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I think old school 90's racquet focus on great connection to the ball, low power and precision - because courts were much faster during that period The frame is pretty muted in terms of feel, it does play nicely though for a flatter game as you are alluding to yep, but it has some viable power if you swing well

It's a bit dependent on the specs - the old one defaulted to a higher stock swingweight, so it will by nature have more heft to the ball, but the new one is far more launchier and you need a more control string to dial it down

@@SaqibSheikh Try the Percept 100D, Blade 100, or yeah if you want a 98, this could do

@@ashton2410 Blade 100, Percept / Speed MP, Cx 400, Strike MP aux 2.0 is a downgrade , because of the specs they default at stock, its not beneficial to most users i think, too high of swingweight

@@ACTennis thanks. Blades are my favorite racquets but I can’t get on with the new buttcaps of v8/v9 so I’m stuck with my 98 v7. Don’t mind the radical but it hurts my arm. Speed mp I really struggle with control especially ohbh so think I’m stuck with unforgiving nature of 98s.

@@ashton2410 A new gravity 98 may be coming early next year, so that could be an option or new Extreme Pro with a more arm friendly string set up

Thanks! two very unique older school type frames indeed, hope you find the one you want!

Still with the Gravity Pro 🙂

Thanks appreciate the support !

Wasn't mine, but specs were roughly 324 sw 324g around 32.8cm

@@noynizri7860 Nothing wrong with the shift, probably suits your game better than a Blade - Blade will take away alot of your spin which is probably weaponized - i would stick with something that enhances your strengths if you already like it, dont force a change for no reason - but if youre looking to have fun, then try the 16x19 , 18x20 will be too closed for you probably

@@schoenlinggwunderbar Percept 100 with some weight to bring it up to the 100d specs maybe since youre already coming from 18x20 and struggling with pop

@@ACTennis thanks, will give it a try 🙏

@@musarra195 Appreciate it!

Hahha i dont think anywhere near as nice, but appreciate the kind words!

@@ACTennis Yes, I like your OHBH as well, in one of your videos with the camera moving behind to show the angle of your OHBH, that is just beautiful and I am trying to practice like that. BTW, there is another version of Blade v9 98S 18x16, a very strange string pattern, Is it a chance for you to review it?

@@SonPham-zy2zp Thanks! i have been working on it alot since this video, and it's much better even now since February / March - for the Blade 98S, i don't think it's available here in Australia unfortunately

My reviews are done in the closest to intended spec and customized to point out how a change may affect playability - cheers

Yes sir

Feels a bit chunkier, alot more free stability, ezone handles alot faster and whippier , allowing for more spin, power is dependent on your strike style, i prefer linear stroke with Blade 100 and handsy stroke for Ez98

Still stick with Gravity Pro, Ezone 98 is a secondary, maybe even more for doubles and Tfight ISO a third option - i probably should give the Strike VS another go though

@@ACTennis thank you! Primary stick for me is a pro staff v13, but starting to look for possible new stick that is a bit more forgiving and really similar to what you are looking for! I may try the gravity...

Thank you! appreciate it - would love to try champions choice in it, but i spend too much on frames already 😁

Nah i demoed this one but it was easy to hit enough to get a good idea of how it plays over a week, since i'm directly coming off using the 16x19 version, so i never bought 18x20, but if i were to buy one of the two, would be the 18x20

Yep that's because it's kind of head heavy with a large head size, so it can feel a little clubby for some people 100L i think could be a good choice, with a little bit of extra weight if it's not enough, but being stiffer it could be already a reasonable bit more powerful as well

Hahah it's not as difficult as it looks, if you can hit a ball with any level of confidence, you will middle the Saber pretty well

98 18x20 id consider an advanced racquet, best to stick with the Blade 100 or even previous gen 2022 Speed MP / current gen Speed MP legend (they have lower reported swingweights than the regular 2024) - good racquets to help develop

@@ACTennis thank you for the advice 👍

Thanks alot - i use the Gravity Pro 2019 / 2021 versions

V7 feel being muted because it's also a combination of the racquet being super flexible - the best you can do is pair it with a much stiffer string - not the soft versions (as long as it's safe for your arm, and you have no issues using them) Alu power, Tour Bite, Tourna Big Hitter Silver 7 Tour, Luxilon 4G (maybe 4G soft only in this case because it's already like the stiffest string) , Tru Pro Durafluxxx - pretty much alot of the Alu power clones - others can be like Head Lynx Tour, Yonex Poly Tour Rev It's hard to get away from the feel i imagine, i don't think there's alot you can do to offset it, it's just how the frame is built, but that's the best you can do

@@ACTennis Thanks ! I really liked my n blade pairing with YPTP despite the soft flex of nblade 98, with v7 i cant feel anything (maybe because the frame is not so muted like the v7) have not tried YPTR yet is it on the stiffer side and crisper side ? For alu power its kinda expensive in here and lose its playability kinda fast isnt it😁

Ezone 98 suits me better, serve is unmatched, light and fast for high racquet head speed, can't go too wrong

It all depends on how strong you are - it's possible i could get better power from the Nova Team because i'd swing alot faster, but someone who can swing at the same speed using the regular version, then obviously the extra mass is going to help

At equal specs, just the MP, but Tour would be better for all out swinging and maintaining that power with the tighter pattern, MP i feel would spray alot more

After really kind of mastering my technique and swing in recent months since this review, i actually don't mind different frames anymore - currently using my gravity pro obviously 100sqin at a 33cm balance and 321g Of course i much prefer thinner beams , so 22mm max i would say, 100 or 98 is not a problem

Haha that was fast, didn't want to give it a go?

Nothing mate , some new Federer Wilson stuff on the way though, complete new range apparenrtly - i'm waiting for that, some kind of RF98

@@ACTennis pity. I'm itching for a new toy. Hopefully this new Wilson thing gonna be an interesting addition!

I get you, but yeah the reason why is that Blade 100 is still a control racquet for this line of racquets, so i compare what i can to the other (within reason) control racquets Speed MP is the only one that is seemingly a bit of an outlier, but it Speeds always had a decemt amout of control for what it was The 5g at this weight is not enough to make a difference for this specific style of racquets