Ugh, I clashed the TC700's frame against the keys which were in my pocket.. Little paint chip, it was white underneath.
maybe because the frame shape? I admit that TC700 is quite hard to get the sweetspot especially when you are already being long time ISO head user but when you get your timing right this is the most solid feel and powerful racket that i ever played......i just use my ordinary string with same tension like my other racket and "WOW" i love it.......
Got used to it, I have to agree with most of the other peoples' comments on the TC700. I still don't like the strings..
You mean the 0.63mm one ? Do feedback how that combination works, I am sure many TC700 users are keen to know !
I could highly reccomeng NBG98, BG66SHARP and the Gosen RX100, if you dont break em to frequent But as alway BG80 is never wrong I am interested to hear more about the RSL strings, have not tried em.. /Twobeer
BG66SHARP went terrible for me, but perhaps it's because I asked for 27lbs and got around 22~23lbs.. lol
I get a bunch of Victor strings as well. They are all made in Japan . Also, I will have the chance to test the RSL LT-70 very soon.
Y'day I did a test of smashing using the TC700, Karakal Mtec80, Karakal 75 Tattoo and Babolat X-Feel power and the TC700 in every smash comes out top ! My friend wasn't able to defend at all as the smash was just too fast. Using the other racquets in the list, she was able to move her racquet head such that she can do a weak push to the net. I am truly impressed ! Now I need to test using the AT700 Limited, Ti10 (1st Gen) and Arc10, these racquets are also known for their power smashes.
Racket after racket, I test.. I still come back to lovely TC700.. It's such a superb racket!!! /Twobeer
Errrr, I think the new TC700 color scheme is fugly !!! Orange and yellow doesn't seem to work on this racquet.
hmmmm... i wonder how the third gen will play, i find 1st gen and 2nd gen are very different rackets, the 1st being less compromised then the the 2nd, i wonder if this trend will continue onto 3rd gen... on a side note, does anyone find that it's really easy to break strings from off centre hits on the 2nd gen tc700? think it's something to do with the grommets. and also 2nd gen has larger sweetspot then 1st gen tc700?
Haha, "fugly" was also the first adjective that I thought of for the new TC700 Don't know what the designers were thinking when they decided to change the understated and classy color scheme of the previous TC700s into something so...sigh~ At least the TC500 still looks somewhat decent, even though it's still a bit over the top for me. On the other hand, even though I don't own the racket, I've heard a lot of owners say that the grommets aren't very durable on the TCs, with the 1st gen being the worst. So hopefully, the 3rd iteration will make improvements upon that. For me though, I don't know if I can look past the ugly color and get the 3rd generation- I was thinking of getting a TC700 some time in the future- especially if the 2nd gen will be on sale. Maybe I'll settle for the TC500 if I go for a 3rd generation TC.
