Babolat Pure Strike 16x19 VS 18X20 VS Wilson Blade VS Head Gravity VS Dunlop CX 200 | Racket Review 

another mistake, that wilson blade is the countervail and its v6 not v7... Cheers

Yes, someone already pointed that out. I’ve requested the V7 but TW sent me the Countervail and I ended up not realizing. I’ll have to review the actual V7 next time

Well the blade you got is 18-20 of you want top spin need 16-19.

I have a question about the weight of the Pure strike. Do you think its better to go for a 305g racket or a “tour” 320g racket? Thanks for the answer🙂

Thanks for the feedback!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 👏🏼

is it really? I play the 16/19 - never tried the 18/20. Should I? I live in Germany an always play on clay.

Great to hear! Loved trying it as well

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Yes it is - I just didn’t want to make the text too long. You can always just check out the swing weight at tennis warehouse

Appreciate it!

I would say the pure strike 16x19. Have not personally tried the radical MP but have heard from other players that it can be slightly stiff and a bit harder on the arm. It also depends on ur playing style and level. Head is a bit more forgiving on beginners in my opinion.

Good catch!

Gotta be honest haha

Thanks!

Thanks Rubin, glad you liked it!

Thank you Alex!

Thank you! Looking back I definitely think the pro would have been a better comparison (base on the feel), but I chose the rackets to test based on specs, and the tour has pretty much the same specs as the blade and the pure strike (except head size). But I definitely think the pro would have been more similar

Gravity Pro is really pro, and could be compared somewhat to Pure Strike v3 18x20 and Dunlop CX200 Tour, but not to other racquets in this review. Zverev, Rublev and Barty play with it. Heavy in the head, stable, needs constant hard hitting, a rocket really if you are advanced, if you have a double-handed backhand and if you stay on the baseline, although it volleys great. Needs a leather grip for good balance. One of only a few pro racquets you can actually buy.

And the 100's

yonex just dropped that new ezone tour and im so tempted

Thank you Sundar! We haven’t had a chance to compare them side to side yet. I was able to test the rackets above and Karue ended up testing the Yonex you mentioned (video here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2VZCHDE2YIY.html), but none of us has been able to use them all during the same hit. Definitely a video for the future!

​@@KaruesellHQ Thanx for the greate review! I am curious which of those reviewed raquets does my Head YouTek IG Prestige Pro 19x16 like? I gess it is the Dunlop, isnT it?

Thank you

Thanks for the comment Dene. I have mixed feelings about this. Definitely think that the manufacturers are making better rackets, but not necessarily to the extent that it will change your whole game. Most of the rackets today are excellent and are enough for most players - the rest comes down to hard work and skill. In terms of the strings, I think my setup with the pure strikes and the Dunlop were good enough to feel the racket, while the strings used for the blade and Gravity I think hurt my overall experience with those rackets. Personally I still have my rackets from college - Yonex VCORE Duel G (310g)

@@KaruesellHQ what did you not like about what was going on with the strings? I like the gravity a lot. I think it is a pretty string sensitive racquet but what isn't, if you're critical and a heavy hitter? I like it because it allows me to go a little looser but still has the density of the 18x20 pattern. Hitting with a pro stock gravity now that's extended length. Struggling to get power but maybe I need to try more things regarding the setup. Kinda between that and the ezone 98+ right now. Trying to find an extended length I really vibe with since I think the idea that 27" is standard takes away from an aspect of personalizing the racquet. Hardly any good plus racquets, despite how many pros use them. Many 27.2" or .3" on the tour. I think Djokovic, Monfils, nishikori and more use an unusual length. The 27.7" gravity I have is actually made for Zvrev so he's using a long one.

For the Gravity and the Blade, the tension was off a bit and the strings just didn’t give me the feel I wanted. Would switch to something better next time. Also the reason why I prefer the other rackets to the gravity is that they allow me to swing through the shots better. The gravity gave me great control, almost too much to the extent that I started feeling “lazy” on the court. Personally I like rackets that make me stay more active. I also felt like it didn’t add as much bite to the ball as I wanted

I have a very similar story to yours. I too also played with a Wilson PS Hypercarbon 6.1 midplus and have been searching for the right racket since coming back to tennis. I’ve have the following rackets. 1. Head gravity Mp. So far my stick to go to. I have 2 of them, which I am customising at the moment. Played with the tour and the pro. Too heavy and too stiff. Plus 18x20 wasn’t what I wanted. 2. Head speed Mp: A close 2nd to the gravity Mp. I may get a second down the road to play parallel against the gravity Mp. See if I can make a commitment after that. 3. Wilson ps v13: hits and plays like a PS but the racket doesn’t help the player much. Not what I was looking for. 4. Yonex vcore 100: sold that after playing a handful of times. Just didn’t click with me. Maybe the weight distribution turned me off. A very balanced distribution. Looking for headlight rackets. Side note. All rackets were replaced with leather grips + over grips.

Forgot to mention. 5. Wilson blade v8 100 (not the light version). This and the speed Mp were super close. But what turned me off was the arm soreness I had the night of playing, albeit the full bed of poly RPM blast was most likely the culprit.

I would definitely go for the 305gm. 320gm is way too heavy man.

Thanks! We have a review of the Ezone here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2VZCHDE2YIY.html

Thank you! We definitely want to but Karue lives in LA and I live in Dallas at the moment. Covid messed with our plans of getting together. But we will get together soon and battle

Thanks, looking forward to that! :)

No arm issues for me at least. Tennis elbow is caused by form

Pure Drives can be tough on players with elbow issues.

Hi Anthony - I requested the V7 but didn’t even realize they sent me the Countervail. Guess it was hard to keep track of all the rackets 😂 thanks for pointing it out, I’m excited to see how the V7 plays

@@KaruesellHQ What type of strings or string setup do you typically use? They have some pretty cheap polys and synthetic guts out there for $6 a set. If you use vs gut and alu then yea it gets very expensive. Do you string you're own racquets?

Normally I use the Solinco Tour Bite, but I’d love to test these out with Alu. I used to string my own rackets, but don’t have the time to do so anymore as I’m working 65 hour weeks lol

I hate when manufacturers do that. I used to love playing with the grey/black blade (forgot the year) but hated all subsequent models. Wish they would not make such drastic changes that completely change how a racquet plays from year to year. Although I guess I would never have found the pure strike v3 if that were the case, love the v3 hated the v2.

thats the 100 model not the 100l nor 100ul

Heck no bro. I brought my cx 200 tour 18x20 up to 352 g and a balance about 12 points headlight and it played better than ever. Just make sure to get the balance right

It does look like it but it’s the V7

My Tennis HQ Awesome - thanks for such a detailed review!

Thanks! Glad you liked it 👍🏼

My apologies Adam - I’ve been bamboozled. They actually sent me the Countervail and I didn’t even notice. Thanks for the heads up!

That's impossible. No way Wilson would make a v7 lol like a v6. That for sure is not a v7. So you do not string your rackets yourself? That's not that expensive. And please do not use the letter for letter writing gimmick in your video.. that is slowwww for your viewers Edit: didn't read all the replies

eyeing on the tour 95 16x19 dunlop.. especially since tenniswarehouse has it for a very good price right now

The 18x20 tour is incredible with a poly. Don't need the 16x19. I'm not sure if it was the 200 or 200 tour in the video cuz I thought the tour came with a leather grip

Totally wonky handle. Way too long/thin

I have tried both, I used to use the pure strike but had a lot of arm issues, apart from that amazing racquet but switched to the blade for more comfort.

I love that idea - and hopefully we’d be able to make it word in the future. Just really tough now (I work +65 hour per week and barely have time to get on the court), as synchronizing schedules with others would be virtually impossible. But definitely adding that to my “great ideas” list

I use a 16x19. 55 to 57lbs. Full poly.

I’ll try to get that done in the future. Thanks!

We already have a 97HD review live in our channel. We will review the rackets that we are able to get our hands on

We haven’t tried that one yet - it’s on our list for next rackets

Don’t get me wrong, the Gravity is a nice racket. However, the tour version just didn’t offer enough plow through and spin. I’ll try to test out the Pro version in the future and see if it offers a bit more in those areas. It’s an excellent racket though for beginners / if you’re mostly just rallying

Putting Solinco Hyper G @53lbs in the racquet, the most under-powered poly I have ever played with, I think had something to do with it. If your strings are taking all the power out of the frame, you crave plowthrough to get the power back which was the final conclusion. Put in a thinner or more elastic poly or a hybrid setup, it will play very differently and provide a lot more pop and heavier ball, though the extra plowthrough requirement could still remain.

I agree - the strings did not help at all. But like I mentioned in the video, I can’t afford changing strings for each racket we test haha otherwise I would. Hopefully in the future!

@@KaruesellHQ I totally understand and I think even with the different strings in each setup and from your previous experience, your analysis was still pretty much spot on, so congrats on that. I'm finding most racquets on market these days are string sensitive and require many iterations to get the to right string setup anyways. The challenge in demoing is trying to work out what kind of setup suits what kind of racquet. If you could add that in your future analyses, I'm sure your viewers would appreciate it :)) I know I would :))

@@a2casius Hyper G is certainly not the most underpowered poly and 53lbs not super tight either. I guess you've not tried many polys. However, we all have our preferences and those should meet our needs. Cheers.

We haven’t done one yet, but it’s definitely in our list for the future!

Hi. Check out the tennis warehouse review of the pro staff 97 rf and you’ll see that it’s a great racket “if you can handle it” (the weight). So you’re right, it’s heavy. Also i think the rf is more a control/touch racket and less a heavy spin racket. So in your case i’d be looking at the more spin oriented frames, such as the babolat aero, but maybe the strike is a nice in between. And maybe check out a slightly bigger headsize as well (unless you wanna be like bjorn borg who hit the frame twice in one stroke). But in the end it’s personal :)

@@richardvanvliet2287 yeah I've seen the reviews, and I've actually played well with this racket for like 3 or 4 years. I'm just not as spry as I was before haha more looking for a comparison between the pure strike and the prostaff. Only 1 sq in head size difference between the two, but that is a big deal in tennis

Charles Wall Specs start then ;)

😂

Agreed thats crazy high for 95 inch racket, people do not realise that the strings will be stiffer in a 95 than a 98 at the same tension because there is less leverage due to shorter strings in 95.

Generally it does. More power and less control

I’m aware, somebody already pointed it out. TW sent me a different version and I didn’t notice it

Shame. V7 is a better racket to V6 and is closer to V5 but less power. I have played with 4 generations of blades. I just string V7 with a lower tennis to add more power to the racket and a bit of lead at 3 and 9

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None of these frames come close to king prestige but it’s also more demanding than all of them. I hit with the prestige tour and that’s the only one where you can get away with poor footwork sometimes.

My level is about 3.5 i guess, and I use a Head YouTek IG Prestige Pro 19x16. I gess it is pretty much like the Dunlop, isnt it? I know that it is not an easyest racquet to use, but if one gets prepared turning his shoulders in advance and starts hitting with hips following with shoulders, the racquet feels and strikes decently.

I’m aware of that pal

No need to trust my feedback, feel free to go watch other videos. Also I’d love to test the rackets with the strings I like - wanna Venmo me the $200 bucks I’d need to spend?

@@KaruesellHQ When I demo rackets I ask my local pro shop if I can put my own string in the racket. I always get a strange look when someone new starts... lol

@@KaruesellHQ Sorry sometimes I forget the cost of stringing as I have had on older gamma machine for a while. Quick question how different is the launch angle on the Pure Strike 16x19 and 18x20. I have fairly flat strokes and often like a little higher launch angle.

I think the feedback on the racquets by the guy in this video is excellent. Tallies with my experiences of the racquets (though I haven't tried the Dunlop).

I agree with Omar. Though it might just be that topspin lobs over and over with highest swingspeeds of 50 mph don't look like high level forehands, that did not look like college level play at all. Dude ur replies are so aggressive too lol

Thanks for the feedback! I think this just proves how tennis can be a deceiving sport. While you may think my hitting is not at a college level, I did have a successful college career and am more than confident the I’m qualified enough to review these rackets. If you’d like to learn more about my credentials or background (or others at My Tennis HQ), you can check it out at: www.mytennishq.com/about-us/

Thanks man

Yeah it does. Think because my buddy was feeding balls from the service line it threw the off. It was my first time using it, so will keep that in mind next time

@@KaruesellHQ props to you for being able to put numbers on the screen and be secure about it.

Lol why do you say so?

@@KaruesellHQ cause I would always be self conscious about having super high numbers

Ah nah - I ended up posting it cause otherwise the footage would be worthless as that was the best angle I got. But yeah I got your point

Lol thanks for the coaching!

1 - these rackets are actually considered fairly similar to each other, hence why I chose them 2 - just take a quick look at the comments and see all the people who said they appreciate the video. If we can help ONE person with a video, that’s already enough 3 - we know we can’t make everyone happy. If you don’t think our channel is useful, no problem at all. Nobody is forcing you to watch our videos

@@KaruesellHQ you can make videos with each of these raquets separately which is fine because you have too much information and you must explain to everyone to understand the differences about stringing and etc., to help a lot of people to choose the best raquet for them. That's all