Comparing the racquet to others they've tried, our testers said:
Chris - "I would definitely put this one in the camp of the more solid and crisp feeling Yonex mids. I used to use the buttery smooth RDX 500 Mid, but this one feels like it has more RDS 001 Mid in its heritage, as it is firmer and crisper. However, I thought comfort was vastly improved over recent Yonex mids, and that puts it midway between the softer Yonex racquets of old and the firmer playing recent versions for me. While it has a very different feel from my old Volkl Power Bridge 10 Mids, this racquet offers the same solid yet fast feel, as well as a forgiveness far beyond what its head size would suggest."
Troy - "The closest racquet to compare to this racquet would be the Pacific X Feel Pro 90 Vacuum, but the Pacific had a more flexible and dampened feel. The Wilson BLX Pro Staff Six.One 90 was a bit more comfortable for me overall due to the fact that it has a bit more lively response off the stringbed, which gave me a little more depth on my groundstrokes. Overall, this is a very solid player's frame, but not quite as effective for me as the Wilson BLX Six.One 95 (18x20) 2012, which is currently my go-to stick."
Mark - "As I mentioned above, the mid-sized frames from Yonex are among my favorites, and I feel similarly about the new VCORE 89/97 as I did about the older RDiS 100 mid/midplus. The midplus versions of those frames play much differently than the mids do. With the exception of the head sizes they were more alike than not on paper, but playing with them you can feel the contrast due to the head size difference. I would not really compare the VCORE 89 to the Wilson Tour 90, but I can seamlessly go back and forth from the Head Prestige Mid and the VCORE 89."
Andy - "This racquet is very similar to the rest of the Yonex mids that have been around for ages, especially my racquet of choice, the RDiS 100 Mid. It definitely feels smaller and less forgiving than the RDiS 100 Mid. It's stiffer, and I felt more control with the VCORE.