Especially when someone might be struggling with power (often slow swinging), that might be too light. Another step lighter and less head heavy compared to all other choices... the Stilistin rackets are classified as head heavy, but looking at the balance that doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense. Maybe the W1.1 is an option? @Dave1011 any comparison been F1, F1.1, A2, A09.1, W1.1, W09.1, ....? I don't remember which of those you have...
From that list I've got W1.1, F1.1, A2, A09.1 and the W09.1, some are with my stringer at the moment so I'm unable to weigh them. I hope i will get them all back in the next 2/3 days.
Well we decided on this Spieler W09.1 since it is in-stock. Quite a cheap buy too around €34.49. Colour is a bit meh but it feels light and nimble for front court female. Now only 1 month left for another 2 months wait for courts to be opened again so we can test out the adidas....
If as @speCulatius mentioned, the racket is too light then look at the A09.1 or P09.1 which should be a similar price.
Had chance to test Wucht P8. Still new but the owner didnt like it so he sell it & i want to taste it 1st before making a deal to adopt it. At 1st im abit disheartened as its 4U instead my usual 3U racket. But when im hitting on court, surprisingly it had overwhelming power & very good feeling when smashing. The frame are quite repulsive & im throwing the shutlle way out of the court few times initially. Not sure if its due to the compact head or the aeroish frame which makes my swing faster thus creating such a power tho it just 4U. Tho i said its faster, it not as fast as AVP (my fastest racket i own) but it noticably faster than my TK770 for sure. In term of control, its very obedient. I want to put the shuttle where & it respond very well. Not like my TK770 that sometimes its kinda abit rebelish. So far switching from my TK770 to P8 today, i find no problem. Just minor adjustment & thing doing fine. Very little miss hit (surprisingly as it had compact head which known to had smaller sweet spot) & improved accuracy in my shot. The only issue are when im slicing, many times the shuttle hit the frame but spare my humanity, time will solve those issue for sure. Overall, its a good racket & i definitely will adopt this racket. For Note. Tho with all my comment above, its still a beast that not easy to tame for sure. Few of my friend (especially beginner one) try it & it makes their already bad shot into worst. It still a demanding racket that require u a good skill to handle it. Doesnt need to be perfect like a pro as im also didnt consider myself close to the pro, its demanding but not very very demanding.
No, just an issue with liking to try new rackets! Thankfully most of the Adidas range are reasonably priced compared to other brands.
I ordered one of each colour of the Spieler E08.2, I saw the racket was available a while ago but finally decided to try it. The slight Y shape of the frame intrigued me and reminded me of old Prince and Carlton rackets I had when I was much younger! In terms of the spec, its similar to the Spieler P09.1 so it will be interesting to compare them.
A bit late to the Wucht train, but managed to pick up P7 courteous of Dave1011. Here's a very early reaction from half a session. An enjoyable racket to use. Compared to my A5, a bit more feedback and quite a bit more power. I didn't seem to lose anything in speed either, but I'm extremely rusty and not playing at the level where I can properly judge this racket yet, but it seems great so far. Just a shame that this racket and the P8 seem immune to the discounts that I've seen for the rest of the range in the UK, otherwise I would've tried one sooner.
Ah YOU got my potential spare! I also progressed A5 to P8. A5 was lacking headweight but still got ok power and great accuracy. Started this season with P8 and the touch play is outstanding. Power is slowly coming back too. I lucked out finding a p8 on offer at pdhsports at start of lockdown #1. 3u listed at 4u too, but its a 4u once plastic wrapper removed. Sent from my SM-A315G using Tapatalk
@Budi @Dave1011 @Rimano @DuckFeet now you guys got me curious about the Wucht! Have any of you tried the Astrox 100zz in 4U? It is my current racket of choice. Excellence control racket with abnormally looooong handle. Very stiff for drive but with a controlled flex when doing power strokes. Slightly HH. While I like it very much on XD, sometimes it is quite a burden on MD due to the faster pace and a lot more power stokes take their tolls on my body. A good alternative is improving my strength but I wonder if switching to a less demanding racket (P8, P7, P6,...) would be better. How are those holding up in terms of stiffness and HH as well as control? I already own an A3 so I know the quality is good but there is quite a bit of vibration on that one. Thanks in advance guys!
As I was reading your comments above I thought that A3 would be a better fit but obviously you have that already. I'm surprised you are getting some vibration, I've had 5 or 6 of those rackets and not had any vibration. What string, tension and grip are you using? I've not used the 100ZZ so cannot compare but I don't think the P8 would be less demanding. The P7 may be but you may lose some stiffness. The P6 isn't available in UK. Hopefully the others can give further feedback and possibly compare directly to the 100ZZ.
I've not used any Astrox, sorry. Hoping I'll be able to do such a comparison when it's safe to share racquets again. There's a few Astrox users at my club. Sent from my SM-A315G using Tapatalk
Similar. Never used 100zz. I'm currently in transition from A5 to P7. Also think it's strange you getting vibrations from the A3, I would describe it as sort of a hollowness/direct feeling you normally get from say Victor rackets. I can say that the feedback/feeling on the P7 is working better for me. I can definitely feel the P7 head heaviness helping me on power strokes and I wouldn't say its hindering me in the fast play at the moment. Tbh I'm in a bit of a weird place to judge rackets. When I used the A5 racket the most was before lockdown happen, but now after a good 1+ years of inactivity, I'm probably weaker and need all the help I can get. Plus my biggest problem isn't actually power, it's movement and fitness. Sent from my MI 8 using Tapatalk
Late replay sorry! A09.1. I found it has same sword frame, 4u, very flexible, Cheap! Same woobly head though, but that jsut adds the element of surprise to your smash trajectory I found. Not sure I totally agree with the matrix either. A09.1, A2, P2, A5, A3 all even balanced. (in order of increasing stiffness) W09.1, P09.1, F5, P8 all slightly more head heavy and very similar balance. I'd say it's that nice 4/5 there its not an unweildy hammer, but there's punch in your shots. I should write up a review of the P8 really!
