IS THE TENNIS RACKET AT COSTCO ANY GOOD

I will be taking a field trip to my local Costco and see if I can fine a tennis racket.
Thank you to my friend Deepiz for letting me know about the Costco tennis racket
For more information about the Costco racket link is down below.
Costco: www.costco.com/wilson-ultra-c...
Thank you Coach Rob for trying out this Costco racket with me.
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[@mkong88]

If their rotisserie chicken is good enough, their tennis racket is good enough

[@michealzhou5046]

I’ve never had a Costco rotisserie chicken or bought a racket from Costco.

[@Siloguy]

Lol...good one!

[@arveenamiri1204]

Rotisserie chicken is the benchmark for all grocery stores lol

[@prasadsurapanani2323]

And that's a fact

[@kmook76]

There chicken is actually really salty. Look it up.

[@fredericdebeule6961]

Respect to Tennis Spin for not blasting Costco and admitting it's a decent product. And.....Wilson for sure knows that Costco has that product....that's a multimillion dollar deal!

[@nate1593]

I think the point is even if Roger uses this racquet he would still whoop your butt.

[@aznboycols]

Roger would beat me with it unstrung. When I played tennis, the No. 1 racquet was the wooden Wilson Jack Kramer Autograph.

[@williampaganucci1084]

I like honest people like you. Even though you are in the business of selling rackets, you told your viewers this is a good racket. If my nephew who was a #1 singles player for a major college didn't give me one of his old Babolat rackets, I would buy the Costco Racket. I trust Costco to sell good quality merchandise at a bargain.

[@williampaganucci1084]

I bought one today as a spare racket based on your review. Thanks

[@davidc9256]

@@williampaganucci1084 You can always take it back no questions asked there too.

[@williampaganucci1084]

@@davidc9256 I bought 2, 1 for me and 1 for my brother. We love them. Too bad they only sell them once in a while.

[@Bambotb]

They're selling fake ones

[@AussiePillow1]

The only tennis product available in the Australian Costco stores is a full home tennis court for $25,999.99 AUD

[@starman3533]

Lmao

[@drtee3]

They have Penn balls in Qld stores

[@AussiePillow1]

@@drtee3 Are they just as cheap as they are in the us?

[@drtee3]

@@AussiePillow1 they are $70AUD including tax for 20cans of 3 balls

[@julia457]

hahaha i was just looking online for this tennis racquet and that’s what i found too!!

[@ericmccoy745]

He went for the free food samples and found a racquet. Coach Rob really looked ecstatic. I would have had my mom buy me that racquet when I played in high school. We weren't rich.

[@andyhung424able]

As soon as I saw the PWS hump, I immediately suspected that this is a recycled racket from 15+ years ago. To be honest, for all we know it could be the best one out of all the old hammer line ups from years past. For $50, it is a great deal for regular weekend warriors.

[@Bambotb]

It's a fake one no ?

[@princessoftennis5539]

We are a beginner tennis KZbin club working out in Korea. We learn a lot from your channel. Thank you always. I love your tennis video.

[@Golfreak]

As some of the others, you've earned a subscription from me. Before watching the video, I was thinking to myself "no way he would recommend this racquet for $50" when he's selling racquets for hundreds+ in his store. Mildly surprised. Kudos.

[@williampaganucci1084]

I subscribed too for the same reasons. He is honest.

[@JOSHOCEANS]

I’m starting to play. I had my first private lesson today!!!

[@dannymasbang9466]

Lmao

[@craigmorgan1617]

Good on you, keep going. Sport of a lifetime.

[@josephreyalcala8798]

Nice. Don't forget to enjoy.

[@jonathanchen1026]

Get that Costco racket!

[@tamascsirik9509]

Very nice review! I like that you have a shop full of high end racket's and you still review this entry level racket professionaly. And at the end you tell that it is good for the price. Thumbs up, you got me subscribed.

[@williampaganucci1084]

I subscribed too. I love Costco. I hope Costco management sees this review.

[@deanskrobalak8928]

Lmao well he fooled you. This guy has no idea what he’s talking about. Guessing all the way

[@chrisheldman4942]

Refreshing to hear fair honest review/comments. You obviously know your stuff. I just subscribed.

[@PWfrom92807]

I still remember (and have!) my Hammer 6.2 I grew up playing with. Perfect for me as a scrawny teenager!

[@Greenappleszz]

thank you for the shout out harry!! keep em' coming!!

[@uo2230]

Does Federer even know he's endorsed that racquet. I doubt it.

[@jerome_morrow]

Does Wilson even know that this racquet exists? I doubt it!

[@nate1593]

If I paid you $100m for your image, pretty sure you wouldn't care either.

[@jeffk2278]

Yeah, he's just under contract to Wilson so they can use his name, which doesn't really constitute an endorsement and I think it's a safe bet he's never hit with it.

[@Daniellasanche]

Of course he knows. Theres legal things involved, you can't just copy paste a photo onto your marketing materials.

[@ddelegate]

Great video! I liked you gave it a fair shake. As you mentioned, I too am returning to the sport after 15+ years absent. Just dusted off my Ti S6 for a re-stringing!

[@cdb7876]

Good complete and interesting video. I use to give my friends a Costco tennis racket for Xmas. Hoping to encourage them to try the sport. Once restrung they hit better than you suggest! Coach Rob has nice form. I'm stunned you have a functioning elbow with that forehand! But you make good tennis videos!

[@giorassiccuriosity1796]

I like this channel! Different twist from a shop owner point of view!

[@slxwrxin]

Back when I started playing tennis more than 4 years ago I used the Wilson Ultra Comp from costco and it's a pretty decent racket tbh

[@nathanmiller6051]

Interesting and fun!! Thanks for doing this video

[@jatpat76]

Saw this review today. Coincidentally, I purchased 2 of these racquets for my son (11) who started playing tennis in January last year, and it worked very well for him. Not knowing much about racquets or grips or anything, this luckily turned out to be a good choice. He is also tall for his age (5' 7") and was comfortable with the grip size 3. Glad to see good review from the experts on this racquet. Thank you.👍

[@darthvader5975]

How does this channel not have over 1 mil subs yet?!!!!

[@jerome_morrow]

You’re right in calling it a rotisserie stick. It’s more a Costco than Wilson racquet. You can’t buy this from Wilson. Big box stores sell these casual recreational player racquets via a licensing deal with the major tennis brands. Typically, the racquets are sourced at scale from a Chinese factory; brand painted and packaging per the licensing arrangement. There are similar types of racquet with HEAD branding at big box stores in the UK. Costco UK actually has two models of this sort of Wilson racquet. One with Fed’s face (the one in the video) and a 105sq”, even more powerful version with Monfil’s face. Unless one is a major racquet snob, they’re actually perfectly useable for the casual player like the sort of Brit who only hits over the two weeks during Wimbledon fortnight.

[@ftb2772]

Thanks Coach Rob & Tennis Spin. Saw these in costco yesterday and think im gonna go pick one up as my Dad wants his racket back 😂

[@biedawo]

why did the phase out the light, head-heavy designs? (I recall the air-hammers that trickled down into racquetball were pretty tough on the elbow if you ever missed the sweet spot)

[@larroyd85]

Back on 1998 I bought a Wilson Pro Staff 5.9si stretch at Costco and I still play with it.

[@tedneanderthal7373]

What a deal for the price! Was the frame stiff? Was it stable? It appears to be an old mold - similar to my old Wilson K Strike that is also 103 square inches and has PWS. The balance and the paint job are different. Yes! The Cushion Aire grips are great! Comp = composite (probably graphite and fiberglass).

[@peterparahuz7094]

There must be an easier way to classify racquets. I remember in the 1990s Wilson used to indicate the racquet's flexibility (i.e. deviation from straight upon applying a force). The inflexible ones were supposed to give more power but less control, the flexible ones the opposite. The pros apparently played with the more flexible racquets (6.1 Edberg, 6.0 Sampras, 7.1 Graf) where the stiffer Wilson Hammers were something around 4. Is that classification still valid? I didn't see that on this Wilson from Cosco. Worse, the manufacturers now make a bunch of racquets with different characteristics that look like the ones 'Federers' use (obviously to capitalize on the millions spent on the sponsorships). This makes choosing the right one even more error prone.

[@rishijai]

Great video. I still use Wilson Cushion-aire grips, they are the best.

[@saravw1]

I bought a Clash in January and hated the grip. Had it replaced with the air cushion a couple weeks ago. Love that grip.

[@bradleycranford8557]

"Comp" on rackets past stood for "composite". Could that be the case with this frame?

[@OrganicHealer]

Needs some lead at the top of the grip or on the bottom of the grip to polarize it

[@luikiedook]

I got started again after a 25 year break with a costco racket (Tour BLX). I think it's fine, I recently got a wilson blade 98. The costco racket had more power, and was a little lighter. But, I have more control with the blade, and If when I play a lot I tended to have wrist issues with the costco racket. Just like you said in the video, I think it's a great racket for people coming back to the game or a starter racket. I think it's a far better value than anything you get from academy or target or the other big box stores, which mostly have metal frames in my experience.

[@ericjones253]

Thanks for the info. I watched this video and happened to be in Costco this morning. So I figured what the hell. Bought 2 and you were correct, not a bad racquet. Been playing for near 50 years and gone thru the many evolutions of the racquet and this one is good for the money. #Racquet rotisserie.

[@TimG--]

Nice video mate 🇺🇸

[@alexrodarte3165]

That “Uh Oohh” at 16:58🤣😭

[@godwinc215]

Wonder what bottom of the barrel string comes on the Costco Ultra Comp.

[@sharandsouza9898]

This racquet is priced at $99 at Costco Australia. Got one today. Thank you for the detailed review.

[@Troy_Sent_A_Message]

Because dollarydoos have lower value.

[@kikbut6517]

I have last year's version. 9.6oz , 100sq inch head. Replaced the string with OGSheep micro. It plays fine but to me a bit too light.

[@stevenpipines7773]

I still have my old wooden Wilson T 2000. The same kind Jimmy Connors used back in the day

[@boogie7778]

Friend starting tennis got this racket and has been doing great with it to get started. It's a beginner/starter racket.

[@boogie7778]

We picked one up for our friend, WITH a rotisserie chicken.

[@ArchieWeber]

I would love to see this racket restrung with a modern Luxilon and regripped to fine tune the weight distribution and improve the playability. I love a good bargain! Unfortunately Costco no longer sells this racket.

[@lewisvilletexas]

I am interested in seeing the racket restrung to see how much better it becomes

[@kevinduffy2296]

What kind of balance board is that you use?

[@williamdobbs6740]

I remember the Wilson Hammer it was the only racquet Milos would play with.

[@ScottDreyfus]

I'm still playing my hammer 5's. It took a little getting used to coming out of a 200g that was heavy every where.

[@forgetfulpriestiv14]

Lol, when you talk about a tennis desert. My home city comes to mind. There honestly really isn't an excuse to not have a proshop in my city

[@Charmander009]

I like the continental hitting style of coach rob

[@luda_yanez4302]

So because I was curious. I found the same racquet online at pga superstore, and it’s only $39.99... still a good looking racquet, I’m definitely interested

[@mikenguyentxable]

I found them for $39.99 also at PGA Superstore. Bought 2 for my wife who's just learning and used a $20 off coupon. I play with a pair of Babolat Pure Drive VS at $279 each, these $39.99 ok. I'll end up restring them for her. Lol

[@bowsershark]

Comp stands for knock off in the Costco or Walmart racquets. But, you get a get handle grip. I see tons of people that buy these racquets these days. They play the pretty durable nylon or synthetic strings until they break. Then, they buy a new one between $29-$49 or get it restrung for $20-30 dollars.

[@lucasoscar]

When i feel weird hearing him talking about old raquet stuff and then i remember im playing with a 2009 youtek radical pro (still amazing btw xD )

[@darrensurrey]

I thought most beginner rackets were head heavy to help a beginner to generate power? I picked up a Wilson Federer 103 thing and that was head heavy. Just wanted to see if I could improve it. It probably needed restringing as it was so bouncy.

[@hxhky]

It would be interesting to see how it plays when you put some weight in the handle to bring it up to low 11 oz range.

[@rishijai]

Probably more shock up you arm as its light

[@oliverdesouza5741]

Is this the opportunity to see what is inside the PWS bulges? How do they get the balance so head heavy? Is it a lump of graphite in there, or lumps of lead? Or are the pws bulges just fake and there is something else hiding at 12 o'clock? A hacksaw and safety goggles should do it.

[@freeman038]

My prior racket was a Head Spark Tour I bought from Sporchek. It’s also light but head heavy, a typical “hammer” racket. I felt it’s more comfortable to play with, but harder to control. So playing with it I hardly dared to swing with my full power and had to rely on some bad habits like last second wrist adjustment. So I think these cheap rackets are good enough until you reach the intermediate level and want more power with control.

[@xjason127x]

I used to use wilson prostaff stretch from costco when I was in high school.

[@racketman2u]

Yes, Wilson used the Prostaff name on a few cheaper rackets, I found a Prostaff Blitz that made me wonder if it had any carbon at all it it, never felt any good even weighted up.

[@frankojudoka]

Cushion Air is used on my Sampress autographed and hyper hammer. My cheap Wilson Federer is just as good as my hyper hammer.

[@peterparahuz7094]

11:11 nice string shelf :D

[@EGchristian]

They also did a Minions version (not the standard ultra 100) of it which is available in China. Much more expensive than $50 though...

[@cybernetennis]

Its funny that it has the PWS which I like hehe

[@stevenjm12]

How does this compare to the Wilson Ultra Team?

[@ddreamax]

16x20 is a good pattern. A little lead under the handle and a leather grip for weight. As long as the head has the mass.

[@schizo0223]

"Roger earning his money" I love it!

[@jamesgretsch4894]

When you buy it online from Costco they ship it to you FedEx. 😂

[@Keroppikun]

UPS actually, but I get the joke.

[@jamesgretsch4894]

@@Keroppikun Thank you for getting the joke. LOL.

[@feed5750]

And if you steal it from Costco they'll send the Feds after you, financed by freshly printed paper money by the Fed.

[@jamesgretsch4894]

@@feed5750 Love it!

[@TopeA8]

@@feed5750 and if they ask you why you stole it...just say you didn't have NADA(L) in the bank

[@ltjoseph9042]

Intermediate adult male tennis player here that's very interested in this episode of Tennis Spin and here's why: I'm serious about my tennis but I'm not a tennis pro so I get my rackets, Wilson's, from this market that provides the lower end models, prestrung with nylon at about 60 lbs. They come ready to play some serious tennis with at the lowest prices. They are made of lightweight metal alloy and are good copies of the graphite tennis racket frames of the high end market.

[@lgmorado574]

do you sell rackets online?

[@williampaganucci1084]

I went to 3 Costcos in NJ and they were sold out. I went to a Costco in NY and they had 3 left. I bought 1.

[@dr.drixxl228]

How'd you find the Ultra Comp,is it any good?

[@Agent77X]

Ideal player for this NTRP of 6.5-7.0. A typical tour pro player such as Roger Federer, Carreno Busta.

[@eugenea.9927]

where is your store located? so I can buy tennis raquet

[@koreancardboard]

I used a Wilson Hammer in the early 90s.

[@GalacticBlader]

i really hope that my local costco has this racket man its a legit 200 dollar racket for 50$$$ I NEED IT

[@gk-qf9hv]

could you please do the specs of the Wilson Agressor from the 80's?

[@racketman2u]

some of the Aggressor range around that era were great feeling rackets, but the later 90s "High Beam" models were too powerful.

[@hnng3919]

Don’t light and head heavy rackets hurt your arm due to vibrations or shocks. Maybe good for people don’t hit hard?

[@PNWJenya]

Please make a video on how to repair/maintain the grip. The wrap shifts along the handle, exposing the bare handle underneath. Should it be re-wraped on a fresh layer of glue? I only had about 500 hits with it. Are grip wraps supposed to not last much longer than that?

[@zawaung1988]

Let a lot of snails crawl on the bare handle, their saliva or juice or whatever is called are the best glue for tennis re-grip. Try it!

[@rsmith02]

Wrap some double-sided tape on the bare handle and put the grip over that. Otherwise a dab of glue at the starting point, wrap it tight and then tape at the top and it should stay put.

[@LCn33d]

I bought Costco rotisserie chicken maybe 3 times. I bought Costco whole pizza at the food court maybe 300 times. I got a Costco Wilson racquet about 20 years ago. It was a good racquet.. I think one of the Triad. It was accidentally sold at the garage sale. Bought a used Hammer to replace it, but it was not as good as the Triad.

[@BobCraigmile]

Costco used to sell the Wilson Hammer I think. $50 15 years ago.

[@leafs_]

The hair tie 😂

[@rickminda3351]

please, if you could rebalance it and bring it up above 300g unstrung then add some solinco confidential and see how it plays, it would be wonderful! Thank you

[@Strangerer69]

Would have been better if he had bought two and with one factory, and the other restrung with Solinco.

[@darrensurrey]

Do you not sell even cheaper rackets?

[@Negaative]

how about adding weight on the handle, change strings and you have a better racquet that cost you $50...

[@philipptruveller7829]

50$ plus all that work. Adding weight properly, you'd need special machines to analyse the specs like swing weight. After all this hurdles, you'll be at 100-150$. Might as well just buy a better racquet from the start. This is also 20% graphite. Not sure how good or bad that is but I would lean more to bad.

[@LarzB]

Nah, the swing weight is there already at close to 330, so you only need to bring down the balance and increase the swing weight by adding lead as close to the butt cap as possible, swing weight will not change with that, so you can do this at home. Use some heavy putty or metal just behind the butt cap, some lead wrapped around the grip handle. Just to increase static weight and lower the balance.

[@LarzB]

@@philipptruveller7829 and no racket is made of 100% graphite as any racket needs plenty resin, normal plastic (tubing, guard, but cap), the grip is no graphite either. And to get the rackets to spec they use lead at certain places anyway in the factory. 20% seems low, i think normal rackets are somewhere between 40% and 50%, but I'm not sure.

[@williampaganucci1084]

@@philipptruveller7829 We don't know it's 20% graphite? He said he was guessing, but then he said maybe it's all graphite.

[@jerome_morrow]

Not sure if this racquet has a trapdoor buttcap. Most of these types of racquet don’t, in order to save cost. Most people buying such a racquet wouldn’t be trying to mod specs anyway. 20-30g (0.6-1oz) of BlueTac stuffed into the handle of this particular racquet would make a rather nice tweener type spec.

[@tennismastertennisballs1942]

What is the green strings called that was on the expensive ultra racket?

[@jebanjemajki4863]

Most likely solinco hyper g

[@tennismastertennisballs1942]

@@jebanjemajki4863 thank you!

[@heiheiskwan]

Actually I am always confused how they string rackets in these mass products

[@jesoby]

Slave Labour in China?

[@thomasdickey9852]

I bought one on Ebay that was a "team" ultra. Super stiff and feather light

[@thomasdickey9852]

I sent it back for a refund.

[@markbarlescu1853]

I got this years back and it’s snapped within a week upon a serve lol

[@michaelvonhaven105]

What should I do if my highschool tennis coach is rushing me to serve? My service routine isn't long, but he keeps on telling me to rush and he is causing me to double fault? Btw my my routine is 4 breaths and 3 ball bounces.

[@Aha0703]

Is he telling you to have no pauses on the serve and have the motion to be really fast? If thats the case, rushing the motion could help you get more momentum but for most of the case, having a pause in the trophy windup probably helps you load up more and explode to the ball

[@rsmith02]

Try to cut down your routine when you practice.

[@choephel4565]

For the price this is perfect for beginners. 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@ShaneRM878]

What’s the other 80%?

[@liwensi1218]

Good looking. I Ike the perfect W on it.

[@patrickweston3293]

Players obsess about frames. The most important pieces of equipment are the strings and the grip.

[@mikewhocheeseharry5292]

Frame is the most important part though as it determines the weight, size, and shape of how you’ll handle your swings. Strings and grip can vary the dynamic of the shots.

[@jochooi6870]

COMP = composite e.g. graphite + aluminum --- my bad, you got it towards the end of the video ;-)

[@zhichaohe320]

Where are you located???

[@ronj9448]

Whats up with these new $120 prestrungs that look like the regular line - but I'm guessing they're not otherwise they wouldn't be 120.00. I used to see slightly older models tumble down to the 80 or even 60 range if there was little interest. Don't see that any more.

[@review6908]

How come we never see any customers in your shop?

[@ariurip3751]

The swingweight is pretty heavy for beginners

[@petergriego]

I mean it could work for casual players or beginners

[@bretts5571]

I use solinco confidential 16l myself, nice string. Everyone who plays tennis regularly should have their own stringer

[@genehuangviolin]

Are you sure “comp” doesn’t stand for composite?

[@genehuangviolin]

Oh, never mind. Just got to the part where you mention it might stand for composite.

[@FF18Cloud]

Maaaaaaan that was my highschool racquet, I was like "YOOO, this looks like Federer's 6.1. in blue" They're fine. Not as good as those prestrung head racquets, but still, for getting into tennis without it feeling too cheap, yeah, liked em a lot

[@FF18Cloud]

Like, 100%, if you want something heavier, I wouldnt go this route, but man, I still have my first (and only) Costco Wilson racket from 2009 though... I've switched to yonex's and head rackets

[@jimmyboi979]

Leather grip, silicone in the handle, 15 gauge string and a few strips of lead under the bumper at 12 to crank up the swingweight and you could have an absolute beast 🤣

[@williampaganucci1084]

I love Costco and their stock. They only sell quality at a low cost.

[@mikewhocheeseharry5292]

Supposedly, but I have bought some things where the quality was poor. A couple fleece blankets after the first wash the piles were everywhere. Organic orange popsicles made with coconut milk has no flavor and solid like a frozen brick. I believe most of their stuff are locally, so it depends where you live.

[@OrganicHealer]

They needed to do something with a warehouse full of hammer frames. I bet these were wholesale for 15 bucks each just to recoup the warehouse full of bare hammer frames