One of my personal favorite tennis rackets of the moment extensively tested: this is the Prince Textreme Warrior 107, tested by Mike! Tested racket:
Brand: Prince
Model: Textreme Warrior 107
Blade size: 107 sq/inch
Weight: 300 gr Balance: 31.0 cm
Stringing pattern: 16/19
Length: 27 inches
RA: 67
Power level: 1200
Stringing: Diadem Solstice Power 17 on 23/22 kg

For 2021, the Warrior 107 is (temporarily) back under a different name: the Prince Precision Equipe 300. It is now available in our webshop!

Tester:
Name: Mike
Playing strength: 4/4
Player type: somewhat more classic player, flat groundstrokes, generates little spin himself. Had shoulder problems until recently
Player's racket history: Head Ti Fire, Babolat Pure Drive, Prince EXO3 Rebel Team, Wilson Steam 100 BLX2, Head Graphene Radical MP and this Prince Textreme Warrior 107

Technology:
The Prince Textreme Warrior 107 uses, as the name suggests, Textreme technology. A new way of weaving carbon allows a much higher density of this material to be used around the heart of the racket. This increases the torsional stiffness of the racket, resulting in more power and a more stable playing feel, but without extra impact on the arm and shoulder. This technology was introduced last year in the first 4 Textreme rackets from Prince and proved to be so successful that Prince has used it in the entire core racket collection. Baseline:
From the baseline, the Prince Textreme Warrior 107 is a powerful weapon that feels surprisingly solid for a racket with a larger head size. Prince calls the 107 sq/inch head size 'midplus +', in fact this head size already falls into the oversize head sizes. The racket therefore has enough power for my 'hit' groundstrokes, with my backhand slice the plow-through (the mass/stability that you can bring through the ball) as they say so nicely in English is also more than sufficient, but not as good as another favorite racket of mine, the Yonex EZONE DR 98 310 . The latter feels even more solid, but is much more low-powered, which means you have to put much more into the ball yourself. The Prince Textreme Warrior 107 is very forgiving on off-center hits. Shots with spin and slice go easily through the 16/19 stringing pattern.

Service:
One of the reasons why I am such a fan of this Prince Textreme Warrior 107 is because of the pleasant serving with this racket. In the past I have struggled with shoulder problems. Especially when serving and smashing my shoulder played up. Serving with this racket is so easy and with enough power from the racket itself, that I do not have to put extra strain on my shoulder. A wonderful feeling! Kick and slice serves are easy due to the fairly open 16/19 stringing pattern, good for an easy grip on the ball. Just:
Often, rackets with a large head size and good maneuverability at the net do not go together. Many oversize rackets work with a lower weight, which means that the balance point often has to be more towards the top of the racket, in order to be able to offer sufficient mass through the ball from the baseline. A top-heavy racket is logically less maneuverable at the net. The Prince Textreme Warrior 107 therefore works with a larger head size than average, but the racket does have a very nice low 31.0 cm balance. This means that there is proportionally more weight in the handle of the racket. This makes the racket lightning fast at the net, it almost feels like cheating when you add the 107 sq/inch head size to this. I dare say that the Prince Textreme Warrior 107 is one of the most pleasant doubles rackets on the market. In the 107 sq/inch head size, Prince used to have quite a reputation with rackets like the Prince (Classic) Graphite 107 and the Michael Chang Graphite 107. I think players who are still attached to these rackets from the past will really appreciate the Prince Textreme Warrior 107.

Power:
With the Prince Textreme Warrior 107 it is power over control. This is evident from the higher power level of 1200. As described above, you gain a lot of advantage from this both from the baseline and when serving. Control:
This racket offers more power than control, that much is clear. But the Textreme material provides an incredibly solid feel to this racket. I find the racket surprisingly offers a lot of control for a racket with this head size. The low 31.0 cm balance also contributes to this. It gives the racket extra speed and maneuverability instead of even more power that you get with a higher balance point, which many rackets in this genre work with. In short: a nice stable and easy to maneuver frame.

Comfort/arm friendliness:
The Prince Textreme Warrior 107 is a very comfortable and forgiving racket. Due to the generous ideal hitting zone, you are not immediately punished for balls that you do not hit completely nicely in the sweet spot, resulting in little impact on the arm and shoulder. The racket absolutely excels in this category!

General impression:
Prince has built a very nice racket with the Textreme Warrior 107. The racket performs excellently over the entire court. You hit the groundstrokes with a lot of power, while the frame is stable enough to maintain control and also to be able to counter hard balls. Serving and volleying is done with great ease. In addition, the Prince Textreme Warrior 107 is not very taxing on the arm and shoulder. A real winner all in all. I recently traded in my old rackets for this all-rounder!

For 2021, the Warrior 107 is (temporarily) back under a different name: the Prince Precision Equipe 300. It is now available in our webshop!