well, in the matchup 9 vs 12 vs 13 12 is the lightest and easiest to move (mine was 85grams and 290mm) it feels lighter than my 9 (balancepoint and the 5mm extra length of the 9 kicking in) and 13 vs 12: the 13 is head-heavier, heavier (89grams) and stiffer. To me: I got more feel, and more power. but slightly less manoeuvrability on the defence. but these two weeks are my 'off-weeks' (forced) so my next baddy-time is wednesday but I'll give the 9 a go.. But that's the best idea..Just buy them all I just hope they dont cost $200 were you live...
Hmm...Sotxsports.de lists the Woven 12 as 5 mm longer (680 vs 675 mm) than Woven 9. And I will specify to the shop to give me an 86-88 g racket with minimum balance point at 295 mm. I hope they have lots of stock. Hehe. And, unfortunately, yes, the last time I inquired, Woven 12 or 13 costs at least USD200 here. I bought the Woven 9 for USD120.
i found w9 more repulsive than at700 when i bend it w/ hand, at700 seems to go lumb and ben, where else w9 feels better but then again, at700 is a flexier racket... if w9 can be more endloaded it would be better...
*bzzzzt* wrong... sotxsports.de has a typo with the w-12. sotxsports.com lists the correct size (670mm) wich I can confirm (as I have on in my hands wich is 671mm. the 12 is the shortest of the 9/10/11/12/13, sorry... it's withint the 86-88grams weight list though (13 is a little heavier (89+-2..so minimum is 87) but so is the 9 (max=86) and the 12 (86+-2) as for the balance...I don't really think it matters...The difference in weight/bp are probably because of density-differences in the wooden handle (wood is versatile..no grip weighs the same) And I firmly believe the weight of the wooden grip has no effects on the balance point (let's not go there in this thread) there's a sorta-sticker on the back of the of the grip (with the Sotx-O) if you remove it you get a ~2mm 'more head-heavy' racket wich you don't notice... Just 'assume' that whatever BP your woven 12 has/will have, it'll never feel head-heavier than the 9...
An interesting note might be that I/and also my dad didn't have any problems adjustign to the lenght of a racket. I never felt like 'hmz this is short'. The results were more apparant: the woven 12 was/is the most manouevrable and the 10/11 the hardest to move...and respectively the 12 was the least powerfull, and the 11 most powerfull, 10 a second place (weight issue) Changing from 670mm to 680mm was a three-hit miracle, and no problem to do... also: $200 is way to much for a 12/13...I'd say for the 12 $140 and for the 13 $160 are better prices...maybe for you ordering at www.puppysports.com or www.bbesports.com is cheaper...but warranty's might be complicated (but I hope you don't have to deal with that...)
as a minor note. The 11 is now my to-go racket. It does everything I expect in a racket. wich, btw is, a good feel on hitting, it makes me fele confident. and power really is immens. It might be the way my mucles work, but the 2U weight is not hampering me in the defence/net game, but is definatly aiding in smashing/clearing and (surprisinly) drives (my drives aren't arm swings) after a night of doubles play (with sufficient smashing I migth add) my arm doesn't feel sore. though after some wrist practises it does burn a bit.
where I can find the info for the SOTX D-series ? both www.sotxsports.de and www.sotxsports.com look like didn't have it.
Yeah, they are running behind on their own models....If you want the specs. I'll go check. I only have some stinky pictures, DinkAlot made soem nice photo's of the d600, and twobeer of the 900...I'll do some homework
Specs Weight, BalancePoint, Length, stiffness D-300:87+-3, 289+-5, 670, 8,5-9 D-500:86+-3, 293+-5, 670, 8,5-9 D-600:89+-3, 295+-5, 680, 8.0-8,5 D-900:87+-2, 295+-4, 675, 8.8-9.2 I hope the pics work. but there's pretty bad... Sidenote: I might've mixed up the 300-500...I dunno...
this might be completly unwanted, and beating a dead horse: But today I had hit a woven 6 (strung with bg65 at 24lbs) it's a short (665mm) light (~82gram) headlight (bp=285mm) and medium stiff racket... and frankly enough, and completly against my own taste: I like it... I'd say Power: 5 (bad...) Control/feel/touch: 9-10 (even with the 'dead' bg65 it's very sensitive and responsive) Manouvrability/defense: 10+ It's literally the fastest racket i've ever tried...ns8k is not even close.. the shorter length took some gettign used to, but man what a fast piece of carbon.... the weird thing was this racket doesn't smash nearly as hard as my woven 11 (wich is a league on it's own) but the amazing speed of this racket makes up for it... If I where a mix-lady I'd know wich racket to get EDIT/Sidenote 1: the 6 felt just as solid as any other 2U racket...strangely enough... EDIT/Sidenote 2: I also hit the 9 some more...and I must say it takes some getting used to, but i'm still not so impressed. it's just bland compared to the other less comprimising rackets
You are not beating a dead horse at all - my interest in SOTX is very much piqued, and love learning more about the choices out there. All we need now is easier access to these rackets!
wow...where did you dig this up? well, anyhow...I'll be editing it later: next in line for trying out: D600, D900, LG200 and the Jedi-077! (wich might come in in two weeks) I'm also busy testing out "all" sotx strings, so stay tuned for more Sotx (when I say all: I mean the ti-65, BS-963, BR68, CF64/66/70. not the ti-65B, wich wasn't available, and no thick stuff, like ti-73+ and BR75...) I think I'm the first on the forums to mentioned sotx's 2006-strings...CF64/66/70 are respectively 0.65, 0.68 and 0.70mm thick...and all made out of " *forward* super complex fibre" and "PU elasticity fibre"
That's why I resurfaced it - to inspire you to write more reviews. Quick question though - Have you found any online retailers that sell the D series? Woven is not a big problem with puppysports and bbeshop.
I believe ibuysports.com might get soem in stock shortly... otherwise....www.sotxsports.nl Edit: I don't know if this counts as advertising...
