The Yonex Regna is back

The Regna is a limited-production racket, very high quality, takes 3 times longer to manufacture then other models, comes in 98 and 100 only, grip sizes 2 and 3 only and is sold exclusively in Japan (except for 2 times that TW has had a few). This may be why Pros do not use it. Besides top quality materials and build, the key difference is in the throat construction which has a hand-placed lattice of very stiff material that stores and releases energy very quickly. Like a Clash in a way, but more crisp. The Regna rewards going after the ball and has a flatter departure angle and crisper feel than a vCore Pro 330, without feeling harsh. The original model (black, silver and red) is supposed to play better, the 98 is lighter at 310 grams but feels familiar to players who like to swing serious weight. The original 98 has the best paint quality of all the Regnas, comes with a ‘special’ leather grip, thinner than usual i believe, which was not well-liked, though I play mine without overgrips and like them fine. The original Regna allows you to feel the effect of the special throat construction more than the newer model, but has the ‘special material’ on only the top half of the hoop, whereas the new model uses it in the entire hoop. As a player who was mostly using heavy (330-360 grams) players sticks with 90-93 inch head sizes, it has been a bit of a transition, but i find stringing the Regna 98 at 65 lbs with Klipper Kevlar, Soft Kevlar Gives me most of the control I want. A hybrid setup of Pro Line II and Dunlop syngut at 65/70 lbs also works well. Honestly, I had been wondering why you had not yet reviewed the Regna with all of your excellent Yonex racket reviews ;). Be well, Max

To be clear, I have no relationship to Yonex. I have been interested in sports technology and tried enough products that employ it to agree that sometimes it is mere advertising hype. I do collect rackets, however I specifically acquired the first-gen Regna 98s for playing. Whereas I do play with most of the rackets I own, the Wilson, Volkl and Yonex player’s rackets find themselves most often in the rotation. As far as Yonex go I currently own around 15, 4 of which are first-gen Regna 98s. Having done some research into the company as well as the specific racket model, it wasn’t difficult to believe that a premium product from a company known for superior quality would be better than their normal offerings. As far as the throat construction goes, you can see the lattice on the first-gen models. Is the throat construction a gimmick or is is ‘all that’, this I cannot say. I will however share that in my experience the Regnas I own all feel and play the same and not similar to any other racket I have tried. Also I have not played with anything larger than a 95 that provides anything close to the control I want and only the Wilson nPS 95 and nTour feel like a player’s stick while tipping the scale at close to 300 grams, the Regna 98 does both. The reviews I have heard are pretty good indication that the Regna is not a ‘regular’ stick, my experience with the Regna as well as the reactions of people I have let try it would tend to agree. Maybe try the thing before passing judgement?

Can you review the Six One 100?

https://www.tennis-point.com/wilson-pro-staff-six-one-100-v13-tour-racket-00705403668000.html#details-accordion