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| Wilson |
  
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24 | 12.83% |
| Prince |
  
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35 | 18.72% |
| Head |
  
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9 | 4.81% |
| Babolat |
  
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73 | 39.04% |
| Dunlop |
  
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10 | 5.35% |
| Yonex |
  
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6 | 3.21% |
| Volkl |
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7 | 3.74% |
| Donnay |
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11 | 5.88% |
| Tecnifibre |
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4 | 2.14% |
| Other |
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8 | 4.28% |
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12-08-2012, 04:23 PM
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Which brands of tennis racquets do you DISLIKE
I'm just curious, I've never liked Wilson racquets. Even the ones with my specs I have never liked. I'm wondering if anyone else has aversions to certain brands of racquet, and if so, which?
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RAFA (hes back!) & Garbiņe Muguruza fan. Solinco Outlast 17 is the greatest string on earth. |
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12-08-2012, 04:27 PM
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I can only pick one?
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Dunlop D-Squad Member... So I'm biased towards Dunlop. Biomimetic Max 200G x3 and a few others... |
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12-08-2012, 04:37 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: The tennis court
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Prince. A lot of their racquets are cheap feeling and not solid at all.
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Head IG Radical Pro/Barricade 7/Vapor 9/Yonex 308 Clay |
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12-08-2012, 04:41 PM
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Realized I should have made it multiple selection after created, but I guess just choose 1 you would never buy. As Prince currently stands I'd never buy a racquet although I loved their old racquets.
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RAFA (hes back!) & Garbiņe Muguruza fan. Solinco Outlast 17 is the greatest string on earth. |
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12-08-2012, 04:42 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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^^ ditto. i have never found a prince racquet I liked.
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Wilson BLX Pro Open 2012 but thinking of a switch to the Head Graphene speed pro. |
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12-08-2012, 04:48 PM
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I thought Babolat would crush the competition, we'll see.
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RAFA (hes back!) & Garbiņe Muguruza fan. Solinco Outlast 17 is the greatest string on earth. |
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12-08-2012, 05:54 PM
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One of my regular hitting partners always accuses me of hating the "popular" brands. Guess which one I voted for...
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12-08-2012, 07:26 PM
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Why the dislike of Donnay? Never used or even played against someone using one.
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RAFA (hes back!) & Garbiņe Muguruza fan. Solinco Outlast 17 is the greatest string on earth. |
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12-08-2012, 07:32 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: NorCal
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any racquet that hinders me hitting winners.
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12-08-2012, 07:33 PM
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Professional
Join Date: Jan 2012
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Babolat is going to win this in a landslide, and I am a Babolat user.
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12-08-2012, 07:51 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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Prince and Babolat.
Though I lean more towards disliking the Babs. They're inconsistent, two of the same models with same string and tension will play completely different from another. I don't like Prince because they feel like they're going to bust when you hit with any power.
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Donnay X-Dark Red 94 |
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12-08-2012, 08:41 PM
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What I hate is the fact that the bigger the brand, the worse the quality of the frames are. Head and Wilson quality control is a joke. I had my old extremes weighted and matched, when they weighed them, there was over a 10g difference in the rackets! I worked in a top UK racket store for 4 years, Wilson and Head were the most common rackets that were returned. Luckily my 6.1 95s were 1g apart lol.
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Wilson BLX Six One 2012 95s, any poly at 54 will do. |
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12-08-2012, 10:39 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Northern New Mexico/Seattle
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Free courts hogs tend to play with Babolats.
The nicest players are Yonex and Dunlops users
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12-08-2012, 10:50 PM
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Until about 7 months ago, I would have said Babolat. Never swung one I liked, until the new Pure Drive, which I now play with. So, with them being out, it's probably Wilson (haven't played with one since the late 90's) and Prince (have never owned one).
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12-08-2012, 11:17 PM
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Babs is going to win for sure based purely on the number of Roger fans/Nadal haters.
I don't dislike any brand as every brand that I've tried offers something I can play with and like.
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http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=442896 http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showpost.php?p=7236557&postcount=3 |
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12-08-2012, 11:19 PM
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I voted but wish I could choose a couple.
I have a hard time finding Wilsons that feel good to me, but I like some of the Pro Staffs a lot. But overall, I'm not a Wilson fan. I also wish I could choose Babolat. Haven't ever used a Babolat I enjoyed. The PD 2012 isn't bad but still wouldn't be my choice. I agree with many about a lot of Prince. I like some of the older ones (which I have), but don't like the feel of the newer ones. Besides those, I think there are many good choices today and it's hard to go wrong with most of these brands. |
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12-09-2012, 04:17 AM
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I voted for Prince mainly because they went to the 'holes' in their racquets instead of normal grommets. As an ex-stringer I would find it a pain in the rear to have to use a special tool to string a racquet.
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12-09-2012, 06:43 AM
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APD+ 2013 - Twisted Razor / Thunder Blast |
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12-09-2012, 06:56 AM
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~Wilson BLX Pro Open~ |
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12-09-2012, 07:57 AM
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Professional
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Oakland
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I'm only hooked on Prince because I'm lucky I own 6 POG Longbodies (the best of all worlds---a POG with a 100 sq in head). If I didn't, I'd probably go with the EX03 White. But yep, otherwise, these recent Prince sticks are pretty dumb.
I like Head racquets alittle, but not their rectangular grip shape. Babolat? Only their discontinued Pure Control, not the current Pure Storms. |
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