{"id":29718,"date":"2023-11-09T10:24:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T10:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/?p=29718"},"modified":"2023-11-09T10:24:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T10:24:31","slug":"wilson-blade-98-vs-yonex-percept-97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/wilson-blade-98-vs-yonex-percept-97\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilson Blade 98 vs Yonex Percept 97"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Wilson Blade 98<\/a> (V8) and Yonex Percept 97<\/a> (V1) are two excellent rackets that offer advanced tennis players tons of control and feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this article, I will look at how these two rackets compare to each other in terms of specs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Main Differences:<\/strong> The Blade 98 V8<\/a> has a smaller head size (97in vs 98in<\/strong>), a lower strung weight (11.3oz vs 11.5oz<\/strong>), a higher swing weight (317 vs 315<\/strong>), a higher frame stiffness rating (61 vs 60<\/strong>), and a less head light balance (5 pts HL vs 7 pts HL<\/strong>) when compared with the Percept 97 V1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similarities:<\/strong> Both rackets have the same racket length (27in<\/strong>), beam width (21mm<\/strong>), and string pattern (16×19<\/strong>*).<\/p>\n\n\n\n *There is also an 18×20 version of the Blade 98, which has very similar specs but for the below comparison,<\/em> I have only used the 16×19 version.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nRackets Specs Comparison – Blade 98 vs Percept 97<\/h2>\n\n\n\n