Asics Tennis Racquets

[Ballistec_J]

Talked to a guy I know who is an Asics dealer today, he said Asics is going to be making racquets soon only in 115 and up head sizes.

[zapvor]

lol thats awesome

[crocanacalifa]

Note the Asics racquet sandwiched in the pic. The links to its review appear to be "broken":




http://www.tennis.com/articles/templ...6708&zoneid=24

[Bartelby]

Only large frames for now ... or forever?

[6-2/6-4/6-0]

Do you think Asics making only old-guy-with-cataracts rackets will hurt the positioning of their shoes (which are well respected player-level shoes)

[Bartelby]

No.

But I can't see any strategic value in only being slightly in the racquet business, so they must have a larger strategy.

Originally Posted by 6-2/6-4/6-0

Do you think Asics making only old-guy-with-cataracts rackets will hurt the positioning of their shoes (which are well respected player-level shoes)

[couch]

The larger strategy appears to be this:

Carry our shoes. 42 Total pairs in both mens and womens. We won't carry the lower priced Game shoes either. You have to buy the big boys, the expensive ones.

Oh, and by the way, if you want to carry our shoes you have to carry our crappy line of racquets. Oh, and 3 of each model for a total of 9 racquets. For a cost of about $1000.00 + about $2,000.00+ for the shoes for a total of $3,000.00+.

All the high-priced shoes and all the crappy racquets your store can handle. Oh, yeah, no apparel either. I thought this was all tennis? Hmm, how things have changed since my initial contact.

My thoughts are they can't make any money off the "cheap" shoes and apparel so they just won't offer them. But the story we hear otherwise is quite funny.

We were excited to carry Asics but after the presentation we received we decided not to. Pretty sad too because we had hi hopes with Asics.

[zapvor]

^hows the store coming along

[classic tennis]

Asics are probably sick and tired of having their reps sell less than a $1000 to pro shops and then have to chase their money for, If they are lucky. 90 day's.......sounds like a good policy?

[couch]

Originally Posted by zapvor

^hows the store coming along

It's coming along. The last couple of months have been pretty good. We recently moved to a new location and are getting settled in. The new location should help out quite a bit. A lot more traffic and visibility.

We are also close to bringing on another partner who is an owner of one of the clubs in town so we should have an even bigger presence with our existing store and a shop inside his club. He also has a lot of knowledge and background that we lack so it should be a good partnership.

Thanks for asking.

[Bartelby]

Their racquets look like repainted versions of some Head racquets so obviously a high profit margin for them.

Originally Posted by couch

The larger strategy appears to be this:

Carry our shoes. 42 Total pairs in both mens and womens. We won't carry the lower priced Game shoes either. You have to buy the big boys, the expensive ones.

Oh, and by the way, if you want to carry our shoes you have to carry our crappy line of racquets. Oh, and 3 of each model for a total of 9 racquets. For a cost of about $1000.00 + about $2,000.00+ for the shoes for a total of $3,000.00+.

All the high-priced shoes and all the crappy racquets your store can handle. Oh, yeah, no apparel either. I thought this was all tennis? Hmm, how things have changed since my initial contact.

My thoughts are they can't make any money off the "cheap" shoes and apparel so they just won't offer them. But the story we hear otherwise is quite funny.

We were excited to carry Asics but after the presentation we received we decided not to. Pretty sad too because we had hi hopes with Asics.

[couch]

Originally Posted by Bartelby

Their racquets look like repainted versions of some Head racquets so obviously a high profit margin for them.

My thoughts exactly.

[soderlingpower]

LOL. Adidas seems a better buy than Asics.

Did you know, just five days ago, I learned that the company's name was Asics, no Basics.

Help me out!

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=416365

[PBODY99]

The specs are in the table at this link:
http://www.tennis.com/articles/artic...6708-SPECS.jpg

[zapvor]

Originally Posted by couch

It's coming along. The last couple of months have been pretty good. We recently moved to a new location and are getting settled in. The new location should help out quite a bit. A lot more traffic and visibility.

We are also close to bringing on another partner who is an owner of one of the clubs in town so we should have an even bigger presence with our existing store and a shop inside his club. He also has a lot of knowledge and background that we lack so it should be a good partnership.

Thanks for asking.

thats awesome! i am still jealous of you

[[d]ragon]

The 125 is near impossible to string with just one set of string.
I've strung a couple of the 125s and my impression is that they're made for very elderly people

[jayoub95]

Originally Posted by Ballistec_J

Talked to a guy I know who is an Asics dealer today, he said Asics is going to be making racquets soon only in 115 and up head sizes.

What kind of tennis player would want a racquet with a headsize of 115sq?? Definitely no tennis player i know

[couch]

Originally Posted by zapvor

thats awesome! i am still jealous of you

No need to be jealous. We aren't getting rich anytime soon but thats not why we are doing this. One of my partners calls it an advanced hobby. it is fun though. Hopefully the store will be a fun place to hang out when I retire from my real job.

I think one advantage my partners and I have is a love and passion for the game of tennis. We want to do what's right by our customers and try to grow tennis in the area. Hopefully that will shine through in the long run.

[SFrazeur]

Originally Posted by PBODY99

The specs are in the table at this link:
http://www.tennis.com/articles/artic...6708-SPECS.jpg

14x21 string pattern in a 109" racquet head. Interesting.

-SF

[SFrazeur]

Tennis Magazine/Online racquet reviews are a joke. TW product descriptions are almost more in-depth.

-SF