Wilson is updating their Burn Countervail series with the 95 sq inch edition racquet called Wilson Burn 95 CV, endorsed by Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori. I’ve written about the Countervail effect both for the Blade line and the Burn line and I really thought the update made the most sense for their stiffer offering, meaning the Burn (burn those joints!). For the Wilson Blade racquets I preferred the excellent response of the 2015 versions, but for the Burn line that, in my opinion, was a little bit too stiff for tender parts of your body, I think the addition of …
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Kei Nishikori racquet
A lot of people wonder how a relatively short guy like Kei Nishikori can get so much power out of his shots. If you’re interested in Nishikori’s racquet this is the post for you. Contrary to what most people think, Nishikori is not playing with the racquet model he endorses, the Wilson Burn 95, but an older model called the Wilson BLX Tour (review by Tennis Warehouse on the link). Still, the Wilson Burn series of racquets is a very popular line for a reason – it simply gives amateurs to advanced players a lot of power and with the …