I switchen Form a Wilson Clash 100 to the Ezone 100 - The Main Reason was that the Clash was just too unstable at higher Speed. The Yonex is much more stabel on Serve and harder Ground Strokes. The Clash on the other Hand is an "Easy Going" Racket (i would say) for the Beginner to Intermediate players.
After I decided to swicht to 98 frame I tested, radical mp, boom pro, vcore, pure aero 98 and ezone. Ezone was the last one and after I tried it it was very easy to make decision.
@@denrudyi816I have a similar question as the comment above me,I would like to try out the Radical line,altho I would probably considered Pro than MP. Currently using an Ezone 100,I was definitely picking between 98&100 2 years ago, however I took advice from other channels and they suggested me to go for the 100 due to play style.
I’ve tested it two times. Love the feel of it over any racket but much balls get low and to the net when with other rackets this does not happen. Also when I hit hard the ball seems to go slower that when I hit softer, the same on service. Have you noticed this?
Not really, but I would consider it to be on the low powered side for how thick the beam is. Also I don’t think it’s fantastic at creating heavy spin where the ball kicks up… more of a spin that goes through the court
Good review, thanks. How would you compare the EZONE 98 to 2023 VCORE 95 and why specifically have you selected to switch to the EZONE 98 over the VCORE 95 as your main racquet (ongoing I use)?
I would argue that the Ezone 98 also means giving up some maneuverability. Not a lot, but with a beam thickness of 24.5m, there's a noticeable through-the-air difference when compared to the Blade's 21m beam.
I don’t think there is any through-the-air maneuverability issues with the EZ98. The throat shape is why. It’s a copy of the Pure Aero design and the EZ98 cuts through the air straight and true even with the wide hoop.
I just couldn’t vibe with the feel with this racquet. It does everything well but the weird muted yet stiff feel of this racquet throws me off so much I can’t even tell if I’m hitting the ball right sometimes. Most pros are switching because Yonex gameplan is most likely to recruit as many next gen players as they can since they really don’t have a Top 3 player like Wilson, Babolat, and Head. did. Their probably hoping to promote their sales in hopes that one of these people will become the next Big 3. Worst case they don’t find that player If every pro you see is using Yonex racquets rec players will still think it’s an objectively good racquet wether it is or not. Ezone Is a great racquet and people will like it but it doesn’t mean it’s for you.
The most clunky racquet made and I have played with many many modern frames, but this one has the weirdest swing. The VCore 97 Pro 310 on the other hand, once modded for more swing and twist weight, is spectacular. Incredible feel and stability.
I love my ezone 98. But I've noticed a rising number of elbow pain issues which might be due to my mechanics but I didn't have so many issues with me head graphene prestige mp which was a bit heavier. Anyone with arm issues with this?
I’m trying to get away with not customizing and I’m getting pretty dialed in… I measured about 15 of them and most unstrung swingweights were around 278, so 308 strung (or close to what you have if stringing with 1.20). I was able to get 3 of them that were 280 after going through them all so I’m hoping to make those work
Nice. I ended up adding some weight at 12 to get them to 322 strung swingweight, and they play much better. Depth is far easier and stability is better. Anything higher and it starts to slow it down without adding any additional benefit
@@purescum9002 Excellent point. It was not measuring up to my old DR 98. I added 1 gram at 12 and that helped a lot. But, as you said any more than adding a tad of weight killed my swing speed.
They are pretty similar to me. I would describe the radical as being slightly lower powered and having a slightly more connected feel, while the EZONE is slightly higher powered and slightly more muted.
I bought an Ezone Tour, barely used. My entry to Yonex racquets could not have been better, although it has more than enough power actually too much for me). So by now it is my emergency racquet for bad days. Which I have a lot thus month.
I did! I held off on customizing for about 6 months and tried all kinds of strings and tensions. It’s good stock and I only ran into issues when playing against really big hitters. I’m thinking about making a video on the customizations I did.
If you can make your own pace the blade is the best but i went from yonex 98 tour to a blade 98 to then a yonex vcore 95 only because of my wrist issues id have kept the blade
@@simmstennis I also have one more question to you Sir I am A Expert / Intermediate player , So For which racket i should go for . Also Light weight racket below 300
Yeah, I never would have thought to try the blade 100 because mentally for me that racket is an afterthought from Wilson because that line is centered around the 98. I love the gravity pro though so maybe I’ll give it a go… The VCORE Pro 100 has also gotten some love recently and that’s a similar situation because that line is about the 97’s. Perhaps the most recent Pro Staff as well…
One of the most overhyped frames ever. Still riding on the DR success. This racquet doesn’t forgive at all, stiff semi muted feel and became slow while swinging while blades become faster on v8 version.
@@simmstennis Same thing - when I played with it freshly strung, I didn't like it at all. After a few months, I played with it again, my feeling was totally different. Perhaps it is the string tension. Don't string it too tight.
@@simmstennis Lol. But really tho-itd be cool to get a real ezone racket that a pro uses and compare it to a retail version. If a pro customizes his racket to 350-370 grams w similar swing weights its like comparing a tricked out Baha F150 pickup with 1500 hp to ur neighbors. They’re essentially completely different cars.
Kyrgios uses an older version, Ruud uses an older/extended version. The pros who switched most recently like Osaka, Shelton and Nakashima use the current model. The racket is stiff and can cause arm issues for people with sensitive arms or suboptimal mechanics, you are right on that.
