Felt great last night. Second time playing with the 03 Copper racquet and I'm getting used to the weight. It's been a loong time since Ektelon had the balls to not go lightweight. Everyone seems to like the feather light racquets but overtime I believe they can kill your joints.
With the heavier racquet I don't have to swing so fast. In Open level play that means even though my racquet is heavier, my racquet is faster because I can swing slower (F=ma). This may seem like quite the opposite, but think about this, to swing the lighter racquet, I have to swing it faster to equal the same amount of power. With the heavier one, I don't. I can take shorter swings, don't have to swing as hard, and I'll have more control.
It takes a few matches to really get control of it though. As soon as you figure out that you don't have to really smash the ball to get it going, everything start really rolling for me.
If you have a big frame, are tall, and can lift 250 grams...try it out, just remember to relax your swing and don't try to swing as fast (takes practice). If you demo it, you're going to be frustrated the first 10 games you play. Give it a chance though and after game 10...