Racket directory
Player-facing frames for 3.5–4.5 rec regulars: enough plow and control to grow into, without a tour-stiff setup you will hate by October.
Court Score 3 out of 5
$249
Prince's 2026 Tour 100 310g, with 16x18, 63 RA, and swingweight 321, is a quick, stable control-leaning 100 that TW's testers loved, but it's a player's frame at $249 that most testers wanted to add a bit of lead to.
Court Score 3 out of 5
$289
The lighter version of the Ultra 100, at 280 g unstrung and swingweight 310, with easy power and spin for improving players, but it runs out of stability against heavy balls and costs full flagship money.
Court Score 3 out of 5
$239
The softest serious 98 you can buy right now (61 RA plus ProKennex's moving-mass Kinetic chambers), with real spin and placement, but you supply the pace, so it's a demo for arm-sore control players, not a Clash substitute.
Court Score 3 out of 5
$250
Dunlop’s teal/yellow spin 100—TW topspin 9.1, $250 street, the empty-brand Aero/VCORE alt Court List was missing—not the first spin demo for most, but a real primary if you want shape cheaper and a touch more directed than yellow Aero.
Court Score 4 out of 5
$279
Medvedev’s stock French control 98 — denser 18×19 aim, foam-connected feel, and a swingweight drop that finally makes the 305 usable for serious club players.
Court Score 3 out of 5
$259
Classic Prestige midplus—99 box-beam control with Auxetic 2 softness and more usable pace than the franchise’s brick reputation, if you already swing with intent.
Court Score 3 out of 5
$299
The current Pro Staff midplus—same v14 playability in classic black paint—surgical aim and plow for players who supply the pace, not free depth.
Court Score 3 out of 5
$219
The classic all-court Radical—control-leaning 98 with Auxetic 2.0 feel, enough spin to shape, and real street-price value if you supply the pace.
Court Score 4 out of 5
$305
Yonex’s club spin flagship opposite Pure Aero—Ruby Red 100 that loads the ball with snapback, pockets more than it punishes, and belongs on the short demo list if Aero feels too boardy.
Court Score 3 out of 5
$259
The soft, teardrop midplus that pockets the ball like butter—unique feel and aim for club players who supply pace and hate boardy beams.
Court Score 4 out of 5
$299
The yellow spin frame club players still mean when they say Aero—Gen9 is a bit more muted than the 2023 beast, still the clearest primary demo in the spin lane.
Court Score 4 out of 5
$299
The blue racket that still makes pace feel free—softer than older Pure Drives, still firm, still the club default when you want the ball to go.
Court Score 4 out of 5
$299
The Blade that finally keeps up with modern club pace without ditching the feel that made the line famous.
Court Score 4 out of 5
$299
The comfort unicorn is back to its V1 pocketing—free depth, easy spin, and sessions your elbow will actually finish.
Court Score 3 out of 5
$305
Yonex’s club-player control stick—surgical 97 aim, buttery FlexCon pocketing, and enough spin to keep full cuts honest.
Court Score 3 out of 5
$250–$280
A comfortable modern 98 that gives rec regulars easy depth without a boardy, tour-stiff feel.
Court Score 3 out of 5
$240–$270
A fast midplus that helps rec players take the ball early without feeling like they borrowed a tour stick.
