I'm a devout vcore 95 user but the V2 clash 98 is amazing. The vcore is that down to earth friend that never lies to you and keeps your ego in check, while the clash is the ride or die homie that only cheers for you and gives you compliments you may or may not deserve
The most ironic thing about Wilson rackets is 1) no pros use their best selling racket and 2) their most popular racket with the pros (on the Women's side) is discontinued and not even sold. In the WTA, the Wilson Steam is by far the most popular Wilson racket and used by Badosa, Raducanu, Halep, Ostapenko, Svitolina in the top 20. Even several men like de Minaur, Nishikori, Goffin, Ferrer. Emma Raducanu actually played with the Clash when she won all the local tournaments in Britain but switched right before the Wimbledon run to the Steam. If she didn't switch, I bet it would make the Clash even more popular.
Last I heard the two best selling rackets globally were the pure drive and pure aero. And tennis spin even did a video on his best selling rackets personally and the clash wasn't no 1, but that was like a year ago or so. Maybe just the best selling right now with the new one having come out recently?
@Tennis Spin - Hi Harry. I just wanted to take this moment to say thank you for your content. I am a beginner tennis player and I have found your videos very very helpful in gaining information about different products and the specs. Keep up the great work here. This is becoming my Number 1 go-to channel for Tennis Information and updates.
@@jerome_morrowa lot of his content is based on pro shop experiences which can be subjective and helpful to the masses. He’s not sponsored so it’s atleast impartial and he gets other semi pros perspective along with his own. Point to what you reference is misinformation so we can decide if you are the problem rather than the solution.
@@drwhpod If you know enough about tennis equipment, you wouldn’t need to ask me to point you in the right direction where Harry has gaffed on multiple occasions.
@@drwhpod Impartial? You can't be this naive! Harry is a racquet broker. He's supported by every brand that he sells. If he says anything bad about those brands, they'll never supply him again and without their supplies, he has no revenue. Example : Why does he spec check some racquets and not others?
@@amitarora7530 it's may be my style that's the problem here. But I have always felt that I need more weight on the the racket head for the two hander backhand and I do get the same swing speed when I switched from a one handed backhand to a two handed backhand.
I tried the Clash when they first came out. I was in the market for a new stick and really, really wanted to love it. I tried both rackets quite a few times and hated them each time. Gave up on them and finally went with the Babalot Pure Strike. Am very happy with it.
Hey same, I had the racket and I liked it at first but it felt very bendy and it didn't feel firm enough for me, I never got enough power and now I have the pure strike 16/19 and I'm so happy with it, I get so much more power and cotnrol
@@lukaszz3521 the clash and the pure strike are like polar opposites of each other comfort wise good luck to you in a few years with messed up wrist and elbow the stiffness on that is ridiculous
Almost every pro out there, and especially the very top pros, are using customized frames and these frames are explicitly tailored to their specific needs and game style. So even if a pro was going to play with the Clash it wouldn’t be something the typical rec player would use. I switched to the Clash from the Pro Staff 97. 11.1 oz version 3 years ago after hitting with it for 10 minutes and haven’t looked back. My Staff’s were customized to the specs of the 6.1 95 because Wilson (in their infinite wisdom) insists on fixing something that isn’t broke. That being said I have used the Clash stock and love the frame. It swings a bit heavier than it’s actual weight and is pretty evenly balanced.
I just received the new Clash V2. I absolutely hate it. Good thing I still have some new Clash V1’s. These companies really need to get one thing; if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
You know what racket has a very similar string pattern to the Clash 100 v1? The Wilson Blade Pro 16x19. Not the Blade v8 in stores, the Blade Pro (which pros actually use) that's available only directly from Wilson. I've compared them in person (I own the Blade Pro), but check out pictures and you'll see it easily from the top string that's so close to the frame. The pattern is essentially identical, except of course the 98 is a bit smaller than the 100. I'm not saying that it's the same racket; the Blade Pro is smaller, heavier, and much stiffer. I don't have a big "And that is why" statement to conclude with ... just an interesting observation. I do find that the Blade Pro is extremely spin friendly, which Clash users accustomed to that open string patter won't find to be surprising. I find that I can put down the Blade Pro, pick up the Clash 100, and feel pretty much at home as long as the opponent isn't hitting super fast.
I got the Wilson Clash pro v2 after watching half a dozen of your yt videos. But I don’t know why I didn’t listen to your suggestion and go with 48 low. I see the effects of 52 lbs. I have to restring. But great job, you got me hooked on your channel. 52 yo 3 pro staff midsize 85 (30 years ago) 1 Hammer 5.3 (25 years ago) 1 Clash pro v2 (current) Came back d/t kids in high school & college 🎾
@@PhilipFullerton the clash 98 and 100 are intermediate friendly rackets for players that want a tweener but don't have the arm to swing one. They prioritize comfort over performance, and they lack predictability on big swings and against incoming pace in a way that makes them largely unusable past a certain point for most, if not all players. Rackets and setups in general are highly personal, and what suits is just something you'd have to find out with objective trial and error. However, if you just want to move from a clash 98 or 100 to a proper tweener style racket, sure, the Yonex Ezone 98 or 100 are great options. You may or may not prefer something else, but if you don't try other rackets you wouldn't know that and an Ezone scales right to the top of the pro game so you could build your game with it.
@@sjjapp ok thanks, that was pretty informative. Although it is quite hard for me to test rackets out now since one of the only tennis shops in my area just shut down, so I'll have to try borrow some rackets from other people to test them out
@@PhilipFullerton testing other frames is the only real way to know, but note that different strings and tensions will affect a rackets performance quite a bit, like by a sizeable margin. It can affect things enough that two of the same racket matched can almost feel like two different rackets if strung very differently. I mention this as testing frames that are strung differently won't be a totally accurate way to find what suits unfortunately, but it's definitely better than nothing. Testing the frames of hitting partners can be a free way of getting somewhat of a feel for a frame. Note the specs of the rackets you test if you can, after a while, dial down on a spec range that suits. For example, you may find you like 23+mm beams and a 100 inch head size with a high RA, and that makes it easier to select rackets. You can then analyse what it is you want,like a high or lower launch angle etc and narrow down racket choices to just a few rackets. If you just want to pick one out of a hat, I'll agree with your coach and say that the Yonex Ezone, be it the 98 or 100, is a great all rounder.
I switched from Clash 100 to Blade v8 98 16x19 and like it a loooot. Control and feel is much better than with the Clash, so is power. Talking about Clash 100
Hello, your videos are amazing honestly. I’m a beginner and would like a recommendation on a racket that helps me improve on the technics. I don’t want a racket that makes it easier on my in order to achieve a good technique, etc. I’m thinking about ezone 100 because it looks like a well balanced one. Could you help ?
I am now 53 years old and I play the local league. I was a University team player in my hey days. I started playing tennis at 8 years old till now. I am a current user of the Clash 100 Pro. I also have the Clash 100 but I prefer the weight and balance of the Pro version. After that many years of ball striking my elbow and forearm was about to give up. The Clash along with a very very soft string like X One Biphase strung at 45lbs has saved my arm. If I had not come to my senses and kept thinking I was 20 years old using a stiff stiff racket and a Poly string I would have had to give up tennis. But I love tennis too much. Dinosaurs became extinct as they could not adapt. You can't have everything in life. Thanks to Clash and Technifibre X 1 I can continue to play and my level has not dropped from switching over from Babolat Pure Drive Strung with Luxilon. It just took some time and adjustment to my game and it has been fine. Rackets/strings/tension is a very personal thing, so each to their own. For those looking for a smoother hit and a buttery feel buy a Clash and string it 45 lbs with a soft multi.... believe me its a magic carpet.
try head rip control 16 at 48lbs it has the highest durability of all multi's though may be less comfortable than biphase but your strings wont break for months
Like many have stated already, the % of players who need better than this is very small. Put a players face on it and you will decrease the number sold. Good stick, good ambiguous name. Let it ride.
It's likely just an endorsement where she swings the paint job of the clash but uses something else underneath. It's not at all uncommon for a pro player to have the paint job of one racket but use something else underneath. The clash has some real problems with losing the ball in its swing because of its unique flex, and this results in a lack of predictability on big swings and against incoming pace that a pro likely cant afford to accommodate. This is not a issue for the real king tweeners like the pure drive, pure aero, vcore 100, ezone 100 as so on, where while they aren't super accurate they are accurate enough for any level of play if what they offer suits the individual player.
Same reason no pro ever used or endorsed the Wilson Profile racquets which were designed on the other end of the spectrum from Clash (other than the ridiculously thick beam which they shared, even thicker on the Profile, hence the name). Nothing new here, except that Harry has little sense of Tennis history.
Emma Raducanu was using it before COVID (there are photos of her playing with Andy Murray in “battle of the Brits doubles”) but switched to Steam 100 in blade PJ just befor she broke through
Mark Petchy gave a detailed description of the switch and identification of the steam as her new racket at the start of 2021 during Amazons US open coverage so no, she wasn’t always a steam player
Gravity MP has a thinner beam and 16x20 pattern and is a bit stiffer versus version 1 Clash. I find the Gravity MP easier to maneuver and control shots.
I do know why the pros don't want to useeeeeee it because it is a $269.00 with a 50 cents cap in the end of the grip. for GOD SAKE Wilson stop using a cheapy, crappy cap and I will buy the racket.
Who? I'd like to check that. I'm confident it would be an endorsement in paint job only and she's actually using something else underneath. It's more common than many might think re pro players having the paint job of one racket and actually using something else under the paint job.
@@jacklin8926 thanks for that. Had a brief look, maybe I'll dig harder at some point later, but couldn't find actual info. You can't go on paint job and endorsement, which includes promotional material etc for the racket and what a player might say. Essentially, someone needs to get a hold of their actual racket (and other sources of information) and share info on it. For the very top pros that have been there long enough for enough interest I guess to end up revealing their setup, the info will surface at some point. At the moment I just found a tennis warehouse video where she says she uses the Clash. That means next to nothing, as its part of their sponsorship to endorse the a racket that's current so that racket will sell at retail. We've seen it so many times with players where they talk of excitement of the new gen coming out and such but actually underneath use an older model or something else entirely. Sometimes a pro does use the current model/the model that goes with the paintjob, but I'm very doubtful in this case seeing how the Clash has major problems with predictability because of its unique flex (ball gets lost in swing).
@@sjjapp me and many people I know at my club use Clash and no-one complains about control issues. Clash is the racket you need to swing through to get its benefit. Try finish your swing and don’t stop at contact. Practice catching the racket at your shoulder level. If you need send me your swing video link here and I can take a look.
@@bournejason66 completely agree - there is no need for an intermediate player to use a stiff racquet to keep the ball in - if the ball is flying long all the time it's the technique not the racquet
Because it’s a piece of crap. It’s like a box of chocolates, when you swing it, you don’t know what you are going to get. Worst racquet I ever purchased!!!!
i have no idea who really buys the clash. Maybe it's for players who barely play but want a decent racquet instead of the $30 cheap ones they would have to constantly replace. No Hate but the clash is super clunky. Sure It's super arm friendly, but the racket lacks a lot of control and it is not really that aerodynamic... I would recommend this racquet if you're 70+ years old and can barely move lol
A loud section of players complain about the stiffness of pure aeros and pure drives and ultra 100's and so on and so forth. This group of players tend to be in the intermediate or so range, where poor fundamentals, perhaps stringing too tight with a stiff string, or even just a sensitive arm when it comes to injury play a role in making using a tweener an uncomfortable experience despite wanting the performance of such rackets. Insert the Clash, a racket that provides a lot of the qualities of a tweener but in a much more comfortable package. The problem is that this comfort comes at the cost of performance, and it essentially starts to cap at the intermediate level, whereas a proper tweener has no level cap. So the better you are the worse your impression of the Clash will likely be. However, for its target audience, it can be a good option.
@@user38479 a clash, in the hands of an advanced and upwards level player, will hit a weaker and less reliable ball than a competing racket that scales well at the higher levels. It's more about activating that unique flex it has, and when you do, it somewhat leads to losing control of the swing. It's not a black and white 100% Vs 0% situation. We're taking small margins, but small margins matter more and more the better you get. Taking a guess, up to 4.0 on average, the problems probably won't be activated so much. After that the problems will likely start to surface. It's a compromise that will largely suit intermediate and below level players, but there will likely be examples where players above that have decided it's still a compromise worth investing in (ie, not so resistant to injury but game style suits a tweener). But largely, if you're a tweener fan and you're 4.5 or above you'll find better options out there
@@sjjapp sorry, I meant to reply to the original comment and not yours specifically. You made very good points. I demo'd my friend's 100UL clash strung at 40 pounds. It was incredibly stable for 265 grams. I played my best tennis yesterday. I had no problems or complaints with the racket. For reference I have a Speed MP and Gravity Pro in my bag.
@@user38479 the speed MP, the gravity pro, and the clash occupy different groups within the 100 inch head size range. The gravity pro is all about control, the speed is a balance of everything (energy return,spin access, control, etc), and the clash is all about providing some qualities that rackets like pure drive/aero etc offer but in a package that prioritizes comfort. If your game style suits that of a tweener you will may still prefer the clash to the gravity pro or speed. But if you compare it to a higher level tweener the clash will come up short in performance on full cuts and/or against decent incoming quality from opponent/hitting partner, but this has to be activated (the unique flex becoming a problem once sufficient force is applied and comes at you as well) so to speak as I said in previous reply to be able to see it. The problem with better tweeners is that they tend to be stiff. There are things that can be done to soften them, and this ideally is paired with solid technique and timing (hitting outside ideal strike zone quite a bit with a stiff racket increases the damaging vibrations if you like). But if a sensitive arm really is the culprit it might not be sensible to use them. the clash can be of help with this, but you do ultimately sacrifice some performance for it as I've already said. 265g is also too light, especially seeing as the swing weight will also be very low with it. You can have static weights under 300g at stronger levels, and some pros even do, but the stability and plow needs to come from somewhere in order to win the battle of racket Vs ball. A 265g racket with a low swing weight isn't going to win that battle well. It will suffer somewhat against a decent ball coming at you as well as striking a decent shot. This can be fixed by adding weight but that doesn't sound like what happened here. Low tensions, like 40lbs in this case, can help 'open up the stringbed' so to speak. Can make a frame feel more stable because of that.
It is just like professional cyclers won't buy some of the models of bicycles sold at wal mart, unless those are for their parents or kids. clash is the equivalent for tennis.
I'm a devout vcore 95 user but the V2 clash 98 is amazing. The vcore is that down to earth friend that never lies to you and keeps your ego in check, while the clash is the ride or die homie that only cheers for you and gives you compliments you may or may not deserve
The most ironic thing about Wilson rackets is 1) no pros use their best selling racket and 2) their most popular racket with the pros (on the Women's side) is discontinued and not even sold. In the WTA, the Wilson Steam is by far the most popular Wilson racket and used by Badosa, Raducanu, Halep, Ostapenko, Svitolina in the top 20. Even several men like de Minaur, Nishikori, Goffin, Ferrer.
Emma Raducanu actually played with the Clash when she won all the local tournaments in Britain but switched right before the Wimbledon run to the Steam. If she didn't switch, I bet it would make the Clash even more popular.
I play with 2013 Steam 99S. Hands-down best racket I’ve ever used. I want the new Clash 100 V2 for recreational play.
Well I bought 2 of the Wilson Clash 100 Pro V2… I LOVE IT! 😎😎😍😍👍👍
If it’s already no.1 selling racket, why put extra marketing money on finding a pro to endorse it?
Last I heard the two best selling rackets globally were the pure drive and pure aero. And tennis spin even did a video on his best selling rackets personally and the clash wasn't no 1, but that was like a year ago or so. Maybe just the best selling right now with the new one having come out recently?
To sell more
@Tennis Spin - Hi Harry. I just wanted to take this moment to say thank you for your content. I am a beginner tennis player and I have found your videos very very helpful in gaining information about different products and the specs. Keep up the great work here. This is becoming my Number 1 go-to channel for Tennis Information and updates.
His videos have lots of misinformation and he never acknowledges errors. Big pinch of salt needed.
@@jerome_morrowa lot of his content is based on pro shop experiences which can be subjective and helpful to the masses. He’s not sponsored so it’s atleast impartial and he gets other semi pros perspective along with his own. Point to what you reference is misinformation so we can decide if you are the problem rather than the solution.
@@drwhpod If you know enough about tennis equipment, you wouldn’t need to ask me to point you in the right direction where Harry has gaffed on multiple occasions.
True 💯
@@drwhpod Impartial? You can't be this naive! Harry is a racquet broker. He's supported by every brand that he sells. If he says anything bad about those brands, they'll never supply him again and without their supplies, he has no revenue. Example : Why does he spec check some racquets and not others?
Now my starting my third season with the Clash. Fantastic racket and cured my tennis elbow with the soft feel. I would highly recommend it.
Are you a one hander?? Is it any good for two hander backhand?
@@autodidact2628 single handed backhand. Cannot see why it would not work for a double hander.
@@amitarora7530 it's may be my style that's the problem here. But I have always felt that I need more weight on the the racket head for the two hander backhand and I do get the same swing speed when I switched from a one handed backhand to a two handed backhand.
What’s the difference between this and artengo tr930?
I tried the Clash when they first came out. I was in the market for a new stick and really, really wanted to love it. I tried both rackets quite a few times and hated them each time. Gave up on them and finally went with the Babalot Pure Strike. Am very happy with it.
Same expensive but went with Blade 98
Hey same, I had the racket and I liked it at first but it felt very bendy and it didn't feel firm enough for me, I never got enough power and now I have the pure strike 16/19 and I'm so happy with it, I get so much more power and cotnrol
@@villiam7941 using blade v8 100. Super happy with it 🥰
its odd and unpredictable. Wilson needs to stop with this line.
@@lukaszz3521 the clash and the pure strike are like polar opposites of each other comfort wise good luck to you in a few years with messed up wrist and elbow the stiffness on that is ridiculous
About 3 years ago, Chinese WTA player was using it at Indian Wells. I forgot her name though.
Madison Brengle plays with it. But that’s bc she has a permanently damaged shoulder and needs the soft power.
Almost every pro out there, and especially the very top pros, are using customized frames and these frames are explicitly tailored to their specific needs and game style. So even if a pro was going to play with the Clash it wouldn’t be something the typical rec player would use. I switched to the Clash from the Pro Staff 97. 11.1 oz version 3 years ago after hitting with it for 10 minutes and haven’t looked back. My Staff’s were customized to the specs of the 6.1 95 because Wilson (in their infinite wisdom) insists on fixing something that isn’t broke.
That being said I have used the Clash stock and love the frame. It swings a bit heavier than it’s actual weight and is pretty evenly balanced.
i play with their six.one 95 v13 and tried a few different Clash V2's recently. Tempted to switch. They're nice. I think I like the Pro 100 the most.
I just received the new Clash V2. I absolutely hate it. Good thing I still have some new Clash V1’s. These companies really need to get one thing; if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
You know what racket has a very similar string pattern to the Clash 100 v1? The Wilson Blade Pro 16x19. Not the Blade v8 in stores, the Blade Pro (which pros actually use) that's available only directly from Wilson. I've compared them in person (I own the Blade Pro), but check out pictures and you'll see it easily from the top string that's so close to the frame. The pattern is essentially identical, except of course the 98 is a bit smaller than the 100. I'm not saying that it's the same racket; the Blade Pro is smaller, heavier, and much stiffer. I don't have a big "And that is why" statement to conclude with ... just an interesting observation. I do find that the Blade Pro is extremely spin friendly, which Clash users accustomed to that open string patter won't find to be surprising. I find that I can put down the Blade Pro, pick up the Clash 100, and feel pretty much at home as long as the opponent isn't hitting super fast.
It looks like Madison Brengle is playing with a Clash currently in Miami. At least it looks like Clash colors. What do you think it is really?
I got the Wilson Clash pro v2 after watching half a dozen of your yt videos. But I don’t know why I didn’t listen to your suggestion and go with 48 low. I see the effects of 52 lbs. I have to restring. But great job, you got me hooked on your channel.
52 yo
3 pro staff midsize 85 (30 years ago)
1 Hammer 5.3 (25 years ago)
1 Clash pro v2 (current)
Came back d/t kids in high school & college 🎾
Sold my Clash Pro v1 already. Not even enough control for a 3.5-4.0 player. Sold the 98 and 100 too
Same situation for me, what racket do you think we should move onto. My coach says the ezone 98 should be good but what are your thoughts?
@@PhilipFullerton the clash 98 and 100 are intermediate friendly rackets for players that want a tweener but don't have the arm to swing one. They prioritize comfort over performance, and they lack predictability on big swings and against incoming pace in a way that makes them largely unusable past a certain point for most, if not all players.
Rackets and setups in general are highly personal, and what suits is just something you'd have to find out with objective trial and error. However, if you just want to move from a clash 98 or 100 to a proper tweener style racket, sure, the Yonex Ezone 98 or 100 are great options. You may or may not prefer something else, but if you don't try other rackets you wouldn't know that and an Ezone scales right to the top of the pro game so you could build your game with it.
@@sjjapp ok thanks, that was pretty informative. Although it is quite hard for me to test rackets out now since one of the only tennis shops in my area just shut down, so I'll have to try borrow some rackets from other people to test them out
@@PhilipFullerton testing other frames is the only real way to know, but note that different strings and tensions will affect a rackets performance quite a bit, like by a sizeable margin. It can affect things enough that two of the same racket matched can almost feel like two different rackets if strung very differently. I mention this as testing frames that are strung differently won't be a totally accurate way to find what suits unfortunately, but it's definitely better than nothing. Testing the frames of hitting partners can be a free way of getting somewhat of a feel for a frame. Note the specs of the rackets you test if you can, after a while, dial down on a spec range that suits. For example, you may find you like 23+mm beams and a 100 inch head size with a high RA, and that makes it easier to select rackets. You can then analyse what it is you want,like a high or lower launch angle etc and narrow down racket choices to just a few rackets.
If you just want to pick one out of a hat, I'll agree with your coach and say that the Yonex Ezone, be it the 98 or 100, is a great all rounder.
I switched from Clash 100 to Blade v8 98 16x19 and like it a loooot. Control and feel is much better than with the Clash, so is power. Talking about Clash 100
If I bought a Clash 100 special edition during the pandemic and wanted to try something completely different - what would you suggest?
Do you ship racquets to canada?
Hello, your videos are amazing honestly. I’m a beginner and would like a recommendation on a racket that helps me improve on the technics. I don’t want a racket that makes it easier on my in order to achieve a good technique, etc. I’m thinking about ezone 100 because it looks like a well balanced one. Could you help ?
I have the Clash V2 100 Pro : I love it
What do you think about the Clash 108 for 65+ year old mainly doubles player. 4.0 level.
I am now 53 years old and I play the local league. I was a University team player in my hey days. I started playing tennis at 8 years old till now. I am a current user of the Clash 100 Pro. I also have the Clash 100 but I prefer the weight and balance of the Pro version. After that many years of ball striking my elbow and forearm was about to give up. The Clash along with a very very soft string like X One Biphase strung at 45lbs has saved my arm. If I had not come to my senses and kept thinking I was 20 years old using a stiff stiff racket and a Poly string I would have had to give up tennis.
But I love tennis too much. Dinosaurs became extinct as they could not adapt. You can't have everything in life. Thanks to Clash and Technifibre X 1 I can continue to play and my level has not dropped from switching over from Babolat Pure Drive Strung with Luxilon. It just took some time and adjustment to my game and it has been fine. Rackets/strings/tension is a very personal thing, so each to their own. For those looking for a smoother hit and a buttery feel buy a Clash and string it 45 lbs with a soft multi.... believe me its a magic carpet.
try head rip control 16 at 48lbs it has the highest durability of all multi's though may be less comfortable than biphase but your strings wont break for months
Anyone know the best string, tension, customization, etc. to make the first version of the Clash 100 pro playable?
Madison Brengle is using it or at least has the paint job and I believe Nicole Gibbs was also using it before she retired.
Just as you post this video, we see Brengle using a Clash against Swiatek at the Miami Open! :D
Is Zarazua still using it?
No teaching pro in my club uses the Clash racquet either!
I’ve seen a lot of teaching pros use it bc they feed balls all day. But that’s all they use it for.
@@petershort936 none here use it. lmao
Like many have stated already, the % of players who need better than this is very small. Put a players face on it and you will decrease the number sold. Good stick, good ambiguous name. Let it ride.
Madison Brengle hits with a Clash.
Romanian player Irina Bara ranked 120 WTA is using it
It's likely just an endorsement where she swings the paint job of the clash but uses something else underneath. It's not at all uncommon for a pro player to have the paint job of one racket but use something else underneath. The clash has some real problems with losing the ball in its swing because of its unique flex, and this results in a lack of predictability on big swings and against incoming pace that a pro likely cant afford to accommodate. This is not a issue for the real king tweeners like the pure drive, pure aero, vcore 100, ezone 100 as so on, where while they aren't super accurate they are accurate enough for any level of play if what they offer suits the individual player.
Same reason no pro ever used or endorsed the Wilson Profile racquets which were designed on the other end of the spectrum from Clash (other than the ridiculously thick beam which they shared, even thicker on the Profile, hence the name). Nothing new here, except that Harry has little sense of Tennis history.
Didn’t Anastasia Pavlyunchenkova use the Clash to reach finals of French Open 21?
Great racket for a beginner or a senior but if your game is big on volleying this is not your racket. Its a baseline racket.
Very forgiving racquet. I think the pros are so good They don’t need the soft forgiveness of it. But the spin and power on this racket is phenomenal.
Emma Raducanu was using it before COVID (there are photos of her playing with Andy Murray in “battle of the Brits doubles”) but switched to Steam 100 in blade PJ just befor she broke through
My guess is she was always a Steam 100
Player but was just testing the Clash out…maybe for an assist but probably for a larger sponsorship contract.
Mark Petchy gave a detailed description of the switch and identification of the steam as her new racket at the start of 2021 during Amazons US open coverage so no, she wasn’t always a steam player
@@bgyraho I assumed b/c the steam is an older model that she had played with it previously when it was still on the market.
Actually Emma did use the clash for a bit in her junior days, but switched to the blade!
She actually switched to a Wilson Steam 100 with a Blade paint job.
@@yuchen2136 correct
Isn’t Clash 100 and Head Gravity MP pretty close spec wise?
Gravity MP has a thinner beam and 16x20 pattern and is a bit stiffer versus version 1 Clash. I find the Gravity MP easier to maneuver and control shots.
Hello Mr. Harry, the GOAT of tennis rackets.
Which Wilson Clash Pro model do you prefer: the old model, or the V2 and why?
Thank you Harry
He doesn't answer questions in the comment section
@@golroger1201
So where does he answer ?
@@golroger1201
Well, then Mr. Harry doesn't answer the questions in this section.
It's a pity, because then I can't pay him for his coffee habit.
Not enough control
Is the WTA player Brengle using a Clash? Just seeing her play in Miami against Iga and at least the paint job looks like it…
Why is the 98 never mentioned?
When will you guys start playing Padel?! its a huge boom in Europe right now.
Tennis is tennis, padel is another story
Nicole Gibbs used it or at least the cosmetic
Reason no pros use the colour scheme is because it's already the most popular racquet...job done mate. Dont mess with a winning formula.
Is a wild racket especially when pro use it will full powerful swing
i think clash is too flexible for pros/advanced players which makes hard to predict/direct where the ball goes
Nicole Gibbs use it, I thought.
That’s right. But she’s retired now.
Good topic
The Clash is like Excalibur
I've wondered this for so long
If they want a ATP player to use it, they better release a 98 sq inch racquet with 18×20 string pattern och make the beam a few millimeter thinner.
It's not a player racket that's why..... I used it once and for the life of me could not work out why people would want it?
Then the price will go up...Nooooo😅🇦🇺👍
I do know why the pros don't want to useeeeeee it because it is a $269.00 with a 50 cents cap in the end of the grip. for GOD SAKE Wilson stop using a cheapy, crappy cap and I will buy the racket.
It’s the clunky thick 24.5mm beam that’s the problem. 🤮
i’m pretty sure madison brengle uses the clash
Not enough control and too much power. The response and launch angle are not predictable enough for any PRO player.
There was a WTA player using it.
Who? I'd like to check that. I'm confident it would be an endorsement in paint job only and she's actually using something else underneath. It's more common than many might think re pro players having the paint job of one racket and actually using something else under the paint job.
@@sjjapp Nicole Gibbs
@@jacklin8926 thanks for that. Had a brief look, maybe I'll dig harder at some point later, but couldn't find actual info. You can't go on paint job and endorsement, which includes promotional material etc for the racket and what a player might say. Essentially, someone needs to get a hold of their actual racket (and other sources of information) and share info on it. For the very top pros that have been there long enough for enough interest I guess to end up revealing their setup, the info will surface at some point.
At the moment I just found a tennis warehouse video where she says she uses the Clash. That means next to nothing, as its part of their sponsorship to endorse the a racket that's current so that racket will sell at retail. We've seen it so many times with players where they talk of excitement of the new gen coming out and such but actually underneath use an older model or something else entirely. Sometimes a pro does use the current model/the model that goes with the paintjob, but I'm very doubtful in this case seeing how the Clash has major problems with predictability because of its unique flex (ball gets lost in swing).
@@sjjapp me and many people I know at my club use Clash and no-one complains about control issues. Clash is the racket you need to swing through to get its benefit. Try finish your swing and don’t stop at contact. Practice catching the racket at your shoulder level. If you need send me your swing video link here and I can take a look.
@@bournejason66 completely agree - there is no need for an intermediate player to use a stiff racquet to keep the ball in - if the ball is flying long all the time it's the technique not the racquet
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too flexible frame.... thats why pros dont use it
Serena is 40 and doesn't play anymore, or hardly plays.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova playes with a Wilson Clash. And she’s on the WTA
No, she play with the Burn 100
@@NeuralEngin33r Just looked it up. Your correct. Racket cosmetics threw me off.
but emma raducanu played with the wilson clash, then she started using the wilson blade
That was actually Blade paint job. Not an actual Blade she plays with. It’s been revealed that she plays with the Steam.
Lol its only a paint job. She uses steam 99 actually.
@@lacrish8914 beat u to the reply lol
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Because it’s a piece of crap. It’s like a box of chocolates, when you swing it, you don’t know what you are going to get. Worst racquet I ever purchased!!!!
yes I hate it. The red is jarring too
i have no idea who really buys the clash. Maybe it's for players who barely play but want a decent racquet instead of the $30 cheap ones they would have to constantly replace. No Hate but the clash is super clunky. Sure It's super arm friendly, but the racket lacks a lot of control and it is not really that aerodynamic... I would recommend this racquet if you're 70+ years old and can barely move lol
A loud section of players complain about the stiffness of pure aeros and pure drives and ultra 100's and so on and so forth. This group of players tend to be in the intermediate or so range, where poor fundamentals, perhaps stringing too tight with a stiff string, or even just a sensitive arm when it comes to injury play a role in making using a tweener an uncomfortable experience despite wanting the performance of such rackets.
Insert the Clash, a racket that provides a lot of the qualities of a tweener but in a much more comfortable package. The problem is that this comfort comes at the cost of performance, and it essentially starts to cap at the intermediate level, whereas a proper tweener has no level cap. So the better you are the worse your impression of the Clash will likely be. However, for its target audience, it can be a good option.
that's a bad take. Racket is good enough for me and I'm 4.5.
@@user38479 a clash, in the hands of an advanced and upwards level player, will hit a weaker and less reliable ball than a competing racket that scales well at the higher levels. It's more about activating that unique flex it has, and when you do, it somewhat leads to losing control of the swing. It's not a black and white 100% Vs 0% situation. We're taking small margins, but small margins matter more and more the better you get.
Taking a guess, up to 4.0 on average, the problems probably won't be activated so much. After that the problems will likely start to surface. It's a compromise that will largely suit intermediate and below level players, but there will likely be examples where players above that have decided it's still a compromise worth investing in (ie, not so resistant to injury but game style suits a tweener). But largely, if you're a tweener fan and you're 4.5 or above you'll find better options out there
@@sjjapp sorry, I meant to reply to the original comment and not yours specifically. You made very good points. I demo'd my friend's 100UL clash strung at 40 pounds. It was incredibly stable for 265 grams. I played my best tennis yesterday. I had no problems or complaints with the racket. For reference I have a Speed MP and Gravity Pro in my bag.
@@user38479 the speed MP, the gravity pro, and the clash occupy different groups within the 100 inch head size range. The gravity pro is all about control, the speed is a balance of everything (energy return,spin access, control, etc), and the clash is all about providing some qualities that rackets like pure drive/aero etc offer but in a package that prioritizes comfort.
If your game style suits that of a tweener you will may still prefer the clash to the gravity pro or speed. But if you compare it to a higher level tweener the clash will come up short in performance on full cuts and/or against decent incoming quality from opponent/hitting partner, but this has to be activated (the unique flex becoming a problem once sufficient force is applied and comes at you as well) so to speak as I said in previous reply to be able to see it. The problem with better tweeners is that they tend to be stiff. There are things that can be done to soften them, and this ideally is paired with solid technique and timing (hitting outside ideal strike zone quite a bit with a stiff racket increases the damaging vibrations if you like). But if a sensitive arm really is the culprit it might not be sensible to use them. the clash can be of help with this, but you do ultimately sacrifice some performance for it as I've already said.
265g is also too light, especially seeing as the swing weight will also be very low with it. You can have static weights under 300g at stronger levels, and some pros even do, but the stability and plow needs to come from somewhere in order to win the battle of racket Vs ball. A 265g racket with a low swing weight isn't going to win that battle well. It will suffer somewhat against a decent ball coming at you as well as striking a decent shot. This can be fixed by adding weight but that doesn't sound like what happened here.
Low tensions, like 40lbs in this case, can help 'open up the stringbed' so to speak. Can make a frame feel more stable because of that.
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Thats disrespectful....he ain't forcing you....dont buy,if you dont want to....
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It is just like professional cyclers won't buy some of the models of bicycles sold at wal mart, unless those are for their parents or kids. clash is the equivalent for tennis.