I often get e-mails about racquets and strings and other various tennis things. I thought I’d share a recent one about pro stock racquets. “Recently I’m very interested in the topic of professional racquets. Unfortunately, the information I get is more like speculation and rumours. Here are my questions:” 1)Â Do all racquets – retail, professional – have their own production code? Yes, all racquets have some kind of production code. …
Racquet companies and tennis pro’s go to great lengths not to reveal their true racquet specifications, but is it really such a vital secret to keep? Since player specs are so personal what would it matter to other pro players? You who have been following this blog has for sure seen the post “Tennis Racquets of the ATP Professionals” where I try to research and list the racquets and specs …
Racquet junkies all over the world are raving about the experience of playing with a HEAD PT57A or Wilson H19, pro stock versions resembling the legendary HEAD Pro Tour 630. I’ve been testing the racquets side to side and here are my personal opinions about these two great frames. You can read more about the HEAD Pro Tour 630/PT57A here. First of all I want to repeat that NO racquet …
The HEAD MxG series is a new line of powerful racquets with an interesting bridge design. Tennis legend Goran Ivanisevic was recently seen using the HEAD MxG during an exhibition. Tennisnerd recently reviewed the HEAD MxG 3 and 5 (read the HEAD MxG review here) and we were positive towards the racquets, although they did pack a little too much power for our own personal taste. Rafael Nadal actually came …
Do you wonder about the tennis racquets of ATP Professionals? It is rarely the racquets they advertise… The Tennis Racquets of ATP Professionals Pro tennis racquets are most often something else with a paint job of the latest commercial racquet model. This post will help you get insight into what racquets the tennis pros actually use. The tennis racquet industry needs to sell racquets to survive, and the best way …
This is a typical question I would get from players beginning to grow an interest in tennis racquets. This question as well as what is the difference between a pro stock tennis racquet and a retail one? The answer to this question is essentially: no, a pro stock racquet is not better than a retail tennis racquet. Why? Because pro stock racquets are most often customized versions of older existing …
Dear Racquet Companies, People involved in tennis know about paint jobs. We know that the models used by Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and many other pro players are not available to the public. I feel that it’s a bit unfair to the racquet purchasing population to keep hiding the fact that new models are released and portrayed as being used by the top players when they’re in fact …
A pro stock tennis racquet is basically the blank paper version (called a hairpin) of a retail tennis racquet. It can be based on the mold of an older racquet or a brand new one. Then pro racquet technicians (for example P1, RPNY, the official pro room of a major tennis brand) customize the racquet by modding the handle, applying silicone inside the handle and lead tape underneath the grommets …
