New Pro Staff Six.One 95 BLX

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More information on the new racquets for 2012 from Wilson. Related to the new Federer racquet, the new Pro Staff Six.One 95 BLX features a flat beam (box beam).


The new Roger Federer racquet (left), alongside the Pro Staff Six.One 95 BLX (right)
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Similar to the Pro Staff Six.One 90 BLX, the 95 version features box beam characteristics, and Wilson’s “amplifeel” technology. The details and composition of these racquets is unknown at this time.



This racquet is not replacing the existing BLX 95 models. There are additional new models which will debut in 2012 as well. Sources say the same name will be retained for these new models (BLX 95). Two models are known at this time, a regular version, and a lighter, “team” version.


New regular BLX 95 model


New “team” version of the upcoming BLX 95


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    1. I didn’t have time to measure the swing-weight but I have heard, and from hitting with the racquet, that it is a tiny bit lighter than the regular BLX 95. Only by few tenths of an ounce. However, it does carry Pro Staff-like characteristics.

  2. Is the prostaff six.one 95 is different in weight than the six.one 95. seems like the pro staff is lighter than the regular six.one 95.

    1. Yes, the Pro Staff Six.One 95 BLX is different compared to the BLX 95. It weighs 11.0 oz compared to 11.7 oz of the regular BLX 95. However it has a thinner, flat beam (box beam) of 18mm, compared to a regular curved beam of the BLX 95.

      1. thanks, i thought the prostaff six.one 95 would have the same weight as the BLX 95. i could just add lead tape and match the weight on the BLX 95. Thanks anyways

  3. Oh well, I guess Roger isn’t going to switch his racket head size.
    I guess I’ll be stuck playing with a 90 again.

  5. Hi, could you comment on the stiffness?

    Would you say it felt softer than the current six one 95

    Thanks

    1. The new BLX 95 coming in 2012 is more less the same or very similar in stiffness to the current BLX 95. The Pro Staff Six.One 95 BLX should show in specifications to have more stiffness.

    1. The Pro Staff Six.One 100 BLX has a similar appearance and design of the upcoming Pro Staff Series line. It has the following specifications.

      Headsize 100″
      Strung Weight 10.6 oz. / 301 g
      Length 27.25″
      Unstrung Weight 10.1 oz. / 285 g
      Strung Balance 3 pts. HL
      String Pattern 16 x 18
      Cross Section 22 mm Dual Taper

  7. Hey, i was just wondering how could the swing weight be as high as 338 like the regular BLX 95. Also, I was wondering if you knew the stiffness? I’m really looking forward to this model

  8. Hi since I use the six one 95 BLX now and by looking at the pics the newer version of it seems a little uglier, can u post more pics of the newer version to see it from different angles,and whats the difference between the pro staff 95 and the regular blx 95?

    1. To see more photos of the Pro Staff Six.One 95 BLX with the new BLX 95 models, visit http://facebook.com/ff07chat.

      The Pro Staff 95 is a little bit lighter but it has more Pro Staff characteristics. It has a 18mm flat beam (box beam) and 16 x 19 string pattern, vs a wider, regular beam in the BLX 95, and 16 x 18 string pattern. I have heard the new BLX 95 will also have a 18 x 20 string pattern, with identical specifications as the BLX 95 16 x 18 model.

  9. I actually got a chance to hold all three rackets in my hands today. I think the rummer is right. even though the racket has the same specs, it feels a tad lighter to me. The source where I went to see the racket feels absolutely certain that Roger plans to move to the 95. And I must say the the 95 seem much more similar to the 90 other than the headsize an weight. Said he heard it straight from wilson reps. Im excited again. This racket(95) is going to feel like a toy in Federers hands. You think he hits amazing shots now, wait until we see him play with this racket.
    The racket feels amazing. I plan on demo it maybe sometime this weekend. Stay tune.

    1. Great feedback. I’ve got a few opportunities lately to hit with the upcoming Pro Staff Six.One 90 BLX, and twice with the Pro Staff 95 flat beam. It does have a slightly lighter feel to the previous 90, but I think only those who use and have used a 90 for years will notice a subtle difference. However I doubt Federer will switch to the 95. Perhaps its 30-40% chance. Look forward to your demo feedback. Post it right here in the comments. Thanks!

      1. Yeah I was surprised to hear that the person I spoke with was so certain that he’s going to switch to the 95. Federer has been so obstinate when it comes to racket head size in the past. It would be extremely odd if he decides to change. When it boils down to it only he really truly knows. However Paul Annecone working with him seems to be sparking a lot of revolutionary stuff from Federer. Did you see how many times he came in to the net during the ATP finals. He played so much more offense. And it really showed during his match against Nadal. If anyone can talk him in to changing, Paul can. 🙂

      2. Yes, you doubt that but I hope Federer to switch to 95 which has larger sweetspot. This will surely fit him at his age (not about strength but about the precision as hitting the ball in the sweetspot).

        1. Well my friend Im afraid to say that Federer has chosen not to increase his racket head size. I seen him playing on the tennis channel last night in the tournament in Dubai. It sadden me to see that he has refused to switch. And now that he has chosen not to, Im really struggling with switching to. I know I said I would switch no matter what but Im still not totally sure. Maybe I should consider even switching rackets totally.
          Regardless, Im disappointed about it all.

          1. Interesting observation. I am not in Doha but from looking at the photos, although the racquet says “Pro Staff 90” on it, the racquet appears slightly wider than a 90. I feel that he is playing with the 95 under a “Pro Staff 90” paint job, or the racquet is a custom 93 square inch head size. The small chance is that with a mostly white paint job, the racquet appears larger than it actually is.

  10. First off, great post! I am just so happy that Wilson came up with this line!!! Maybe the paint finish is not much appealing but I know we will come to love it either way because these specification are like dream come true to me. I like to comment on this new racket but I like to give little background to the rackets I used in the past.

    Prostaff 85
    Strength: Soft feel, crisp volleys, control, balanced weight and maneuverability.
    Weakness: small sweet spot, lack of power and spin

    K-Factor Six.One 90
    Strength: volleys, control, more power, and spin compared to prostaff 85.
    Weakness: small sweet spot, not forgiving, stiff, not well balanced

    Six.One BLX 95 18×20
    Strength: Forgiving, spin, easy access to power.
    Weakness: not maneuverable, less control, heavy, not balanced as prostaff.

    Having said that every one of the racket have it’s weakness and strength. Thus, I wanted a racket that have more maneuverability and slightly softer feel than K-factor or BlX. But have more spin and power like the BLX. And it seems like this new Prostaff Six.One 95 will give us these strength. Is this right? If you were to say it’s weakness of the new prostaff 95 can you tell us? Can you rate 1-10 on the following category for us? Much thanks!

    Power
    Control
    Spin
    Serve
    Volley
    Baseline
    Slice
    Maneuverability
    Design
    Finish and Feel

    Looking forward to hear back from you!
    Thanks

    Shin-man

  11. People Roger won’t actually use this raquet. My tennis coach works for Wilson and shared knowledge that Roger is still using the K Factor and just has a paint job! He will just get a aint job to look like this racquet

  12. Well today is today I have both the 90 and the 95 in my possession. I rented and hour with the ball machine at my local tennis club. Going to see for myself what he should do. With all the rumors, I’m not sure what to believe, but either way I will be making a decision.
    After holding both the current and the new 90’s in my hand and asking my wife and son to do the same, we all came to a consensus that the new prostaff feels different. Especially during a swing. Stay tune. I’ll post my experience later this morning. BTW, the paint job rumor was something that came up during the last switch.

  13. I knew there was something I forgot to do. Sorry for the delay.
    Yes I did demo both the 90 and 95 prostaff last weekend. One thing
    I knew before I even tested both rackets was the differences of
    Federer’s racket upgrades in the past wasn’t that dramatic. So I knew
    this could be a big possibility during this upgrade as well. I first tested the 90 racket. As usual, it wasn’t much of a difference from the previous blx. However the one profound difference I notice was the dampening feel of the racket. This racket feels like its made from different material. I ask my wife to assist me in my assessment so that I could get some different perspectives. She isn’t a tennis player (yet). Her words were (while holding both rackets) the old one feels more wood like. To my surprise, I think she somewhat nailed it. Now ofcourse, both rackets arent made of wood, but to me what she was trying to emphasize is the solid feel of the old racket compared to the new one. Somewhat like the new one has a more composite feel.
    Best way I can relate with this assessment is to compare to previous rackets I’ve used. I get the feeling like when I switch from the prince pro to the prince (black and blue one) precision. However the prostaff isnt as flexible and not soft feeling. The ball definitely felt more dampened of my strings. And some of this feeling could of been the difference in strings and tension that was prevalent in both rackets. However over all the racket played somewhat the same. Just seem a bit easier on the arm.
    Now for the 95. If Roger doesn’t change to this racket, he will never change. Usually when you hit with a 95 racket you notice a distinction right away from hitting with a 90. The 95 racket feels very similar to the 90, however it is a tad easier to hit with. It feels very solid. The grip covers the same amount of racket as the 90. Only difference was the 95 had a different white grip. The 90 had Roger’s traditional leather old school grip. I loved the way the 95 felt. It seemed like I volleyed better with it. My ground strokes didnt feel like I lost depth which usually happens when you use a lighter racket. I thought the racket was awesome. But then again the 90 was good as well. Sense I’m up in age and my college tennis days are over, I should be looking for a racket to make the game easier on me. So even though I like to use what Roger uses, I feel like I need to strongly consider using the 95. Hope the post wasn’t too long.

  14. Well,

    Seems like the Pro staff 95 is released to put on a new market segment.

    The 2010 blx “95 is also renewed, and keeps the same name + specs, only with that amplifeel technology added. Seems that that one really is the one to go for instead of the Pro staff 95”.
    Just because it looks like Federer’s 90″ doesn’t mean it plays anywhere near it…

    I’d recommend the 95 BLX2 over the pro staff 95 at anytime. The pro staff 95 feels more like a “team” racquet with its 313 grams and headweight opposed to the BLX 95 @ 332 grams.

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