ProKennex Redondo 93 (demo)

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Other

I borrowed this Redondo from my friend. Here is my short feedback.

Overview: The racquet has rubberized finish, looks very classic. There are 2 small pieces of leads installed on 10 and 2 o'clock position. The racquet is strung so tight that I have to take full swing on every shot. It's very headlight and easy to wield around. The racquet is strung tightly (58lbs) with nylon string.

Feel: I normally play Head PC600 and I can say Redondo is so different from PC600 in many areas. Even though both racquets are pretty flex, but the feel on ball impact is very different day and night. PC600 is solid, but Redondo is pretty muted like Wilson. In addition, Redondo has shorter ball dwell-time than PC600 does.

Groundstroke: First 10 minutes I was so struggling in finding a sweetspot of this racquet. The ball went nowhere on mishit. After hitting for a while, I finally got some good feedback and power from the sweetspot. It played pretty much like my PS85 in terms of swing style and feel. Redondo is for those who have long loopy swing and hit flat regularly. It was very stable on hard hitting on both forehand and 1HBH. I tried 2HBH, but never got it right. I am sure that it's a good racquet for a serve return. Upon the ball impact, the feel is pretty muted as if the dampener was installed. The vibration is nearly zero.

Volley: I didn't hit in a full court, so my feedback may not be accurate. Volley is a strength of Redondo. I found Redondo hit volleys consistently and accurately. The racquet is quick enough for me to change ball direction with a wrist flick. It's really easy. Again, there is no vibration on volley.

Final words: Redondo is categorized a classic racquet with no doubt. Instead of loading with tons of aerospace materials like other modern racquets today, PK simply uses 100% graphite on Redodo and fine-tune it for the ultimate serve-and-volley experience. It's a precision tool and shares a lot of Wilson PS85 characteristics. If you like PS85, give Redondo a try. Redondo may be the very last classic racquet in production today.