Rediscovering the Yonex RD Ti 80

It’s funny how a racquet being re-released or updated with a new cosmetic can inspire one to go out and hit with it again. Such was the case with Yonex releasing a new cosmetic for the RD Ti 80. It was actually the third time I’ve been inspired to hit the RD Ti 80, making [...]

Racquet demo: Yonex RDiS 300

It’s time to check the mile marker on my tennis racquet journey. When I last paused to ponder, I was considering a switch from my Yonex RDS 003 to either the Dunlop Aerogel 4D 300 Tour or the ProKennex Black Ace 98. I’ve since put down the Black Ace. I still love it for baseline [...]

Is it a Fling, or is it Love?

I was inspired to write this blog by the Talk Tennis thread “Yonex 110% Loyalty Tour.” Since college, I’ve been honeymooning and breaking up with a plethora of racquets, but have had the strongest relationship with the Yonex RQ iS 1 Tour Light to date. My timeline of racquets: Racquet / Weight (strung) / Balance [...]

Master of my racquet universe

In the TW playtesting office, we often find racquets we like. Sometimes we switch. Sometimes we have what I’ll call an affair, which means we play with that stick for a few months then return to our original “racquet of choice,” and recently one of the playtesters found his Holy Grail, that coveted match made [...]