Review: Prince Squash Rackets 2019

[@roblot89]

hello I just bought thanks to you the phoenix pro 750! very fun to play apparently. I hope not to be disappointed as with the venom pro 950. I am surprised that few players play with prince..

[@squashsource]

I hope you enjoy it!

[@63off]

Not the entire range though Pierre. I bought the Venom Pro 950 a few weeks ago and I'm loving it. If you love the sound of those racquets you'd go nuts for the Venom Pro as it has the speed ports. It really whooshes when you wind it up.

[@squashsource]

True! I did try the speed port ones in last year's range and I found them... weird. I think I'd get to like it after a while but I only got to play with them briefly last year. Glad you are liking it though!

[@amimahmad9699]

Is venom pro 950 have good power? Like more than technifibre 125 xspeed? Should i go for karakal sn 90 or venom pro 950?

[@bluerocky]

@@amimahmad9699 don't know if it helps but personally I have been trying all rackets recently as I need to buy a new one but my observation is that prince ones offer much more power and are more stable through the shot than Dunlop, Head or Tecnifibre. However, they feel slight heavier than the advertised weight which is my only concern.

[@roblot89]

@@amimahmad9699 j’ai la karakal sn 90 et en réalité elle ne fait pas 90g . Avec le cordage et le grip on est à 135g sur la balance . Je l’ai trouvé très bien équilibré

[@roboliver9980]

Mostly sad that there’s no Ramy to play with them anymore.

[@squashsource]

I know. We had it so good when he was around.

[@danielwong4823]

One question is how durable is it though? Will it break after a month like some of the other prince racquets?

[@squashsource]

That is a key question. I only had them for a few days so I don't know about the durability

[@hannibalking85]

THe Prince Pro 600 Ashour racquet was the worst I ever used, replaced it 3 times and it broke each time within a month

[@mizz8069]

I've had my Pro Beast 750 for a long while now. No durability issues other than it eats string if its strung with the 18G. 17 gauge lasts a decent length of time though. Prince had some durability issues in the past, but I think they are resolved now

[@bluerocky]

How can Prince advertise so different weights for these three rackets when on your scale all pro models weigh the same? I had a quick hit too with them and did feel the weight difference though. Not sure if in your case it had to do with the grips, strings etc.

[@squashsource]

Sometimes the advertised weights are more art than science

[@bluerocky]

@@squashsource could be, but then wouldn't these c ok mpankes be living with the fear of someone suing them? Also, i know that you are probably not the biggest fan of Prince but it is so hard for me to find another brand that is as stable through the shot as a Prince frame. Would you agree?

[@squashsource]

@@bluerocky I know there are tons of huge Prince fans out there. I think they're probably an acquired taste and I've just never played with them extensively. Once people fall in love with Prince they never seem to want to go back!

[@bluerocky]

​@@squashsource yes Pierre, that could very well be true. In my very initial years, I tried Head, Artengo and Prince but once I played with Prince Sovereign TT and broke that one, I couldn't go back to using a non-Prince racket. Again now, I had to buy another racket and borrowed Dunlop Evolution Pro, Dunlop Hyperfibre Pro, Technifibre 125 ns and couple others from friends to play with but somehow, I just cannot get the same feel in those. So, I am going back to Prince again (with Vortex Pro) with the hope that it can last me a while. A distributor friend of mine has told me that the "brittleness" issue was with 2016/2017 stock (brightly colored rackets) due to factory problems and Prince was happy to replace it for them eventually. Fingers crossed and hope Prince never stops making squash rackets. :)

[@speedtrials75]

pretty sure prince recommends using at least 1.2mm/17 gauge string

[@squashsource]

That makes sense