I've been using TPro @ 286/86 for a while and just got a hold of sw35 for a bit of a change and to broaden my horizons. I didn't think the stiffness would be much different but the sw35 is definitely noticeably stiffer. It's just my luck that I've recently picked up a shoulder niggle and can't play test them for a short while. Please can someone allay my concerns and tell me that sw35 is not so difficult to play with compared to TPro? Head heavyness I can adjust to, but stiffness is making me nervous!
What's the bp of your sw35? Does it feel noticeably heavier when swinging it? Definitely a head heavier, higher swing wt racket with extra stiff shaft will be harder on your shoulder. You'll notice it most on clears and smashes. I know coz I have an mx80 and used to play with a tpro.
The TPro is in the low eights (at least mine are), and I'd put the SW35 in the high sevens - there is a definite difference when bending in the hand. However, because the SW35 is so tall, the "dynamic" stiffness is somewhat reduced. The SW35 is a 3-wood however you slice it - built like a tank for the smash maniac.
I dont know dry stats as it came strung and I haven't cut it yet - bp is ~310mm with strings though. I do have a tpro that has same bp with strings, and sw35 feels harder to swing when wafting it around indoors. mark - what is the test to obtain stiffness numbers? I put an empty ~400ml glass tumbler on the end of the string bed and compared deflection - tpro was about 4mm more @ approx 80mm deflection
This is the scale the manufacturers use - deflection under a fixed load (but I don't know the load or where it's placed or where the fulcrum is, sadly). Doesn't cover "swing" stiffness, but it's a good benchmark.
