Most stupid racquet ''technology''

[season25]

What is the most stupid ''tech'' You guys came across with?
I go with:

Volkl OPTISPOT
Dunlop AEROSKIN

[JohnB]

I would say that flexpoint wasn't any good.

[tennis_pr0]

I'm not too sure I buy into any of the "technology" stuff. I mean, I never noticed a difference coming from the youtek prestige to the ig youtek prestige. I think most of it is just more marketing.

[season25]

Originally Posted by tennis_pr0

I'm not too sure I buy into any of the "technology" stuff. I mean, I never noticed a difference coming from the youtek prestige to the ig youtek prestige. I think most of it is just more marketing.

I agree. They are all bull... But they can get away saying that a new material is ''better'' than the previous. But saying things like aeroskin is less air drag just makes me wanna cry.

[OHBH]

"O" ports. Not simply useless, but just about the ugliest tennis rackets ever made.

[amx13]

Fisher "magnetic" tech was insulting

[Boricua]

Babolats new active cortex

[The Meat]

Head flexpoint
Any prince racquet with o-ports

[nyc]

Volkl Powerbridge. Just awkward.

And funny how the "powerbridge" in the next gen was simply a color break in the frame.

[sureshs]

Originally Posted by amx13

Fisher "magnetic" tech was insulting

That one stood out more than anything else

[BHiC]

Originally Posted by season25

What is the most stupid ''tech'' You guys came across with?
I go with:

Volkl OPTISPOT
Dunlop AEROSKIN

Just offhand, what makes you think that Dunlop Aeroskin was stupid?

To answer your question, I have always thought the Head Flexpoint technology was probably one of the worst.

[martini1]

At least aeroskin looks good.

[Rabbit]

Originally Posted by martini1

At least aeroskin looks good.

so does paint, but I hesitate to call it a technological advance.

[season25]

Originally Posted by BHiC

Just offhand, what makes you think that Dunlop Aeroskin was stupid?

To answer your question, I have always thought the Head Flexpoint technology was probably one of the worst.

The fact that Dunlop is saying it reduces air drag

[ChicagoJack]

Any frame over 70ra is stupid technology IMO. Super stiff frames offer almost no measurable increase in ACOR for impacts near or below center, and are of fractional import (a fraction of 1 MPH for a 100 MPH serve) for impacts closer to the tip. A jump from 60 RA to 75 RA will not get you 1% more ball velocity. Swingweight and racquet head speed are by far much bigger factors. So.. what you get with a very stiff frame is very little reward for a big risk to arm safety. Not a good trade off at all in my book. If you want 1% more power, the best way to do that is swing the racquet 1% faster.

-Jack

[sureshs]

Originally Posted by ChicagoJack

Any frame over 70ra is stupid technology IMO. Super stiff frames offer almost no measurable increase in ACOR for impacts near or below center, and are of fractional import (a fraction of 1 MPH for a 100 MPH serve) for impacts closer to the tip. A jump from 60 RA to 75 RA will not get you 1% more ball velocity. Swingweight and racquet head speed are by far much bigger factors. So.. what you get with a very stiff frame is very little reward for a big risk to arm safety. Not a good trade off at all in my book. If you want 1% more power, the best way to do that is swing the racquet 1% faster.

-Jack

They are useful for senior citizens who just want to push the ball with a slight tap

[almagro]

Originally Posted by season25

What is the most stupid ''tech'' You guys came across with?
I go with:

Volkl OPTISPOT
Dunlop AEROSKIN

I thought the Biofibre technology from Dunlop was worse...plant fibres extracted and put into the frame? No way plant fibres are stronger than steel and lighter than carbon. Aren't plant fibres mostly carbon to begin with?

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

All the crap that Wilson has put out since Federer's emergence. nCode, kFactor, BLX - volcanic crap.

Babolat's cortex crap - If you want that technology, you don't need to buy a new frame, just need to put on a dampener or a rubberband.

Babolat Aero and Dunlop bio-skin crap - That's like putting an aerodynamic body kit on a Geo Metro. Most of us don't swing fast enough to see the (alleged) benefits.

Head Flexpoint - Yeah alright, you know it came from a Prince engineer but got scrapped by admins in the beginning stages.

Just to name a few...

[sureshs]

Originally Posted by almagro

I thought the Biofibre technology from Dunlop was worse...plant fibres extracted and put into the frame? No way plant fibres are stronger than steel and lighter than carbon. Aren't plant fibres mostly carbon to begin with?

Plant fibers are the cell walls of plants and are made of cellulose and lignin. They are also the "fiber" which enables you to take a good cr*p.

[slowfox]

Seem to recall the TW playtesters mentioning how the Dunlop felt faster thru the air probably due to the aeroskin tech. Someone can apparently feel it...