i'm so glad i bought the prior version when they went on sale. i love it. for some reason i couldn't get used to the 16 x 19 but i love both the 18 x 20 and the 98.
Hi Jonas: I never found a racquet over a 95 that was great for a 1HBH. Several years ago with your help I went from my decades old ti Radicals (98 but really a Head 95) to the TF40 305 (18/20 -98). The TF40 did a lot of things really well - especially on the forehand and slice, but not really for the 1HBH. So having donated all of my vintage ti's, I moved to a VCore 95 (very head light with a 3/4 leather grip) - which is not as good as the old radical or the TF40 on the slice or the volleys but really really good on the 1HBH - and of course for a lefty the backhand is most important. I know you have now played with both the the 95 Dunlop and the VCore 95. Would love to know if you had a preference there. Best
A friend brought the 16x19 demo to our hitting session. Mini tennis didn't impress me with the feel, felt metallic...From the baseline, I was crushing the ball with consistency and placement. Plays like a 98. Super plush and ball pocketing. Has a strange sound on lighter contact...but then has an explosive BOOM hitting big. One handed backhands have stability and the most ball pocketing I've felt in years from a frame. Slices become a hot knife through butter too. Will probably switch to this stick.
The tour version, from last year, is my racquet of choice now. Spec stiffness is 63. With 8g lead at 3, 9, and 12, plus another 6g in the handle it plays like my old, beloved Prestige You Tek IG. Excellent feel, control, and hits spin surprisingly well. I think it’s best suited for an all-court game style.
Hey I'm always a bit confused when people mention weight on the racquet head. Could you detail how much you add at both 3 and 9, and then 12 please? Thanks! I always like tinkering with my CX200 tours 2021 so that will help :)
This racquet reminds me of the Vcore 95 2021 edition where you really had to have quality footwork to generate the power, I had to sell it as I'm just not consistent enough with my footwork to play with it. I think with this racquet and similar ones gut on mains would help add power and a mid 40s tension poly like 4G or the round version of RPM blast would work well with control. Generally I would think these racquets are made to be customised, like a platform racquet as they are for very advanced players.
Vcore 95 was diffucult to use i sold mine. Dunlop cx200 tour 16 x19 2024 is in a different league.l altogether Easiest to use control racket with plenty of power.
With the 16 x 19 cx200 tourc2024 u just need overgrip fraction of lead at 12 until weigght feeks rifgt 4 u. Non in sides. 16 gauge strings at 54lbs. Control on control. U do need to put it up to 350g to make is playable only half a grann to 1 gramne at 12 on 16 x19 pllus overrgrip
do i get more spin with the 16x19 version and i know the spaces are bigger do that make the sweets spot bigger iv loved 95 still playing with the six one 95 but need a change rackets are way past decay, dont know if to go for 18x20 or 16x19
they had the new prince phantom 100's at the tennis warehouse shop at indian wells this week (I guess they aren't out yet) - I really hope you get a chance to review them
I have used Wilson burn 95 FSTs in league tennis matches for year's.... Tried others and spent a fortune trying others but always end up going back to my old faithful lol
Nice review, Jonas! 👍 Btw, did you and Nikki feel slightly better spin and increased launch angle with the 2 kg difference in tension between mains and crosses, especially on 18/20?
Hi Jonas, wondering what is your choice of customization? I am currently using the last version of the CX 200 tour, really like it. How much weight do you put at 3' and 9"? Thank you.
@Tennisnerd or anyone who has hit with both; do you find this new versoin better (worth it...) over the previous 2021 version which are on sales? I'm currently using the 18x20 of the 2021 version but would love a single or a pair of the open pattern to mess around with too.
Is the 18x20 more like the 18x20 ultra pro/tour, even if it is 95 vs 97? Im wondering between the 18x20 and 16x19 cx tour, but am in love w 18x20 ultra pro vs the 16x19
16 x19 option in 2024 is the superior 95 cx200 tour. Put 16 gquge strings ay 54lbs and is all the power & spin.Just add small bits of weight at 12 until it suit u. To me this is best control racket there as ever been .
The Ultra is much more plush IMO and it has a slightly thinner beam but not by much. You will have more control with the Ultra i think but it will be close. The Ultra is a 60 Flex and def plays like it, one of the most plush rackets I have played with in a while. The extra 2 sq makes a difference
I use CX200 at around 12.6 ounces. I put 1/4 ounce at the butt cap and pasted lead strip from 3 to 9 o'clock position with two additional layers of 3 inches lead tapes at 12 o'clock. Total weight comes out to be around 12.6 ounces. Because of 1/4 ounce lead at the butt cap, the racquet balances well and is easy to swing. And when I swing through and meet the ball with body weight, the ball rockets off of my racquet. My opponent usually says that the ball feels like an apple on their side. I really think a heavy racquet is not difficult to use as long as it is well balanced. My opinion is that If you gonna add weight, you need to go all out. Otherwise, it's will be tough to use.
Djokovic, Stan the man and Shapo still use 95 sq inch, mind you none have have done very well lately... perhaps the end of the 95 is closer than we think.
At 4:45 you discuss your ideal specs for a 95, which happen to line up perfectly with a leather gripped Prestige Tour 2023. Nikki liked that frame, but you not so much. I know your Prestige is the Pro, but I have to wonder why the Tour never jelled with you...
It is not a bad racquet, I do struggle to use 95s convincingly these days, but the Prestige Tour is a more modern option for sure if that is what you want.
Unbelievable for a well known brand like Dunlop making a advanced line of rackets and the swing weights on the CX barely gets above 320g. Surely with the range there should be a SW range from 315-330g to have the cx200 with SW sub 300g is criminal. Was looking forward to this range but reckon I'll give it a miss
@@stevenhowie4219, I can only imagine that Dunlop is embracing the racquet's popularity among customizers, giving them ample room to tweak the swingweight up to their individual needs. It's a small but growing market.
