Which Players use Paintjobs?

rafabull · 05-27-2011, 06:17 PM

I already know that Roddick and Nadal use specially painted racquet's. I know that there are others out there, I was just wondering who? Or is it only a "Top Player" thing?

JoelDali · 05-27-2011, 06:32 PM

Klysters
Fish
DelPo
Wickmeyer
Joker
Azaranka
Soderling
Murray
Berdych
Nadal

hrstrat57 · 05-27-2011, 07:29 PM

I have only seen one ATP pro playing a retail Head racquet in person.

Of course I assumed it was a retail MG Prestige MP because it had a retail buttcap. The buttcap could have been replaced it could still have been prostock.

I would be nearly certain that all Head pros are playing prostock frames, either PT's or TGK's.....

The other brands are more of a mystery to me so I can't comment.

BreakPoint · 05-27-2011, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rafabull

I already know that Roddick and Nadal use specially painted racquet's. I know that there are others out there, I was just wondering who? Or is it only a "Top Player" thing?

Even some juniors and college players use paintjobs. The manufacturers make paintjobs widely available to players that they sponsor at all levels.

Eiffel59 · 05-27-2011, 08:07 PM

Jankovic's Prince is not a Black, Bryan's Rebels are not what it seems, Verdasco's Biomimetic is actually his old Major...the thing has been discussed "ad libitum"...

BobFL · 05-27-2011, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by rafabull

I already know that Roddick and Nadal use specially painted racquet's. I know that there are others out there, I was just wondering who? Or is it only a "Top Player" thing?

You'll get shorter list if you ask: which players do not use pj's?

junk · 05-28-2011, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by rafabull

I already know that Roddick and Nadal use specially painted racquet's. I know that there are others out there, I was just wondering who? Or is it only a "Top Player" thing?

simple answer - all of them!

chrischris · 05-28-2011, 01:49 PM

Del Potros pj stands out IMO.

What a discontinued line of Wilson rackets paint is doing in the hands of this great player and talent i cant understand.. he should at least be wielding a BLX paint job, no?

Satch · 05-28-2011, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by chrischris

Del Potros pj stands out IMO.

What a discontinued line of Wilson rackets paint is doing in the hands of this great player and talent i cant understand.. he should at least be wielding a BLX paint job, no?

wilson dont wanna be suspicious

05-28-2011, 02:03 PM

Peng Shuai does NOT use a Head YouTek IG Extreme

flashfire276 · 05-28-2011, 02:25 PM

Here's an question with a smaller list of answers:
Which player's DON'T use paintjobs?

rafabull · 05-28-2011, 04:44 PM

Only people I can think of at the moment are Isner, Federer and Tsonga. Maybe Ferrer and Soderling too but I'm not sure.

The Baseline · 05-28-2011, 05:59 PM

john isners is stock

drakulie · 05-28-2011, 06:58 PM

^^^Isner's is a paintjob.

rafabull · 05-28-2011, 07:57 PM

When he was playing Rafa in the 1st round of RG he was using a Prince O3 Black when he endorses the EXO3 Black.

drakulie · 05-28-2011, 08:04 PM

^^^Paintjob.

Devilito · 05-28-2011, 08:19 PM

The majority of pros on tour use retail racquets. Only the top few you see on TV all the time use paint jobs and pro stocks etc. Most players at Challengers or Futures use retail racquets they get for free from their sponsors. Heck, a huge chunk of these players don’t even customize them to the extent people do on this forum. Some guys I’ve talked to playing some lower level ATP events haven’t even heard of pro-stock and paint jobs etc. They were like, "WTF are you serious?"

drakulie · 05-28-2011, 08:27 PM

^^Nearly every racquet I strung at the Delray ATP International this year was a paintjob.

Devilito · 05-28-2011, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by drakulie

^^Nearly every racquet I strung at the Delray ATP International this year was a paintjob.

I’m talking about players from like a 300 rank to 1500 which comprise the majority of players. So i don't see what Del Ray has to do with anything as it's only a small elite pool of players that even play ATP250 and higher events.

drakulie · 05-28-2011, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Devilito

I’m talking about players from like a 300 rank to 1500 which comprise the majority of players. So i don't see what Del Ray has to do with anything as it's only a small elite pool of players that even play ATP250 and higher events.

Here is what you said:

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Originally Posted by Devilito

The majority of pros on tour use retail racquets. Only the top few you see on TV all the time use paint jobs and pro stocks etc.

None of the "top few" you just referred to were at the Delray International Tennis Tournament and like I said, they all had paintjobs.

One more thing, many college and even juniors have paintjob frames or "special layups". I would know being that I string for many of them.

05-27-2011, 06:17 PM	#1
rafabull Semi-Pro Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 794	Which Players use Paintjobs? I already know that Roddick and Nadal use specially painted racquet's. I know that there are others out there, I was just wondering who? Or is it only a "Top Player" thing? __________________ On TT we have Fed fans, Nadal fans, Djoker fans, and Nadal haters..

05-27-2011, 06:32 PM	#2
JoelDali Legend Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 8,950	Klysters Fish DelPo Wickmeyer Joker Azaranka Soderling Murray Berdych Nadal __________________ There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live and too rare to die.

05-27-2011, 07:29 PM	#3
hrstrat57 Professional Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: RI Posts: 1,010	I have only seen one ATP pro playing a retail Head racquet in person. Of course I assumed it was a retail MG Prestige MP because it had a retail buttcap. The buttcap could have been replaced it could still have been prostock. I would be nearly certain that all Head pros are playing prostock frames, either PT's or TGK's..... The other brands are more of a mystery to me so I can't comment. __________________ Head Youtek Prestige MP(2) i Prestige MP(3) i Radical MP(3) ti radical MP paintjob, PS 85(2) Max 200G(2) many others in hiding

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Eiffel59 Semi-Pro Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Brescia, Italy /Paris, France Posts: 716	Jankovic's Prince is not a Black, Bryan's Rebels are not what it seems, Verdasco's Biomimetic is actually his old Major...the thing has been discussed "ad libitum"... __________________ Head Stringer at BNL Internazionali d'Italia

05-28-2011, 02:25 PM	#11
flashfire276 Hall Of Fame Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,900	Here's an question with a smaller list of answers: Which player's DON'T use paintjobs? __________________ Babolat AeroPro Control MP. BLACK RACQUET 98T Genesis Black Magic 17g @ 54/56 lbs

05-28-2011, 06:58 PM	#14
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