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. …
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 …
