Here’s the Titan Vendetta squash racket:
Image via titansport.co.uk
Specs
Weight: Medium (140 grams)
Balance: Head-Heavy (37.5 cm)
Head Size: Medium (approx 480 sq. cm)
String Pattern: 14 x 18
Strung with: Titan Pro Fibre 1.25mm (28 lbs)
Purchase
Buy (UK): titansports.co.uk
Racket Info
I had come across these rackets online before, but didn’t know much about them. Then one day, a reader named Gary intrigued me with this comment:
I got in touch with Colin from Titan, and he was kind enough to send me a demo racket so I could review it for the blog. Here’s my video review:
Short version: I liked this racket immediately. It felt solid and steady from all around the court.
Since the review, I have kept playing with this racket. One thing it has really helped me with is to SLOW DOWN on my shots.
Since it’s head-heavy, I can’t just whip it around around at the last second. So, this racket has encouraged me to slow down a little on my shots. This has resulted in improved accuracy, especially on drop shots and lobs (which I’m now naturally hitting more of).
Here’s a follow-up video review:
See below for additional comments from readers, and if you’ve tried the Titan Vendetta, please leave a review in the comments!
Ross says
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I’ve been playing with this racket for about 5 years now. I play a decent standard of competitive team squash in the UK (good competitive club player – pushing on and trying to beat ~county standard players!)
I picked up the racket as a gift initially, but have really grown to like it. The frame is solid, and I’ve only managed one once after about 2 years of use (I own two rackets currently). I find it really allows me to feel where the ball goes.
However, my dad (60’s now, but regular squash player still) prefers another Titan with a weighing balanced more towards the head to generate more power. This is a balanced 140g weighting, but there are definitely rackets with a lighter head feel out there.
I find the Vendetta is a comfortable weight, and a compromise between power and the ability to move the head quickly for fast reactive shots or disguise at the front. i’d definitely recommend the racket, but then I’ve not used too many others 🙂
Personally, I might try the Titan Raptor next as I fancy dropping down in weight if possible below 140g to help with flicking the head around quicker for the tricky shots as I don’t struggle with power. I’ll be sticking with the Titan brand though as the quality seems good (on my 6th Titan racket, last 3 all Vendettas)
Gary says
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Thanks for the post, Pierre. I’d be interested to hear from anyone else that’s used this particular model.
Over the past twenty years I’ve played with mostly Prince (their early Extender models) and more recently with Head ( their Intelligence and Microgel models) and a teardrop-shaped Harrow, but I wanted to get more control back into my game and so looked for a more traditional shaped racket. My club pro suggested the Titan range and, as he offered them with Technifibre string within the price, it made the choice easy.
The Vendetta has been, for me, the best racket I’ve played with – it gives me better control with lots of ‘feel’ through the head, while still retaining power for drives. It’s worth pointing out that it is a very stiff frame and so I’ve found it benefits from a thin string (1.1mm).
I did compare it to an almost identically shaped Tecnifibre racket, and while the Technifibre had much greater power, I couldn’t get the same feel for the ball.
I haven’t seen anyone else play with this particular frame, so it would be good to hear from someone that does and whether they like it too!
Richard says
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Hi,
My Son Charlie plays with this racket and loves the look and feel of it. like most rackets it took him a week or too to adjust to it but as he is more of a feel player it gives him great control with nice tight shots!
I would recommend this racket to any feel control player.
Regards
Richard