 |
| Wilson Ncode Ntour |
As you may already know this Wilson family started with the Hammer 5.2, dubbed "the least hammer-ish Hammer" by TWH testers - and its true, they are a lot closer to even balance than the rest of the line.
Successors were the Htour/Ktour/BLX tour, all to the same successful recipe.
Davenport and Henin were early adopters of these, and I can see why.
Mine's been given a bit of weight in the handle, as I felt the the static weight (in the low 10 oz region) was a bit light - the weight also moved it into slightly head-light mode, and that plus the extra heft made it better for service returns, as well.
Its still quite a stiff racquet, but not overly so, particularly for a Wilson - mid sixties in stiffness rating, perhaps? Anyway even as stock, its a real nice solid stick off the ground with plenty of feel. That extra weight in the handle helped make it a bit more manoeuvrable, too - its a competent volleyer as stock, but there's no doubt the more head-light a stick is, the easier it is to flick around. It gives me more spin than my PS 5.0, too, and seems to find a wider service angle than the PS.
It's a racquet I use often, especially in singles.
Love this racquet. It's the only one I really connected with since the ProStaff. Trying to get into the Ultra Tour and it's not happening. Have you tried the nPro that Wilson released last year?
ReplyDeleteIt's been a while since I tried any of the latest offerings, but the name sounded familiar, and i see the nPro is indeed a re-release of the model.
ReplyDeleteI have indeed tried the racquet in the past, but I can't say it got me very excited. It's very much of the modern style: bigger, lighter, stiffer and noticeably more powerful than the Ntour, all steps in the wrong direction for my game. For anyone who finds the Ntour underpowered, the nPro may be a better choice, but I didn't find a single aspect of my game that it improved.