Harrison's actual racquet specs ?

geekydeveloper · 12-11-2012, 08:24 AM

No way he's really using this low powered racquet, what is he's racquet specs ?

vsbabolat · 12-11-2012, 09:10 AM

Yeah, Harrison really uses the Pure Storm Limited.

geekydeveloper · 12-11-2012, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by vsbabolat

Yeah, Harrison really uses the Pure Storm Limited.

How did he modified it ?

Blaxican10s · 12-11-2012, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by geekydeveloper

How did he modified it ?

It's probably leaded up big time w/ some silicone in the handle.

geekydeveloper · 12-14-2012, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Blaxican10s

It's probably leaded up big time w/ some silicone in the handle.

where he puts the lead and how much ?

2ManyAces · 12-14-2012, 01:24 PM

I know it has like 8 grommets at the throat. I saw that a few years ago.

I seem to remember he used a super heavy racquet.

Babolat Official · 12-16-2012, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by vsbabolat

Yeah, Harrison really uses the Pure Storm Limited.

Actually, Ryan recently switched to the Pure Storm Tour. Still tweaking exact customization.

drakulie · 12-16-2012, 04:51 PM

Harrison uses a custom layup. We strung his frames last year at Delray, and Babolat didn't even have grommets for it. We were provided individual grommets for his racquet, which was all blacked out.

Here is link to thread:
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=372144

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Harrison's prototype Babolat Frames (notice all the grommets)

NLBwell · 12-16-2012, 05:57 PM

Is is a lot harder to string the racket with individual grommets? Looks like you have to line up each one.

drakulie · 12-16-2012, 06:20 PM

^^yes, it was a pain because you have to hold each one in place while tension is pulled so it doesn't mis-align.

db10s · 12-16-2012, 06:59 PM

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^^yes, it was a pain because you have to hold each one in place while tension is pulled so it doesn't mis-align.

I remember being a ballboy for him there and I saw that and thought "what the! Thats not normal!"

gavna · 12-16-2012, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by drakulie

^^yes, it was a pain because you have to hold each one in place while tension is pulled so it doesn't mis-align.

Thought he dumped that frame after Delray?

Here in Houston in April and at Roland Garros he was using the PSL with the normal grommets.......funny story at the US Clay: he arrived from Davis Cup in France he had been given the wrong gauge (he was given 17G and not the 16G he wanted) of strings from Babolat and he (well his coach) had to make a run to a local Tennis Retailer to swap out the sets.

His normal set up was PHT mains and VS Gut crosses at 59lbs both 16G in Houston.

Nostradamus · 12-16-2012, 08:02 PM

What ? Where is the Woofer tech ? This doesn't look like babolat to me. It looks like blacked out Wilson

Doubles · 12-16-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Nostradamus

What ? Where is the Woofer tech ? This doesn't look like babolat to me. It looks like blacked out Wilson

Well, you're wrong.

Cup8489 · 12-16-2012, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Doubles

Well, you're wrong.

Just ignore fedace. Trolling only. He's not really that dumb.

bjk · 12-17-2012, 02:29 AM

Fedace is now Nostradamus?

bjk · 12-17-2012, 02:35 AM

So did Harrison drill holes in a PST? Or is that frame made custom for him by Babolat?

gavna · 12-17-2012, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by bjk

So did Harrison drill holes in a PST? Or is that frame made custom for him by Babolat?

That was an experimental frame he used for a few weeks in 2011 at the start of the season......but overall has been using the PSLtd (including the original black orange model pre 200

with the normal woofer grommets. He likes old school sticks and has been pretty stubborn not wanting to switch - ( his brother Christian also was a PSLtd user until this summer when he took the plunge with the Pure Drive) My daughter was at academy for almost 2 years at the same time as them and Ryno has a tendency to leave plenty of busted sticks in his wake

In fact there are plenty of pics of Harrison online where you can plainly see he is using a PSLtd and the normal grommets and woofer.

At IMG a few weeks ago he was on court hitting with a Storm Tour so don't be surprised if at the start of the season that's what he is toting.......

Babolat Official · 12-21-2012, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by gavna

That was an experimental frame he used for a few weeks in 2011 at the start of the season......but overall has been using the PSLtd (including the original black orange model pre 200

with the normal woofer grommets. He likes old school sticks and has been pretty stubborn not wanting to switch - ( his brother Christian also was a PSLtd user until this summer when he took the plunge with the Pure Drive) My daughter was at academy for almost 2 years at the same time as them and Ryno has a tendency to leave plenty of busted sticks in his wake

In fact there are plenty of pics of Harrison online where you can plainly see he is using a PSLtd and the normal grommets and woofer.

At IMG a few weeks ago he was on court hitting with a Storm Tour so don't be surprised if at the start of the season that's what he is toting.......

Correct, he will be using a custom weighted PST to start 2013. Not sure on specs yet.

Fuji · 12-21-2012, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Babolat Official

Correct, he will be using a custom weighted PST to start 2013. Not sure on specs yet.

Are you even aloud to talk about custom specs???

-Fuji

12-11-2012, 08:24 AM	#1
geekydeveloper New User Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 57	Harrison's actual racquet specs ? No way he's really using this low powered racquet, what is he's racquet specs ?

12-11-2012, 09:10 AM	#2
vsbabolat Legend Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,390	Yeah, Harrison really uses the Pure Storm Limited. __________________ 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.

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2ManyAces Rookie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: FL Posts: 262	I know it has like 8 grommets at the throat. I saw that a few years ago. I seem to remember he used a super heavy racquet. __________________ Storming (2x)

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drakulie Talk Tennis Guru Join Date: May 2004 Location: FT. Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 23,908	^^yes, it was a pain because you have to hold each one in place while tension is pulled so it doesn't mis-align. __________________ Head Stringer @ the LTC, Babolat Star 4 Stringer http://www.youtube.com/user/drakulie

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Nostradamus Hall Of Fame Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: In the future Posts: 4,173	What ? Where is the Woofer tech ? This doesn't look like babolat to me. It looks like blacked out Wilson __________________ Babolat Pure drive 2012, 55 lbs, Kirschbaum Proline X / X-1 biphase. Nalbandian backhand and Nadal forehand.