Well, he did smash up his racket pretty good. Gave Dimitrov a run for his money for best smashed-racket-performance of the season
agree, took way too many strikes.
That is the "stock" weight! Borna, Monfils and Keys all customize their rackets with weight; but the lay up on the new frame is the same as the "pro's" rackets.
So Borna's starting weight is only 305g? And his frame isn't pro stock but the same as the retail ones?
Pardon my initial incredulity, but not many higher ranked male pros in particular play with retail with a base weight of 305g - of course it's possible. Apparently Thiem starts with a 305-ish gram retail for that matter lolBorna's weight is NOT 305. He customizes much higher than that. His frame is pro stock and the NEW retail frame available on 8/15 will be the same pro stock mold and lay up. It will be made available to the public for the first time...So Borna's starting weight is only 305g? And his frame isn't pro stock but the same as the retail ones?
You know that this will never happen? Borna is playing with H19 and that model will never go out, like H22 and others.
and a +/- 10 grams, 20 SW difference between each stick ;p
No,that's not true. I've held his racquet and even had a chance to play for a while with it. It is H19 and like H22, it will go out for sale. His racquet will probably turn out as a new Wilson Ultra ( only endorsed by Borna )and that's it.
That would be great, but I don't think it will ever happen.If it does happen, and I mean IF, that could set a trend for other mobs to follow, except for babolat, who don't make pro stocks, God bless their retail hearts
That would be great, but I don't think it will ever happen.
Yes, most likely.
@TennisTodd is saying that a racquet from the H19 mold with the layup used by the players will hit the market.
These racquets will never be sold to the public. Never
Common sense.
Sorry if I've got this wrong but there seems to be a comprehension issue here; I written '...305 plus a substantial amount of lead'; '...starting weight is only 305' and you seem to keep stating that he doesn't play with 305g - as we say in the colonies 'no s#!t Sherlock!' I was trying to point out - politely - that I think it's doubtful - albeit possible - that he starts with retail, and especially, 305g retail. Like many others before him, he is/will be privy to some whiz-bang pro stock layup that, as many here have noted, is almost certainly not going to be sold retail. As @Automatix stated: 'Time will tell who is correct.' Unfortunately the vicissitudes of retail reality almost always prevail.
Correct!!
Wrong...
He starts with a hairpin that is less than 305. The only point I was trying to make is that the mold and layup will be available for the general public to purchase at weight and balance point that will allow for customization.
The racket that will be sold at retail will be what you know as a H19...
It will be endorsed by and actually used by Coric, Keys and Monfils; just like the RF 97 (Fed), Blade SW 104 (Serena) and the Burn 95 CV (Nishikori)
You don't know what you're talking about,you don't have a clue. Please listen and you can learn something.
Why are you so cynical??
Not cynical,just saying that H19 is not coming to town!
What's more interesting in these photos, to me at least, it seems that he uses an extreme Western, almost Hawaiian grip Forehand!
looks like a regular semi-western grip to me
Hmm, might be the first index finger joint that I actually see there, not the knuckle... That would make more sense.
And why are you so persistent on proving* every sceptic wrong?
