| Rating: | ★★★★★ |
| Category: | Other |
This racquet is not a surprise to me as I am used a lot of Pro Staff series since 2003. I ordered PS 6.0 from Tennis Warehouse.com in 2007 because I cannot find one in Thailand. If you want it during these days, check out eBay.
Look: The racquet comes in semi-gloss black with 2 yellow-red strips. It looks really clean and classic. Remember, PS85 is over 20 years old with a legendary Pete Sampras's success behind it. So it could be considered collectibles rather than an actual racquet for a modern game today. There must be something really good about it to keep Wilson manufactures this PS85 until 2007.
Feel: I have PS85 strung up with Babolat Xcel Premium 17@50 lbs. The overall stiffness is quite high on the spec, but I don't think it's that stiff. Actually, the throat is somewhat flexy and the hoop is quite stiff. The raw feel of graphite/kevlar of PS85 is simply unmatched. There is no springy or muted feel of those modern racquets today. It's just very raw and solid. In comparison to PS90 Tour, N61 Tour, and a recently lauched K61 Tour, PS85 is superior to all of them. PS85 is heavy, but it's surpringly easiest to wield around.
Serve and Volley: At net, PS85 is maneuverable and stable! Although the headsize is small (85 sq.in), but it feels really good if you hit the sweetspot. I've found PS85 hitting consistently accurate volley with good depth. For serve, I never serve because of my backpain.
Ground stroke: After a lot of mishits and shanking during first hit, I start getting groove on this stick. I found this racquet very stable on groundstroke both forehand and one-handed backhand. One-handed backhand is very sweet on this stick. However, long loopy swing is required. One strength of this racquet is on the running forehand shot. PS85 is the best among mid-sized racquets that generate most power with incredible angle on a running forehand.
Power: The power level is low on typical shots, but it has a lot of "hidden power" inside. Since the sweetspot is small and the mass is high, you need to be super accurate to get that blasting power. It's really fun playing this racquet. Highly recommended!
Review at Tennis Warehouse: http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Reviews/60/60Review.html
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