Head factory in Austria - Racquets made by hand says Ernests Gulbis

dincuss · 03-26-2010, 12:38 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-UMM...eature=channel

At 5:40

QC must be crazy good there...

DavidGarcia · 03-26-2010, 12:58 PM

They do the same in China and I guess any other country which produce tennis rackets.

jazzyfunkybluesy · 03-26-2010, 12:59 PM

This is why I hate Head as a company. The pros can get the high quality racquets made in Austria but the everyday rec player can only get the sheet made in China.

And with Wilson the pros can get the sheet made in China as well as a rec player.

TennisAddict121 · 12-10-2010, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jazzyfunkybluesy

This is why I hate Head as a company. The pros can get the high quality racquets made in Austria but the everyday rec player can only get the sheet made in China.

And with Wilson the pros can get the sheet made in China as well as a rec player.

Why hate head because of that? Why waste more money on people who are the targets of the market as opposed to people who are advertising the product. Also it takes so much time do you know how much money they would lose? Besides a handful of the people on the board, no one really is good enough to need complete matched and high grade racquets.

duusoo · 12-12-2010, 12:06 PM

When they had the microgel line, if you bought the Instinct, about 1/2 of them were still made in Austria. I don't believe any other model was. I'm a dealer, and it just seemed that some came from China and some from Austria. Anyone else aware of this?

Pioneer · 12-15-2010, 08:55 AM

It's not about how "good" you are it's about what is advertised and what is sold. When you get a 4pts head heavy K6.1 95 or a 370g strung Prestige MP you don't need to be that good to be ****ed off that the specs say "320g unstrung" and you get this crap. It's also unfair when they say someone plays with a Radical for example but his radical is hand-made with top quality control whereas the radical you buy has been made in a Chinese sweatshop factory, and the pro using a Radical would rather use a racquet from a less well known European-based company if he wasn't paid to lie.

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Originally Posted by TennisAddict121

Why hate head because of that? Why waste more money on people who are the targets of the market as opposed to people who are advertising the product. Also it takes so much time do you know how much money they would lose? Besides a handful of the people on the board, no one really is good enough to need complete matched and high grade racquets.

rufusbgood · 12-15-2010, 09:39 AM

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Besides a handful of the people on the board, no one really is good enough to need complete matched and high grade racquets.

Agree. Even on the tour. I strung for a top 100 player who was using the APD. Six racquets varying in weight from 322 to 329 gms and varying in swingweight from 306 to 322.

ART ART · 12-15-2010, 01:12 PM

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Agree. Even on the tour. I strung for a top 100 player who was using the APD. Six racquets varying in weight from 322 to 329 gms and varying in swingweight from 306 to 322.

This is a valid post here.

But are those rackets customised ?
If yes, by who?

In this case, those values are far away... to much difference bettwen them.

But you are right, most ATP players have different specs in theyr rackets, close ones but still different.

I once spoke to Nalbandian at RG, and he told me that he was getting some trouble with some rackets, because they feel somehow different from eachother. At that time he was using just 3 rackets, and other 5 rackets ware not used...

But again, pro's rackets only differ in quality control, and specific points for flex. That is why they feel different.
All materials used are the same.

But someone sell them at higher prices... a fool and his money...

El Diablo · 03-26-2010, 01:31 PM

What makes you think "made by hand" is better? Machines seem more dependable than most of the people I know.

BreakPoint · 12-13-2010, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by El Diablo

What makes you think "made by hand" is better? Machines seem more dependable than most of the people I know.

ALL tennis racquets are made mostly by hand no matter where in the world they are made, be it in China or Austria or anywhere else. That's one major reason why it's so much cheaper for companies to make them in China because the manufacturing process is so labor intensive and labor is cheap in China.

OliverSimon · 03-26-2010, 01:38 PM

Head is from Austria?

mikro112 · 03-26-2010, 01:51 PM

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Head is from Austria?

Sure. What did you think?

rovex · 03-26-2010, 02:08 PM

60 frames a year get broke? Surprising, considering he rarely makes it past the 2nd round in tournaments.

DavidGarcia · 03-26-2010, 02:14 PM

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60 frames a year get broke? Surprising, considering he rarely makes it past the 2nd round in tournaments.

He breaks them during practice then!

Kick Serve 14 · 03-26-2010, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by rovex

60 frames a year get broke? Surprising, considering he rarely makes it past the 2nd round in tournaments.

That's probably why...

vsbabolat · 03-26-2010, 02:51 PM

I have posted before photos of the Head factory in Austria. If there is interest I will post them again.

mdqm · 03-26-2010, 03:10 PM

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I have posted before photos of the Head factory in Austria. If there is interest I will post them again.

please!!!

vsbabolat · 03-26-2010, 03:18 PM

Compare this to that Prince video in China..........

Cooper_Tecnifibre4 · 12-10-2010, 05:49 PM

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That's probably why...

+10 Characters

OliverSimon · 03-26-2010, 04:06 PM

Wow! Really awesome stuff there!

03-26-2010, 12:38 PM	#1
dincuss Hall Of Fame Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: World Posts: 1,639	Head factory in Austria - Racquets made by hand says Ernests Gulbis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-UMM...eature=channel At 5:40 QC must be crazy good there... __________________ On the Raonic bandwagon. :) Last edited by dincuss : 03-26-2010 at 12:41 PM.

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El Diablo Hall Of Fame Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,103	What makes you think "made by hand" is better? Machines seem more dependable than most of the people I know. __________________ "I may be synthetic but I'm not stupid" Bishop, in "Aliens"

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rovex Legend Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 5,200	60 frames a year get broke? Surprising, considering he rarely makes it past the 2nd round in tournaments. Last edited by rovex : 03-26-2010 at 02:12 PM.

03-26-2010, 02:51 PM	#16
vsbabolat Legend Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,389	I have posted before photos of the Head factory in Austria. If there is interest I will post them again. __________________ Babolat ruined VS Gut and Tonic Gut with BT7. Why change a gut string that had been perfect for 135 years? It's now overpriced garbage.

03-26-2010, 03:18 PM	#18
vsbabolat Legend Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,389	Compare this to that Prince video in China.......... __________________ Babolat ruined VS Gut and Tonic Gut with BT7. Why change a gut string that had been perfect for 135 years? It's now overpriced garbage.