ohh you looking for second hand o3 red ? the normal version or the speedport version. i got a fren using it but he long time never play liaw so might wanna let go.

Looking for normal version, as i have personally tried it, its a decent racket.
i didn't get to test the exo3 red but frankly i kinda like the graphite exo3 green. not sure red tho coz headsize 105 and also much lighter right ? personally not that keen on light rackets. but now gotta think about gf.. so might give it a go n look 4 her.. since the red is a bigger headsize 105.

I've tried the EXO3 Graphite Green before.
Honestly, it's dissapointing. I grew up with Prince graphite racquets (infact I'm still using my Prince AceFace Graphite from 1989), but the EXO3 Graphite just didn't give me the feel that I needed. It does okay on volleys, but back at the baseline... topspin just isn't quite there. I play alot of big serves, but the EXO3 didn't give me the spin I needed for my kick or slice.

Considering this racquet cost a bomb, it's a really bad deal.
Just my 2 cents on it, you should try it out and see if you like it. I honestly don't.

As for the EXO3 Red, I never had my chance to try it yet. So no comments on that one.
I'd say a good beginner's racquet right up to the intermediate level, the AG300 isn't a bad deal. It's a great racquet for every level of play I'd say.

For the exo3 graphite (green), my whole take was this, I never liked the soft and feather-weight of the o3 Series which most of the time force me to overhit. just not enough weight on the head to drive the ball hard so i'll need to muscle it hard to maintain a full shot. But when i saw and picked up the graphite i was surprised by the feel of it in terms of weight and it has the old style look of the "torsion system" (centre horizontal bar)..haha.

Anyways in terms of playing it, i disagree that it doesn't have a good spin. coz i found the spin is quite good but it's not the soft loopy spin that i can get with the Aeropro Drive. this spin is more of the deep tail-end spin that just drops down at the baseline. it has the enough weight to make driving the ball directionally easy. i find it has more balance in terms of power and control compared to the APDC. apdc has lots of power but not as sharp in terms of directing the ball. also the slim frame of the exo3 feels good. head speed is also just nice, not too fast and not too sluggish for volley and the ports producing a "whiiizzz" sound, that's cool.

but i gotta agree with ssjben, it has a hefty pricetag..but if i find a good deal for the exo3 graphite ..., i wouldn't mind to have that in my bag as a spare ..

talking about the red, wow, i've read many reviews about it, seems to be a "easy fun" racket. most ppl swear by it esp those already using the old red, o3red, speedport red and  exo3 red. As praetorian said, it is very obedient in following your every desire i think this could be suitable for my gf actually. lol.
will try to get my fren's o3speedport red and try it out this evening.

Also probably because I'm so darn used to the weirder and now extinct 14x18 string pattern, I get less spin from the EXO3 Graphite.

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Added on July 2, 2009, 9:44 amOh and btw, since we are also on the topic of EXO3 Red. No one has an eye of the new EXO3 Ignite 95? I find it pretty promosing, and actually may try it out if I can find it.

i've bought the o3speedport red already.. went and string it up to 58lbs. so later will see what's the feedback from my gf. will have a go with it too later with junebug...haha 

wait for my amateurish review later .. keke..

lol.. not many vices lah .. but one of it is tennis equipment.

Anyways here is a simple review of the o3red speedport i had the pleasure of playing today. now i can understand why praetorian saying it's a fun racket to hit.

Well firstly the setup : Strung with the Prince RIP Syn string (not sure what exactly the model but some prince hybrid) @ 58lbs
Didn't think much of it as today fingers blister all over. So was just hitting lightly with it initially. Felt very comfortable on the arm and has a sweet swing speed. Funny though, it's not that hard to control in terms of swing speed i found with the o3white. So found a lot of control on the soft swing. Was doing more pronounced stroke with long backswing and followthru. very fun.

Next tried doing a couple of serves. initially gotta adjust a bit as too light the head for me. so swing too fast. kena net most of time. but after adjusting to it found i swing faster and take the ball faster at a good angle.

After that i get one my buddy there Sophis to hit a bit with me. And here is where we were all surprised. Esp me and of coz the receiver lol. I started whacking hard and just hitting the shit out of the ball. Wow, had so many winners esp those hard angle to corner shot. had my opponent running and chasing those hard shots left and right. At least few good forehands and some pretty HARD backhands with good angle. i was like JAW dropping and Chris was saying time for me to sell my APDC and use the red instead. i was really really surprised at how easy my recovery was from forehand to backhand as i sometimes have problem switching fr my semi-west to bh eastern when dealing with hard hitters who change their pace or directions. But with this lighter racket i hav so much time to change grip and prepare. Also good was the consistency of shots. Ohh also the sweetspot is just crazy. so easy to get the pop and also very very forgiving. i think that's why i'm getting to many winners.

Basically i luuuuuvvv the racket. But now a problem might exist. i'm so happy with it that i might get the EXO3 RED soon coz been reading the specs almost 99% same just different technology.  if the feel and weight is the same. might get the exo3 to replace this old speedport. Now kena poison by frens ..hehe
btw pictures here for you my dear fren praetorian and will get you the price soon..

p/s: Chris aka chips73 or Sophis.. care to comments on the observer and the receiver of my shots ?lol - some input on the o3red..keke

oh both WTS APDC and WTS SPPEDPORT RED
and get the EXO3 RED ...haha
WTFk am i doing.. it's suppose to be for the gf.. now like i pulak excited about it..lol

U know i don play Yonex racket!!
I only play Bed-minton in my room nia 

yah all by yourself right ? hehe..

OUCH! Touche!
anyways back to tennis topics ok?.. not many wud wanna know what you do behiind closed doors
cheers

Well, from that one session of playing with the o3 speedport red (just got it yesterday) and also about 1session also with my newly bought apdc as well .. haha.. i must say that the initial reaction on the speedport red is a bit higher than the apdc. However i must also stress that i think the tension of my apdc is a bit too high for my liking, as i wanted to strung it at 53lbs but was told otherwise by the shop stringer. so tried it luxilon alu spin @ 55lbs. So i might need to hit it a few more times to get it sweeter and run in the strings for the apdc. so can't be fair if i give it a direct comparison now. I'll update you on the apdc maybe by next week once i break in the racket more. on another side note, i've tried carto's apdc @ 53lbs luxilon alu spin a few times and i kinda like the setup. not too stiff / harsh on the arm and can generate killer spins. I'm just guessing that both rackets do have their different characteristics in terms of swing style too as the apdc i need to always spin it proper to go in the court but the o3 red is almost so easy to hit and to put it away.

Wow since trying out the EXO3 Grahite 100 and now this sppeedport Red i change my stance on Prince being a lousy. So i'm definitely curious on the EXO3 Red as well.. lol

p/s: i think marion bartoli WTA using the speedport o3 red and exo3 red by shahar peer (israel player)

sweet prince there Yan.

Radicals not loved here?

i remember those were going for 200 to 300 a few years back in parkson. i was too late when i wanted to grab it. it's a sweet racket.

just had a hitting session with stich. off day for me. my backhand was awful almost all the way. i wasnt even hitting my forehand well. 

Bro,

Thanks for the warm hospitality .
Looking forward for u to intro new chicks for me 

no worries dude. let's do it soon ..

Where got fun !! 
Ah mui satu pun tak ada !! 

topper is selling for rm530.. it felt easier to swing than the apdc but i'm still very skeptical coz i used the cyberblue  on the pdrgt @ 55lbs..which is so much comfortable compared to my apdc which i strung with the luxilon alu spin@55lbs. so i can't give an accurate picture on the feel as of yet. though i'm not saying luxilon is not good but so far my only positive experience with luxilon is the 18gauge ace 113 which is comfortable and nice to hit but trying the alu power 16, alu rough.. don't really like the harsh feeling of impact. too stiff.
o3sp red still have. ..  u interested in the o3red ? hehe.. somebody also very interested to get it off my hands. if somebody buys it.. prob will get the exo3red for her. (so can get to play with that too ..keke)

Yan just give me your O3 FOC.
I will settle PRC for u

hey bro praetorian (others can comment as well)..........

just wanna ask .........

i have tried stringing my APDC with LUXILON ALU SPIN @ 55lbs. But feels very harsh and stiff and definitely not enjoying it that much.

However i strung the other PDRGT with TOPSPIN CYBERBLUE @ 55mains/53cross lbs. Feels very very comfortable and can do without dampener too. Me very likey.
So now my question is coz i never tried Tecnifibre Blackcode before but getting it end of the week. How much should i string the APDC to have the similar feel ? Coz i mean diff strings hav diff characteristics and feel. So i'm not sure to get that feel of my other racket, should i string the APDC @ 55lbs ? or go down 53lbs ? or maybe blackcode is soft enough that i can follow the TOPSPIN CYBERBLUE @ 55mains/53cross ?

thanks in adv

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Added on July 8, 2009, 12:22 pm
YOU and your PRC lagi haha.. never fail to entertain us hor ?

yah play with pooh.. he is still the current reigning champion.. so far.
waiting for chris to rise up to the challenge lol.

HOLY CRAP this BUAYA! is reigning champ!?!!
Battousai tolong lah please lah, how to sleep at nite......
If like this must find excuse to go to KL and ask for match!
pooh88 if you put PRC on the table, I will also put PRC on the table, winner take all!!!!  

Importantly is not how you play your game but how u treat us makan big wan 

Finally, thank you. that's what i felt Ben. I was saying to my friend that the PDRGT felt so much softer than the APDC and the rating of 72 can't be right. Even i tried his PDGT(non Roddick) today strung with 57/55 Luxilon Ace 112, it still felt soft. Also the lighter weights seem to be nice to swing as well. I think it's more forgiving in terms of the maneuverability.  However he said compared to mine with Cyberblue at 55lbs, mine is definitely softer and more comfortable.
Then we switched to the APDC luxilon spin @ 55lbs.. Our arms really felt wanna jatuh. Btw surprise surprise the PDRGT seems so much easier to serve. Nice pop on the serve.



You MUST come down already to put things right here..lolx.. Else probably need to organize and see JUNebug or Chips73 can set him right or not. But as always BKT must be priority and second to none the PRC.

Btw Praetorian, meaning you would advice me to go for blackcode @ 53lbs for the apdc? or should i do it 55/53lbs ? does that mix brings much effect say i wanna string it 53 but i mix it up with a 55 on the mains ?

Actually before that let me ask, what's the benefit of setting 2 different tensions ? i ikut ikut only never really find out the reason..lol

oh yeah baby.. it's ON. lol.. no problem hope to see you and our beloved ms. Cheah this weekend. however for the date i'll have to ask ppl and see whether they can make it on saturday or not.. But i'm sure half of them can make it on saturday but if the other half can come sunday would you be interested to come on sunday as well ?coz i know ahwee is OK for sunday. but i'll inform them, junebug, chips73(chris), sophis, and pooh88.

but mr. buaya aka pooh88, if not mistaken he has a tournament going on this weekend. But will still ask him for confirmation.

maybe we can learn a thing or 2 from all the sifus around..lolx

Cool, cool.
I'll need to swing by uptown damansara to get thos cyberblue then.

Actually 2 different tensions for main and crosses are generally used for hybrid set of strings. The idea is to get the best of both worlds. I usually string my Dunlop Max Comfort 16(multi-fil) as my mains and Dunlop Comfort Poly 17(poly) as my cross. Sure Dunlop isn't the best of strings, but it's what I've been doing for a long long time.

You use the same string but yet string at a different tension for mains and cross, so I'm actually kinda suprised you did that. Are your mains and cross different gauges? Not that no one has done it, just that it isn't as widespread as to mix strings.

hello, anybody know where can find yonex tennis raquets in malaysia? anybody here used yonex raquet?

Sophis u want add fire & salt to this thread!!
I will chin-chang u when we meet in the court soon 

Oh right, missed the point that the strung weight is from T/W.
I'll be getting my PDRGT today and I think I'll need to add a little bit of weights and lead tape to the racquet. 11.8oz (considering this is the weight of the racquet we will get as well after being strung) feels a little too light for me. And yea I was thinking maybe it's the Asian/US difference in specs again. They kinda screwed the head balance a little bit, placing at 7pts. One of the reason I looked forward to the racquet was the 5pts head light balance.

Hoho I'll follow your style of stringing this time. String the same string using 2-piece knots, cross and main different tension. I'll see how it feels like.
EXO3 Red should be as good if not better than the O3 Speedport RED I suppose, a couple of improvements here and there. Let us know how it feels like when you get the demo racquet from Prince.
Yesterday when I was at Uptown Damasara, No.1 tennis shop they were selling the baskets for RM100.
Theres also some being sold at Sunway Pyramid, the LG floor sports shop(forgot the name). But those come with balls and I think they cost around the region of RM200-RM300+. Babolat balls btw.

My suggestion, buy market basket!
RM9.90 from Jusco only. Don't be lazy and go pick up the balls yourself.