Jeff

The X-Force racquets are very head light and that can be tough for some players. It takes a skilled player because of how head light it is. It has a small head size which is good for control. Also being so stiff is good for control as well as there is very little torsion to it.

The Corona6 is head light but not as dramatically. It is also not quite as stiff. It has the same head size as the X-Force Black. Overall I would say it is probably easier to play with and is actually a very good control racquet. Being less expensive is also nice.

Thanks again for posting and hope that helps. We have both in stock as well if you are buying online and our locations are close enough to make sense.

I’m currently playing with a Victor which is totally balanced. I’m a medium player, and hard hitter, so I’m planning to go into something a bit head light to improve my control.
So my doubt is between the Corona6 and the X-Force black. Does the X-Force have much more control than the Corona6? reading your gorgeous opinions seems like you lose some power with the X-Force (not a big problem), BUT it’s more difficult to handle and you need to be very skilled…and also there is a quite important price difference (I don’t have the chance to test them so I would have to buy one based on ideas).

Which one would you recommend? Thanks a lot for this great blog and efforts

I too have read that Ramy likes to play with a lighter weight racquet. More than that having watched many matches of his on PSASquashtv.com the commentators have made reference to his racquet being one of, if not the lightest on tour at 110grams. The 4D Aerogel Max and Biomimetic Max are both 140 grams. He was first marketed by Dunlop as playing with the Aerogel 4D Max. The paint job on the racquet that he was playing with matches that racquet. As of the last match I watched it still did. The string pattern did not match though with the Aerogel 4D Max. The racquet he was playing with had a fan out pattern which the Aerogel 4D Max did not. This year Biomimetic Max has a fan out pattern but the weight is not in line with the what he is reported to be playing with. Moreover the paint job is still that of the same racquet that he was playing with last year not that of this years Biomimetic Max. As the racquet appears to be the same one he was playing last year it has been guessed that is might have been a repainted Venom 110. That is because the technical specification match up with what the commentators have said he is using and the head shape and string pattern match although clearly the paint does not.

As for why he would play with something different than what he is being marketed as playing I can’t say for certain. I suspect that Dunlop is very happy to have him using their brand and endorsing it. Ramy has always apparently been very picky with what he plays with though and perhaps what Dunlop wants to associate him with specifically and what he plays with don’t match exactly. A 140gram racquet is more marketable for Dunlop I believe than a 110 gram racquet that is actually not even featuring their newest technologies and highest price tag if is indeed using the Venom.

I don’t know for certain what Ramy is playing with. I, as have others have just noted that he is definitely being marketed as playing with the Max. The Venom reference is based off of specifications and comments made during his matches. It is possible the racquet that he is playing with is something customized purely for him and not available at all. Last year certainly the obvious difference between what he was playing with and the Aerogel 4D Max was the string pattern. This year the paint does not match the Biomimetic series, the paint is the same as last year, and all of the comments that are made of the racquet are that is much lighter than 140grams.

Thanks again for taking the time to post!