Court_Jester
Hall of Fame
Looks like the new Head Airflow line of racuets are on their way and available for pre-order. They look nice but not for me. Others might be interested, though.
Head Airflow
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Head Airflow
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Head Airflow racquets
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Craig Sheppard
Hall of Fame
Looks like Head beat Babolat to market w/ the wacky ergonomic grip technology. So anyone want to shed some light on what makes the Airflow grips more ergonomically friendly to women?
Court_Jester
Hall of Fame
It says in the description that the handle tapers down from the butt cap to the racquet shaft, unlike regular ones. Female playtesters apparently liked this shape.
I must say that they look aesthetically pleasing.
I must say that they look aesthetically pleasing.
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snoflewis
Guest
it even looks somewhat affordable.
siber222000
Semi-Pro
wow... swing weight is 280?... i guess this IS for the women lol
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Ztalin
Guest
8.7 oz and swingweight 265???
LMAO.
LMAO.
LowProfile
Professional
My god all three have swingweights underneath 300. These things swing like those 21 inch child racquets.
"The most control oriented racquet in the Airflow line, the Airflow 3 offers a response that will appeal to 4.0+ level players."
What kind of a 4.0 player would want to play with a racquet with a swingweight below 300 and a static weight below 9.5 ounces? Metallix, Flexpoint, and now Ergogrip. Three completely useless technologies packed into one half-pound package.
They must have held Andre Agassi for ransome to get Graf to endorse these (it would explain his poor performance at Queens).
"The most control oriented racquet in the Airflow line, the Airflow 3 offers a response that will appeal to 4.0+ level players."
What kind of a 4.0 player would want to play with a racquet with a swingweight below 300 and a static weight below 9.5 ounces? Metallix, Flexpoint, and now Ergogrip. Three completely useless technologies packed into one half-pound package.
They must have held Andre Agassi for ransome to get Graf to endorse these (it would explain his poor performance at Queens).
goober
Legend
Everybody is laughing at the specs but these racquets are geared towards older club level female players. After watching some of 3.0-4.0 women's matches I think these racquets will definitely find a niche. They don't hit the ball hard so great stability is not needed. They don't have great upper body strength so they can hit with this racquet over a long period of time and not tire out. Obviously advanced level players will find these racquets severely lacking.
Court_Jester
Hall of Fame
Female recreational player, probably older ones who can longer play competitively but still has very good techniques.LowProfile said:
CJ
Court_Jester
Hall of Fame
I'm with goober here.goober said:
I find it amusing that most of you are laughing and sneering at the specs of these racquets. All of you are forgetting that the Airflow line is NOT for you (myself included). Head is not trying to sell these to you. The designers weren't thinking of any of you when they came up this. So get over the specs and just leave them at that. I'll reserve my judgment until someone plays with any of them.
CJ
jackson vile
G.O.A.T.
It is the begining of the end, say good bye to real rackets
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aptiva0789
Guest
uhh...anybody seen what serena uses? lol that's not a a heavy racquet...
aptiva0789 said:
Exactly. Anyone out there using what Serena or Venus is using? Didn't think so. As CJ pointed out, these racquets aren't being marketed to most of the folks that frequent these message boards. There's something out there for everyone, so don't get your panties in a twist...
jackson vile
G.O.A.T.
jonolau said:
You just wait, these new rackets will influence the rackets that are available to us. Remember that we are not the general public.
Also consider the super light titanium days
