Be cautious about buying an Acoustic. I bought one 3 weeks ago and i still not impressed. Tried 3 different pairs of rubber on it but still no "wow!". Much prefer Tenor or NIttaku P500. ( Even a 88gr Avalox P500 i sold, i liked it more) But that is in terms of feeling.
1st, Avalox P-500 is faster and much harder than the Acoustic. 2nd, Tenor is faster and a bit harder than the Acoustic. 3rd Richie is basing his question on the fact that he has tried and liked an Acoustic.
A few things to know, a) every all wood blade plays differently than any other. So if you have 5 Acoustics they will all play a little different. b) If you have two blades of the same kind and one weighs a few grams more, the heavier one will almost always feel better. Denser wood usually has better feel. So if you get an Acoustic that was lighter than normal it would not have as much feeling. c) Harder blades usually have more crispness but less dwell time. Softer blades usually give you more dwell and a better ability to spin the ball. And they can help you work on your touch.
Nittaku Acoustic and Virtuoso Off- will be great choices.
I actually think you should get a Virtuoso Off-, get the head size choice of 150mm x 158mm (medium head size) and ask for the blade to be between 88-90 grams. (I promise, you will get used to the extra weight and thank me for that suggestion). If you do that, once you are used to it, when you pick up rackets that are in the 80-85 gram weight range you will feel like they are toys rather than real rackets. And you will benefit from the extra inertia behind the ball.
@ Paccheco: you should know, there is no longer any Nittaku/Avalox P-500s. Those are a thing of the distant past. The Avalox P-500s that are made today are still decent blades, but they are nowhere near as good as those old Nittaku/Avalox blades. Also, any Nittaku/Avalox blade that is still around today has aged for years and will play better today than when it was new. So recommending that is just short of recommending a Hans Alser blade. They aren't made like that anymore!
Besides, the top ply of any P-500 is Koto which is much harder than Limba. And Richie is asking for something like his Allround Classic but 1.5 speed classes up. So, it's a great blade but it is not right for this situation. As far as the Nittaku Tenor, that is the FASTER version of the Acoustic and if you read the thread, there is a point, after that was a recommendation where it was determined that it was too fast. But it is a lot like an Acoustic. But faster. It might be good for Richie too. Just like a Virtuoso Plus might be good for him. But I am betting that those two are a bit too fast for Richie's current needs.
And I am sure he can tell us if the Nittaku Acoustic felt good to him.
@ Richie: tell us all you can about how the Nittaku Acoustic you hit with felt to you.
Sent from the Oracle of Delphi by the Pythia
