It’s racquet releasing season and besides the big kaboom launch of the hyped Project One 7, that became the new Babolat Pure Strike we have Wilson launching a new series of Blades with Countervail technology and Yonex adding SV to their VCORE series. There is so much jargon in the tennis racquet making community, so many technologies to keep track of. VCORE has been around for a while, but I have no clue what it means but I intend to find out. SV means “Spin Vortex” and means the fins on the inside of the tip of the frame, as well …
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Yonex Dr 98
Maybe the word “review” is not a fair statement when I’ve only played the stick a few hours, but here are my first impressions of the highly reviewed Yonex Ai 98. First of all, it’s very easy to get used to. It moves briskly through the air and is still remarkably arm-friendly which I don’t find in a similarly playing racquet like the Aero Pro Drive. This is obviously key in the modern game where you need massive racquet head speed to create spin on the ball. Secondly, it’s quite stable for its weight. Some players who prefer players’ sticks in …