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Wilson Burn with Countervail

New racquet: Wilson Burn 95 CV

by TN April 7, 2017

written by TN

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 Countervail makes sense.

The Wilson Burn Countervail 100 is for example a favorite of one of my better hitting partners and was Tennis magazine’s editor’s choice of “Most Improved Racquet” (which I tend to agree with). But that’s the 100 inch version, the question here is if a 95-inch racquet is viable in today’s top-spin game?

Well, of course it is! 95-inch racquets such as the Wilson Six One 95 series, the Prince Textreme Tour 95 or Tecnifibre Tfight 315 Ltd are still highly playable and offer a combination of manoeuvrability and control that can be quite addictive. If you take softer versions such as the Prince Textreme Tour 95 or the Tecnifibre Tfight 315 Ltd, you might feel like the power level is low. But with any iteration of the Wilson Six One 95 or the Wilson Burn 95 CV, you’ll definitely get enough power.

Kei Nishikori endorses the Wilson Burn CV 95. You can buy the racquet at Tennis Express or Amazon.com.

There are a few things to be aware of the with the Wilson Burn CV 95:

Despite the addition of Countervail it can be a fairly stiff racquet.
It is an extended length racquet so might take some getting used to.

It has a relatively large sweet spot, but obviously not Babolat Pure Drive big.
The swing weight is quite high so it can be a challenge to serve effectively with depending on your strength and technique.

Here are the specs of the Wilson Burn CV 95

Head Size: 95 sq. in. / 612.9 sq. cm.

Length: 27.25in / 69.22cm

Strung Weight: 11.6oz / 328.85g

Balance: 13.2in / 33.53cm / 3 pts HL

Swingweight: 341

Stiffness: 68

Beam Width: 22mm / 22mm / 22mm /

Composition: Graphite/Countervail

Power Level: Low

Stroke Style: Full

Swing Speed: Fast

Racquet Colors: Anthracite/Orange

Grip Type: Wilson Sublime

String Pattern: 16 Mains / 20 Crosses
Mains skip: 7T,9T,7H,9H
One Piece
No Shared Holes

String Tension: 50-60 pounds

April 7, 2017 0 comment

Wilson Burn with Countervail Review

by TN January 9, 2017

written by TN

Wilson Tennis has released a new version of the Burn line (took over from the Steams) with Countervail. The Wilson Burn racquets (including the FST update) were a relatively stiff line of racquets but the reviews talked about a relatively comfortable feel for strung RA ratings around 70(!). The Burn 95 (extended length) and especially the Burn FST 95 received some great feedback from customers and play-testers.

Now Wilson is putting the shock-reducing material Countervail into the Burn line and giving them a cleaner look with orange lines on the side, very similar to the green of the new Wilson Blades and the red of the Wilson Pro Staffs. Reviews so far of the new Wilson Burns has been good overall. If you have sensitive elbows or wrists, you might want to play-test this because the stiffness rating is quite high. I play-tested it a bit together with a hitting partner (he’s a full-time tennis coach) and it felt remarkably good for a stiff and modern frame. My hitting partner, who would be ranked around 5.5-6.0 NTRP is actually switching to the Wilson Burn 100.

Although I’m not as much on the bandwagon of the new Burns as he is, I’m impressed by how much Countervail has managed to dampen a quite stiff racquet. And I wouldn’t say too dampened, because the guy hit like 10 close to perfect drop shots and drop volleys during our two hour hitting session. The Wilson Blade 100 with Countervail was strung with Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour which is not my favorite string, but played pretty nicely in the Burn 100. I would recommend trying the racquet with my go-to-string Solinco Hyper-G or a soft co-poly such as Luxilon 4G soft or Solinco Tour Bite Soft.

I will however stick to my Tecnifibre Tfights, but you do get curious about the new Countervail line of racquets from Wilson tennis. Since I used to play with the Wilson Blade 98 (2015), the new Wilson Blade 98 with CV could maybe do the trick!

You can order the Wilson Burns with Countervail at Tennis Express here.

The new Burn line with Countervail consist of the following models:

Burn CV 100S
Burn CV 100
Burn CV 95

Buy Wilson racquets from one of our affiliates:

Amazon
Racquet Depot (UK)
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January 9, 2017 2 comments

Tennis Racquets

Wilson Burn with Countervail

by TN December 5, 2016

written by TN

Wilson Tennis is using the Holiday season to release some new products. Beside the new Wilson RF Legacy All Court ball, they are soon releasing the new Burn line (took over from the Steams) with Countervail. The Wilson Burn racquets (including the FST update) were a relatively stiff line of racquets but the reviews talked about a relatively comfortable feel for strung RA ratings around 70(!). The Burn 95 (extended length) and especially the Burn FST 95 received some great feedback from customers and play-testers.

Now Wilson is putting the shock-reducing material Countervail into the Burn line and giving them a cleaner look with orange lines on the side, very similar to the green of the Wilson Blades and the red of the Wilson Pro Staffs. The Wilson Burns with Countervail will be on pre-sale from December 22nd and will likely be in your hands around the time of Australian Open.

You can pre-order the Wilson Burns with Countervail at Tennis Express here.

Countervail did dampen the response of the Blade line which will hopefully save some elbows and wrists, but it did also mute the feel which is not to everyone’s taste. Will the same thing happen with the new Burns? I would assume so and we’ll see what players think about it. I think it’s clear that the racquet manufacturers is starting to seriously think about reducing shock and injury and I think that’s a good trend. If you look at the heavier and more flexible racquets of the early 2000s, the number of injuries were much lower. The game is getting faster, more physical and the manufacturers need to take that into account with low-weight (faster to swing) racquets that still doesn’t make your arm fall off.

The new Burn line with Countervail will consist of three racquet models:

Burn CV 100S

Burn CV 100
Burn CV 95

Buy Wilson racquets from one of our affiliates:

Amazon
Racquet Depot (UK)
Do It Tennis
Tennis Express

December 5, 2016 0 comment