![]() ![]() Quite simply put, if priority number #1 is to be able to keep playing tennis while at the same time being able to heal active TE and/or TFCC, then ProKennex is what you want. Hope that helps provide an additional option that may work for you, and possibly work better than even a Clash - Perhaps it's because certain sets of eyes have missed this thread so far, but I can't quite believe no one has yet mentioned ProKennex. Control will be slightly less, but you'll get more forgiveness from the 100" head and roughly equal power, albeit via a bit more string bed trampoline and a bit less bludgeoning force of the frame itself. Swing dynamics will be very close, as will the feel of that firm "thud" on contact from the medium-stiff 66RA flex, but you need not worry about a stiffer flex with PK, as the moveable mass tech provides more arm-protection than can typically ever be overtaken by a stiffer flex alone. That said, the closest PK version of a Pure Strike 18x20 v3 would probably be a Ki Q+ 5 ( link) - 100", 16x20, 300g, 21.5mm beam, 66RA, 3pts HL strung, 329 strung SW - the other PK's are either noticeably softer-flexing, or more head-light in stock form, or both. Quite to the contrary, they are supremely capable frames that offer some of the best playability and feel of anything out there (after all, PK created the mold to what would become the Pure Drive, and they contract-manufacture for several mainstream brands, so they know a thing or two about making frames). And contrary to some who might label them as old man sticks or too kludgy to play great tennis with, just a very short search here is all that is needed to dispel any of that nonsense. Their "Kinetic" moveable mass technology (chambers containing microbeads that slide towards the tip of the racquet just before impact) works better to protect the entire arm (wrist included) from impact shock than any other tech out there, including excessively soft-flexing conventional sticks such as the Clash v1, Phantoms, etc. But to me, 3rd gen 100 is better in every - Perhaps it's because certain sets of eyes have missed this thread so far, but I can't quite believe no one has yet mentioned ProKennex. ![]() Or otherwise you could try TF40 which many people has suggested. ![]() But to me, 3rd gen 100 is better in every categories. It's still very firm, but you can feel the bending at the throat, plus the open pattern soften the stringbed a lot. I tried both PO7 and 3rd gen 98 16M, both are having very rigid frame and not bending much upon impact. If you really like PS, you could try PS 100, which is easier on arm while maintaining the same PS feel. Regarding the TE issue, my experience is that because PS is too easy to use, one would be tempted to "arm" to ball in struggle situation rather than having better preparation and hit through the ball in front. PO7: less weight, less SW (3rd gen should sits between clash 98 and PO7), less spin (but still very spiny), firm and direct feel, dense pattern at center (18M should be denser).Ĭlash has more power potential but as I can swing much faster using PO7, I can generate heavier balls with PO7. That's why all the reviews said it has erratic response. Because of the trampoline effect, the ball would bounce off the stringbed very differently for you to "block" the ball (when you are jammed) and hit through the ball. They are basically in different spectrum.Ĭlash 98: more weight, higher SW, more spin, trampoline effect (like sling shot), much more open pattern at center. ![]()
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