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Babolat Touch VS Natural Gut 16 / 1.30 vs Wilson Blade 98 16x19 v10 vs Yonex EZONE 98
Axes first, then the short verdict. The overall Court Score is not an average.
Listing
Court Score
4
4
3
Powerfree depth
5
3
4
Controlaim when swinging out
4
5
3
Spinshape / dip
3
4
4
Comfortarm-friendly sessions
5
4
5
Valueworth street price
2
3
3
Verdict
The gold-standard natural gut—TW-perfect power and comfort scores, legendary feel and tension hold—$65/set or $35 half-set for the hybrid mains Court List was missing next to ALU / RPM / Hyper-G.
The Blade that finally keeps up with modern club pace without ditching the feel that made the line famous.
A comfortable modern 98 that gives rec regulars easy depth without a boardy, tour-stiff feel.