I've played a few times now with this racquet and I think i like it. It's a fairly light, quick, maneuverable defensive racket. Head light, but not excessively so, even with an overgrip. No problem with clears if you hit in the sweet spot, but not the most powerful smashing racket, as is to be expected. As stated before, count on replacing the strings...I had re-strung with BG65 at 22#. I noticed the top cross-string was missing, too, from the factory, probably contributing to the break....my un-expert $.02 worth.