James Blake's Prince O3 Tour 18x20 Prototype!

[JBlockFan]

I purchased this stick from e Bay. Check it out and tell me what you think. Its a Prince O3 Tour 18x20 prototype made specifically for James Blake.

[nickb]

Cool....could you please tell us the weight, balance and grip size etc? Looks like hes using gut mains and ALU crosses instead of the regular full ALU...

Nick

[cujays]

did he ever use it??

[Fedace]

Is this racket just as good as what he is using now ? aerogel 200 james blake ??

[seacard]

Originally Posted by Fedace

Is this racket just as good as what he is using now ? aerogel 200 james blake ??

No, he would go down 4 rankings if he used this racquet. His rating would go up 22 points if he switched to Yonex.

[BiGGieStuFF]

It looks kind of like the hybrid tour except it has o-ports at 12 and 6 o'clock. Have you hit with it yet? What strings are those? Looks like Luxilon

[MikeCrowChip]

...it could just be a o3 hybrid pj'ed with some air brushes.

[nickb]

Originally Posted by MikeCrowChip

...it could just be a o3 hybrid pj'ed with some air brushes.

Try looking at the pics again...

Its not a hybrid tour becuase it has O ports at 6 and 12...its not o3 tour because of the string pattern and the number of O ports...

[JBlockFan]

Originally Posted by nickb

Cool....could you please tell us the weight, balance and grip size etc? Looks like hes using gut mains and ALU crosses instead of the regular full ALU...

Nick

It is strung with Babolat VS Touch gut mains and Luxilon Big Banger Alu in the crosses. The gripsize is a Prince 4 3/8, but when I did my inspection under the grip it had double-sided tape making feel a little bigger. I don't know the exact weight and balance. There is 6 strips of lead tape at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions plus 2 strips of lead underneath the grip. There is no headguard just black tape perfectly cut to resemble a headguard and there is 4 little strips of lead under the tape.

[Chauvalito]

You can buy this racket brand new from a racket modification company on the east coast.

I dont want to say the name because the mods might get mad.

[Chauvalito]

Wait, that might be the 03 hybrid tour in an 18x20...

[JBlockFan]

Originally Posted by cujays

did he ever use it??

Yes, the guy I bought it from said James Blake playtested this stick in Florida.

[JBlockFan]

Originally Posted by JBlockFan

It is strung with Babolat VS Touch gut mains and Luxilon Big Banger Alu in the crosses. The gripsize is a Prince 4 3/8, but when I did my inspection under the grip it had double-sided tape making feel a little bigger. I don't know the exact weight and balance. There is 6 strips of lead tape at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions plus 2 strips of lead underneath the grip. There is no headguard just black tape perfectly cut to resemble a headguard and there is 4 little strips of lead under the tape.

actually there is 6 strips of lead at each side of the 3 and 9 o'clock positions.

[BiGGieStuFF]

Originally Posted by Chauvalito

Wait, that might be the 03 hybrid tour in an 18x20...

The O3 Hybrid Tour might have been based off this racket but it isn't exact because even the hybrid tour 18x20 doesn't have O ports at 6 and 12 o'clock

[JBlockFan]

Originally Posted by BiGGieStuFF

It looks kind of like the hybrid tour except it has o-ports at 12 and 6 o'clock. Have you hit with it yet? What strings are those? Looks like Luxilon

Babolat VS Touch 16g gut mains, Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power 16L in crosses.

[JacKKyKung]

Does it real Blake's prince? I used to see some pics of his sticks with the word "Experiment".

[ericsson]

Looks like a nice find man! can you tell us the weight?

[saram]

I have to ask...how much was it????

[Fedace]

I think James would play his best with Yonex RQIS tour-1 frame.

[sharp*shooter]

Originally Posted by Fedace

I think James would play his best with Yonex RQIS tour-1 frame.

he uses it to scratch his butt with