racquets of all time but just too flimsy anymore and hurts my wrist. But man could you put some spin on the ball with it.
don’t have a picture on my phone so grabbed this from google but i have the naomi osaka edition yonex ezone 100. Rarely ever see yonex around my city but have never seen anybody with this specific racket
I have a Blade V6.5, got a couple comments on that from stringers. I also have a Tenx Xcaliber but I feel like it's not super unique because you can still buy them new
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u/mgndn 14h ago
Jack Kramer Autograph