There is lot of talk on tennis forums and among racquetholics and tennis nerds that the “holy grail” of racquets is the Head Pro Tour 630, known as PT57A in pro stock lingo. Is it really magic? As I wrote in a previous post, I recently acquired a PT57A XL in a iPrestige MP paint job and it’s the first HEAD Pro Tour 630 I’m playing in extended form. This particular racquet is from a now-retired grand slam finalist and has a molded handle (L4) and weighs 358 grams strung with a balance of 32 cm. Needless to say, this …
Wilson Pro Staff 85
I’ve just acquired some extra racquets to test alongside the Wilson Pro Staff RF 85 and the Pro Staff CV 97. It’s a Wilson H19 and a PT57A! Good times for a racquet nerd! I posted a pic and survey on my Instagram account yesterday between the HEAD PT57A and the Wilson H19 pro stock racquets (click the link to find out what a pros stock racquet is) and Wilson won the survey 63% to 37%. Whether that means people like the brand “Wilson” over HEAD these days or H19 has more fans than the PT57A is unclear, but it’s hard …
Yes, it’s coming – Wilson is relaunching the legendary Pro Staff 85 in a new paint job called Wilson Pro Staff RF 85. It is arguably one of the best feeling racquets of all time. Why is Wilson doing this? Well, they are listening to the fans who have been wanting this release for a long time. The Wilson Pro Staff 85 has a legendary status and was most famously used by Pete Sampras, Stefan Edberg and also Roger Federer until the Pro Staff 90 came out. The RF edition of the Pro Staff 85 will have a similar paint …
It’s time to play a game. What racquet is 14-time grand slam champion Pete Sampras holding in the picture? As you might know, Sampras played a heavily leaded-up Wilson Pro Staff 85 (St Vincent) for most of his career, but the above pic is clearly not that racquet!