2024 CX400 Tour: Dunlop's Secret Weapon? 

Good to see you guys on proper courts again, Beckett! My outdoor club just opened up recently and I am THRILLED to be back out on court! Happy hitting, TennCom Fam! (Except for that bastard, Morpheous)

Haven't watched your videos in a while. FWIW your game on court has improved a lot. Keep up the great work.

Wow you took this review to a whole other dimension, literally 😎

Great review, my feeling of the previous generation cx400t is the same as your assessment of the new one. Definitely too high of a swing weight for me and it felt very clunky on my ohbh. But yes, serves, hitting flat, and slices were amazing. Really looking forward to your Regna video!

@tenncom another video with good script and good editing. Keep it up.

The distance between my mouse cursor and the unsubscribe button is quantum entangled with the distance between the 95D and the knee of your self from another dimension.

Thank you for the video, na-Baron

The CX 200 OS is a spin monster with good power. The thin beam and plush feel make it a pure aero alternative for sensative arms. It's hard to put into words, but the way the head slices through the air feels incredible for my western spinny forehand. Nice cinematic look on the thumbnail btw :) I think the SW on the 400 tour might be slightly too high for me.

Good review. Tempting to give this one a try. Just hesitant about the stiffness with my past issues with shoulder and wrist. I’m still on my journey to find a replacement to my Pure Strike 100 2nd generation that I heavily customized to add weight everywhere. So far, I like Boom Pro, Gravity Pro (only on my best days) and Speed MP (on my worst days). Was not into EZone 100 and the new Blade 98, surprising since most love it. Keep up the good work.

Great review! Love the scripting as always. Planning on a new pure strike 97 review? 👀

I still like the 2021 cx 200 more. I just put lead on the head for more swing weight and stability and I'm happy

How does it compare to the previous cx400 tour?

I am still playing my srixion 2.0 tour frames all leaded up. I love them but am interested in trying a little more forgiving frame.

Have you tested any of the head prestige 2023? Not the classic 2.0 which you struggled with but the auxetic 2 versions?

I also went up to 54 lbs and liked it on this racquet. 54 lbs natural gut mains with 48 lbs poly crosses

Your reviews are all great - thank you! If you don’t mind - I’m debating between CX400 Tour; Precept 97 and Pure Strike 100 16x20 (realize having the 97 in there a bit strange). I’ve demo’d them and it’s a bit hard to tell the difference in a relatively short period of time. I do tend to have elbow and shoulder issues so long term comfort a key driver here. I’m a 4.5 with all court game and feel I could benefit from the 100 size even though the Precept 97 does seem to have a nice soft feel (the Precept 100 I didn’t love). A lot of the reviews I read indicate the Dunlop may be best for arm issues which confuses me given the higher stiffness rating and less headlight. Would love any thoughts - thanks again.

Do you have an opinion on the Tecnifibre Iga 298?

If you want a CX400 Tour with a tighter stringing pattern, just try the previous one. It's 16x19, but the string pattern itself alone doesn't say the whole story. String spacing can is tighter on the previous CX400 Tour 16x19 than the 16x20 is on the Diadem Elevate.

Dang that court is beautiful

Any chance the CX 200 Tour 16x19 fixes some of the problems of the regular CX 200? Slightly stiffer layup of graphite (albeit a thinner beam), and they also widened the string spacing compared to the outgoing model. Hoping that slight increase in swingweight helps, and the smaller headsize - in theory - could lead to an ever lower twistweight? It looks like whatever Dunlop did to the 2024 CX series helped improve stability despite less overall weight in the hoop, which might be worth looking at for people chasing racquets with lower twistweights.

How would you compare CX400 Tour to the v9 or v8 Blade 100?

Can you customize it to make it better and then share your thoughts? Review the CX200 Tour

stopped watching at 1:44. bought this racquet because it's perfect without qualification. thanks beckett!

Higher mgr/i doesn't make the racket swing faster. It actually makes it less whippy for a more controlled contact point.

I'm glad to see these reviews. I used the same racquet for 20 years until I tried the previous version of the 400 tour.. Now it's better.. SHIT !

What would you say if you compare it with dunlop fx500 2023?

A cool video to do is a vintage budget racquet challenge where you and a friend, Simon if possible, get a small budget of $50 and go to pawn shops and thrift stores for old tennis racquets. The racquets have to be either graphite or any composite material (basically anything but wood) and within 90 to 100 sq. inches. Racquets have to be anything pre-2000. Leftover funds can be used for upgrades like grips, strings, and weights. Reason for this idea goes out to all my poor tennis players (✊️🥲 I feel you). But on a more serious note, it's to see if vintage racquets are even worth using in a modern, competitive setting. Questions of whether or not the technology has improved massively and if all vintage racquets need to be usable are modern add ons like grips and strings. I would go to these thift, bargain stores and be fascinated by the old gear they have, especially from brands I had never heard of. Would be interested to see a video like that.

I just watched the video three times. But unfortunately I don't understand the disadvantage of the racket in practice. High and unconsistent launch angle? I'm a relatively flat hitter who loves the stability, feel and plow- through of the rf97, but I'm not fit enough for this weight. Is the CX400Tour worth a try for me, or there are better 300ish grams alternative to rf97?

How does this compare to the 2024 speed mp?

Your FH suffers @ 330SW but not double handed backhands. Up static weight lower SW like the Popyrin 2016 Dunlop Precision 100 Tour its a PJ pro stock.

What are the great racquets from your pov then, if this is just good?

What’s the twistweight on your CX400 Tour, please?

It might appeal to guys growing up with older style tennis. Like me. 😅 I play Speed pro and quite like it.

it’s notable how much longer the ads are now to watch these videos. i’ll go somewhere else

King Beckett had never been wrong

My CX400 Tour strung SW is 323

Mr. Beckettson, welcome back

Is the cx200 tour the best 95?

68RA? Wtf. Why did they make it so stiff??

I know you love hearing from me , so I am going to add my 2 cents . I just demoed the cx 200 , 200 tour 16x19 and 400 tour last week . The cx 200 does not perform as well as the previous gen did . The box frames of the updated racquets make the 200 and 400 tour feel sluggish in the air . The updates desire for more comfort has taken away from its performance . Dunlop is trying like other legacy control line companies , to access the general market space . In the process , they become less useful in control and spin . Dumbing down a racket does not help anyone . This is also the case for the percept 97 reg vs the vcore pro reg . Pure strike 97 lost its forehand control and power balance and the percepts heaftier feeling in its balance, has a loss of the backhand low height skid ball . Either way they feel less pro and probably why they droped the pro and vs names . The best of the line for me was the cx 200 tour 16x19 . It was interesting on play. It did not enthrall me . Low to medium spin and not enough control but added weight was unnecessary vs the 200 that could benefit from having it in the head while the 400 tour in the grip . The 200 tour as a more open 16 x19 should be a high spin racquet balanced with control . I tested all 3 with a size 2 grip . A person with a size 3 grip may benefit more from the 200 than I and a larger grip size for the 400 tour . To me the previous gen of the cx 200 tour 18x20 modded performs far better . There were no sacrifices made on the alter of consumerism . I have 2 cx 200 tour 2021 rackets . Listening to their paying consumers is neccesary and they failed to do that . This is the price , in not doing so . A great racket , if you have or will have the opportunity to test is the Wilson ultra pro v4 . It is a true , pure beautifuly performing 97 . The specs are in the same range of the cx's and is untainted by the general consumer market . This is a true successor to the pro staff v13 regular .

FrankenRacket 🤫 Prince Tour Diablo MP Head Size: 100 in² / 645.16 cm² Length: 27.25in / 69.22cm Strung Weight: 11.5oz / 326g Balance: 12.59in / 31.98cm / 8 pts HL Swingweight: 317 Stiffness: 60 Beam Width: 19.5mm / 19.5mm / 19mm

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