Are there any pros that play with the racket you think?

[gplracer]

After reading so much here on the forums I have come to the conclusion that hardly any pro plays with the racket he/she endorses. I am not talking about a racket that is modified to fit their needs. I am talking about totally different rackets that have been painted to look like newer rackets! Kind of makes you get disillusioned with the racket companies. If they cannot get their own sponsored pro to play with the new racket then why should we play with it? It makes one want to break the old racket out of the closet and play with it.

 

[ollinger]

Your logic strikes me as silly. You lament that we should not use a racquet if the company can't get a touring pro to use it. But if the touring pro's level of skill is orders of magnitude greater than your own, does it really make sense that he'd use the same tool you do.

 

[BreakPoint]

Your logic strikes me as silly. You lament that we should not use a racquet if the company can't get a touring pro to use it. But if the touring pro's level of skill is orders of magnitude greater than your own, does it really make sense that he'd use the same tool you do.

Exactly!

If you were good enough to actually use the same racquets that the pros use, you should be playing on the pro tour. And then you wouldn't have to worry about what racquets the companies are actually selling to recreational players because you'd be getting your racquets for free.

Oh, and people should be worrying about improving their own games rather than worrying about what the pros are actually using.

 

[T21D]

That's why I'd love to be a Moderator on this forum because 95% of new posts being put up are nonsensical. Delete, Locked, or Moved are what you would see.

 

[Polaris]

After reading so much here on the forums I have come to the conclusion that hardly any pro plays with the racket he/she endorses. I am not talking about a racket that is modified to fit their needs. I am talking about totally different rackets that have been painted to look like newer rackets! Kind of makes you get disillusioned with the racket companies. If they cannot get their own sponsored pro to play with the new racket then why should we play with it? It makes one want to break the old racket out of the closet and play with it.

Ideally, the racquet you play with should be suited to your own game, and physique and completely unrelated to the racquets used by the professional players that you like. I mean, I love Federer's game, but am 100 % certain that I cannot play with any racquet that he routinely wields, paintjob or not. Considering a racquet endorsed by a particular pro player has never been part of my racquet selection process.

 

[pyrokid]

Tsonga does, I think.

But yeah, it doesn't actually matter.

 

[Sinner]

That's why I'd love to be a Moderator on this forum because 95% of new posts being put up are nonsensical. Delete, Locked, or Moved are what you would see.

Lol... be careful what you ask for... soooo many of those threads here... not to mention all the troll threads... "_____ player is done"... "_____ player needs a new racquet"... etc.

 

[whomad15]

but but but.... I thought that if I bought fedalviks racquets I would magically play like them! Are you telling me this is a lie! My world is in shambles now, how am I ever supposed to get better now!

 

[gplracer]

Your logic strikes me as silly. You lament that we should not use a racquet if the company can't get a touring pro to use it. But if the touring pro's level of skill is orders of magnitude greater than your own, does it really make sense that he'd use the same tool you do.

This is not what I meant. I just find it funny that racket manufacturers have to paint rackets that pros use to look like new models being released. To me this is deceptive. Obviously the older models are no worse than the new models in many cases.

People should be more worried about improving their games than playing with rackets that the pros use. The point is racket companies try to trick people that pros are playing with their newest models when that is not the case. It is just not ethical to me.

 

[movdqa]

> This is not what I meant. I just find it funny that racket
> manufacturers have to paint rackets that pros use to look like new
> models being released. To me this is deceptive. Obviously the older
> models are no worse than the new models in many cases.

I agree that it is deceptive but my guess is that the vast majority
wouldn't be able to make efficient use of what the pros are using.
One other thing is that players want to use the same frame over a
long period of time while racquet companies want to turn their product
lines over every three years or so. That's one aspect of paintjobs
besides the different specs.

At the local retail store, there are many racquets with pictures of
Federer on them. Same thing with the Williams sisters. It seems that
now one or a few pros can sell multiple frames even though they don't
use the frame (or the paintjob).

> People should be more worried about improving their games than playing
> with rackets that the pros use. The point is racket companies try to
> trick people that pros are playing with their newest models when that
> is not the case.

Well, people can work on improving their game while looking at what the
pros use. If nothing else, playing around with pro frames might be a bit
of fun and it might lead to discovering setups that are more effective
for the non-pro.

> It is just not ethical to me.

What do you think of these ads?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r45tUjJDwnA&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbvXURa_M1w&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoJscjaNfDY&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1GHMf7gPqE&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBTmOMT2he4&feature=BFa&list=SP3578BA59111615F6&index=5

Is it just marketing? It bugs me a little bit but I can imagine some
justifications for it. BTW, I'm still a HEAD customer.

I think that things are cleanest for Federer and Nadal. One uses the
retail frame with some customizations while the other uses an older
retail frame with customizations.

 

[rafabull]

Tsonga uses the actual APDGT

 

[BreakPoint]

This is not what I meant. I just find it funny that racket manufacturers have to paint rackets that pros use to look like new models being released. To me this is deceptive. Obviously the older models are no worse than the new models in many cases.

People should be more worried about improving their games than playing with rackets that the pros use. The point is racket companies try to trick people that pros are playing with their newest models when that is not the case. It is just not ethical to me.

It's called marketing, which drives sales. Without it, our economy would be in even worse shape than it is already.

Oh, BTW, that Thigh Master isn't going to give you the slender beautiful legs of a supermodel, either.

 

[JoelDali]

Eric Clapton has never used a Fender Strat at any time in his career.

Its all in the marketing and the paint.

 

[drakulie]

many pros you see are actually playing with racquets that are right off the shelf.....

babolat pure drive
babolat aero pro drive
babolat pure storm
wilson blx 95 (both 16x18 and 18x20)
wilson blade
head radical

etc