Have been using my new or mint Dunlop Biomimetic F3.0 Tour over several practice hours. The string was vintage Gamma syntgut 17g at 52; the string is smooth at first. The first hitting session were not good, did not connect at all, the backhand was terrible; ball landed on net.
The second time was on game practice, brought also a CX 200 Tour 18x20. Practice game with it and the serves were good, forehand still trying to figure it out (not hugging the ball like AG300), the power was there, volley was OK, backhand drive is still struggling but the control and comfort was OK. Add 1.5grams on 3 and 9. I dont like the porsche-cadillac analogy below, cadillac seems slow and powerless; the author must meant powerful but comfortable.
Note: edited this blog and bold the author comment on modern grip; no wonder, played better with AG version
From tennis.com:
According to Bruce Levine, Racquet Advisor for Tennis Magazine, the F3.0, compared to last year’s Biomimetic 300 Tour, is “clearly a different racquet. Due to its wider head size and throat, the F3.0 felt much more stable than older generations, and played comfortably all over the court without negative vibrations. To take an analogy: It looks and smells like a Porsche. But when you drive it, it has a lot of the characteristics of a Cadillac.” Several of our 4.0 and 4.5 playtesters agreed, claiming that, on groundstrokes as well as volleys, the racquet struck a nice balance between power, maneuverability, and plowthrough. Although baseline grinders might find the racquet’s spin potential lacking due to the closed string pattern—and old-school players may miss the heftier, more traditional feel of the 300 Tour—all-courters with modern grips should profit from the 3.0’s ample, control-oriented pop.
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