This is the Eye V.Lite 120, from Eye rackets.
Eye V.Lite 120 Pro Series
Here’s the updated 2019 model from Eye:
Eye V.Lite 120 Control
In 2016 Eye came out with a signature version of this racket for Fares Dessouky. At the time, it was called the Eye V.Lite 120 Control.
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Reviews
I got a brief chance to hit with some of the Eye rackets, including the Eye V.Lite 120 Control. You can watch the video here. In brief, this is good for someone wanting a super light and maneuverable racket. For me personally, it was probably a bit too light.
Joey Barrington walks us through this racket:
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Fares Dessouky uses this, natch:
Photo via US Open Squash
So does Olivia Fiechter:
Photo via @PSAWorldTour →
Location: 2018 Remeo Ladies Open
Declan James was using this at the 2021 World Championships:
Photo via Steve Cubbins →
Shoes: Eye Squash Shoes
Location: 2021 World Championships [Men]
Here’s the original cosmetic for the Eye V.Lite 120 Control:
Reviews
Rod commented:
i absolutely loved this racquet
currently i go back and forth between the carboflex 125 s and the prince pro beast 750
i think i prefer the prince but love the snappy power of the carboflexthis eye racket is sweet and extremely light. i immediately picked up on the control. it made for great accurate volleys into corners and nice drops…basically decent enough power if/when i really focused on my follow through…
overall, it’s called the control for good reason and i see why. accurate rails, drops and made for great volleying.
Here’s Joey Barrington from Eye talking about the Eye V.Lite 120 Control:
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Fares Dessouky was using this model at the 2015 US Open:
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞
Coline Aumard used this at the 2016 British Open (though now she has her own signature model, the Eye V.Lite 110 Control):
Photo via Steve Cubbins →
Georges Orphanou says
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playing with this, really great, I put tape around head to protect from direct damage. only down side the grommmets… they break way too easily. Many other players were I play use it too and have the problem with grommets… annoying.
Lloyd says
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Declan James playing with this at world champs i think?
Aanont Wathanasin says
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I absolutely adore this racket except for one fatal flaw…they’ve all cracked in exactly the same place namely at the 1330 hrs position. Go on, ask me how many…I’ve been through 11 of them! And am devasted because Malaysia no longer has a distributor. Regardless, I highly recommend them but for the high cost of replacing them which I guarantee you will be faced with.
Faraaz says
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Does anyone know where I might be able to buy this racket?
Faraaz says
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In the UK…
Wouter says
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I’ve been using this racket for the past 3 months now and it plays really well. It’s light, has more than enough power and is very precise. Absolutely a very decent racket to play with. However, Eye has removed the bumper, claiming that the bumper doesn’t offer any significant protection. This is a lie. I haven’t broken a racket over 3 years and this racket has 2 cracks at both 10:30 and 13:30 ‘o clock points from scraping the ball of the wall. Either this racket is made from 17th century ming dynasty porcelain, or the bumper does something after all.
Rod Foster says
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i play w/ the v-lite 110 control
i love how light it is…makes for good volleying…if i’m in a pinch or get lazy it’s light enough to make a quick shot.
good control….
comes w/ pretty good strings. low tension range…low to mid 20’s i think
i also agree w/ the bumper comment above.
no bumper so scooping it off the wall is a breeze. i’ve been using this as my primary racquet for a month now and plan to keep at it.
i’d like to try those x-lites as well but that’s for another season
Farooq says
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Are eye rackets available in pakistan?
Robin says
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I have been using Tecnifibre for a while and I tried the V.Lite 120 Control and I absolutely love it! Great touch, a lot of power and really good to hit balls that are tight to the wall due to no bumper. I would personally recommend to give this frame a go! Really looking forward to try the new version which is being released soon 🙂
john says
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Robin – have you had a chance to weigh the VLite 120? I’m curious what it weighs with grip/strings on.
andy says
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I have a vlite 125 and it weighs 149 grams with supernick zx strings and a karkal pu grip, so I suspect the 120 would weigh 144 grams.
Doug says
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With stock strings and grip:
Blue version weighs 152g
Green (new) version weighs 160g
JB says
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140 grams 2016 with Ashaway ZX Micro I have two played hard for three months and they have held up great. I have heard the 2017-18 are much heavier. If anyone can verify that let me know. Enjoy the game!
Clive says
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Hey robin was the vlite 120 head light?
JB says
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I think you will find all Eye rackets are hit and miss on their weights. Have had several love the grommet theory hate restringing because of it but same model to model and even the same year and different weights. They cover it by saying +or – 5 grams. And usually pretty close to that. But when you like one that weighs say 140 strung and the other is 145 huge difference. I think it all comes down to quality control and tolerances. Eye is a fairly new comer and time will tell if they can reel it in and bring the quality and consistancy up to industry standards or better to customers expectations. Played with the 120 x controls, the 115 v lites and the 120 v lites and had 2-3 of each. The 120 controls 147-153 the 115 140-144 and the 120 138-142 figure that out. I think it is Squash Source ? that will if you buy more then one weigh a few and try to match them best they can…I am still a buyer and will support Eye, why again like the grommet theory, they play well and well always a sucker for the underdog! Enjoy the game!