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 …
Pro stock tennis racquet
Philipp Kohlschreiber (who still swings the legendary Wilson Six One 95 line successfully) is one of those players who possess more talent than his results shows. He has the skill set to beat the best but often seem to lack the resolve and the mental toughness. Never was this more evident than yesterday, when he played an epic 30 minute tie-breaker against Andy Murray (and his Head PT57A pro stock in a Graphene Radical paint job) in Dubai and despite having seven (!) match points, lost it and the match there. Because with that mental hurdle overcome, Murray could cruise …
As I’ve written in numerous posts on the blog, I’m a tennis racquet junkie (tennis racket junkie – if you prefer that spelling). I have loads of sticks in my arsenal, but today I’m testing the Wilson BLX Six.One 95 strung with Yonex Poly Tour Pro. We’ll see if it works, I’ll review both string and racquet on the blog soon. You can buy pro player gear from one of our affiliates such as Tennis Warehouse Europe, Tennis Warehouse or Tennis Only and Tennisnerd will receive a small commission. Anyway, my setup wasn’t the topic of this post, but instead what’s the difference …