[Review Experience] Powerful and Stable VICTOR “Harness 10 METALLIC”

Jayce September 6, 2024 11 0

As we all know, speed is the foundation of the blueprint of Victor’s racket spectrum, even the TK series, which focuses on offense, can be used as a doubles racket, and the racket’s first impression of the label has become the “curse” of Victor that is difficult to be lifted.

There seems to be a question on the court: “After the Dragon’s Teeth, is it hard for Victor to make a good singles racquet?”

As the main defensive counterattack control type of Victor’s racquet, the 10 METALLIC is equipped with a heavy innovation technology – alloy carbon fiber center tube technology, whether it can once again create a classic, I believe that all the players here are as eager as the author!

Appearance

The blue cobalt blue under the frosted glaze becomes the scroll of this creation, and the bright red orange is like a mottled rust as the embellishment.

From the top of the frame, the word “METALLIC” in the font design brings infinite mysterious color, so I can’t help but think of the 21 years of science fiction masterpiece “Dune”.

Eye-catching silver – like a metal exoskeleton general fusion, is flaunting more on the use of emerging technology is incomparable confidence, the entire racket is filled with a strong post-modern industrial punk style.

Specifications

3U specifications, harness 10METALLIC empty racket weight: 88.2g (97.5g after the line on the rubber); 76 line holes racket face layout; empty racket balance point 303mm (302mm after the line on the rubber); center tube length (racket cone to the position of the tee): 213mm, handle length: 210mm; medium-hard elasticity of the center tube; stringing with: VBS-63; Threading poundage: 28lbs;

Technology Highlights

Alloy Carbon Fiber Middle Barrel

The METALLIC in the name of this racket refers to the Alloy Carbon Fiber Middle Tube technology that the racket is equipped with, a design that combines alloy material with Bellow Carbon Fiber.

Helical torsion-resistant frame

The 9X Power Fluid Hexagonal Frame is a continuation of the 9X Power Fluid Hexagonal Frame and the Spiral Twist Frame. It increases the downforce when hitting the ball compared to the traditional frame design and improves the swing inertia. The spiral design at the tee can achieve the effect of stress dispersion, enhance the toughness of the racket frame and improve stability. Compared with the predecessor of the Harness 9X, the frame is more slender and lubricated, and the swing speed is significantly faster than that of the Harness 9X. The spiral frame breaks through the traditional hexagonal frame type, and introduces different frame cross-sections according to the racket settings in the upper, middle and lower part of the frame, which greatly improves the stability and smoothness of swinging and increases the downward pressure by dispersing the stresses, and designing different characteristics of the frame according to the frame design of the strong core filling technology, so as to make the frame’s strength and elasticity even more excellent.

Floating core handle + alloy carbon fiber center tube

Fusion of synthetic handle and alloy carbon fiber center tube provides excellent performance, elasticity and comfort when hitting the ball. Without the need for a cushioning membrane, the shock-absorbing comfort of the Suspension Technology handle has completely surpassed the experience of a traditional wooden handle. Alloy carbon fiber center tube combined with FREE CORE handle to enhance the shock-absorbing feel of the ball (here is the key point, to be examined at a later stage!)

Hands-on feel

Stiff, Bouncy, Fast, and Accurate – First Impressions

Harness 10METALLIC after the overall balance of the hands moderate back, grip feeling is more balanced, head heavy feeling is slight; the moment of hitting the center tube as if being held tightly in general, seems to really have a sense of metal tremor; inherited from the predecessor Harness 9X power fluid hexagonal frame and spiral torsion racket frame is more slender and rounded, in the air shot swing speed has been significantly improved. The grip on the hand is very close to the ARS-100X, the frame is tuned hard, the cross-section anti-torsion performance is very good, the overall structural stability and hardness is almost the same as the ARS-100X, in the doubles flat pumping fast blocking, surprisingly, no less than the main speed of the type of ARS, so that Victor family tree is really not a lack of doubles racket.

Offensive dominance

On offense, the flash-inspired point kills can have unexpected and surprising effects, and the threshold of the explosive drive with a strong “whip” is high, and the effect of “twisting” with the fingers does not seem to be ideal, which is really in the category of intermediate to advanced power.

Harness 10 METALLIC from the racket frame head extends to the end of the center tube of ultra-high overall consistency, coupled with almost negligible stiffness deformation in the process of hitting the ball (or perhaps the author’s ability is limited, but also can not be ruled out that the harness 10 METALLIC deformation recovery speed is too fast to fast to the end of the author can not be experienced in time) a substantial lead to a heavy kill the racket whip flash is relatively weak, and the accompanying strong vibration suppression, the racket is a very strong and powerful. Accompanied by a strong sense of vibration suppression, the ball landing point is not tricky enough, but compared to other models of racquets, it is very obvious that the 10 METALLIC kill deep and fast, stable and heavy, the ball dragged to the ground and even have a more pronounced impact skidding, with a strong offensive finishing ability, but also need to be more capable of their own ability to manage, I tried to multi-tap kill in the latter half of the process will obviously feel the strain and weakness of the racket, and I will not be able to experience it. I feel the strain and weakness, and then feel is to harness the 10METALLIC alloy tube brought about by the relentless “tough” out of the ball quality plummeted.

At the same time, no need to hit the obvious deformation of the center stick, to take the small arm small range of internal rotation of the point to kill the landing point control more accurate. It is indeed the optimal solution for the Harness 10 METALLIC in terms of offense. In addition, the metallic sense of hitting feeling brought by the explosive metal hitting sound effect is also a very strong offensive attributes!

Defense

In fact, both the swing speed and the overall feel of the ball seems to be a rival to the ARS-100X Harness series, the high directionality of the ball is accompanied by a higher threshold of the middle of the rod burst drive.

The good thing is that the harness series of racquets, large racket face, high fault tolerance, harness 10 METALLIC large racket face brings high fault tolerance is seems to become the harness series to adhere to the bottom line, but compared to the 9X slightly inferior. If this is the main attack TK series, and then a small frame, just ask you dare to imagine?

Recommendation Summary

Just as the overall playing position of the 10 METALLIC is a moderate sense of control in favor of the attack, the grip on the hand is very close to the ARS-100X.

It is strong only when you are strong, and it is powerful, hard and fast!

The overall stability and offensive attributes of the 10 METALLIC are much better than the ARS-100X. In my opinion, you can simply and brutally treat the ARS-100X as an advanced ARS-100X, but if you find yourself unable to hit the ARS-10METALLIC, don’t question yourself, it’s normal, the racket’s physical limit is also higher and stronger, I would recommend the 100X to those who like the stability of the 100X and feel that the 100X’s offensive performance is not outstanding enough to be a better player, but also to those who prefer singles. I would recommend this racquet to those who like the stability of the 100X but feel that the 100X does not have enough offensive performance to be a singles player.

Combined with the biggest technological highlight of the alloy center shaft (a closer look reveals that under the lacquer coating, the entire center shaft equipped with Bailo Carbon is fused with alloy, and the exposed part of the end of the center shaft is intentional), the directionality of the ball has come to an unprecedented peak. If you pair it with a high-weight, hard hitting cable such as the VBS-68 (30lbs), you will also experience an unprecedented metallic feel on the ball that is as straight forward and powerful as a bone-crushing “clang”! If it weren’t for the HoverTech handle that eliminates some of the vibration, I think this racquet would have a higher level of grip, with a metallic vibration frequency that is noticeable.