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Felt like a block of wood: heavy, hard-faced and stiff; very demanding without excellent technique.
“feels like playing with a block of wood due to the combination of weight, balance, hardness of the face and stiffness of the core. And for me, that racket was the Bela Pro.”
Also plays the Bela Pro V3 on faster courts: a huge sweet spot and very stiff with lots of control, a slightly higher balance and more ball output than their Radical Pro, though they're still getting used to its aggressive sandy 3D finish.
Has played the Bela Pro V3 a fair bit: impact feels hollow, mishits feel broken, and smashes sometimes give no power even on the sweet spot.
“The current Bela v3 pro is a incredibly strange feeling racket, played with it myself a fair bit. The sensation on impact is not great but rather feels pretty hollow”
Likes the Bela Pro V3 a lot and finds their overheads on a different level with it, but it is less manoeuvrable than their AT10, leaving them a bit late in volley battles.
“The Bela v3 is a very nice racket and I like it a lot, but I feel like it was not maneuverable enough compared to the at10”
Gave them bad tennis elbow as a first upgrade from a beginner racket.
“I got the Bela Pro and it gave me wicked tennis elbow, but it was my first racket upgrade from my very first racket”
Used the Bela Pro V3: nice, but it didn't handle vibration well, left their elbow in pain and felt a bit slow in defence.
“I used the bela pro v3, it was nice but I found it didn't handle vibrations well and really left my elbow in pain.”
Prefers the V2.5, which felt harder with better control.
“I tried the Bela pro V3 and prefer the V2.5 more hard and better control in my opinion”
Bought it second-hand, barely used, and really likes how they play with it.
“It was hardly used, and I’m really liking my game with it.”
Of the 8 reviews with a clear verdict, 25% are positive, 13% mixed and 63% negative. The praise mentioned most is good control. The most common complaint is vibrates on mishits.
The praise reviewers mention most: good control (1 review) and great on smashes (1 review). For example: Also plays the Bela Pro V3 on faster courts: a huge sweet spot and very stiff with lots of control, a slightly higher balance and more ball output than their Radical Pro, though they're still getting used to its aggressive sandy 3D finish.
The complaints reviewers mention most: vibrates on mishits (1 review). For example: Used the Bela Pro V3: nice, but it didn't handle vibration well, left their elbow in pain and felt a bit slow in defence.
8 are quotes from discussions on Reddit, each linked to the original post. Player reviews are checked for spam before they appear, and only they count toward the star rating; quotes never do.