Hi, today I hit with the Ultra Pro, comparing it to my Six.One 95 18x20 (2017 edition). I have the Six.One weighted to be 354g with a balance point of 325, all the weight is at 12 o'clock. It is strung with 15g gut mains (45) and 17g Gosen Polylon crosses (40). I weighted the UP to 345g with a balance point of ~320--5g at 12 o'clock, 5g each at 2 and 10, 5g in the trap door. Same string set up but with 47 mains and 43 crosses. Here are my thoughts:Feel: the UP is obviously much softer than SO with noticeable flex in the hoop area. You might notice that the cross strings are high in the hoop (i.e. there is a big gap between the bottom cross string and the bottom of the hoop). My sense is that there is more sweet spot higher up in the hoop, especially compared to ... MoreHi, today I hit with the Ultra Pro, comparing it to my Six.One 95 18x20 (2017 edition). I have the Six.One weighted to be 354g with a balance point of 325, all the weight is at 12 o'clock. It is strung with 15g gut mains (45) and 17g Gosen Polylon crosses (40). I weighted the UP to 345g with a balance point of ~320--5g at 12 o'clock, 5g each at 2 and 10, 5g in the trap door. Same string set up but with 47 mains and 43 crosses. Here are my thoughts:Feel: the UP is obviously much softer than SO with noticeable flex in the hoop area. You might notice that the cross strings are high in the hoop (i.e. there is a big gap between the bottom cross string and the bottom of the hoop). My sense is that there is more sweet spot higher up in the hoop, especially compared to the SO (that is why I put weight at the top of the SO). Overall, feels softer with bigger sweetspot than SO. At net, feel was very good and quite intuitive (i.e. the racquet does exactly what you'd expect).Stability: this is a big thing for me. The UP turns out to be very stable--in fact almost as stable as the SO which is a very stable racket in its own right. At net, the UP was very similar to the SO, although it felt slightly faster allowing me to be a touch more aggressive with my volleys.Launch Angle: this is another big thing for me. The launch angle on the UP was higher than the SO. It probably isn't high compared to today's modern racquets, but relative to the SO, it is noticeably higher. Took me a while to get my forehand under control. Slice was not as good with the UP, possibly because of the lower weight and balance. I have already added more weight to the UP and will eventually see if this helps.Power: I feel like the SO is a fairly powerful racket, largely owing to its weight. It is not as maneuverable as the UP however. I this sense, I felt like the power of the UP is slightly less than the SO, but again, this may be attributable to the lower weight. In other words, I don't think the UP is meaningfully less powerful than the SO inherently. It probably is slightly less powerful given its lower flex rating, but by no means is it "under-powered." FWIW, the person I was hitting with is a 5.0 male, 19 years old, and he said that the power difference between the two, from a receivers perspective, was negligible.Spin: Well, these are both 18x20 rackets and I am 51 years old so my style of play is not laden with spin (although when I was younger I was considered a spin player). That said, it is obvious that it is easier to generate spin with the UP. But frankly, both are fine for spin generation and get more spin than you might think. The more headlight balance of the UP (after I added tape) made it whippier and easier to get spin. Will be enough for my game.Serves: For me, I use the SO's weight to generate power and spin. With this mindset, I can actually serve fairly well. Flat first, spin second. When serving with the UP, my first thought was that it feels light and less powerful. But watching the ball and the bounce after it hits the service box, it seems like the UP serves at least as hard as the SO. Whereas the SO seems to be weight based power. the UP seems to add a little oomph from a livelier string bed. Net-net, the serves seem about the same, but more accuracy with the UP.Overall, I'd say the UP is higher launch angle, more spin, same stability, larger sweetspot. The SO is more pure weight-based power. My sense is that if I weight the UP the same as the SO, it would play quite close, with a a higher launch angle and more forgiveness. Frankly, that is what I was looking for when I bought the UP, so I guess it is doing what I asked.I am an aging 5.0 male, played college. Still playing competitively in leagues, but now mostly doubles.

Amazing!!! Love at first swing

I went to my local tennis shop today and I wanted to try out a Head racket, which is what I've been using for the last year. My shop told me that with constant craving for MORE POWER!!! So from the moment I saw this racket I fell in LOVE! the design, the angled. This truly a work of art. It puts other rackets to shame! So my guy tells me he demo'd it and he couldn't believe the amount of power this racket generated. He said even when he hit it soft it came with pop. That was all I needed to hear! I took it out for a test drive. This master crafted racket makes the ball cut the air. The sweet sound of the sweet spot creates a melody of pure power. My spin plus the power from this racket created an amazing combo! I can not wait to buy this racket tomorrow!

Awesome racket

Great racket for me as a intermediate player and my girl as a beginner.It does everything at a very decent level. Good controllable easy power, quite stable although light and light to swing, easily manoeuvrable and fast on the net and good precision for volleys. And although the stiff frame the racket is still quite comfortable.The „it does it all“ racket.

Best racquet I have ever bought.

This racquet has a beautiful classic feel. Stock form it is a decent tool, but it plays its best when weight is added. After I added weight it was stable and plowed through the ball with ease. I found that this racquet played well with a stiff poly at a low tension to open up the sweet spot and to have greater spin, and also to maximize control. I would not recommend this racquet to any new players or anyone who wants to play this racquet in stock form; this racquet needs extra lead to unlock its playability.

Excellent Racquet - there is one way to improve it

I really like the feel of this pro stock (H19?) racquet. The precision is excellent. Also, I like that fact that Wilson kept the weight low, which makes it suitable for customization, but for me the spec weight and balance are about right. Most tour player racquets are too heavy for me.On the down side, the ability to generate spin is rather weak. The main strings are a bit too close together, helping control but hindering grip on the ball. This racquet could be improved by also offering it as a 16x20 or 16x19 pattern with wider spacing on the mains, in addition to the current 18x20 pattern version. That would make it ideal, and even though I am using the current 18x20, I'd almost certainly buy new ones!

Great racket but almost impossible to find grommet

My son has been using a package of 5 Ultra tours for the last 16 monthsand loves the balance of touch and power with these sticks. He is a heavy user and is rough on the headguard/bumper with his backhand slice. The challenge we have experienced is finding “in-stock” grommet replacement. We have tried ordering direct from our academy’s wilson rep as well as the major online retailer often with MONTHS of delay on the delivery. Last quarter I had to order from Europe because I couldn’t find a single one in the US. I’m assuming these are made for Wilson by a 3rd party contract manufacturer and so perhaps they have less control on Supply. Dear Wilson, Find a second source supplier!!!!!! This is too frustrating.

Pretty stiff racket

This probably isn't the racket's fault, but this racket with multifilament strings strung at 55 was fine for the first month or so, even though I felt a lot of vibration. Then my elbow started getting sore. Then I had to take a full month off to let my elbow rest. I'm going to try it with some natural gut strung at 52, but if that doesn't work I'll have to look at purchasing a more arm-friendly racket. Overall, it's not a bad racket - control and spin were fine, just not the racket for me. For the record, I'm a 60-year-old female, who used to play very competitively at a high level.

Serious players should try this racket

Caveat No. 1: Must customize with weight. In stock form it is too head light and not enough mass, experiment with lead tape at hoop and handle. I settled at 5 extra grams in the hoop at 3 and 9, plus 4 grams in the handle under my overgrip. It is now my sweetest feeling racket, still very maneuverable but enough plow and mass to remain stable. Hybrid stringing (Mains 17 gauge Isospeed Spin Co-Poly at 48 lbs.; Crosses 16 gauge Gamma Professional Multifilament or Technifbre Xone Biphase at 50 lbs.)

She loves it.

My wife demo’d the v4 of the Ultra 100L. Bought the v2. She’s a beginner. She loves this racquet. Loves the inertia, “plow thru in tennis speak”, the stability, and actually really likes the synthetic gut strings we chose which were strung at 50lbs. Her first racquet was a Prince from Big 5, and it was constantly twisting in her hands. This one has really helped her to improve.

Where’s the V4????

One of the best frames on the market!!! 100% recommendations… have been using since release. However pricing and availability has been a hassle. When will the Americans receive the updated paint job?