It's a love/hate/love thing. Wilson RF 01 Review...

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[flodar]

I definitively agree on the low tension.
Maybe not for me but good to see a refreshing product

[guidodelgiudice]

I played with 46 this afternoon. Honestly after the adjusting time it felt so good. The serve is bombastic. I have always played with 55/56lbs. No more my friend

[returntotennis]

I've been hitting it in rotation along side a couple of other frames. I started it at 52 lbs and wasn't that impressed. But after the tension dropped as the strings settled in, I started to like it better. Found it great on backhands and serves. I found it needed some weight, the swing weight is too low. I added 4g in the hoop at 3 &9 to help it come through the ball. We'll see how it goes now.

[googlereviewer]

There's the 300 and the Pro, buy there's also the Semi Pro ie the 300 with the RF leather grip which takes it to about 305g, then you add 5g lead in the hoop and you have the 310g RF01 Semi Pro!

[gkinghsmith]

Totally agree with the lower tension recommendation. The frame is very comfy for me and a softer copoly at around 46 works great as well (Black Knight 17g). But the 1 thing I wish they would have done would have been 8 mains in the throat. It swing very quick, same as my 300g Shift and way head light compared to a Speed MP.

[bigrobsydney]

Great review Jonas. Sorry I missed you on my last trip out to Bel-Air.

[grantroberts]

100% wanted to love the rf pro but the rf 300g was a better racquet for me. faster and with lower tension I reckon circa 45lb / 20kg will suit.

[CH-ypby]

I'm really surprised you have not done a test with natural gut and Alu power, considering the strings make such a huge difference to the performance of the racquet and thats the string setup up that Fed obviously used and hence, they would have taken that into account when designing it. The feel would be amazing given the lack of any dampening tech and the use of natural gut.

[flipdrgn]

I used to play with a Head Liquid Metal Radical MP back in my highschool/college days. Picked up a racquet for the first time in over a decade and decided it was time for an upgrade. Went initially with Boom MP as I thought I would need more help power and spin wise and didnt like the feeling. It was more muted and hollow feeling than what I remembered. Decided to pick up an RF01 300g and initially strung it with Lynx Spin2 at 52 lbs.. not bad. But also felt like an old friend. Very similar to my old LM Radical MP. After more hitting sessions and the tension started dropping I found it even more enjoyable than initially. Bought a second one an strung it with the same string at 46lbs, so far enjoying hitting with these quite a bit!

[jorgetirado]

Great video and agree, having demoed both this and the Pro. Question regarding your point on tension - wouldn't it be the case for any racquet that lowering the tension would make the sweet spot bigger? It seems like there are a lot of folks doing everything they can to make this racquet work for them, when there are better options out there, no?

[TheBlessedLion]

Working with lower tensions, is a new playground for me as a coach. First I struggled with the „precision“ of my balls in the rally, but after some swing adjustments over a few days, it was more comfortable at the end.
20 KG at the end was a good solution with a poly string….😊

[user]

RF01 Beauty of a Racket, Demoed RF01 and RF01 Future, RF01 if you like a more even balance, and RF01 Future if you like feeling of a more headlight frame...Diregard the specs. I played with a Prostaff and this would be a blend between the aero dynamics of an Aero with the Control and Good feeling of a Prostaff. It does not have the hollow feeling of some Babolat rackets. It is Solid, i played with an Aero Storm Tour before and Pro staff both solid feeling and Contol oriented. RF Future Picked as i like feeling of more maneuverable reminiscent of a 12points head light Six One and can weigh it up to your preferred spec or spec multiple out, one to fight against flat hitters with 3 &9 position lead tape and one stock for other conditions.Beautiful Rackets, 45lbs my preffered string tension.

[OldManMidnight]

I’m still waiting for someone to review it with Roger’s actual string setup in and play. If it was designed for him this is the setup that would make the most sense

[alexabney]

I’m just learning that the RF97 has been discontinued? I need to go out and get a backup lol. the 97 is my favorite by far, it really pushes me to play at my best to get the most out of it and i love the ability to play kinda hard and then dramatically turn up the speed and power when i want to

[Julian.Smith.Visualization]

I play the pro with lynx tour in the mains and hawk in the crosses at 50lbs each and I love it

[DtEr-ohhe]

I've use Rf01 for a month now (Switched from Blade v9). Agreed that this Rf01 need time to get used to. A little hard to hit at first, but when you adapted to it. It such a rocket! I really love hitting with this racquet now. I will try a lower tension, hope it will help expand the sweetspot.

[adrians]

Hi TennisNerd always love to watch your new videos. It would be interesting and helpful if you check in your future video how the string thickness influence the weight, swingweight and balance of the racqet?

[johnkim]

In your opinion what are some similar racquets to the RF01 300g?

[wiggi]

Is there a difference between "bagged-out" and pocketing?

[adonismoviemaker]

I've found that it works perfectly for me. The Pro version doesn't require any extra customization, which is great. I usually play three times a week. Just play with whatever satisfies your tennis needs! 😊