Surprisingly easy to handle and really powerful on overheads, though hard enough to leave the arm sore at first.
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“I just bought the Hack 04 and was surprised how easy is it felt. Just a little heavy but nothing crazy.”
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In shortPlayers describe a dry, hard racket with no trampoline effect that gives control but little free power. Several find it fairly easy to handle for its balance.
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Surprisingly easy to handle and really powerful on overheads, though hard enough to leave the arm sore at first.
“I just bought the Hack 04 and was surprised how easy is it felt. Just a little heavy but nothing crazy.”
Tried it against the Metalbone 3.4: harder and drier with little free power, but you feel in control.
“The hack is harder, has a dryer touch and the racket doesnt give a lot of "free power", you have to do the motions for it to move (but you really feel in control of the shots)”
Of the 7 reviews with a clear verdict, 29% are positive, 43% mixed and 29% negative. The praise mentioned most is good control.
The praise reviewers mention most: good control (2 reviews), arm-friendly (1 review) and great on smashes (1 review).
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