adidas Barricade Tour Tennis Racquets

The Barricade tour really lived up to my expectations of being a great control racquet. I found it easy to place the ball wherever I wanted with it and found it especially accurate on serves. Plus, you can't beat $80 for a top of the range racquet.

Solid player's racquet. Great feel and control.

I now have three Adidas Barricade Tour rackets. I haven't met any other players yet with the same stick but I am happy to be the odd ball that playes well with them. I have a slower classical swing style (50 years old 4.0 USTA) and grew up watching McEnroe and Borg play. I like the control that the racket provides. I also like the power it generates on ground strokes and serves. The extra weight doesn't hurt my net game at all. I have really fast hands at the net and it playes well in this area. I would recomend people should play test it. I got my order placed very quickly by Tennis Express and it was strung perfectly. Cheers, see you on the courts, Dr. Keith Ingram

I have long been an enthusiast of Adidas and was extremely excited when I saw that they were producing tennis racquets again. Upon demoing the Barricade Tour, I was sorely disappointed. Each shot made felt like I was hitting with a brick wall. The vibrations tore through my wrist and arm. I do admit that the racquet provides a nice amount of spin but all in all, it is very uncomfortable to hit with.