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YONEX EZONE tennis rackets compared
The Isometric head — Yonex's squared hoop, on every frame since 1980 — is that rarest thing, a gimmick you can measure: longer effective strings toward the corners, a visibly wider sweetspot. 2G-Namd Flex Force graphite (“snaps back faster”) and the Oval Pressed Shaft carry the feel story. Osaka's frame.
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All 5 current YONEX EZONE models, with unstrung weight, head size, string pattern, stiffness (RA), swingweight, balance and beam width, followed by the eleven playing axes rated 0–10 and a difficulty rating.
| Model | Weight | Head | Pattern | Stiffness | Swingweight | Balance | Beam | Ctrl | Prec | Spin | Pwr | Feel | Stab | Man | Serve | Smsh | Slice | Ret | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EZONE 98 (2025) | 305g | 98 | 16x19 | 64 RA | ~320 | ~320 | 23/24/19 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| EZONE 98 Tour (2025) | 320g | 98 | 16x19 | 62 RA | ~330 | ~310 | 22/23/19 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| EZONE 100 (2025) | 300g | 100 | 16x19 | 66 RA | ~320 | ~320 | 23/26/22 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| EZONE 100L (2025) | 285g | 100 | 16x19 | 66 RA | ~305 | ~330 | 23/26/22 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| EZONE 98L (2025) | 285g | 98 | 16x19 | 64 RA | ~305 | ~325 | 23/24/19 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Swipe the table sideways for the remaining columns.
Axes, in order: Control (flat) · Precision · Spin · Power · Feel / comfort · Stability · Maneuverability · Serve · Smash & overhead · Slice / touch · Return / blocking. Difficulty is how demanding the frame is to use well, not how good it is.
Choosing between them
Frames in one family share a construction story but not a playing character — head size, pattern and swingweight move the numbers above far more than the marketing does. If you want a shortlist matched to how you actually play, and a string bed matched to the frame, the finder does that in a few taps.