Dlouhy using a Pacific racquet!

OliverSimon · 01-10-2010, 07:30 AM

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/95...y-Images-Sport

skyzoo · 01-10-2010, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by OliverSimon

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/95...y-Images-Sport

Nice looking racquet. whats up with the Nike wristband and the different brand shirt and shorts?

PBODY99 · 01-10-2010, 08:09 AM

The ALEA makes only clothes. Shoes are Nike. Think of Radek's kit.

CzechM8 · 01-10-2010, 08:16 AM

Isn't it still his previous Fischer racquet, now provided with a Pacific paintjob? IIRC, Pacific bought Fischer last year.
I'm sure some racquet experts will chime in with the model he uses. I just remember from a recent interview with Lukas that he still uses the same model as he did 14 years ago.

skyzoo · 01-10-2010, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by PBODY99

The ALEA makes only clothes. Shoes are Nike. Think of Radek's kit.

ALEA doesn't make a proper wristband than??

tomas9848 · 01-10-2010, 08:35 AM

At the US OPEN 2009 i saw him using fischer.

jrod · 01-10-2010, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by tomas9848

At the US OPEN 2009 i saw him using fischer.

Pacific bought Fischer and is now producing their racquets. Not sure when they will become available to the general public. I assume this is a pj of his previous frame. I wouldn't expect many alterations by Pacific early on, as the entire Fischer racquet design team and technology was part of the acquisition.

Leelord337 · 01-10-2010, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by skyzoo

ALEA doesn't make a proper wristband than??

i actually like the feel of nike wristbands better than adidas or any other manufacturer, they're soft and absorbent and perfect for wiping the forehead between points (as a nervous habit, or if needed)

OliverSimon · 01-10-2010, 10:49 AM

The Pacific websites says their racquets are coming out in March.

ae1222 · 01-10-2010, 03:06 PM

looks like the old Pro #1 mold just by glancing at it. I thought that is what he used to use last year...

nalbandian · 01-10-2010, 03:20 PM

I visited the pacific website, and couldn't believe my eyes at what their new technology was...

http://www.pacifictennis.com/

nalbandian · 01-10-2010, 03:21 PM

Just, go to tennis, then rackets and you will see.

OliverSimon · 01-10-2010, 03:32 PM

Its called "Basalt", which is a volcanic rock?

nalbandian · 01-10-2010, 03:42 PM

Ya, but that is what wilson is doing.

Aces09 · 01-10-2010, 03:46 PM

pardon my ignorance, but since when has Pacific made racquets? I thought they only made strings and bags. This is my first time seeing a pacific frame.

OliverSimon · 01-10-2010, 03:46 PM

Oh...Pacific has some explaining to do.

vsbabolat · 01-10-2010, 04:21 PM

^^^^^
No. It is Wilson tha has some explaing to do.
Pacific bought the Fischer Tennis division and the technology that went into Fischer Racquets.
http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com...her_tenni.html

When the racquets were called Fischer they were using Basalt fibers for the Fischer Line of Black Granite racquets.

BLACK GRANITE is a volcanic fibre that is used for the first time for a tennis racquet. Fischer has had it in their racquets for the last year and half.
http://tenniswarehouse-europe.com/de...H-FBGC95L.html

So it is Wilson that is copying Pacific/Fischer.

OliverSimon · 01-10-2010, 05:48 PM

I wonder how their racquets will play like?

Eiffel59 · 01-10-2010, 09:20 PM

Pacific Basalt XForce pro 320gr....same racket as Pro No.1 320 except grommets and grip..

featherlight · 01-11-2010, 01:31 AM

they don't look half bad

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CzechM8 Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 162	Isn't it still his previous Fischer racquet, now provided with a Pacific paintjob? IIRC, Pacific bought Fischer last year. I'm sure some racquet experts will chime in with the model he uses. I just remember from a recent interview with Lukas that he still uses the same model as he did 14 years ago. __________________ Less whining, more practice...

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