Compare
Babolat Touch VS Natural Gut 16 / 1.30 vs Wilson NXT 16 / 1.30 vs Yonex Percept 97
Axes first, then the short verdict. The overall Court Score is not an average.
Listing
Court Score
4
3
3
Powerfree depth
5
3
3
Controlaim when swinging out
4
2
5
Spinshape / dip
3
2
4
Comfortarm-friendly sessions
5
5
4
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.
Wilson’s classic club multifilament—plush pocketing and easy depth in the soft-string lane, with the usual multi tax of fray and tension fade at a premium set price.
Yonex’s club-player control stick—surgical 97 aim, buttery FlexCon pocketing, and enough spin to keep full cuts honest.