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Ultra 99 Pro V5 Tennis Racket
$1,400.00
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$1,400.00
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Master the baseline with a devastating fusion of precision control and extreme, heavy-biting topspin.
Infusing Tour-level control with a relentless spin profile, the Wilson Blade 98S Countervail incorporates premium structural dampening to let aggressive, big-hitting baseliners dominate long rallies. This iteration utilizes a unique material layup that integrates Countervail technology to direct harsh vibrations inward through the frame rather than into the player's arm, heavily minimizing muscle fatigue and speeding up recovery times. Engineered with an exceptionally open, spin-focused string configuration, the frame promotes exaggerated string snapping for explosive ball rotation and a higher launch angle. It features a classic thin beam geometry that handles fast, vertical swings with a comfortable, muted feel, ensuring you maintain optimal point-and-shoot accuracy on heavy, depth-defying groundstrokes.
Key Features
- Countervail Technology: Aerospace-grade carbon layering integrated into the frame layup to maximize energy dissipation, lowering muscle fatigue without altering classic frame feel.
- Spin Effect Technology: An ultra-open string spacing configuration designed to increase overall string movement and snapback, generating massive ball rotation.
- Braided Graphite & Basalt Matrix: A traditional high-performance core material compound that bends smoothly to enhance pocketing, feedback, and precision.
- Parallel Drilling Grommets: High-grade structural engineering that absorbs hard baseline impacts while expanding the active sweet spot for a uniform string bed response.
- Amplifeel Handle Technology: Adds specialized basalt inserts inside the handle construction to filter out harsh vibrations and maximize tactile feedback on full strokes.
Technical Specifications
- Head Size: 98 sq in / 632 cm²
- Unstrung Weight: 294 g / 10.4 oz
- Strung Weight: 311 g / 11.0 oz
- String Pattern: 18 x 16 (Spin Effect variant)
- Unstrung Balance: 33.0 cm / 1 pt Head Light
- Strung Balance: 33.5 cm / 2 pts Head Light
- Swingweight: ~325 to 329 (strung)
- Flex Rating (Stiffness): 65–66 RA
- Beam Width: 21 mm Flat Beam
- Length: 27 in / 68.58 cm