Lightweight, sleek, but ultimately lacks organization features, for the price, without accessories.
The Racqet Bag Pro is very well constructed out of well-chosen materials and hardware. Here's a list of the things I like:
- Fantastic choice of material - exceedingly lightweight and sleek yet durable
- Backpack straps are secure and don't fall off the bag
- Central handle is diagonal to distribute weight and support both compartments
- Zippers are impossibly smooth
- Zipper pulls (and all of the other hardware choices) are thoughtfully chosen, sleek and functional
- Minimal branding
- Water resistance
However, for the price, it lacks features (without adding accessories, adding to the price, weight, and bulkiness of the racquet bag system). This is what you get with the standalone Racquet Bag Pro:
- 2 large compartments; 1 small zippered side pocket (felt lined)
- One compartment has two side-mounted pockets with elastic closing, both roughly tennis ball can sized. One opens horizontally, the other opens vertically. Neither work especially well for me (too small for my large water bottles; ball can always falls out of the pocket) This compartment also has a large hidden compartment sealed off by false velcro wall
- The other large compartment has a full-length pocket/division, a removeable divider affixed by velcro (not quite tall enough to protect the the full width of a racquet), another divider unaffixed by velcro, and is the full size of a racquet. There is also one zipped mesh pocket.
- 2 handles, 1 pair of backpack straps
That's it. It's essentially two big compartments with minimal subdivision and 4 small pockets of dubious usefulness. I acknowledge that I am spoiled for organization coming from ADV's product offerings but I honestly find it extremely limiting (without accessories). As such, even though I like so many things about the bag, I find it a poor value proposition at $260 MSRP. Most bags at less than half the price come with at least a shoe / wet-dry compartment. As such, as much as I enjoy my Cancha setup, I cannot honestly rate this product [standalone, at this price] higher than 4 of 5 stars.
I acknowledge that my above complaint is solved by adding a Pro Organizer, but this is an additional cost to a product that is already priced higher than its alternatives.
I will post a separate review for the Pro Organizer. For this review of the Racquet Bag Pro, I will note that I find that they work well together. The Pro Organizer can be secured to the inside of the Racquet Bag Pro (in either large compartment) via a long, thin strip of velcro. The velcro is only on one side of the Pro Organizer, so you cannot choose the orientation of the organizer. I personally find the velcro works well enough for the Pro Organizer + Racquet Bag Pro system: secure enough while also being easy to slip in-and-out of the bag to get to your gear.
Lastly -- and this may be super obvious, but -- I will note that adding just one accessory (on one side of the bag) throws off the balance of the Racquet Bag Pro (especially for larger accessories like the Wet Dry Bag) so I felt forced to go double-or-nothing (ie, put two accessories on either side of the bag for balance, or use none) which ultimately limits the viable options.
