View Full Version : "WISH" racquets?
Moayad
06-10-2008, 09:29 PM
During my journey to Asia, I needed a few new frames, I went to the shop of the sports center to buy some, I couldn't find ANY Wilson ones (I used to use Wilson), the only brand which I found called "WISH", I bought a couple of them (90$ each) and they were quite average, does anyone know anything about this unusual brand?
MAXXply
06-11-2008, 01:53 AM
If you paid USD$90 for a WISH racquet, you've paid too much.
I've seen them here in Sydney at a low-end sports chain for about AUS$60.
It's an unremarkable generic Made-in-China brand.
Incidentally, have any Europeans noticed (German) ALDI supermarkets sell their own racquet? It's a mid-plus widebody graphite composite (around 100sq.in, 26mm beam) labelled under their inhouse "Crane" sports brand. Last seen for AUD$59
treblings
06-11-2008, 03:28 AM
You can get Crane tennis products in Germany and Austria. Low-priced, targeting the beginners market. You can get Wish rackets in Germany, also for a very fair price.
I am all for reducing the costs for beginners, and buying rackets and stuff in supermarkets is not a bad idea.
Especially since you might very well walk into a sports shop, and end up buying an expensive racket thats all wrong for you.
I've tried Wish tennis balls and they're complete carbage. They don't even bounce above knee.
classic tennis
06-11-2008, 07:52 AM
I think you will find that Wish produces for a few brands up to the retail $100.00 level, ie Dunlop etc.....they also manufacture the x-45 racquet (if it's still around) & all variations associated with it. Have a look at their site I think it's Wish Sporting goods or along those lines.
Moayad
06-11-2008, 09:10 AM
I've tried Wish tennis balls and they're complete carbage. They don't even bounce above knee.
There were only Dunlop Fort and Wish balls at that shop, fortunately I bought the Dunlop ones :), btw, both of them were the same price, strange!
Thank you all for the information :)
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