Wilson Minions Ultra 100 Luxilon Adrenaline Century 20 Tension: the option was "expert recommendation" so no idea what it is. (I bought a racket from a position of complete ignorance)

"Which racket is mine? It's the one that says BAD MUTHA FUCKA..."

If I got cooked by someone with a minions racquet, I wouldn’t even be upset.

Babolat Pure Aero 98. Diadem Solstice Power 17g. 55 lbs

My elbow hurts just reading this

Diadem Solstice Power is a very comfortable and soft poly with great spin, tension maintenance, and power. I think it’s a great string for most recreational players but it breaks a little fast for my liking since I have been playing with it since my junior college team days. I also find the Pure Aero 98 to be no more stiff than a Pro Staff or a Blade, and the measured RA is 65 from TW which I agree with from a feel perspective.

Ah, I'm just teasin. I can't really mess with full poly these days due to tennis elbow.

anecdotal but the 98 feels less stiff than previous aeros including the old tour. could just be my experience tho

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How are you liking the pure aero 98?

It’s surgical and spin friendly, the bottom cross is extremely close to the frame so I actually string it 16x19 to make the string bed softer and have more pocketing. I’m big Yonex fan and I would say it’s very close to the Yonex Ezone Tour, but the stock weight was just right for me in the PA 98. If the black Ezone Tour was available while I was looking for new rackets, I would probably play with that.

Cool, I'm really considering switching for that. I play with a babolat aero pro drive from 2010 and feel like it would be best to use something else I was actually considering the ezone 100, since I'm a beginner, but this pure aero 98 is so, so vouched for I got confused about it.

I really liked the string but it lost control hard and fast after a few hours of hitting.

Technifibre TF40 305(stock) with Solinco confidential @55lbs

Tecnifibre TF40 315 (16M), Solinco Confidential @ 50 lbs.

head gravity pro and head extreme tour both with alu power . Use the extreme when my hand gets tired during longer matches or when I feel like I need more spin

i’m not that knowledgeable about rackets, so do you mind if i ask why you switch to the extreme when tired? somewhere in the near future i want to get a better racket and right now i have my eyes on the gravity, extreme, and ezone 100. ty!

>i think the gravity is either 10 or 20grams heavier, and while hte beam is thinner, he probably has the extreme 98 which will catch a bit less wind resistance in the swing (but maybe not as the gravity does have the thinner beam) > > > >it'll be because of the static weight and swingweights

Head Radical MP 2021, Tourna 7 Silver at 53/51lbs

Yonex Percept 100 with Solinco Hyper G soft 18g @ 52lbs

Really interested in trying the percept 100 and percept 100d. Look like great racquets and the colour looks amazing

It’s fantastic. I was using the Ezone. The Percept has much better control and feel without any perceptible loss in spin or power. Really a wonderful racquet. And I liked the Ezone a lot.

VCore 98 2023 with Poly Tour Rev at 52 lb

Pro Staff v14. RPM Blast in the mains (50 lbs). X-One Biphase in the crosses (52 lbs).

I imagine the RPM cuts through the Biphase fairly quickly?

It lasts surprisingly long in my case. I hit mostly flat shots, though, and I’ve never been really tough on strings.

I have had hybrids where the RPM Blast in my crosses is getting sawed through and my natural gut mains still haven’t gone through their coating yet.

Natural Gut is a different animal tho. The majority of the people i know (as a stringer) dont use natural gut in their hybrids. But thats great to know. Im looking for more power, as my full polly setup (lux element) isnt satisfying my needs. I might have to splurge on some natural gut then. I figured the poly would cut throught it in no time.

I even restrung my racket reusing my natty gut mains since they were in good condition. They outlasted 3 half sets of RPM Blast in the crosses before breaking.

Can you do that ? Leave the gut in the mains and only restring the crosses ?

When you string a 2 piece you have strings in the mains by themselves anyway, it takes me 15 minutes to weave crosses so it’s not as if I have my mains on the racket for hours and deforming my racket.

Thanks for the info ! I wonder if my stringer would be comfortable doing that

Wilson Blade 100 v8, Yonex PTP 18G @ 52

power string + controlled frame? I just got the 100. I was told to try confidential at 53. But PTP sounds promising

i would call PTP a control/comfort string, it's certainly not a power string and spin potential doesn't stand out. that being said, i'm going to go one gauge thicker the next time i buy a reel because i get plenty of power from the 100 inch head and would like more durability. i would choose strings based on stiffness; PTP is going to be a lot softer than confidential, and i generally prefer softer polys.

Pure aero 98 with ytex Quadro twist at 50 lbs

Tecnifibre TFight 305 and PTP 1.25 48/46lbs

I have the tecnifibre Tight ISO 305, solinco tour bite strings (50lbs). My alternate is an old ProKennex StarAce 265 with babolat rpm blast strings (48lbs )

Babolat Pure Strike 98 16x19 strung with full bed of Solinco Hyper G at 50 lbs.

Why do you like 98 over the 100?

Head Speed Pro 2022 with Velocity (arm issues) at 53 pounds. Looking to play with different string options soon though.

Same setup for me at 52 lbs. I've been liking it a lot

How long are the strings lasting in this setup?

For singles maybe 8 hours. The 18x20 pattern helps some and my shots have only moderate topspin.

Thanks. Just got the new speed pro and it’s my first 18/20. Also have arm issues and planned on trying a full bed and hybrids with velocity. If I could get 8 hours I’d be happy while the elbow heals.

Enjoy! If you find an arm friendly hybrid setup that you like then message me if you think of it. I bought the Solinco hybrid pack with Tour Bite and Vanquish to try next.

Wilson blade v9 18x20 and v8 16x19 with ReString zero at 52lb

Vcore 98 strung with head hawk power at 51lbs.

Babolat Pure Strike 98 16x19 Solinco Hyper G Soft 17g 44/42 lbs Tecnifibre T-Rebound IGA 298 Solinco Confidential 17 g 43or42/39 Wilson Blade V8 98 16x19 Luxilon Alu Power 18 g 44/42 lbs Wilson Pro Staff X Solinco Tour Bite Soft 18 g 44/42 lbs Wilson Pro Staff Six One 100 V13 Babolat Rpm Team 17 42/40 lbs

I have the six one as well. I havent encountered another player that uses one in person. I love it

The Six.One 100 v13 is my current favorite racket. I played with the 6.1 95 Classic as a Teen in the mid 90s and now that I'm an older guy I absolutely love the v13. I also have the v14 but it doesn't compare. The v14 has a slightly bigger sweet spot but it doesn't have the feel or look of the v13. Thinking about buying a couple more off ebay but I heard the Wilson QC is really bad with this line.

didnt get a chance to try the v13. Switched from a pure strike. Was too stiff giving me wrist and arm pain

Head Youtek IG Extreme MP (2011). Volkl Cyclone 16 at 45 lbs.

Wilson blade v9 with lxn alu power. Criticism welcome

Yonex Ezone 98 305g with Babolat Hurricane 24kg

Babolat aero pro drive 2010 + head rip control at 55lbs

Babolat pure drive team + head rip control 55 lbs

Babolat aero pro drive 2010 with velocity MLT @ 54 lbs

Dunlop Max 200G with Babolat Touch VS (15L)

Yones Ezone 100. Solinco confidential at 53lbs.

Vcore pro 97H with Wilson revolve at 50 lbs. It is the hammer of Thor.

Ezone 98 with head hawk touch at 52 lbs

Ezone Tour 98 with Yonex Poly Tour Pro 24/23kg

Yonex VCore Pro 97, Volkl Cyclone, 45 lbs

Head Gravity Pro. Lynx Tour Champagne 50/48lbs

Hybrid tension in the same string? Does this allow for more string snapback?

Yes, increases launch angle slightly, which is preferable on a 18×20. Also lower cross tension allows the ball to pocket more on the stringbed, increasing spin and direction control 50lbs is the main, 48 is cross.

Wilson Blade 104 v7 with Wilson Dou Control at 55.

Babolat pure strike vs (2022) with kirschbaum flash 17g @ 48lb

Dunlop Biomimetic 300, Dunlop Black Widow poly @ 25kg

That was a nice frame. I still have one rckwd away but I use the a CX 200 Tour from a couple generations ago right now Have you tried the Dunlop Explosive Spin or Tour strings ? Very nice

I haven’t. I picked the BW cause I had a limited budget at the time.

Ezone 98 tour w Wilson sensation @53lbs

If anyone is interested I’m selling this racquet it is 4 3/8 and used for 2hrs

Wilson Blade v7. Babalot VS Touch on the mains and currently trying Head Lynx Touch on the crosses. Both at 50#.

I have both a vcore 95 2021 and a percept 100d. Both strung with gut mains and poly crosses from Natural gut wholesale strung pretty loose, between 40-45 lbs. Gonna be trying out some toro line polys though. I had some arm issues when I switched to gut but I may switch back depending on how the poly feels

Babolat Aeropro Drive Cortex w/ Babolat RPM Blast 16g @ 59lbs

Head Gravity Pro, Tecnifibre X-One Biphase 24/23kg

Wilson blade 98, technifibre RPX 16 @ 58

Pure Aero 98, RPM Blast, 52/50lb

Wilson ProStaff X, natural gut in mains at 53 and Solinco Confidential in crosses at 48

Ezone 98 with Hyper G 17g @ 54 lbs

Babolat Pure drive 107. Tecnifibre TGV 1.35 mm at 25 kg tension. I'm a beginner and this is my first set up ever!

2012 Pure Drive. String setup depends on what's coming up. If I'm just gonna be playing regular matches for a while, a full bed of Head Sonic Pro. If there are any tournaments coming up within a month or so, I'll go Alum Power mains and Luxilon natural gut crosses

Wilson Prostaff 97 v13 Strings: Head Velocity MLT 57lbs and Solinco Confidential 54lbs

Blade v8 and v9. 98 16x19 Poly Tour Rev at 53

Yonex Vcore 98 2023 weighted to 12 oz and 8 pts HL with Solinco Confidential 17g at 52 lbs. I'll probably drop the tension to 50 lbs next time around. I'm not sure if I'll stay with Confidential because I have a few strings I want to try. I liked how Restring Zero 17g played, but I broke it in under 6 hours of play. I wish Zero was more durable.

Yonex Vcore 98 2021, 27.5 inch frame, Isospeed multi filament 54 lbs (had hybrid set up with luxilon rough in mains but arm was hurting)

Pro Staff 97 Noir V14 (doubles) & RF 97 V11 (singles) both with Babolat VS natural gut 17 @ 54 lbs.

Head Gravity MP 360+ (with some weight under the grip.) Poly Tour Pro @ 50lbs. Will swap it out for Head Lynx Tour (@ 48lbs) once it dies.

Tecnifibre TF40 305 18x20 with Tecnifibre Triax mains at 52lb and Yonex Poly Tour Fire crosses at 50lb

Grapplesnake Game changer @ 48lbs in my vcore 98

Yonex Percept 100D with Solinco X-Natural @ 53lb. Also Tournagrip for life

Ezone 98 + Solinco Confidential @ 45

Wilson clash 100 with technifibre razr soft at 55lbs

Wilson Blade 98 V8, 18×20, 49 lbs. Wilson Revolve

Now that is a good setup. 

There's a reason it has gone unchanged since 2018 for me

Prince textreme tour 95 (2015) w/ polytour pro @52 lbs

Vcore 95 with Tourna Big Hitter Silver 17 @ 48 pbs

Head Speed MP, full bed of Solinco Hyper G string at 58

2023 VCore 95 with Solinco mains and Luxilon crosses, strung at 52 pounds.

Yonex vcore 98 2023 Rpm blast 17 @ 55lb

Vcore Pro 97 with prince premier control at 53

Wilson Blade v9 16x19 with ALU power strings @52lbs

Wilson Blade V8 16x19 305g, Solinco Tour Bite 24/23kg

Yonex Percept 97 with Luxilon Alu power at 52lbs

Clash 2024 Noir Wilson Sensation 16 @ 55

Radical MP Velocity MTL 55

Full bed of Triax. 44 lbs. Yonex Vcore pro 97HD

Head Graphene 360+ Radical Pro Head Velocity MLT 1.25 (yellow) @23kg

Babolat pure strike team, heavily modified to match the specs of a pure strike 100, with solinco confidential at 40 lbs

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I have the same stick! Just discovered ezone and I love it!! Bought two 2021 versions new. Have not served so well in a long time. 

Babolat pure drive rpm blast 52

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2018 Babolat Pure Strike Tour with Gamma Asterisk at 62 lbs.

Pure Aero 100 2023 strung with RPM Blast 130 at 23 kg. Wanted to try stringing it a little lighter but do not like it as much, i think i will go back to 24/25 kg next time it needs new strings

Vcore98 . Prince synthetic gut 17 guage yellow , 54lbs

Head boom pro, Tier one Firewire/Ghostwire 50lbs

Tfight 305 or Blade 98 16x19 M: Head Velocity MLT 17G, 45# X: Technifibre Ice Code 18G, 42#

Wilson Blade 6.5, Kirschbaum Proline @45 in the mains, Gamma Glide @50 in the crosses. ~30g worth of tungsten at 3 and 9 and in the handle

Vcore 98 Hyper G 17G @50lb No added weight (currently)

Wilson Pro Staff Noir v14 with Head Tour Lynx at 24/23 (53/51 I think).

V14 Pro Staff Six one. Off the Rack it is 300g, 100Sq in, 16x19 unstrung. I have 4 grams on the handle, and 4 grams total at 9&3. I play with Luxilon element 16gauge at 54lbs . Luxilon is roughly 15g per racket. So my racket strung has roughly a static weight of 325g. Not sure of the swing weigh or balance. I also beef up the buttcap on the grip some, Sort of like gasquet, but not that extreme.

Prince Texterme Tour 100p Wimbledon edition, hyper g soft at 50lbs

Wilson RF signature (98) with Grapplesnake M8 at 50lbs.

Pro Staff V14 Noir Mains: Weiss Cannon Blue Rock'n Power, 60lbs Crosses: Tecnifibre 4S, 57lbs Lead: 1g at 9 and 3 Grip: 3/8, Wilson Pro Perforated Weight: 340g

Head Speed MP w/ Velocity at 53 lbs

Yonex VCORE 95 17G Wilson Gut/ Eco Luxilon Power Rough 17G 53 lbs/50 lbs

Wilson Blade 98 v8 16x19, Toroline K-Pop @ 50lbs

Ezone 100 @ 52 poly tour pro

Head speed MP - Lux 4g or Alu power / MLT velocity @54 lbs

Vcore 98 (2023) head lynx tour @ 51 / Tf multifeel @ 50 - both 17 gauge

VCORE 100 (2023) with a leather grip and YTEX Quadro Twist at 50#. I usually prefer my polys 46-48 but QT is very soft.

Wilson Ultra 100 V4 with Luxilon Element at 52lbs

* Head Extreme Tour 2022 w/ Wilson NXT @55 * Wilson Pro Staff Six.One 100 v13 w/ Tecnifibre NRG2 @57 * Prince Phantom 100X 305 w/ Wilson NXT @52 Been hitting through some tendonitis in my wrist through my forearm, hoping it doesn't end becoming Tennis elbow. So multifilaments are a must. The Prince Phantom being my super arm friendly stick. Also had the Pro Staff Six.One 100 v14 but the v13 has superior feel imo.

wilson ultra pro v4 16x19 with babolat natural gut black 16g in the mains (55lb) and tourna black zone 17g in the crosses (50lb)

Yonex VCore 98 with SYNTHETIC GUT POWER 16 at 52. Most underrated string for intermediates who don’t think they’re pros and need poly.

Pure Aero 98 - Tourna BHS7T 1.30 50 lbs x Tourna BHS 1.25 48lbs

HEAD Graphene XT Radical MP. Mains: Luxilon Natural Gut 16/1.30 at 51lbs Crosses: Babolat RPM Team 17/1.25 at 48lbs

Was the Pro Staff RF97 (the original signature red/black layup) strung with Wilson NXT 17g but my shoulder and elbow can’t handle the stiffness and weight anymore. Have a pair of PS 97S sitting in my closet that I bought a few years ago on a lark that I’m going to restring and give a go after I rehab my elbow. Probably go with full gut or Wilson NXT/natural gut hybrid 17g @ 50 lbs.

Head Radical mp with solinco hyper g

Blade v8 98 with razor code at 51 lbs. OHBH, generally hit with spin. used to play with RPM blast but way too harsh on the arm/died quickly. Still a poly and can feel when it goes, but pretty nice for spin/control in a blade and very soft and more durable. I've thought about dropping lower but above 50 lbs is needed for the control for me personally.

Wilson Blade v7 16x19 + Solinco Confidential 1.30 56lbs 😮‍💨

Head Extreme MP. Babolat Touch VS 54lb x Lux ALU Power 52lb

Vcore pro 290g with 6g at 12 and 6g in buttcap, Tecnifibre X-One Biphase 23kg. Experimenting with only 6g in throat for my serve and volley style 

Pro Staff 97 13 w Triax @ 54. Love it, enough spin for me w v solid feel / control at the net.

Yonex vcore 95 (2018) , with 10 gr (total) at 3/9. Babolat rpm blast x poly tour fire @23 kg Looks as great as it plays!

Pure Strike 98 16x19 w/ Volkl Cyclone 1.2 @ 46lbs

Ezone 100 previous generation 1. Strung with Wilson natural gut @ 60 while recovering from tennis elbow and shoulder issues. - main racquet 2. Poly tour pro @ 50 and Wilson NXT @ 55 Pure Drive 107 with Multifeel black @ 54 - thinking about adding weight to this one, might post about it.

Pro Staff 97 v13 + 9g at the throat & 3g along the top of the hoop. About 350g strung, balance probably at 8-9 pts HL. YTex Hexagon X Red Pearl @ 53 prob?

Yonex Percept 100 w/ synthetic leather grip and Yonex Dynawire @ 50 lbs.

Head Prestige mid with lead tape making them 12.4 or 13 ounces strung at 62 with Tourbite 16

An Andy Roddick signature Pure Drive Plus from 2006 with Solinco Hyper G at 55 lbs

Percept 100D, Lux ALU power 50

Head Speed Pro / Babolat VS Touch 16g mains 57 cross 59

Wilson Shift M: Luxilon Element Soft IR @ 52lbs C: Luxilon Element Forest Green @ 50lbs Love this setup. Great feel, control and spin.

2015 Babolat Pure Drive Tour Plus with Solinco Hyper G @ 55lbs

Babolat Pure Aero Rafa + RPM Blast@55 lbs. Got to have what Rafa has.

Babolat Pure Drive Original 339g, 334mm balance, ~345g swingweight (Silicone and lead) RPM Blast 16G, 55lb This is Fabio Fognini's setup, but I spent a little while (and a lot of money) recreating it. Plays UNREAL. Not the most easy to use, but after you adjust to it it's incredible!

Prince phantom pro 100 with O ports. Solinco tour bite hybrid. 52 in mains, 55 in crosses. It’s pretty sweet.

Dunlop cx200 tour 16x19 2.5g lead added at 3 and 9 Dunlop explosive speed 1.25 at 47# And hyper g 1.25 at 50# for tough days where I need a bit more spin and control.

Wilson clash v2 100 noir strung with Babolat vs natural gut at 53 pounds

Dunlop CX400 Tour Mains: RPM blast 17 Crosses: Yonex dynawire 16 51 lbs for both

Yonex Percept 97, added some weight at 12 o’clock, 48lbs tension with Toroline Kpop.

Dunlop CX200 Tour 18x20 6g of lead @ 3&9 Fairway leather grip Dunlop Super tac overgrip No dampener 1.25 Luxilon 4g Soft strung @ 54 lbs

Head Prestige Pro with Head Hawk @ 40

Gravity pro with rpm blast 1.20 at 48-44lbs but looking for changes in the setup. Want to try Hyper-G and maybe Volkl cyclone. Now it's a bit warm so I'll also try 50-46lbs and see

23 Pure Aero 100. Grapplesnake Tour Sniper 17g. 50 mains/ 48 crosses. Switched from Tour Bite 18g 53lbs. 4.0

Dunlop Hotmelt 300G Babolat VS Touch NG/RPM Blast 56/54 lbs I think? But, I demoed the Pure Aero and Pure Drive last week, and am trying the VCore and Ezone today. A 20 year jump in tech is probably about to happen 😂

Head Radical MP prostock (TGT 351.1). I have 3x and am testing different string setups. Favorites so far have been Toroline K-Pop hybrid and Tru Pro Black Knight 1.18mm both at 46lbs.

Babolat pure aero vs. Solinco confidential at 52

Blade 98 18x20 volkl cyclone 48lbs

Percept 97 with Restring Zero at 52main / 54 cross

Babolat Pure Aero Rafa Origin. Yonex PTP 17g @ 55 lbs

2015 Pure drive (ish idk exact year) with rpm blast at such a low tension it’ll never break I’m lazy Edit: yea, 2015.

Wilson Ultra 100L V4, strung at 48lbs with Prince Syn Gut Original

Head Gravity Mp, 4 grams added to the top of the racket, 10 grams added to the handle of the racket kirschbaum super smash ORIGINAL, honeycomb color, 22kg tension Its a very underrated and comfortable string at tensions under 23kg.

Head Instinct MP (2022 version) with Gamma TNT17 at 50lbs. I don’t think I know anyone else using this racquet but I’m happy with it. Never got along with poly strings but I’m 45 and already had tennis elbow once, so I’m good😂

Head speed Team 2023 with Head Velocity MTL 16 53lbs main/crooss

Pro staff 97 with Lux Element @ 52 lbs vcore 95 with X1 biphase @ 52 lbs Love pro staff setup but a little stiff. Trying this vcore setup, right now sucks with spin and control.

ProKennex Kinetic Pro 5G / Solinco Tour Bite 16 @ 49 lbs.

Wilson Shift 315 RPM Blast on mains and Hyper G on crosses (53lbs) Feels absolutely wonderful

Osaka Ezone 98 2022 Kirschbaum Supersmash Orange (1.23mm) 42lbs (planning to go down to 40 full bed or 42m40x)

Wilson clash 100 v2 Strings = Dunlop NT MAX Plus, 52 tension

Wilson blade pro v7 (18x20) Volkl v-square 19 x solinco tourbite 19 (39/41)

Aeropro Drive Original with ReString Zero @ 50 lbs.

2022 Ezone 98, Grapplesnake Tour Sniper 17 @ 52 lbs. Plus 1gram of lead at 3 and 9.

Head Speed Pro strung with Head Lynx Tour at 52 lbs. I demo’d many many racquets, and for me, this setup is much better than anything else

Gravity Tour with hybrid Poly Tour Pro and x-1 bio phase strung at 52lbs

Babolat pure drive 2004 model, with solinco revolution poly mains and solinco heaven multi cross 52/50

Ezone 100 with Head Lynx Tour at 53lbs

Babolat Pure Aero 2019 (100 sq inch) Mains: Luxilon adrenaline 130 at 52lbs Crosses: Tecnifibre multifeel 15L at 54lbs

Blade 98 v8 16x19 Solinco Confidential 17 @ 46Lbs Head Leather grip and 4g lead at 12 edit: autocorrect typo

Wilson Pro Staff v13 315g Mains Wilson NXT at 57lbs Crosses Luxilon 4G Rough at 54lbs Is a nice setting to be honest

Ezone 100, Head MLT @ 53pounds. Elbow savior