2025 TFIGHT 300S vs 305S Comparison Review
The 2025 TFIGHT line is Tecnifibre’s masterpiece. These are some of the best racquets I have ever reviewed, checking off basically every single box. In this article, we are going to analyze the similarities and differences between the TFIGHT 300S and the 305S to determine which is best for your game.
Specs
Between the 300S and the 305S, there are a few key differences. First, the 300S is lighter, clocking in at 300g with a 32cm balance point and it’s also got a 16x19 string pattern. The 305S has some weight added to the handle, making it slightly heavier at 305g but also more head light with a balance point of 31.5cm. This extra weight helps give the frame a little bit of extra power to compliment the tighter 18x19 string pattern. There’s another key difference that you can feel if you hit the racquets back to back with the same string, and that’s an ever so slightly softer flex with the 305S, which gives you a plusher hitting feel with better ball pocketing.
I also want to clarify what the “S” suffix means, since there seems to be some confusion. S just means “small,” referring to the smaller 98 square inch headsize and then the 300g 100 square inch TFIGHT will be called the TFIGHT 300. So the 2025 TFIGHT 305S replaces the 2022 TFIGHT 305 and the 2025 TFIGHT 300S replaces the 2022 TFIGHT 300 and the new TFIGHT 300 replaces old TFIGHT 295, retaining the 100 square inch headsize and increasing the mass by 5 grams. Yes, I agree this is somewhat confusing.
What’s New
For 2025, Tecnifibre has made some critical changes to the TFIGHTs.
Number 1, they’ve redistributed the mass. Interestingly, they explicitly say they are lowering swingweight, which makes this the first time I’ve ever actually heard a major manufacturer address swingweight as a concept. My personal TFIGHT 300S has a strung swingweight of 320, which is the same as before. However, my 305S had a MUCH lower swingweight at 325 which is like a 15-20 point drop compared to last year. The goal here is to make the racquet easier to swing, mirroring the modern game where swing speed is everything.
The consequence is that lower swingweights result in lower power and worse stability, thankfully, Tecnifibre is one step ahead here. They’ve filled out the beam, increasing the area of the cross section, effectively thickening the beam for more power and stability, though the spec itself remains unchanged.
Market Positioning
So these TFIGHTs are quite unique. The 300S plays kind of like a Radical MP with the spin of an Extreme Pro.
The 305S is in between the Strike 98, still with that clubby feel, like the Strike, but easier to swing with the spin and forgiveness more in line with the Percept 100D.
Ultimately, I think these TFIGHTs truly stand alone on the market for one single reason, and that’s how good they feel.
Feel
The hitting feel on these two TFIGHTs is absolutely superb. While they are not identical, they feel more similar to each other than anything else on the market. Tennis Warehouse’s Top 3 selling racquets of 2024 (Pure Aero 98, Speed MP and Blade 98) are all quite muted, featuring dampening tech’s designed to filter vibrations in the name of comfort. Sure, it’s nice to have a comfortable racquet, but it's also nice to actually feel what’s going on with your stringbed.
With Head abusing their Auxetic tech, Solinco significantly dampening the feel on their V2 Whiteout and Yonex refusing to give up on VDM in their EZONE’s, these TFIGHTs have become the most connected feeling 98’s in the segment, being some of the most connected feeling racquets on the market period.
With both TFIGHTs, the racquet tells you exactly where you’ve made contact on the stringbed with firm, crisp feel solidified by a foam filled hoop. For me, the hitting feel is up there with the absolute best racquets on sale right now, meaning the current v14 Prostaff 97 and the V1 Solinco Whiteout in terms of how solid, connected and responsive these TFIGHTs are.
Comparing the two TFIGHTs, I would say there is a minor difference. The 300S is slightly stiffer, as shown in the 66RA, compared to 64 with the 305S, so it feels crisper, has a higher pitched hitting noise and feels ever so slightly more hollow.
The 305S feels more solid and much more substantial. Part of this is definitely due to the increased weight with the 305, but there’s also noticeably more ball pocketing from the 18x19 string pattern. I personally do prefer the feel of the 305S because it’s more solid and I do like the longer dwell-time, especially when it comes without any artificial “popping” sensations like with Auxetic.
Last Gen ISO 305 vs Current 305S
Comparing the feel of the old 305 to the new 305S, I don’t think there’s a huge difference. I didn’t have the chance to hit them with the same string setup, but I did hit them back-to-back and the overall identity is quite similar. In feel alone, I might say the old version is a bit boardier while still being extremely connected while the new version has more ball pocketing and pop off the stringbed, though that doesn’t necessarily result in more power. But ultimately, the change in feel is minor, if you liked the old one, you’ll like the new one, if you didn’t like the old one, you won’t like the new one.
Play Style
Despite the fact that the 300S and the 305S share the same mold, they feel built for entirely different players. This is how big of a difference weight distribution can have on a racquet, and when you add two extra main strings, things become even more exaggerated.
Both respond well to a variety of swingspeeds, unlike the Gravity Tour 98, which only really plays well when you give it the full beans, the TFIGHTs are forgiving enough to allow the user to guide the ball back into play when necessary. That said, they do play best at full chat.
In this way, they remind me a lot of the Pure Aero 98. Yes, you can definitely have success with the Aero 98 at the 3.5 level. You have an edge-to-edge sweet spot with great stability and consistency from the stringbed, but you can also always trust the racquet to respond well to higher swingspeeds, you don’t have to hold back. In fact, I’d say the faster the better, unlike some racquets that perform well at lower swingspeeds and completely fall apart as you accelerate.
Where the 300S and the 305S differ is the type of ball they like to hit. The 300S is a spin machine, helping the user realize the Iga endorsement. You can play with great variation in terms of height over the net, pushing heavy topspin loopers or flirting with the lines by employing curling angles. Racquet head speed comes so easily with the 300S and I think it’s a very viable option even if you are a beginner looking for something to grow into. As you improve towards an advanced player, I think you’ll probably find it to be a bit light, lacking substance in the upper 4.0 or 4.5 level, at which point customization will become very important. More on this later.
The 305S, on the other hand, is best suited for a more advanced player with cleaner, flatter strokes. You can find some pretty epic spin with the 305S as well, you’ll just need to to work a little bit harder to access the racquet head speed given the extra weight.
Control
Control is where the 305S truly differentiates itself from the 300S. It’s not that the 300S is launchy or unpredictable, it’s that the 305S has freakishly good control. When it comes to “control,” there are two things that I really look for, the first is directional control, and the second is depth control.
Typically, denser string patterns increase both directional and depth control, and this is true with the TFIGHTs. The 305S changes direction as well if not better than any modern racquet. The 18x19 string pattern begs you to take the ball early, cutting off cross court angles and pounding the ball up the line.
My forehand is the less accurate stroke, especially on flat shots and yet I was still inspired to drive lasers up the line. My backhand, the more controlled stroke, felt better than ever, making the 305S one of my personally favourite backhand racquets of all time, up there with the Percept 100D.
The 305S freed me so I could pick my spots effortlessly, finding rich angles or easy depth down the line. The lower launch angle of the frame makes it feel impossible to miss long with the 305S. You can rip the felt off the ball and trust the racquet to produce the spin needed to pull that ball down just before the baseline.
The 300S, on the other hand, does fall behind a few of the other 16x19 racquets on the market. I’d say it’s slightly less predictable than the Whiteout v2 I tested recently, definitely behind the Blade and the Radical, but certainly ahead of the VCORE 98 or the Speed MP.
Stability to Maneuverability Ratio
This is the part of the article where I make a confession. I do not understand how they made the 305S so stable. Typically when racquets are extremely stable, it's because they have a high swingweight or a high twistweight. And if they don’t use mass to create stability, then usually they have a larger head or a super thick beam. Oddly, the TFIGHTs don’t succumb to any of these things. Specifically, I’m confused with the 305S.
The 300S plays more stably than the specs suggest, on par with its closest rival, spec-wise, the Radical MP, making it more stable than the previous gen EZONE 98, but behind class leaders like the Aero and Strike. The 305S, on the other hand, is insane. The sweetspot is edge to edge, there’s absolutely no twisting on off-centre shots, this thing is a total rock.
Since I knew that we were dealing with a 325 swingweight, I figured the twistweight must be astronomical. But it’s not. I measured it at 13.9 strung, which is below average. You can still feel a certain level of clubbiness with the 305S. I’ll admit that the 305S doesn’t quite swing as fast as racquets like the EZONE 98, VCORE 98, even the Blade in a similar realm to the Aero 98, but the stability is better, more in line with the Strike 98 I tested last year that had a 340 swingweight.
String Setups and Customizations
We first tried these TFIGHT’s with my favourite setup, O-Toro mains and Sync crosses at 51lbs. This was pretty perfect for both. It retained the amazing TFIGHT feel, boosted spin and lasted a long time without sacrificing control or forgiveness. But for thoroughness, I tried a few other setups just for fun.
In the 305S, I tried Tecnifibre’s recommended string, Razor Soft, which is actually not soft at all and ended up hurting my arm. It wasn’t specifically my elbow, or wrist, but my whole right arm felt fatigued from the impact strain so I went to something softer, wondering how much feel I could find with this racquet.
So I used my favourite feeling string of all time, Tour Sniper. This was absolutely epic. Because I hit a flatter ball with the 305S, I wasn’t missing the loss in spin from Sniper than I see in racquet like my Rafa where I rely heavily on spin for control. Sniper enhances the amazing directional control you get with the 305S, something I also loved about the Razor Soft setup, but introduces a plusher, more solid feel with a little extra ball bite from the shaped profile.
With the 300S, I went to try Gamma Sapphire, a round and soft string recommended by my friend Oak from TW. I think I should have listened to him and put it in the 305S because this was a little bit too powerful for the 16x19, introducing some launchiness into the frame.
Then I threw in some Toroline Wasabi to see what would happen to the feel of the racquet with an extremely muted string and good news, it still feels absolutely amazing. In fact, Wasabi might be my favourite string setup so far with the 300S because the softer, more solid feel of Wasabi brings the overall hitting experience closer to the 305S. You get a nice amount of spin with a solid ball-grab, which you absolutely need for this frame, without losing control on flat shots.
Customization wise, I felt the 305S was near perfect stock. I added just 1 gram at 12 to try to increase my ball speed, as my court penetration was a half step behind what I can get with my Aero, and it took the weight well.
I spent more time dialing in the 300S, because it felt way too light stock, so I threw on a leather grip and 4g at 12. To my surprise, the stability with the heavier setup was still behind the 305S, but spin generation was easier.
I plan on spending some more time with both frames further dialing in each setup because I do love these racquets.
Recommendations
So far, these are my favourite racquets of the year. Both are approaching what I would call “switchably good, but” I’ll wait for the 100 square inch TFIGHT before I make any hasty decisions. I’d recommend the 300S to anyone looking for more easy racquet head speed, or a crisper more connected version of an EZONE 98, VCORE 98 or Extreme Pro, or if you want a more spin friendly Radical MP. I think this would be especially good for high level junior players with naturally high racquet head speeds.
I’d recommend the 305S to anyone looking for a more connected Blade 98, people who liked the previous 305 but needed a lower swing, people looking for a faster feeling, more connected Pure Strike, or people who want a more modern version of the Percept 100D.
Honestly, these racquets are so good that I’d recommend them to basically anyone unless:
You have a sensitive arm. These racquets aren’t very comfortable.
You don’t like the rectangular grip shape.
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Final Thoughts
I personally like using the 305S more, but I might see more potential from the 300S for my game specifically. That said, I’ve played some of my best tennis in months with the 305S and that memory is addictive.
It’s easier for me to use than my Rafa because of the lower swing weight, but I know it doesn’t mesh with my natural instincts as well and my potential does feel lower.
My hitting partners all agree that my more effective ball is still struck with the Rafa, but I think a little more tinkering with customization could bring either of these TFIGHTs up to snuff.
All they need to do now is fix this annoying rectangular grip shape.
