Deciding to upgrade from a recreational racket after almost a year of training as a beginner: which racket should I go for?

My (late 20s, M) current racket is a 105 sq. in, 16×19, 315 grams (strung) recreational racket. Suggestion ni coach is to buy a 280 grams (unstrung), but I bought this instead because it was on sale. At first, I thought I might just upgrade after 2~3 years pero as my tennis lessons progressed more than half a year, na f-feel kong nakakangalay siya so I initially thought of going for a lighter one. Pero ngayon pinagamit ako ng coach ko ng racket niya of the same strung weight but smaller head size, and dun ko na realize mas satisfying yung palo with lesser effort needed ng ganun. He suggested I just go with one with similar specs para future-proof.

As such I am researching my options. I plan to buy online during the next sale like 3.3 or 4.4, and preferably my budget ceiling is 15K. Currently, I am really fixated on these three choices:

  • Wilson Blade 100L V9 - Checks all the marks for me, except the color lol. I just really like monochrome (black, grey, white). But it's a minor thing and I can get past it if it's really the best choice among the three.
  • Wilson Shift 99 V1 Roland Garros - It may be 316 grams, but my main concern is that their site says the Shift series is for spin. I guess I must first need to demo this racket at a physical store if ma de-derail ba playstyle ko with a spin-oriented racket.
  • Wilson RF 01 Future - Really fell in love at first sight when I first saw this racket. I must admit that aesthetics is the top reason for its inclusion here, but the only concern I have is that I read online it's quite "unforgiving" daw.

Asked my coach's opinion and he could vouch for the Blade over the RF 01, pero he's not that familiar sa Shift series. Nevertheless, I also want to hear other's input. Thank you!

Posted Feb 21, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC

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