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Wilson N5

By Your Host • Category: Racquets - Wilson • 2007
Wilson N5  
N5PRICE: $239
HEAD SIZE: 98 sq. in. (MP); 110 sq. in. (OS)
LENGTH: 27.25 in.
WEIGHT: 9.7 oz. (MP); 9.5 oz. (OS)
BALANCE: 9/10 in. head heavy (MP); 1 1/10 in. head heavy (OS)
FLEXIBILITY: Stiff
IDEAL SWING: Medium to long
NTRP: 3.5–5.0
FIRST TAKE:
Competitive 3.5 to 5.0 players with a thing for medium-weight, head-heavy, high-tech racquets will appreciate Wilson’s latest creation.
COMPARE TO:
Wilson T5
HOW IT TESTED:
Today’s racquets are made of billions of woven graphite fibers that have microscopic spaces between them. In the n5, Wilson fills these gaps with silicone oxide crystals, claiming this process increases the frame’s stability and power as well as ensuring that the racquet will play better, longer. We’ll need more time to evaluate the last assertion—–it can take up to two years before the fibers in a typical racquet go “soft,” causing a loss of control and power—–but we can say the n5 is a cut above the rest. Particularly impressive is that it remains steady on mishits, compensating for poor technique. The mid-plus was favored by aggressive baseliners, who hit out without losing control, while the oversize was deemed by intermediate all-courters to be pretty much perfect. The racquet also features a modified Triad construction. Instead of separating the head and handle with a polymer in the throat, a design that some thought robbed players of too much feel, the polymer is now just above the throat for more feedback.BOTTOM LINE:
Excellent racquet at the baseline (mid-plus) and net (oversize).
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Your Host is Jeff - Jeff picked up his first racket at age 8 and immediately fell in love with the sport. He played varsity tennis in high school and intramural in college and currently plays in USTA Sectional Tournaments. His passion for tennis was fully realized when he started teaching his now fiancee the sport he loves. Today Jeff is still an avid tennis player, an ETUA tennis official and teaches young kids and teens whenever he can.
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