I hit this. It’s a load with the swing weight. Good singles stick Harder to be aggressive on return with the longer lever. I was a tad late all night long. Serving is spectacular
I asked Chris Edwards from Tennis Warehouse which of the top 18x20 racquets he would recommend most and he said, "I’d likely go with the SOLINCO WHITEOUT 18x20 XTD since it offers more power on serves and still felt easy enough to maneuver at net. Both offer more power and a livelier feel (as well as firmer feel) than the Speed and Gravity Pros. If you prefer more of a standard length I still think you’d find ample power from the standard 18x20 version."
I have 3 YT Prestige MPs in 18x20 at 27.75 inches and 4 IG Prestige MPs in 18x20 at 27.6 inches. I prefer the 27.75 inch length but the IG Prestige MP is just a better racquet. It is ridiculously hard to get XL frames though. I do wish that they made them all in just 28 inches and you can just choke up if you want something shorter - or you can cut the hairpin. Angel makes the TC97 with options for 27, 27.25, 27.5, 27.75, 28 inches. The TC95 is also 18x20 and available in XL lengths.
Are you suggesting that manufacturers should make 28” racquets the default spec? Doesn’t that mean that before long, Michael Moy 2.0 will ask for 29” to be the default spec?
@@jerome_morrow I think that 29 inches is the longest for match play. I'm not sure why the world standardized on 27 inches and it doesn't really make that much sense in terms of physics given different head sizes. In the pro stock world, you can get up to 29 inches I think, and I have a bunch of them. They tend to be under 27.6 inches, though, so I assume that it's fine-tuning for the pros. I suppose that you could make a slippery-slope argument but actual practice, in the pro world, would argue that it's more of a cluster.
@@movdqa Did you ever try one of those extender buttcaps, and if so, how well did they work? On a separate technical issue, there’s the theoretical possibility that cutting an inch off a hairpin can lead to an increase in measured stiffness. Whether that affects real world use, probably not.
@@jerome_morrow I've never tried extensions. I've read a lot about people that have tried them and a few people are happy but I think that they don't hold up for most. Especially above half an inch. I assume that stiffness increases with length but most racquets are measured at standard length. I also use a polarized setup (15 grams of lead from 10 to 2) which increases dynamic flex.
Didn't an old version of the Wilson Blade 104 come in an 18x20? Solinco finds a niche that's not filled by any other racquet manufacturer! Excellent marketing!
@@Tennissensitive not, but they were talking about rangers with a denser string pattern and extended, so for those 2 attributes.. To be nit picky, you cannot even compare a lot of 98 with each other as the shape of the head face can be totally different. Same for string patterns. I have rackets with a more open 18x20 than other 16x19 rackets in density. The vcore 95 2023 16x20 is very open compared to the Dunlop cx200 98 16x19
Was this even a racquet review?? Ok, it’s muted. Relative power level? Spin generation? Launch angle? Ground stroke, volley, serve performance? Does Gu ever say anything other than the usual rehash of “honestly, it’s a good stick”? Can Tennis Spin content get more worser? At this point, the reviews have become nothing more than gear infomercials.
I hit this. It’s a load with the swing weight. Good singles stick
Harder to be aggressive on return with the longer lever. I was a tad late all night long. Serving is spectacular
I asked Chris Edwards from Tennis Warehouse which of the top 18x20 racquets he would recommend most and he said, "I’d likely go with the SOLINCO WHITEOUT 18x20 XTD since it offers more power on serves and still felt easy enough to maneuver at net. Both offer more power and a livelier feel (as well as firmer feel) than the Speed and Gravity Pros. If you prefer more of a standard length I still think you’d find ample power from the standard 18x20 version."
Love the videos man👍
Damn. Coach Gu Hypebeast in this one. 🔥
The actual Phantom 93P is an extended 18/20 ... just fyi
Thanx, keep going
I have 3 YT Prestige MPs in 18x20 at 27.75 inches and 4 IG Prestige MPs in 18x20 at 27.6 inches. I prefer the 27.75 inch length but the IG Prestige MP is just a better racquet. It is ridiculously hard to get XL frames though. I do wish that they made them all in just 28 inches and you can just choke up if you want something shorter - or you can cut the hairpin. Angel makes the TC97 with options for 27, 27.25, 27.5, 27.75, 28 inches. The TC95 is also 18x20 and available in XL lengths.
Are you suggesting that manufacturers should make 28” racquets the default spec? Doesn’t that mean that before long, Michael Moy 2.0 will ask for 29” to be the default spec?
@@jerome_morrow I think that 29 inches is the longest for match play. I'm not sure why the world standardized on 27 inches and it doesn't really make that much sense in terms of physics given different head sizes. In the pro stock world, you can get up to 29 inches I think, and I have a bunch of them. They tend to be under 27.6 inches, though, so I assume that it's fine-tuning for the pros. I suppose that you could make a slippery-slope argument but actual practice, in the pro world, would argue that it's more of a cluster.
@@movdqa Did you ever try one of those extender buttcaps, and if so, how well did they work?
On a separate technical issue, there’s the theoretical possibility that cutting an inch off a hairpin can lead to an increase in measured stiffness. Whether that affects real world use, probably not.
@@jerome_morrow I've never tried extensions. I've read a lot about people that have tried them and a few people are happy but I think that they don't hold up for most. Especially above half an inch. I assume that stiffness increases with length but most racquets are measured at standard length. I also use a polarized setup (15 grams of lead from 10 to 2) which increases dynamic flex.
Surely the xtd 16/18 & 18/20 is the same frame apart from string spacing so how can the flex be different??
Angell k7 lime xl is 18 20 and 27.5
Didn't an old version of the Wilson Blade 104 come in an 18x20? Solinco finds a niche that's not filled by any other racquet manufacturer! Excellent marketing!
I had that 104. It is nothing like this WO as far as weight, balance, and swing weight. Not even gonna mention head size
No mention of maneuverability, a comparison with the standard length would have been interesting
I thought they said they hated the other ones....?
@@scottcarson3059 the other extended versions, but what about the regular 18x20 305 that Gu is switching to?
Closest to a 18x20 extended is the Serena blade 18x19 extended
How can u compare 98 to 102 or 104 headsize?
@@Tennissensitive not, but they were talking about rangers with a denser string pattern and extended, so for those 2 attributes..
To be nit picky, you cannot even compare a lot of 98 with each other as the shape of the head face can be totally different. Same for string patterns. I have rackets with a more open 18x20 than other 16x19 rackets in density. The vcore 95 2023 16x20 is very open compared to the Dunlop cx200 98 16x19
why everyone keep boosting this racket, its sold out in my country, how do you think it compares so std 305 WO 16x19
Was this even a racquet review?? Ok, it’s muted. Relative power level? Spin generation? Launch angle? Ground stroke, volley, serve performance? Does Gu ever say anything other than the usual rehash of “honestly, it’s a good stick”?
Can Tennis Spin content get more worser?
At this point, the reviews have become nothing more than gear infomercials.
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