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Gear ·6 min · July 2026

The 62 RA Question: What Frame Stiffness Actually Tells Intermediate Players About Control Tennis Racquets

Pick up any spec sheet for a "control" racquet aimed at improving players and one number keeps showing up in the 62 to 66 range: the RA, or frame stiffness rating.

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Gear ·5 min · July 2026

Clash 100 Pro v2 vs v1: A Tennis Racquet Review for the Player on the Fence

The most useful thing we can tell a Clash 100 Pro v1 owner is this: the v2 is the tighter, more controlled frame, and most of you should keep the racquet you already own.

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Yonex ·5 min · July 2026

Yonex Percept 97D Tennis Racquet Review: What the 18×20 Pattern Actually Asks of You

A forum post is what sent us back to the spec sheets. An owner, self-rated 3.5, described the Yonex Percept 97D as "dead" — no free depth, balls dumping into the net on defensive slices, a serve that…

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Racquets ·5 min · July 2026

Graphite Racquet Review: Does "100% Graphite" Actually Mean Anything?

New in every catalog for about forty years now, "100% graphite" sits on racquet hangtags like a seal of quality.

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Racquets ·6 min · July 2026

Wilson Clash 98 v2: A Tennis Racquet Review That Tests the Upgrade Advice

The stock advice on the Wilson Clash 98 v2 is short and confident: if the v1 is working for you, keep it.

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Racquets ·5 min · June 2026

Wilson Clash 100 Tennis Racquet Review: What the Specs and Testers Actually Agree On

If you are 165 pounds, swing a semi-western forehand, and want to know whether the Wilson Clash 100 earns its price, this tennis racquet review synthesizes the published specs, Wilson's own numbers…