Wilson Ultra Countervail

The Wilson Ultra Countervail, also stylized as the Wilson Ultra CV, is a teardrop squash racket that Wilson introduced in 2018. Updated cosmetics were introduced in 2021. Read on for more product information and my review of this racket.

(See below for video transcript.)

The Ultra range was launched by Wilson in2018. The teardrop was a new frame shape for them. This is the most expensive racket in the Ultra range. The others:

• Wilson Ultra Triad
• Wilson Ultra UL (Ultra-Ultra Lite)
• Wilson Ultra L (Ultra Lite)

2021

This is an updated cosmetic that Wilson introduced in 2021:

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2018

Spotted

Hollie Naughton was using this at the US Open:

Photo via US Open →

Shoes: Yonex Power Cushion Aerus 3
Location: 2019 US Open

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Wilson Ultra Countervail Review and Transcript

I did a review of the Wilson Ultra Countervail here. I really enjoyed this racket.

Transcript

Hey it’s Pierre from Squash Source I have a review for you today of the Wilson Ultra Countervail squash racquet thanks to QSS squash in the Netherlands for sending me this racquet to test out and review for everybody this is a teardrop head shape with a traditional stringing pattern straight up and down strings it has a 14 by 18 string pattern 14 mains and 18 crosses the balance point on this racket is 35 and a half centimeters which on my scale is a fairly headlight even or even balanced reading which surprised me I thought that this racket in my hand it feels like it has a little bit more that it’s a touch head heavy so I was actually surprised by that reading the weight on my scale was a 150.5 grams on the lighter side I would say but not the lightest of not the super lightest of rackets the grip on this racket is an octagonal shape similar to the Wilson Blade Countervail that I recently did a review of in the marketing for this racket just looking at the pictures I thought that it was basically the same mould as the Carboflex models and you see the older Carboflex that you’ve seen be copied a lot but this is not the case with this racket it has got its own mold it’s still a teardrop and has some similarity to to the teardrop shapes of others but it is definitely a distinctive design in terms of the actual construction the frame feels pretty thick and sturdy I have been playing with it for a few weeks and no real no damage to speak of it feels like a sturdy racket the cosmetics on this are excellent it’s got a I guess navy blue and light blue combination so it’s distinctive and it has a color palette to it it’s not just all one color but it’s also a bit understated on the whole in my opinion this was this was a really fantastic racket I liked it even a little better than the Wilson Blade which when I first picked up I thought oh this is this is might going to be my clear winner of the two the blade that actually ended up liking the the ultra counter countervail a little bit more and it was really a matter of that perceived additional weight in the head that made me feel like I was getting a better follow through on my shots it’s just a personal preference of mine I don’t like a very headlight racket or one that feels very headlight this was actually surprisingly headlight once I put it on the scale like I said but I like to feel like there the racket is helping me carve through the shot and this gave me a great feel and I really enjoyed this one very much definitely one that I could personally play with so on the whole quite a solid racket from Wilson that is the Wilson ultra countervail. Thanks a lot.