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Tennis Magazine's Review
First Take: A Volkl racquet geared
toward intermediate to advanced players with long,
fast swings.
Compare To: Volkl Tour 9 V-Engine
How it Tested: The money out playertesters
hit with the DNX 9 they noticed two things.
First, unless you've been playing often and your
strokes are grooved, finding the sweet spot on
this racquet is a challenge. When you do,
the results are quite pleasing, but when you miss
it, you discover the second aspect that testers
commented on-the pinging sound, which was
distracting to some. Indeed, you get
distortion when you mis-hit a ball, but competent
players will also generate plenty of spin, and
thus control, from all parts of the court.
Many of the better juniors who tried the racquet
appreciated the feedback on poor shots and the
fact that it takes a healthy swing to create
power. Although Volkl claims the DNX 9 is a
flexible frame, we found that if played pretty
firmly. Perhaps that's due to the racquet's
DNX fibers, which Volkl says are 25% percent
stronger than regular carbon fibers, and the
V-Engine technology, which adds stiffness to the
yoke.
Bottom Line: A good racquet for a skilled
players who have finely honed strokes and can
handle a fairly heavy stick.
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