I've been looking for Victor BS11 or BS LHI for a long time without any luck. I have BS12 but find it too flexible unfortunately. I have now found a used pair of BS15, I was under the impression that BS15 had a more oval head shape but comparing the BS15 with BS12 they are almost identical. I think only the string pattern/tension is causing a minor difference. The spec of BS15 is 4/5 balance and 4/5 stiffness The BS12 is 3/5 balance and 3/5 stiffness The BS11/BS LHI were 3/5 balance and 4/5 stiffness The BS10 were 3/5 balance and 5/5 stiffness. The BS15 is very reminiscent of the BS LHI with the dark colour and a little glitter in the paint. I'm really looking forward to trying out the BS15, the BS11/BS LHI were my match rackets for a number of years and I have never found a true replacement. I'm hoping my bad shoulder isn't affected too much by the added head weight and stiffness. I expect my timing to be awful to start with, I haven't used a reasonably stiff BS frame for a long time. Wish me luck!! I'm still eager to buy BS11/BS LHI ideally in 4u, if anyone has any then please let me know.
Damn I forgot this racket existed. I remember using the BS15 as one of my first Victor rackets. One thing I found was it was quite flexible and more Head heavy than the BS12. Hope you enjoy it. I used it for a year or so before going back to 3U BS12s
The BS15 is more head heavy than BS12, it should be less flexible than BS12 according to the spec but hopefully I can try tomorrow to confirm
I seem to remember one of the criticism of this racket was the small sweet spot. Not sure if this is because it's first attempt of a compact frame from victor or people just wasn't ready for it yet. Looking at the pics and the JS10, the frames do look different. Sent from my MI 8 using Tapatalk
Shaft- and balance-wise, I had them exactly the same, but the BS15 head was significantly smaller and "eggier", so I thought it played slightly stiffer than the BS12 because of the reduced string deflection and smaller sweetspot.
The cone spec for BS15 is one notch stiffer than BS12 and one notch head heavier. From playing with them for a short while last night they played like that spec too. It was great to use a stiffer BS frame again.
