Overview
Introducing the Prince Twistpower X100, a light and speedy player's racquet that rewards full swings with a great combination of spin, power and precision. At 10.8 ounces strung, the Twistpower is weighted for intermediates, but it also has enough stability to tempt the savvy veteran who is in the market for explosive speed. Unlike many of its competitors in the sub 11 ounce weight class, the Twistpower X100 has uniquely good feel and pocketing. The great feel comes in part from a twisted shaft design which helps the racquet bend optimally at impact. On groundstrokes the Twistpower moves through contact with remarkable ease, making it great for whipping up power or cranking winners on the run. Control is excellent thanks in part to its 16x18 string pattern, which delivers the kind of spin-potential that brings the ball down hard. At net the Twistpower delivers impressive touch for a light racquet, and the raw speed makes it perfect for reaction volleys or springing into action when opportunity knocks. This stick also shines on serve where it explodes powerfully through contact to deliver juicy levels of spin and slices that curve hard. Ultimately, the Prince Twistpower X100 is an impressive addition to the Prince racquet line-up. The combination of speed, spin, power and precision makes this an obvious choice for any intermediate player who is looking for a user-friendly modern player's racquet.
Specifications
| Head Size: 100 in² / 645.16 cm² | ||||
| Length: 27in / 68.58cm | ||||
| Strung Weight:10.8oz / 306g | ||||
| Balance: 13in / 33.02cm / 4 pts HL | ||||
| Swingweight: 314 | ||||
| Stiffness: 66 | ||||
| Beam Width: 24.5mm / 24.5mm / 20mm | ||||
| Composition: Graphite | ||||
| Power Level: Low-Medium | ||||
| Stroke Style: Medium-Full | ||||
| Swing Speed: Medium-Fast | ||||
| Racquet Colors:Black | ||||
| Grip Type: Prince Synthetic | ||||
String Pattern:
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| String Tension: 45-55 pounds |
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Customer Reviews
Serves like GoranForehands - 70%. There's no plow through, and you can't just rip it as hard as you want to. But you can make crazy top spin.
Backhands - 50%. If you have a two handed back hand, its almost impossible to generate any of your own power. It kind of works if you're playing a big hitter. Kinda.
Maneuverability - 100%. It's as light as a ping pong paddle.
Vollies - 199%. You can do anything you want at the net. It does whatever you tell it to do.
Serves - 5,000,000%. If you're already pretty tall and string it below 45, it doesn't matter what kind of strings you put in it, you can just crank everything as hard as you can and it goes in. You can swing with all your might for hours and hours, your arm won't feel a thing. From the service line, you can be the most aggressive you've ever been in your life.
If you're short , i don't know how serves. Maybe it'll be great for short people too because it has tons of spin.
Worth mentioning:
1. Crosscourt back hand slice? Yes please. Its deadly.
Serve and volley? This thing was made for it.
Counterpuncher? It's like a magic wand.
Want to change up the pace? Every time the ball crosses the net, you can hit a different kind of shot.
Want to be an aggressive baseliner? This won't work at all! It just kind of hits aggressive from aggressive, firm feeds to your opponent. If you get into a big hitting contest with someone playing with a serena racket, you're going to get knocked off the court!
If you want to unload on a two handed backhand and rip a cross court winner, good luck. It doesn't work at all. But if you want to swing at serves absolutely hard as you can, buy two of these today.
Sublime Feel, The Right Power LevelI seem to be gravitating to racquets with RA of about 66, a number that splits down the middle between adequate comfort and good power. I also liked the slightly heavier Tour version of this racquet but found it slightly sluggish, added 2.5 grams to this one at both 10:00 and 2:00 and gave it more plow and power but kept it more agile than the Tour version. Spin is impressive and serves find the box with good pop and spin. The feel is more plush than some of the similar spec racquets I've tried. Haven't looked at any other frames since trying this one.
forgivingVery forgiving racquet.
First twist RacquetUsing a Radical now, and wanted to upgrade. Tried it out on court. Seems to be better with top spin but still getting used to the smaller frame.
Great RacquetThe Prince Twistpower X100 is the best playing racquet I have ever used. Has great touch and feel, easy on the arm and is a great serving racquet. The twisted throat seems to add stability to the head and dampens vibration traveling down the shaft. At around 11 oz. strung seems to be a perfect weight. Polyester hybrids play best at mid tension. Cannot go wrong with this racquet, best on the market.
I love this racquet!!I love this racquet. Cosmetically it's a beautiful soft black gloss weapon with a twist. I've always preferred Prince racquets so maybe I'm already biased. My previous racquet was the more powerful Prince Beast and I played with this for years while (of course) looking for something even better. I demoed maybe 20 racquets over the last four years.
All shots with the Prince Twist Mid-Plus (Power Level 880) are a little less powerful than with the Beast (Power Level 1000). And all shots feel a little more muted, but then the impact is very easy on the arm and elbow. Feedback from each shot and control of the shot are phenomenal. You know exactly where you struck the ball on the racquet face and exactly where the ball is going to fly and land. My search for a better racquet is done.
I'm a 4.0 all court player. Solinco Heavenly 17 in the mains at 50 and Gamma TNT2 17 in the crosses at 53 is perfect for me.
Prince Twistpower X100This racquet lives up to its TW review. It is an excellent lighter-weight player's racquet that has good power, control, and touch. I think it will work well for players in the 3.5-4.5 NTRP rating. I string it with Volkl V-Tourque Tour 16 at 48 lbs. It also plays well with Prince Premier Control 16 at 52 lbs.
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Comments: I love my new Prince Twistpower X100. I have been a Prince user for my entire career and this new line lives up to my expectations. However, I recommend buying the racket unstrung due to Tennis Warehouse not stringing them well. Whenever I got mine in brand new, the strings were in unplayable condition and I had to immediately get it restrung.
From: Anonymous, 10/8/21
Comments: I love my Prince Twistpower. It brings more power & control to my shots. I got the 1/4 grip. I just wish that it came in a 1/8 grip.
From: Cristina, Tyngsboro, MA, 9/29/21
Comments: I bought this racquet for my son, who has always played with a Prince racquet. He likes the feel and power of the racquet. He tried several of the new Prince racquets, and this was by far his favorite.
From: Elaine, Bowling Green, KY 7/6/21
Comments: This racquet is great for me as I like to hit with a lot of topspin and I take big cuts at the ball. I'm a 4.0 player and was looking for lighter racquet than my Yonex DR98 but wanted more power. I also demoed the Head Gravity MP, Gravity Tour, Speed MP and Yonex Vcore Pro 100 and this racket matched the power of the Speed MP and was even lighter than the Head Gravity MP so I felt like I could maneuver it very well for volleys. For groundstrokes, I could swing the racket almost as fast as I could with my semi-western forehand and the ball would stay in with enough topspin. Overall, I enjoyed the TwistPower X100 though I may put some lead tape in the throat for more stability.
From: Quy, 6/30/21San Francisco, CA, USA
Comments: The Prince Twistpower is one of the best new frames on the market today. Its playability and ease make it one of the most user-friendly racquets I've played with in a long time. A solid frame with so much feel. Prince is putting out the best product on the market. I highly recommend it!
From: Stewart, 4/1/21
Comments: Love this racquet. I've played with it once and it was great. I have another Prince racquet with a bigger head that I am used to playing with, but am fully committed on this racquet. It's beautiful and streamlined.
From: Donovanh, 3/4/21
Comments: The racquet is very good, it delivered nice power with plenty of speed and control. I found this racquet to work best at hitting winners from the baseline, but due to its light weight, it can be used anywhere for quick points. It's also extremely unique in its design and stands out with the dark coloring and twisted cross section. The only issue that I have is that I feel it was a little overpriced coming in at $250 when I bought it.
From: Hunter, 3/2/21
Comments: Love this racquet. I've played with it once and it was great. I have another Prince racquet with a bigger head than I am used to playing with, but am fully committed on this racquet. It's beautiful and streamlined.
From: Donovanh, 2/26/21
Comments: TW recommended the Twistpower for a playtest; after playing several matches with it, I bought it. I've now played quite a few singles matches against young, topspin hitting, mostly baseline players as well as a number of doubles matches with clever, all-court players. The racquet provides the extra power, maneuverability, and forgiveness that I need, at 68 years old. And yet the racquet offers enough control to hit dinks, drops, and lobs with good spin. Some of TW's in-house reviewers commented that the Twistpower lacks a bit of plow-through, but I've noticed no meaningful deficiency. The Twistpower gives me renewed confidence to play inside the baseline and look to attack, knowing that I have a much better chance to get the racquet on just about any return ball and put away weak ones. As TW recommended, my Twistpower is strung at 52 pounds with Prince Premier Control 16, which plays well. I use a vibration dampener, which improves the feel of the racquet a bit. By the way, the Twistpower replaced my Babolat Pure Strike Project One-Seven, a superb racquet which I played with for several years until it just became too heavy, as I aged, to maneuver or swing as quickly.
From: T. J., 1/24/21
Comments: It's an amazing racquet, with great power and spin.
From: Jaron, 11/4/20
Comments: Great racquet and stable. I like the lighter weight and it's great on groundstrokes!
From: Robert, 10/2/20