Wilson nCode n- racquets

[Mrvile]

I'm looking to buy a new racquet and I was looking on eBay (my most favorite store in the world) and I see that a lot of eBay venders sell tons of new racquets for like half their original price. I don't know how much I plan on spending (hopefully not too much) and I use a recreational Wilson Impact right now, so I think it's high time for a new one.

So I'm looking through different reviews of racquets, then turning to eBay to see how much people sell them for, and I saw a lot of great options. I fell in love with the Wilson nCode n- series (n1, n3, and n5) and the n5 is the cheapest of the three at about 150 new (220 if bought retail), unstrung, on eBay. I read that it's a great game improvement racquet because of its light weight and head heavy balance, great for beginners. I wish I could demo it but it costs about 20 bucks to demo it at tennis-warehouse.com, which would really add onto the price of the racquet in the long run.

Do you guys think I should stretch thy wallet and get one now (peak of high school tennis season) or stick with the Impact until later this year, will the price go down any? If the n5 is a bit overkill, any other good recommendations? Thanks.

And what's the deal with this n6, I heard it's not really that great.

 

[Mrvile]

Honk. ATOT is way too fast.

 

[Mrvile]

Weeeee.

 

[Apex]

I picked up an N1 on ebay a little while ago. It's a great racquet with loads of power that's really really stiff.

Racquets are such a matter of personal preference though, it's hard to buy online. If you buy one and hate it, you're jacked.

 

[Colt45]

old 70's wooden wilson ++

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: Apex
I picked up an N1 on ebay a little while ago. It's a great racquet with loads of power that's really really stiff.

Racquets are such a matter of personal preference though, it's hard to buy online. If you buy one and hate it, you're jacked.

That's true. I'll probably demo a few out at the local rec center (although I don't know what they have and how much the demos are) see what I like.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Head > Wilson IMO Mrvile

 

[Mrvile]

Head makes a lot of player racquets (liquidmetal) though, and their Ti models are obscenely light, like 8.5 oz. I looked through their Intelligence line which are nice, but like Apex said I should try a few out before I buy anything.

 

[MasterAndCommander]

I still think the Wilson Prosfaff 6.0 and 6.1 the Head Prestige Tour 90 were the greatest racq's ever made.

 

[TMTCC]

My suggestion would be to bite the bullet and demo racquets from Tennis Warehouse if you're interested in getting one. $20 might seem like much, but it's a small price to pay if you outright buying a racquet without playing it and end up finding that you don't like it.

If you can wait out, Wilson always introduces some sort of new racquet each year, so maybe you'll be able to pick up the racquet at bargin bin prices later. Since your high school tennis season sounds like its starting, you might as well play with what you're comfortable with since it's sometimes tough to adjust to a new racquet at first.

 

[mrrman]

Tennis Warehouse is great...I use the Head i5 Intelligence series....love it so much I bought 2...great game play with Head( lol)

 

[nater]

I'll go with the others and repeat what I said in your other thread about demoing a racquet first. I think it is really important you do this since it is your first high-level racquet. You should at least go to the rec center you were talking about to see what they have--who knows, you may find something different that you like a lot too.

 

[pclstyle]

I was deciding between a wilson n3 and a head liquidmetal prestige. i'm heavily biased towards wilson, i've been using their hammer series and prostaffs since forever. However, I ended up taking the prestige midplus at $199 after demo-ing it. It's a terrific racquet, i'd highly recommend it if you're a 4.0.