2023 Yonex VCORE 98 Review | Indian Wells Hitting Session
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- Exciting updates revealed on the latest VCORE 98. First impressions are good and I was lucky enough to hit at Indian Wells with a solid partner for the day.
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Just about to watch . Thanks for the review .any plans for the 95 2023 review ?
No plans besides to get my hands on one ASAP lol. Nothing set yet but it shouldn't be long.
Good review, thanks! Regarding flex... is it noticeably more flexible than 2021? How does it compare to Ezone? That forehand late in the video that sailed on you is something I do with the 2021 all the time... if you don't really assertively finish strokes, they sail. It made me look around at other racquets but then I adjusted my stoke and set up a bit (but still do it occasionally! ha ha).
It is perhaps a bit more flexible feeling. Maybe not as much as you'd think for the difference on paper but flex doesn't say everything. The beam is slightly thicker in some areas as well but overall RA lower. You may or may not notice but I'd say yes.
I imagine what happens to me on shots like that is largely just the balance but I won't know until I test it. You'll see the difference in a future upload where I'm also hitting at IW but with the EZONE.
Dang, this guys good. Concise and fast wow..
haha well thank you :)
Thank you! I feel like I get more spin with the ezone as well which is so weird.
Ha, so it's not just me. Try both in stock form or to your setup? I haven't, yet. I specifically get more with the 98 EZONE, I don't quite feel that way about the 100. Again, not what you'd expect from headsize alone.
It pretty much depends on the swing style. Ezone‘s throat design is more aerodynamic and supports a late head acceleration right after impact. This gives you more head speed and therefore spin, but only if you brush the ball or in other words, have a more vertical type of swing. If you hit more through the ball, Ezone is faster and has less spin than Vcore. That’s what I experienced
Thank you for being an enabler for my racquet addiction ;) this year's lineup: will it be the vcore, the radical auxetic...or the dark horse, elevate v3? Gonna be a fun year, thanks for the review!
Probably all of them. Let's be real.
I'm thinking about that head gravity coming up pretty soon. I should make a video "what I want from a racket" or something.
@@time410s but don't we all want everything? Buttery comfort but crisp? Maneuverable but holds up to big hitters? We all want a light flexible racquet that plays like a heavy stiff racquet haha. Thus the infinite journey! 🤣
thanks for the vid. I've noticed something with Yonex rackets from last gen... random balls go into the net. Something to do with the weight distribution or something.. Does this have the same effect?
I never felt the balls that went into the net happened randomly. It was always something to do with the balance messing with how I swing the racket.
I also prefer the Ezone overall and imo the previous Vcore played better and looked sleeker then this update.
Hey! Did you test a leather Grip on the 98? What was your experience?
I didn't. I never really went back to it. I am very happy with my pa98 and encourage people to try that if they're looking for something in the ballpark of a vcore 98.
Thanks for the review! Hows the power level and feel on contact compared to last gen? Something interesting about the new vcore 98 is that the twist weight went down from 14.4 to 13.9. So I think the racket should feel more polarized when you swing it.
Interesting. Maybe the stability sensation comes from other factors. It's too hard to say this all very definitely until I've set it up to my taste. I would agree a more polarized setup leads to more spin potential. I haven't met anyone who disagrees with that who also know what a polarized setup is.
Feel a little bit after and maybemore dwell time. I wonder if the sensation of stability has to do with dwell time. Maybe!
@@time410s You didn't mention your string tension.
It's a great racquet but gonna stick with my blade v7. The vcore is great for power and spin but the control and feel ain't as good, especially in the summer heat.
I might take a blade over it. I liked the 95 a bit more.
Was waiting on this, thanks for the comparison between this and last gen. Curious to know which racquet you own now? 😀
Haha the volkl V8 I impulsively bought again but the racket that feels most like mine is the EZONE 98
I've come back to standard length or at least shorter than what I used to want and it's made me reevaluate what a racket does for me. Hence why I got the V8 again but I won't be keeping it.
@@time410s Hey, nothing wrong with reconsidering your previous choices of frames. We discover new things about our games with experimentation.
@@b.lakeberg7456 this is very very true! Also sometimes we will never be satisfied haha. Both can be true, though.
@@time410s I can relate to not being satisfied. I love collecting racquets. I often switch between multiple frames in a hitting session.
@@time410s why you're not keeping the vcore
how's the feel compared to the ezone? I sometimes think my 2022 98 ezone feels a bit too damped, I was coming from the head ig prestige mp so I like a more connected racket, do you think the new vcore has better feel (less muted) ? thanks
It actually might but I don't think it's night and day. I think the Yonex is actually just a pretty dampened racket. Some like that, some don't but it's pretty clear in the marketing with stuff like VDM mesh that it is the intention.
@@time410s thanks for answering
How many lbs. have you used? What strings do you use?
This was a while ago but probably hyper G in the VCORE. I use different strings now and they greatly outperform. Restring zero and toroline wasabi! You should check my IG to learn more. They are very impressive
What grip size do you use?
Generally #3 but it's notably thicker after my mods to the grip and handle. So fits probably between #3 and #4 if comparing my custom rackets to a stock one.
Hello! Do you know if vcore 100 2023 has a closer string pattern than vcore 100 2021 version, also? Thanks!
Great question! I'm going to guess, yes! But I will try to have a look side by side soon.
@@time410s on tenniswarehouse's review, Jason said that one negative about vcore 100 is the wider string spacing. I am waiting your h2h comparison. Thanks!
@@cosminpantelimon1664 interesting. I will see in person for myself. They really said that in the context of comparing to the last vcore 100?
Some suspicious stuff was said in the most recent vcore 95 review on tw so I'll have to also confirm if that checks out or not. Nothing wrong but more like "how could that possibly be true about this racket" so I'll keep y'all updated
@@time410s They didn t say in the context of comparison with old version...Jason said for his preferences, for his playing style, I think! Let s share with us when you have the result. Thanks!
Are you mainly using the Ezone98? Other than leather grip how else have you customized it?
Not too much actually. My funky grip mod which really is just a little layering of tape to fill into my hand better. This way there's really no gap between my hand and the handle. Maximizes contact with the handle, in other words. Molds the grip to my hands more. Also, adds a couple grams of weight.
Otherwise, for now, that's it. Might play with weight just a little bit in the head but I really like it as it is so I'll have to be gentle with any tweaks from here.
A refreshing review… Have you hit will the Ezone 100 and Vcore 100? I’m a 4.0 senior singles player, one-hander, can hit spin and flat with FH, mostly flat BH…Lots of touch shots… I want to try a Yonex… My friend loves the Ezone 98, another friend loves the VCore 100… I don’t know the difference between the Ezone /VCore…I also have good experiences with 98s and100s… I don’t want to demo all four… Just two… Any suggestions? Best, John
Hello! The VCORE and EZONE are pretty different. Specifically, the 98 is less stable and more powerful. The VCORE 100 much more stable and less spin friendly but good all around control. You get what you give, you know? On paper that might be way more suitable to your style. That or the VCORE 98. I think that one is more versatile. Some think the 100 is too powerful. EZONE 100 very powerful and pretty darn stable. You might like that or might find it annoying. Not the most arm friendly racket but it's not bad.
If you love touch shots and care more about hitting great angles and drop shots, etc, the VCORE PRO is cool. Very comfortable. Stable, good access to everything except power. That can be a struggle on any VCORE Pro racket but you might not be bothered by it. Depends how much power you want access to. That one runs out for me when I have more to give. Some might not be hitting as hard and won't be as handicapped with it in that way.
One of the best feeling rackets, by the way.
@@time410s where would you put the regna in the 98 mix? Look forward for the full vid for that one
It'll be up soon. I'll post an update in shorts soon.
It's definitely in it's own category but you can make comparisons to each one to get a good idea.
Just my experience with the prior VCore 98, but I never found it to be a particularly spin friendly racquet, certainly nowhere near as good as, say, the Head Extreme Tour (with both in stock form). I also agree that the Ezone 98 (in stock form) is better with spin than the stock VCore 98 (last gen). It's puzzling that Yonex would make its midplus "spin" frame with a denser string pattern than the last; I'm sure it will be even worse for spin with that change. All in all, I think the VCore 95 and the VCore 100 are the better frames in the VCore line.
Do you think the 95 is better for spin than the 98? I will perhaps try this racket again with my tuned setup. I honestly bet that makes a massive difference but it's interesting that you also observe the EZONE to be more spin friendly in stock form.
Hitting with the 95 now but it's tuned to my liking. A review will come up soon and I'm sure to mention/compare to the 98 a bit in that video.
I used the 2021 Vcore 95, and now I switched to the Vcore 98 2023 to gain a bit more forgiveness and more spin from the 16x19 string pattern, and this is exactly what I got. I can definitely feel more spin/kick on my serve with the 98, and I also got more depth on my groundstrokes, plus I have less frame hits. I am quite happy with this racquet.
😂Still waiting for the review on Restring Zero. Tried it myself and loved it but gave me tennis elbow 3 weeks later, can’t wait to hear your thoughts! 😅
Aww darn. Did you try the 17 gauge version? What's your normal string?
It's a little more firm than some but personally I didn't find it to be much different from a lot of the popular polys in that way.
@@time410s Yeah, they were really nice and sent me a set of 16g and 17g. I tried the 17g at 48lb, was stiff af at the beginning but after a few sessions, it breaks in settles real nice. Snaps back like crazy, only problem is that tennis elbow both arms after 3 weeks. Maybe I should stop full poly now. But yeah its tough now, have to rest 🥲
@@hijikatakun000 Darn, I'm so sorry to hear about the elbow but I'm glad you tried and saw the crazy snapback for yourself. Good luck with that. I have a great exercise to share that helps with tennis elbow a lot and it seems like nobody really uses it. I will upload a short about it soon, stay tuned.
@@time410s Looking forward to the exercise. Really unfortunate cuz the string plays really well, good control, spin, comfort. I think it’s muted enough for me to not feel anything until the tennis elbow hits me like a truck. Gonna try the 16g in hybrid with multi, hopefully that helps 🥲
There should be an ezone 95 instead of a ezone 98 tour
I love the idea of an ezone with a denser string pattern but the drill pattern is already dense so it seems almost crazy to put more on there. However, I would love to see it. It is odd that the VCORE 95 is what it is in that lineup. Maybe you make a great point, it actually seems more like it fits into the lineup of EZONE than it does VCORE. Strange...
@@time410s there should be two options a 95 regular and a 95 tour 16x20 and 18x20
95 is kinda … outdated :)
@@villiam7941 to whom? Do you know how many pros use 95 square inch frames
@@Official.tadiwa and do you know how many more pros use 98 or even bigger? :) I don’t ever speak about club players.
Please test the 100..! For whatever reason other reviewers are enjoying that one more over the 98
What kind of things do they say are different? I heard you can get much more power on the 100 but I never struggled for power on the 98.
@@time410s I've heard a lot of people complain about the lack of power and the feel.
here still prefer the sv95 all the way, its a beast at crushing balls from anywhere.
I think I've used that a little bit. That's cool if you still have one!
You spent most of this review talking about what you would do to modify the racket.
Waiting for the extended version
Nice!!
this thing generates tons of spin
yeah this racket is all about spin.High launch angle.
Perhaps it's the people using the racket and not the racket itself!
Could be that since it always matters but how is it I get tons more spin with the EZONE? Tons more. It's Pure Aero levels.
I have a solid theory as to why and it has to do with the racket. I hope you guys will watch the video I make on it!
Babolat, Yonex and Diadem have gone softer on their latest releases. Seems like a new trend.
Head Auxentic technology aims towards more stability rather than softening up the stringbed.
Yonex went Boom-mode with the new head shape or did Head went Isometric mode first to catch Yonex? Don't know the answer but that enlarged sweet spot from 10 and 2 o clock on both brands' latest releases can't be a coincidence.
It's interesting to see flex come down a bit, especially from babolat since they were once the brand setting so much of the trends. I wonder if Yonex is a big trend setter these days. I imagine they could be. I'll have to see a boom in person, I didn't notice that on my last look but I'll see soon. But I wonder if Yonex influenced babolat because that new pure aero is much more densely drilled than the last generation. It's getting close to Yonex in that way! Crazy to see, honestly.
Did you try the vcore 95? What do you think of you tried it.
Practically the same thing as last year but with an even uglier paint job.
LOLL I think It's a different take on the racket for sure. I can understand not loving the paintjob but this newer generation, to me, feels and seems like a solid update from the last. I would certainly pick this one over the last especially for the greater stability and slightly denser string pattern around the sweetspot area. Those two traits are a big deal for me.
I suppose that, when you talk during half of the video about adding weight, customization and changing the balance, you don't like it very much.
Haha well I guess you're not wrong! I don't blame the racket since I believe I can change that pretty easily but it was annoying to have to adjust to it and still feel like it was holding my spin back a bit.
Just curious when you referred to your level, what exactly is it? 3.0? 3.5?
Like 4.5-5.
I'm playing from Cali so the USTA is a bit dense here which I hear means a California 4.5 is competitive with 5.0 in most other areas.
But technically I don't actually compete. It's not my thing but most of my hitting partners are all 4.5 or open level since 5.0 is hard to come by for tournaments most just play open.
Some people have a problem with me expressing my level with these numbers but what am I supposed to say, I don't have one?
It's an honest representation of the hitting intensity and such that I play with. But I am not a tournament ranked 4.5-5.0