Djokovic Head Speed Pro Specs + Release Date! - Page 21

djoko4thewin · 05-05-2009, 08:00 AM

nice one, the speed mp is on there as well. it states it's a 98sq as well! plus it's 63ra not 70 like the pro. plus 335g strung, all quite good, sounds even more like djokos racket now. of course when the 18main one comes out then that might be the one.

KuanMaster · 05-05-2009, 12:17 PM

TW has changed the speed MP headsize in 100 in.

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/desc...AD-HYTS16.html

dugger5688 · 05-05-2009, 12:53 PM

Anyone know more technical details about the new material it has in it?

vmosrafa08 · 05-05-2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by dugger5688

Anyone know more technical details about the new material it has in it?

From Page 15:

HEAD enters a new era of technology with the launch of YOUTEK™. Designed to adapt to all levels of tennis skill, YOUTEK technologies focus on individual playing styles to enhance performance and bring out the best play in “YOU”.

The first two technologies in the YOUTEK™ system include d3o™ and Teflon® Friction Reducing Polymer grommets and are featured in the new HEAD Speed series racquet set to debut at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo in April. YOUTEK™ technologies are designed to combine different superior technologies to perfectly match a player’s individual style.

“The YOUTEK™ will enhance every player’s performance and provides the right equipment for every player’s need,” said Johan Eliasch, CEO of the HEAD N.V. Group. “D3o and DuPont’s Teflon® Friction Reducing Polymer are among the premier innovations on the market today, and we’re extremely proud and excited to be teaming with these brands to improve tennis.”

YOUTEK™ Technology infuses d3o™, a “smart material” made from specially designed molecules, which dramatically change when in use. d3o™ is a soft material that “locks together” upon racquet impact. Located in the shaft of the racquet, d3o™ reacts to the needs of a player in nano seconds, providing a softer touch and better feel to slow hits and increased stiffness necessary to create power behind fast strokes.

“The d3o™ technology allows the racquet to sense the need of the player during different strokes and adapt to individual playing styles,” said Eliasch. “The material has been used in other applications such as ski suits and soccer balls, and proven to react as the individual uses the technology.”

teniser1976 · 05-07-2009, 09:01 AM

Just talked to people at TW and was told that the matching bag should be at the Warehouse on May 17.

vmosrafa08 · 05-08-2009, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by teniser1976

Just talked to people at TW and was told that the matching bag should be at the Warehouse on May 17.

Yeah for pics of the Djokovic bag, see page 18.

Daniel Thomsen · 05-08-2009, 07:02 AM

What other racquets has the same grip shape as HEAD?

vmosrafa08 · 05-09-2009, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Daniel Thomsen

What other racquets has the same grip shape as HEAD?

If you're talking about grip shape, then Head has a rectangular grip while Dunlop and Wilson have a square grip... See this thread:
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=259801

LPShanet · 05-09-2009, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by dugger5688

Anyone know more technical details about the new material it has in it?

Yes, high modulus graphite, just like every other racquet on the market.

vmosrafa08 · 05-09-2009, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by LPShanet

Yes, high modulus graphite, just like every other racquet on the market.

Well, yes, and D30 from post # 404.

ci2ca · 05-09-2009, 12:00 PM

You can't forget about the Aramid bumpers and the Teflon grommets!!!

patricefanals · 05-09-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dr325i

From what I saw, I was not under the impression that he's struggling with the new racket at all. Actually, his FH is better, BH is pretty much the same, the serve is pretty much the same...

I think he's struggling in his head though...

Too much $$, too much fame, less interest in tennis...

I think you absolutly right , to much off all that!!!!! The same for gasquet

LPShanet · 05-09-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by vmosrafa08

Well, yes, and D30 from post # 404.

Actually no, that was my point. All of those advertised technologies are irrelevant marketing nonsense. Racquets are made from high modulus graphite plus whatever item they want to add in minute quantities to make it sound innovative, but actually has no effect.

OliverSimon · 05-09-2009, 07:41 PM

Very intresting

vmosrafa08 · 05-10-2009, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by LPShanet

Actually no, that was my point. All of those advertised technologies are irrelevant marketing nonsense. Racquets are made from high modulus graphite plus whatever item they want to add in minute quantities to make it sound innovative, but actually has no effect.

Well, it is mostly made from graphite, but d30 is mostly placed in the throat of the racquet. I'm not sure in what quantities, but I guess that we can never find out.

LPShanet · 05-11-2009, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by vmosrafa08

Well, it is mostly made from graphite, but d30 is mostly placed in the throat of the racquet. I'm not sure in what quantities, but I guess that we can never find out.

Yes, actually we can find out. Head has a history of using materials only cosmetically (see their efforts with titanium) and has yet to use anything but graphite in any structural way. The D30 may be there, but it's not doing anything...besides marketing, that is. Makes a pretty cool demo, though.

West Coast Ace · 05-11-2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by djoko4thewin

nice one, the speed mp is on there as well. it states it's a 98sq as well! plus it's 63ra not 70 like the pro. plus 335g strung, all quite good, sounds even more like djokos racket now. of course when the 18main one comes out then that might be the one.

Head had a booth in Madrid (I was there for 3 hrs Saturday) - unfortunately they didn't have any other rackets to compare it to.

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Originally Posted by vmosrafa08

If you're talking about grip shape, then Head has a rectangular grip while Dunlop and Wilson have a square grip... See this thread:
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=259801

Yeah, Head has had the rectangular grips forever. I'm sure I'm not the only person who takes the grip off and lays down some tape to 'square' it up...

djoko4thewin · 05-12-2009, 01:27 AM

hmm i'm thinking the new radical MP is quite similiar to djokos but it just needs leather grip and some extra weight on it. when does it come out?

KuanMaster · 05-12-2009, 02:07 AM

somewhere in june

djoko4thewin · 05-12-2009, 02:22 AM

so has anyone managed to demo the radical MP yet?

05-05-2009, 08:00 AM	#401
djoko4thewin Professional Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK Posts: 948	nice one, the speed mp is on there as well. it states it's a 98sq as well! plus it's 63ra not 70 like the pro. plus 335g strung, all quite good, sounds even more like djokos racket now. of course when the 18main one comes out then that might be the one. __________________ LTA Rated - 1st Division County Singles - Angell sport - 95", 16x19, 63RA, 31cm, W handle shape, Signum pro poly megaforce, purple lux 0 dampener.

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Daniel Thomsen New User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 69	What other racquets has the same grip shape as HEAD? Last edited by Daniel Thomsen : 05-08-2009 at 09:10 AM.

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ci2ca Semi-Pro Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 783	You can't forget about the Aramid bumpers and the Teflon grommets!!! __________________ When my body turns cold you will know, I've remapped the human soul.

05-12-2009, 01:27 AM	#418
djoko4thewin Professional Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK Posts: 948	hmm i'm thinking the new radical MP is quite similiar to djokos but it just needs leather grip and some extra weight on it. when does it come out? __________________ LTA Rated - 1st Division County Singles - Angell sport - 95", 16x19, 63RA, 31cm, W handle shape, Signum pro poly megaforce, purple lux 0 dampener.

05-12-2009, 02:22 AM	#420
djoko4thewin Professional Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK Posts: 948	so has anyone managed to demo the radical MP yet? __________________ LTA Rated - 1st Division County Singles - Angell sport - 95", 16x19, 63RA, 31cm, W handle shape, Signum pro poly megaforce, purple lux 0 dampener.