Your Name: TripleB on the Talk Tennis message boards
Your Playing Level: 4.5
Your regular racquet, string & tension: Prince Original Graphite Mid; Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power 16L mains at 57 pounds and Prince Synthetic Gut 16 with Duraflex crosses at 56 pounds.
Tell us about your game: All court player; full western forehand grip; two-handed backhand; heavy topspin and slice from both sides; medium length strokes; fast swing speed.
Power Comments
Wilson ProStaff Original 6.0 85
The power level of this racquet didn't seem this low back when I (or I guess I should say my dad) bought my first ProStaff 85 back in 1984. I guess back then I was comparing it to a wood racquet, a T-2000, and one of the first Yamaha racquets ever made. Today, comparing it to the other three racquets in this playtest, it seems powerless. While this is a great thing as far as control is concerned, it means you really have to go after every shot with a huge swing. The lack of power was most noticeable on groundstrokes when I didn't have much time to prepare for incoming missiles. With my Prince Original Graphite Mid I can usually be lazy with my footwork on the forehand side and still have enough pace to get the ball deep in my opponents court using an open stance. When I tried this with the ProStaff 85, the ball was lucky to make it to my opponent's service line.
When facing sitters at my own service line, I really had problems ripping the ball and I typically had to rely on placement as opposed to power to hit a winner. This lack of power was also evident on my serves where I never hit an ace and very seldom hit a service winner. I was just never able to get the racquet head moving quickly enough and when I did, I found that I seldom hit the center of the 85 square inch head. If I was pulled wide on a return, I didn't feel that the racquet had adequate power to get anything back deep. My volleys lacked the punch needed to be aggressive at net, which left me to try sharp angles or drop volleys.
Wilson nCode nSix-One Tour 90
The power I found with the nSix-One Tour 90 was not much of a step up from the ProStaff 85. It reminded me of the power level I found with the Dunlop 300G that I reviewed a couple months ago. What seemed to make the low power level even worse was the fact that the sweetspot seemed to be so small. I gave this racquet a 64 as far as power is concerned but that was when I found the sweetspot. If I didn't find it (which seemed often), the power level dropped significantly. The power level seemed more inconsistent than what I got with the ProStaff Original 95 or the nSix-One 95 and even more inconsistent than with the ProStaff 85. As with the Original 85, the power level at the net was just not enough to help put balls away with authority. Unlike the Original 85, I didn't find enough touch to really hit any other shots at net either. It seemed as though all my serves were floaters that landed extremely short in the service box and when returning serves I really had problems getting enough pace on my returns to keep me out of the defensive position.
Wilson ProStaff Original 6.0 95
With the ProStaff Original 6.0 95, I was finally able to find the power with which I'm accustom to with the Prince Original Graphite Mid. It offered a fair amount of power from all areas of the court ?groundstrokes, volleys, serves, and returns. The power level it offered allowed me to be offensive minded with the opportunity presented itself. It, unlike the nSix-One 95, gave me controllable power so that when I took the ball on the rise I didn't have to worry about the ball flying long on me. This is an excellent racquet in terms of the power/control ratio. An example would be at the net where I was as comfortable hitting touch/angle volleys as I was popping the ball into the corners with pace. I was more comfortable serving with this racquet than any of the other three racquets in this playtest because I felt I could hit a flat serve or kicker with an equal amount of control. It gave me the power to hit some nice wide angle serves with good pace and I didn't have to sacrifice much control. There doesn't seem to be as much pop as with the nSix-One 95, but again the combination of control and power was hard to beat and really gave me a ton of options on service returns.
Wilson nCode nSix-One 95
Where the Original 95 offered an almost perfect balance of power and control, the nSix-One 95 fell too far over to the power side and sacrificed the control I had with the Original 95. When hitting groundstrokes, I found that I had to be willing to use heavy topspin and carry out points longer than what I'm used to because I wasn't able to be aggressive with flat groundstrokes. It seemed to remind me of the Volkl Tour 10 V-Engine Midplus ?it allowed me to hit with as much topspin as I wanted all day long but the second I tried to hit the flat ball I was punished for it with balls that would fly long. My standard poly/synthetic gut stringing might help to tame this power enough to make this racquet playable. One spot where the power was a blessing was on serves where I was hitting some bombs up the T and out wide on both sides. However, if I tried to follow up a huge serve with a trip to the net, I found the power to be a little overwhelming when trying to punch balls into the corners. The feel of this racquet at the net wasn't bad, but I just couldn't tame the power to get myself into a comfort zone up there.
网球拍测试比较：nSix-One 90 与 nSix-One95 与 PS 6.0 85 v与 PS 6.0 95
测试者信息姓名：Triple
目前水平：4.5
平时所用球拍、球线和磅数：球拍Prince Original Graphite Mid；竖线：力士浪Big BangerALU Power16L，57磅；横线：Prince Synthetic Gut 16 with Duraflex 56磅
测试者打法：全场型选手，西方式正手握拍，双反，正反手强烈上旋和切削技术，中等挥拍距离，快速挥拍。
力量测评：
Wilson Prostaff Original 6.0 85
这款球拍的力量水平似乎没有比我在1984年买的第一支Prostaff 85的力量水平低，那时的Prostaff是一支木制球拍，T-2000，是Yamaha网球制造商第一次制作的。现在，它与另外的要比较的三支球拍相比，似乎力量是很小的。
如果你关注的是对球的控制，那么这根拍子无疑是好的，因为在每一次击球过程中你需要设法使你的挥拍达到最大水平。这种缺乏力量的表现，在我没有足够时间去准备迎击来球时，是显而易见的。当我使用Prince Original Graphite Mid时，用开放式步法，我的正手击球无须费力通过步伐去调整，在此同时仍可以击出深的底线回球。
当我使用这支ProStaff85时，如果算我幸运，那么球还是可以回击到对手的发球线的。
当我站在自己的发球线时，我有一个很大的麻烦，那就是我只能靠我的步伐，而不是力量去击败对手。这种缺乏力量的表现还表现在，我从没有发出一记Ace球，同时也很少能依靠发球而制胜。而且，我也从未能够用这款球拍快速挥拍，只要我尝试快速挥拍，那么我就很少能击打在85拍面的甜点上。如果我尝试去打一个有角度的回球，我无法挖掘出该拍足够的力量使得我能把球打深。我的网前截击缺乏力道和凶狠，所以我只能被迫尝试大角度的截击回球。
Wilson nCode nSix-One Tour 90
Wilson nCode nSix-One tour 90的力量水平相对于Wilson Prostaff Original 6.0 85并没有什么明显的改进。它的力量水平让我联想到了几个月前使用的Dunlop 300Ｇ。我在力量水平方面给该拍子打了64分，这个分数是我在击中甜点时打出的。如果我没有打到甜点（事实上经常打不到），该拍子的力量就会巨大降低。这个拍子的力量水平相比于nSix-One95、PS 6.0 95
甚至是PS 6.0 85与其自身的类型并不合适。对于Original 85，它的力量不足以使网前的球能回出致命一击。不同于Original 85的是，用Tour 90 我根本无法找到网前击球的感觉。我的每一次发球似乎都是漂的，落地点非常短，当我回击对方发球时，我发现我很难在回击后跑到对方下一次来球，我能回击回去的位置。
Wilson ProStaff Original 6.0 95
使用ProStaff Original 6.0 95，我最终找到了我习惯使用的Prince Original Graphite Mid的力量水平。它能在球场的每一个角落给你适当的力量——平击、截击、发球、和回击发球。它的力量水平足以使我达到我进攻的愿望。它不像nSix-One 95，它可以给我一个可以控制的力量，这种力量可以使我在上升球击打过程中保证其不出界。这是一支力量与控制比很好的球拍。一个例子那就是，我可以通过调整步伐，舒适地在网前截击出角度刁钻力量十足的回球。与另外三根球拍相比，使用这根球拍能够容易的发出质量高的发球，因为发球时我能感到我既能控制球的落点同时也能控制发球的力量。它可以给我角度刁钻的外角发球，同时并不浪费控制力。它的灵活度似乎不比nSix-One 95高，但是它的控制和力量的有机结合是难以让对手打败的，因此使用这款球拍我有很多回球方式的选择。
Wilson nCode nSix-One 95
对于PS95来说，它有良好的控制和力量，而n95更偏重于力量了，所以相对于PS95它的控制不算好。当底线击球时，我发现我不得不比以前打的上旋要多，因为我发现这款拍子平击并不理想。它让我联想到了Volkl Tour 10V-Engine Midplus。我可以用它打出足够力道的上旋球，但是当我用平击回接对方回击的上旋球时，我的球都飞出界。我的Standard poly/synthetic gut 网线也许可以帮我化解一点力量，使得这个球拍适合于“作战”。这支球拍力量的亮点就是，它可以让我在两边发出质量极高的发球。然而，如果我试图在大力发球后随即上网截击，球拍的力量就有点势不可挡，当要打出落点深的截击球时常出界。这支球拍网前感觉还不错，但是我还是无法适应这个球拍的稍大点的力量.
Control Comments
Wilson ProStaff Original 6.0 85
Control with the ProStaff 85 was superb from all areas of the court but was almost pinpoint from the baseline and net. It was a joy (as far as control is concerned) hitting groundstokes with the control I was getting from the ProStaff 85 but it was an absolute blast at the net where I was creating all types of angles with my touch volleys. I can understand why Pete was such a great champion---his talent and this racquet make the net a home away from home. I did enjoy the control I had on my serves but they seemed so slow that if I didn't have outstanding control, and move the ball around to different areas of the box, they were being crushed back at me. Although the control was excellent on my return of serves, I really struggled at times. The lack of power and the small head size seemed to leave me with a slice return crosscourt as my only viable option.
Wilson nCode nSix-One Tour 90
Control with the nSix-One Tour 90 was below average for this 4.5 player. I really couldn't find the sweetspot enough to allow me to go after my shots and see what this racquet is really capable of achieving. The only shot I ever felt like I could get the control I wanted was the occasional dropshot where I had very good control when hitting a very smooth backhand dropshot. Other than that I would say the racquet, in the hands of anyone less than a 5.0, has well below average control due to the small head size, low comfort level, and poor stability.
Wilson ProStaff Original 6.0 95
As great as the control was the 85 version of this racquet, I would say this one was even slightly better. Maybe it wasn't that it had more pinpoint control than the 85, but the fact that I was able to get comparable control with a larger sweetspot to work with. I was impressed by how good the control was with this racquet, especially with my groundstrokes. Whether it was a flat ball down the line or a heavy topspin angle shot, I was able to go after each shot with confidence because of the control I was getting. This is only one of a handful of racquets I've tried that allows my depth control to be as exact as what I get with my Prince Original Graphite Mid. Typically the racquets I try will give very good directional control but fail when it comes to being able to get the ball close to the baseline. The control on serves was excellent and the extra power really made me love serving with this racquet. The control it offered on volleys allowed me to follow a few of my bigger serves into net, a place where I seldom venture. The extra power boost with this racquet, without sacrificing control, allowed me numerous options when it came to returns. I was able to pull off about any shot I wanted when given the time and if I was stretched wide, the 95 had enough mass and power to allow me to get the ball back in play.
Wilson nCode nSix-One 95
This was by far the most powerful of the four racquets in this playtest but unfortunately it made my control suffer from most areas of the court. I never could find a groove on my groundstrokes because it seemed any time I went for a big groundstroke the ball had a tendency to fly on me. Because of the power, I felt like I had to baby the ball and guide it to my intended target instead of taking my normal swing. The control on service returns was impressive, especially when facing a serve and volleyer. I had enough power so that all I had to worry about was hitting heavy topspin and driving the ball at my opponents' feet. Control at net was average but I felt like my options up there were limited. The racquet had too much power when I went for the deep corner shot and the feel of the racquet was too muted for my taste so I didn't feel comfortable going for a lot of touch shots.
控制比较
Wilson ProStaff Original 6.0 85
ProStaff 85在全场的控制都非常好，在底线和网前的控制尤其准确。通过使用PS85，我在全场的平击中都能得到控制，这一点使我很高兴，网前的控制力是绝对的一流，我可以打出角度刁钻的截击球。我现在可以理解为什么桑普拉斯是如此出色的大满贯球员了——他的天赋再加上这款球拍使得网前犹如家的感觉一样，得心应手。它的控制非常让人激动，但当我发球时，球速不是很快，以至于如果我没有出众的控球能力，那个球就会发到对方发球区的任何一个位置，然后立即凶狠的回击过来。尽管当我回击对方发球时，球拍控制感极强，但我仍然与时间赛跑。由于球拍缺乏力量，而且拍面85，切削的穿越才是我回击对方来球的切实可行的方法。
Wilson nCode nSix-One Tour 90
要想控制好Tour 90，4.5的水平是不够的。我几乎找不到甜点，所以我无法回击出漂亮的回球，让他人看到该球拍制胜的能力。为一一次让我感受到了我能控制它，是在我意外的一次下落击球时感到的，那次击球的反手控制感极好。其他多次的击球，我只能说，如果你的水平低于5.0，你不要梦想能驾驭好这根拍子。唯一一次控制感好，是由于拍面小，降低了回击的手感舒适度，和我使用这根球拍，低的稳定性。
Wilson ProStaff Original 95
它具有PS85一样好的控制感，我想要说的是，它的控制感还稍好于PS85。可能它没有比PS85有更多的精确的控制感，但是事实上我可以感到我有了更大面积的甜点去增加我的控制。我被这款球拍如此良好的控制感所折服，尤其是我的平击。无论是要打出平击的底线球还是强烈旋转的大角度的回球，我都能自信的击出，因为它的控制是如此的惊人。这是一支易于适应的球拍，它的深度控制就像我用的Prince Original Graphite Mid一样。只要我全神贯注我就能对回击方向有很好的控制，但是如果想要回击到底线是不容易的。它对发球的控制非常好，所以我很喜欢用PS95去发球。这种控制使我有机会在发球后立即上网，如果用别的拍子，这种成功率是很低的。这支拍子还有额外的力量，它并没有因为控制而牺牲力道，正是因为这一点，它让我在回球路线及方法上有了很多选择。我可以击出任意我想回击的球，只要我有充足的时间和击球的距离。PS95拥有足够的重量和力道让我把球回击到对方场内。
Wilson nCode nSix-One 95
这支是到目前四款拍子中最有力量的一支，但是不幸的是，它的控制并不能让我统治全场。我从不能找到我回球的最佳时机，因为任何时候我的加力回击都会出界。由于n95的力量，我感到我在纵容那网球，我只能轻轻回击让它回到我想打去的方向，而不是正常的挥拍加力。
它对对方发球我回击的控制很好，尤其是我面对对方发球上网时。我有足够的力量，所以我所担心的是我如何控制球的球路使得打出追身的上旋球。它在网前的控制一般，但是我感觉我在网前的截击余地少了.n95的力量太大，当我努力打出深的角落球时，我感觉这根拍子不符合我的手感，所以我觉得n95击球的感觉不是非常好。