I am stuck between buying a 2U NS9000X or 3U AT900P. Can people give me their opinion on which racket produces more power?
i would recommend the 900p cause w/ ns9000 if your arm pronation/technique is weak, you will get no power. The 900p the head heavy will help a little bit in generating power where are as the ns9000 you really have to pronate the arm a lot more. If you are good with technique then get the ns9000 cause the defense is excellence.
i am currently using 3U MP100. I know that the balance of the NS9000X is around the same as MP100 but the balance of the AT900P is quite different(heavy head).
Yoyomonkey has a point. However, the head heaviness of some of the AT racquets is quite a struggle for some people. Adjusting to them might take a while. The difference between a 2u ns9000x and a 3u mp100 are not that big(balance and stiffness-wise). It would not hurt you to try it out
If you are into head heavy rackets, than get the NS9000. Otherwise, go for the NS9000X as it has great defense as well.
I have the exact same rackets, you have to remember that the difference between a 2U and 3U can be 1 gram or 10 grams so the main difference will be the shaft stiffness and or String tension asumming the same string material. My NS9000X at 26lbs with BG68Ti works much better in a technical game than my AT900P at 23lbs with BG68Ti but has less power given the same swing. I think your string tension will produce a wider playability than the actual racket choice will
if you looking for brute power, just go to at-900p, off course you've sacrifice the defense/ manouverability
ns8k for defence and manouverability ... i'd say ns9k not easy for intermediates to use ... at900p seems all round to me
This is just an opinion on the rating of 2U NS9000X and 3U AT900P. Assume both have same string and same tension and also swinging at a medium speed. I based it on the balance and stiffness of each racket. NS9000X: balanced, Xstiff attack - 9 defence - 8 manouverability - 8 AT900P: heavy head, Stiff attack - 9.5 defence - 7 manouverability - 6 Would this seem right?
You know...i've just about had enough of people whining about the head heaviness and how you lose all ur manuverability...I believe (in the shoes of a 17yr old....) that if you can't handle the head heaviness of Armortec...you must have twigs for arms...The cure is quite simple...hit up the gym and start pumping iron.
You'll still lose a bit somewhat; even if you find the head heavy racquet to be great for defense, a headlight racquet will still seem better. And for me, a 15 year old with twigs for arms (the diameter of my upper arm is almost an inch smaller than the diameter of my elbow), the AT700 is just fine for everything.
those numbers were just my opinion on each racket. Since i play tennis i never complained about heavy head rackets and my arms are more like trunks than twigs.
Without more info on playing style, it's tough to make a recommendation, but a broad stab would be (all things being equal): Outright power: AT900P (stiffer than the ride of an Audi RS6) Control/defence: 9kX (IMO, feels like holding a hammer the wrong way round) I've crossed so far into the "ball and chain" weight distribution camp that I am actually annoyed by playing with head-light and even rackets these days (and not just because I now have 16.5" arms) - I've worked hard to make my smash defence good enough to work with sledgehammers like the 900P; I also have to have a racket that tries to fly out of my hand when I really give it the beans on a power shot! The 900P is harder work than the 9kX, but gives more of a reward. I have the 900P in 4U, and it's no slouch in defence (but it occasionally feels like I'm holding a cobra by the tail when switching sides). (Note - judicious string choices can alter the bias a great deal; for example, Nanogy in a 9kX would compete with BG65Ti in a 900P in the power stakes.)
