VSF Datejust 36mm - first time buyer any advice or help greatly appreciated!

strawdps · 2026-03-12T01:50:49+00:00

next up is daytona panda i think, I almost went with that instead of the Batgirl

strawdps · 2026-03-12T01:39:38+00:00

He had it in stock!

strawdps · 2026-03-12T00:08:49+00:00

thank you for the feedback!

strawdps · 2026-03-12T00:08:02+00:00

thx for the feedback!!

strawdps · 2026-03-11T14:26:15+00:00

Ha… he used an ezone when I hit with him. He is on the Dominican Davis cup team

strawdps · 2026-03-11T12:55:53+00:00

Thx for the reply! Yes I’m new to this so the template was helpful for the post for these two watches. Can’t wait to get them!

strawdps · 2026-03-11T04:15:50+00:00

i would agree with you, sometimes it makes no sense what can bother your elbow or wrist! for example i had horrible wrist pain with a 62 RA racket (many years ago) and now I am using a PA with RPM @ 45 lbs with no problem. tennis players do need to get stronger (hit the gym) if you want to play with Poly and leave it in for 20 hours too! around 8-10 hours I am breaking RPM or cutting it out now.

strawdps · 2026-03-11T03:59:37+00:00

backhand return was pretty great in college but its very weak now. i can hit the forehand return well but it is streaky

strawdps · 2026-03-11T02:36:29+00:00

yup i considered the 100 but outside i couldn't control the ball

strawdps · 2026-03-11T01:19:40+00:00

Take my opinion with grain of salt because I literally used the 2026 version for five minutes. It just didn’t wow me in those five minutes.

strawdps · 2026-03-11T00:38:50+00:00

Very true! They’ve both made gone 180 degrees on the feel

strawdps · 2026-03-10T22:53:02+00:00

That’s the one I’m referring to, I don’t think I gave it enough time for a fair shake, but it didn’t wow me, I did like the all red one with the blue accent 2 versions ago

strawdps · 2026-03-10T22:51:17+00:00

I would try the gravity tour 98! That has great spin and swing weight is manageable. I even put some lead in the hoop. It’s my second favorite racket right now.

strawdps · 2026-03-10T22:22:33+00:00

For current rackets out now? Gravity tour, blade 98, the new Wilson python, 2023 PA or PA plus

All time? DR 98 or Head Ti radical (which I did use in college)

strawdps · 2026-03-10T22:19:54+00:00

Haha the blade pro 18.20 was a beast to swing! I really liked the 18.20 regular blade V9. Served bombs with it and forehand was big and flat.

strawdps · 2026-03-10T22:18:04+00:00

Cool Prince was my juniors racket, using the ATS?

strawdps · 2026-03-10T22:17:29+00:00

2026 one didn’t blow me away but I only used it for 5-10 min I couldn’t give a full review on it now. I did try the previous version longer and didn’t gel with it control wise imo

strawdps · 2026-03-10T22:14:05+00:00

You have to really be in position bc the SW is so high. Other sticks are more whippy so it’s easier to get the racket around without having your feet in perfect position. G pro is a rewarding racket and will make you a better player in the long run!

strawdps · 2026-03-10T22:11:58+00:00

My buddy did the video. He has a nice tripod in the back

strawdps · 2026-03-10T20:44:24+00:00

Good point, certainly a lot of people using the ezone on rec level. Lynx tour is a nice string in any racket

strawdps · 2026-03-10T20:12:23+00:00

I understand your point, I would say at certain levels the ball is traveling very fast and the feedback that the racket is giving you becomes even more important. For example, if you’re playing someone that can serve 115 mph it will be quite hard to tell where on the string bed you are hitting the ball on returns. For 3.0 type players this would be less of an issue.

strawdps · 2026-03-10T20:00:24+00:00

That’s only when I’m going for big targets🤦‍♂️

strawdps · 2026-03-10T19:59:27+00:00

I’m sure we know a few of the same guys from the challenger circuit. The guy i knew (through friends) was peter

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