Which is the best-looking Tennis racquet?

[Relinquis]

the new slazengers are looking good... i know it's cliche, but i still like federer's current stick. the asymetry of the paintjob and the whit grip/part white stick look.

[jimbo333]

Originally Posted by yonexRx32

Indeed, an amazing looking racket, in hand looks even better than the photo, such a great paintjob

[jimbo333]

Originally Posted by paulorenzo

the aero tour standard also resembles a stealth fighter. i especially like the oddly shaped beam with its thin side profile with wide face. not my favorite looking, but worth a mention.

Not my favourite either, but really a "space age" design I think, again in hand it just looks amazing!

Truly terrible to play tennis with though unfortunately

[BMWprestigem3]

I think the Prestige frames are some of the best looking frames around.

I really like the Ig Youtek Prestige colors.

[Alex78]

Had a Pacific XFeel Pro 95 in my hands today - man, that is one sweet-looking frame!
For current frames, I'd choose
1) Pacific XFeel Pro 95
2) Völkl C10 Pro
3) Boris Becker Melbourne

Best of all time for me (no particular order)
Head Prestige Pro (the original)
Head Elite Pro (the green one)
Prince Graphite Pro
Wilson Pro Staff (Edberg, Sampras frame)
Puma Boris Becker Super
Fischer Pro Number One

[ChicagoJack]

The Donnay X-Blue 99, followed by the X-Black 99 get my vote.





-Jack

[pkshooter]

Originally Posted by jonestim

+1 i was going to post, but now i have to go change my pants

[matchmaker]

The Head Prestige Classic and Prestige Pro were some of the best looking frames ever. We all know that red cars and bikes ride faster, and so red tennis racquets hit harder. The PS 6.0 also had a clean, classic paintjob.

Of the modern racquets, I quite like the IG prestige with black caps and the PK redondo, too.

[syke]

This! But like how they say in it the computing world... It's vaporware!


Otherwise the Pacific range of racquets are the nicest looking among the bunch.

[tennisnut123]

the new wilson black blades, even tho they may seem plain, they still look sick

[ollinger]

Angell ditched the semi-gloss used on Vantage frames and went with a full-gloss gunmetal gray (with a kind of metalflake element in it) finish on the new Angell racquets. Very sleek. I've also wondered why, decades after headguards were introduced, most manufacturers still seem to design paintjobs without regard for the fact that a headguard is going on it later. (Angell an exception, integrating the grommets in nicely).

[Tennisspieler]

Originally Posted by ollinger

Angell ditched the semi-gloss used on Vantage frames and went with a full-gloss gunmetal gray (with a kind of metalflake element in it) finish on the new Angell racquets. Very sleek. I've also wondered why, decades after headguards were introduced, most manufacturers still seem to design paintjobs without regard for the fact that a headguard is going on it later. (Angell an exception, integrating the grommets in nicely).

I very much agree with your statement, ollinger.

[Tennisspieler]

Originally Posted by Alex78

Had a Pacific XFeel Pro 95 in my hands today - man, that is one sweet-looking frame!
For current frames, I'd choose
1) Pacific XFeel Pro 95
2) Völkl C10 Pro
3) Boris Becker Melbourne

Best of all time for me (no particular order)
Head Prestige Pro (the original)
Head Elite Pro (the green one)
Prince Graphite Pro
Wilson Pro Staff (Edberg, Sampras frame)
Puma Boris Becker Super
Fischer Pro Number One

Nice picks, Alex78. Seems as though we are having a similar taste when it comes to the looks of tennis racquets.

Like you, I very much appreciate the way Pacific designs its frames - clean cosmetics and superb finish.

The Puma Boris Becker Super has always been one of my favourites in the vintage racquet department. Very individual look due to the unique frame shape, and nice red/blue PJ (which BTW matched very well with the classic red/blue colour scheme of the Fila apparel that Becker was wearing at the time). Makes you wonder why today there are so few racquets out there with these colours.

[NLBwell]

The Ferrari-like Yonex RD ti 70, especially the Mid.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...ed=0CEcQ9QEwAw

[Anton]

This one has my vote:

[Boricua]

Originally Posted by Anton

This one has my vote:

Nice racket. I also like the new Volkl Organix 7 line, a bit radical but truly original.

[Tennisspieler]

Originally Posted by Boricua

Nice racket. I also like the new Volkl Organix 7 line, a bit radical but truly original.

+1

I like both the black/orange Slazenger V Tour racquets and the new Volkl Organix 7 line, especially the black 310 g version. I love the sharp contrast between black and dazzling orange on the Slazengers and bright neon green on the Volkls.

[Hankenstein]

The IG Prestige MP is extremely beautiful!

Really successful design from Head imo.

[Brian11785]

The Head Prestige racquets are all classy and understated. Beautiful. Love the aesthetics of most of the new Donnay racquets. I am still obsessed with the Volkl C10 Pro 2010 almost-all-yellow paint job. Also agree that the Organix 8 comment above. If the stiffness of the frame were 10 points lower, that racquet would be mine, just on the paintjob.

[acura9927]

While I really like the 13 APD I dont want to look like a squid or Rafa wannable with one.