Can you still use midsize racquets today?
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Yes, for very advanced players with good eye contact, yes midsize racquets are still playable today.
I’m playing pro ITF Futures and using the 2002 Head i.prestige mid with 24/23 Alu power 1.25. I’ve tried lots of new rackets…nothing at all compares to my mids. I don’t like the classic 600 2.0 as it is too stiff. My head mids saved me arm too! Thanks Jonas!!! I never saw this video until now!
I think no...but the pleasure to hit and hear the sound of the Head Prestige Classic 600 is something everyone who loves tennis should feel
Absolute….nur , I sold my two 600, because with 55 I wasn‘t able to handle The weight…
Bit The feeling was incredible
I use the pro staff 85 and will NEVER switch to anything else! I am confident playing the open level and actually feel that I always have the advantage...besides age - Hahaha!
They old frames of the 80's and early 90's are great feeling racquets. Very enjoyable but often times too heavy for a lot players to use anymore.
Im planning to get a wilson tour 90 and hopefully a prestige 600 or an iprestige. Im llove the idea of small frame racquets but they will only be for a fun change up when practising
The Pro Staff 85 isn't as nearly as difficult as people say. You can generate great topspin and brutal slice. The downside--as you commented in the video--is on defense, especially the backhand side. I've netted so many lunging defensive backhands with my PS that would have stayed in play using a modern racquet. Otherwise, it's fantastic.
Thank you for the vid. Im no pro, just enjoying tennis. microgel mid is my weapon of choice
I recently just got a head prestige classic 600 from my local Goodwill. And I can say that it feels amazing when you make clean contact, if you have a frame shop or are you just had a little bit off-center it’s not responsive in the slightest.
i am still using head mid size racquets today. the i.prestige mid is one of the most difficult racquet to use among all mids i met. the ps85 is just lack of power, not that difficult at all.
I am currently playing with a Head prestige 600. I love it, I bought it second hand as a reserve for the brand new head prestige 615!
Ironically, I got injured
Using the 615, I had a
severe case of tennis elbow.
The 600 was my medicine
racket. Both weighed at
320g
Jonas, please; please get your hands on an Estusa Power Beam Pro or Estusa Power Beam Braided and give it a review. I still use it today. I find it very easy to use. I have a Power Beam Braided.
I love mid rackets, the feel, the way they swing and the weight and balance are so nice, they are a bit unforgiving but when played with correctly they are unreal.
Also can we get a Nikki vs Adri match?! That would be fun to watch.
I had a yonex 89 a few years ago and it was amazing
Please do more midsize tennis racket battles!
I still use Wilson ProStaff 85 from time to time to play doubles. Just love how it feels
@@WaltKurtz68 I use Babolat VS gut 17 @24kg
Gotta string with gut to get the real 90s feel
Borna Gojo still uses a Prestige mid
Federer used the China ps85. Pete used the st v as he strictly preferred that batch till the factory closed down.
I would like to see Adrian hitting with another classic racquet, the Prince Original Graphite OS, it would be very interesting to watch and fun. I would like to hear his opinion, his feedback about this racquet. What do you think, Jonas? Is this classic racquet (with poly strings) still competitive in todays tennis? It can be used in todays modern game, what's your opinion? Thanks!
i do and i love it
It depends on "you". If "you" play on the pro tour, no. Instead if you are a 4.5 or 5 you can easily compete with the guy on the other side of the net. If you are below 4, stop watching vintage pro matches. (I currently use a Yonex RQ-190 (UL) and prefer it over the Vcore 95, Ezone DR 98, Speed, Gravity and Radical MPs.)
Not if you want to take full advantage of Polyester strings and the new wristy, weird (ugly) technique forehands a la Kyrios, Sock, Tiafoe etc. They need light, stiff, large frames. Federer and Djokovic are the last to really let their impeccable technique do all the work, not the frame, the strings or their wrist snap, even though Federer kinda started the snap at contact trend. Almost everyone who has followed him skipped the perfect technique culminating in a wrist snap at contact- they just snap their wrist.
Just watch the Djokovic v Fritz match if you want to see the different in technique.
You see, you are making the sort of points the big mouths on CZcams don't understand, can't understand. Their thinking power is not the best, but they are loud!! These things you bring up need to be taken into consideration more often.
Commenting within a minute , i was refreshing this channel for the past 3 hours
I like it!
Good for fun and tennis nerds but not for todays game I think
The smaller head sizes show how reliant people are on today's racquet . These smaller sizes will show you how skilled you really are .
I still play my 6.0s and sometimes my Völkl Organix 10 mid 93in. I don´t understand why no big brand is actually selling mid size rackets except Prince Phantom. Courier finally played a 6.6 (stars and stripes) wich was also a great mid size racket.
I still find it bizarre Head don't seem to be capable of releasing a racquet that has the feel of the iPrestige in a 98 with a more modern string pattern and beam design. Those crappy graphene racquets don't cut it.
It's really not that hard. You give it time and you get used to it. It's not like playing with a wood racquet
i think you got it wrong. it's not because today's Tennis is faster. it's because balls were faster back then so they needed more control. now balls are slower so bigger frames are necessary to recover some power and speed. therefore, we can apply more spin with such frames so today's game is more like power and spin where back then it was more about speed and control.
The balls are slower, but the players are also fitter and hit bigger, that is my belief, and I think the data can show it
@@Tennisnerd yes they are but because the ball is slower. they hit much harder so they need to be fitter to avoid injuries. they use bigger frames to compensate a bit the lack of speed from the ball. otherwise they would need to hit like horses with small frames like those here. even more with polystrings.
@@Tennisnerd it's the same for Table Tennis. balls got slower and bigger. now they use carbon blades with ultra grippy/sticky rubbers to have power and spin like in Tennis. players got stronger and faster because of that. it's all about compensation. finding the right balance to produce a game that actually hurts the opponent.
By all respect to the greats from the past, but the game was played totally diffferent 30-40 years back than today. The game is so physical, power and spin focused these days. Polyester strings and graphite frames changed the game in its core...
@@hybrid11theory75 if you go this far back thats for sure. A whole other ball game. But those frames here are from early 2000. Still 20 years ago.
Yes you can. Only for the pros and maybe D1 college would it make much difference. Fed won Wimbledon in 2012 with one when mids were well phased out. Keep in mind that Djokovic TO DO THIS day still plays with 95 which I know is midplus but still well below what most players use especially casual players. If you know what you’re doing and advanced you can play with anything.
Weekend warriors and casual players shouldn’t get all bent out of shape with this. That level of tennis I’m sorry to say ain’t gonna make a difference by which racket you play with.
There’s pros and cons with small and big head size rackets but believe me; you won’t all of a sudden be beating people who are better than you. It’s not gonna make a difference between losing to Carlos Alcarez and beating him. 99.99999999% of the world can’t beat him with with any racket or gods racket.
Midsize on clay is suicide haha
Well, Novak Djokovic won yet another grand slam title. 24! and counting! So the final analyis? Mid sized racquets weighing 12.6 ounces works! Why? Djokovic keeps beating younger players with those specs. So, a 95 sq inch racquet is a good size with a good sweet spot. 12.6 ounces is heavy but not too heavy. I am no fan of Djokovic's style of play (or lack of style) but he came from an era where you learned all of the fundamentals.
And it is quite clear that an extremely high percentage of ATP players under age 30 have not learned all of the fundamentals of the game. Poor vollleying, no development of a transition game, bashing the groundstrokes (Shelton and Sinner for instance).
I think coaches of young players should re look at how they teach the game and start teaching young players more fundamentals again. It is easier to learn those fundamentals properly with mid size racquets that have solid mass.
I reiterate, 85 sq inch is too small but 95 sq inch is perfect.
PS90 is not hard to use at all. Open string pattern, big sweet spot, stiff enough to give free power.