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The Solinco Whiteout 305 18x20 v1 is the tighter-patterned version of the Whiteout 305, sharing the line with a 16x19 sibling. The dense 18x20 string bed delivers a high level of control, lowering the launch angle and tightening depth and trajectory relative to the 16x19, and that added control arrives without surrendering pace. Spin access comes more easily than the pattern would suggest, and slice performance draws particular note, though a minority observed slightly less topspin than the 16x19. The frame produces a pure, connected feel at contact while reading as fairly dampened, stopping short of muted or dead. It stays solid and stable at contact, with the upper hoop singled out as its strongest point. The frame whips through the air quickly, and contact at the net is solid and steady, allowing precise volley placement. Power leans toward Babolat-style frames, though the denser string bed takes some output back out. Reviewers place it among the stronger stock 18x20 98-square-inch options, a control-first package that still supplies usable pop and spin.