Some pros that use HEAD strings officially: Zverev brothers, Basilashvili, Simon, Fritz, Haase, Davidovich Fokina, Ash Barty, Bianca Andreescu, ...
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Dominic Thiem's new strings at Indian Wells
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Some pros that use HEAD strings officially: Zverev brothers, Basilashvili, Simon, Fritz, Haase, Davidovich Fokina, Ash Barty, Bianca Andreescu, ...
Not all HEAD strings are made by ISOSPEED.
uk_skippy
Hall of Fame
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Ash Barty uses the RPM blast ....... it is black string. Are you sure ?
uk_skippy
Hall of Fame
She doesn't use RPM. Its Hawk Touch
racquetreligion
Hall of Fame
I was the first to suggest it was Bashas string at the start of this thread to reduce his spin trajectory
and have more of Bashas flat power. Either way I dont suggest anyone try emulate Thiem`s game,
Nadal`s or any of the pros game except for maybe Fognini`s simpler techniques
Wilson Ultra 18 x 20 with lead on the handle with heavier 1.35mm solinco tour bite will be easier to
wield with better results than wielding Thiems setup at 60% of the racquet head speed he achieves.
People dont realize how much racquet head speed these guys can create on a consistent basis.
Craziest of all is Fed and Wawrinka swinging with crazy head speed 370+ grams which is almost
20-50 grams more than the rest of the field.
Down_the_line
Legend
Any more news on this?
It looks like Dominic Thiem is still using regarding HEAD strings. Saw him in Rome. As far as I have heard from well-informed sources the champagne colored and edged HEAD strings, Thiem seems to use as mains, will be released later this year. The white HEAD HAWK he seems to use as crosses is already on the market quiete a while now.
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Seeing he is the poster boy for Pure Strike I'm surprised he is allowed to use non-Babolat strings.
jmacdaununder2
Legend
Looks like the race is on to see which of these two fine upstanding companies will be the first to rebrand these Isospeed strings as their own?
ron schaap
Hall of Fame
Interesting, besides Isner i wouldnt know any other high ranked player who uses a poly-poly hybrid too.
ron schaap
Hall of Fame
Probably not for long. These Swiss are getting older and would better of swinging a bit less mass. Less is more you know.I was the first to suggest it was Bashas string at the start of this thread to reduce his spin trajectory
and have more of Bashas flat power. Either way I dont suggest anyone try emulate Thiem`s game,
Nadal`s or any of the pros game except for maybe Fognini`s simpler techniques
Wilson Ultra 18 x 20 with lead on the handle with heavier 1.35mm solinco tour bite will be easier to
wield with better results than wielding Thiems setup at 60% of the racquet head speed he achieves.
People dont realize how much racquet head speed these guys can create on a consistent basis.
Craziest of all is Fed and Wawrinka swinging with crazy head speed 370+ grams which is almost
20-50 grams more than the rest of the field.
rafa_prestige89
Professional
What hybrid Isner uses? I thought he used full bed Red Code...
2nd Serve Ace
Hall of Fame
Maybe the main is a polymeride of some kind like Origin. Nice middle ground between gut and poly.
Thiem did use full rpm rough at the end of last season.
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Babolat seems to have to allow it, but Thiem may not offically use these HEAD strings . And HEAD is not allowed to promote it (offically).
There will not be a race, at least for these strings, because HEAD's strings already.
I think this is the answer.
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Moonballballer
Semi-Pro
Feli Lopez
jmacdaununder2
Legend
So just another string Isospeed will supply Head with then?
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
I don't think his strings will translate well into amateurs. he swings 10X harder than any amateurs
Isospeed is not the only string supplier of HEAD.
jmacdaununder2
Legend
I didn't say they were, but in this particular case, it would appear at this stage that they will be supplying Head with this sting for them to re brand; used to be a big fan of IntelliString and polyolefin technology btw, at least until Head's Australian distributor stopped bringing it in as, for some strange reason, it wasn't selling at AU $35 a set, and then, despite the string no longer being available retail in Australia, stopped me from grey ordering it myself through TW USA - killer company...
If you read (some of) the previouse posts carefully, you will realize that the supplier of this new HEAD string is somebody else than you expect.
Did you try HEAD Rip Control which is basically similar to the Rip Tour "part" of the Intellitour Hybrid? Rip Control is available in AUS as far as I know.
jmacdaununder2
Legend
RIP Control is good, especially durability wise, but Intellistring - used to use the black/yellow - was far more plush and powerful, much like a more durable multi. Intellitour was good too, but not at AU retail price.
Intellistring was ahead of it's time, and played a bit like a multi/poly hybrid does, in the same way that 'Blondie' 'invented' rap with 'Rapture' - i.e. a primordial version.
Intellistring was ahead of it's time, and played a bit like a multi/poly hybrid does, in the same way that 'Blondie' 'invented' rap with 'Rapture' - i.e. a primordial version.
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J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
Was Jolly right? Are we surprised?
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fritzhimself
Professional
My daughter will probably do work and holiday in Australia on September, another year.
I still have a set of the Intellitour with me. Would love to give it to you when she goes to Australia.
Greetings from Austria
jmacdaununder2
Legend
What!? You mean they're two different countries??
ron schaap
Hall of Fame
Austria lies in Europe while Australia is a whole continent on the other side of the earth. Are kidding us? This is elementary school knowledge.
ron schaap
Hall of Fame
According to these fora Isner used previous red code, pros pro red devil, while now he replaced the pros pro with Kirschbaum proline2.
jmacdaununder2
Legend
Aww man, you mean I'm not living in Europe!? No wonder it takes me soo long to get to Paris...
Alex Magic 93
New User
You’re all welcome...posted it here before, but they deleted it for some reason, the magical string is Head, not Babolat Rpm power or whatever ******** they told at the meeting.
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As an Austrian tennis player I have now tested the "Thiem combination": Experimental main (1.30) and the Hawk 3 cross (1.25). The Tension i used was: Expermiental 23,5kg and Hawk 3 (25kg)
I think there is a lot of power/ spin out and you need less effort!
At the serve, I felt the most difference. The Serves are certainly 10-15km / h faster. To the basic/ground strokes can be said that an enormous power comes out, provided you hit the ball clean.
The touch is really good too. Probably even better with 1.25 experinental.
The durability: I played through 1.5h and held well. Otherwise, the average durability is between 30-45min due to the enormous spin. Therefore, the durability with the combination is really top.
In summary, the combination is really great. Enormous power / spin and a good feeling of touch with a good durability.
Huge Shoutout to HEAD for this awesome String!
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Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
what is exp 2 string ? is that Multi string ? and Hawk 3 Is round string ? not shaped ?As an Austrian tennis player I have now tested the "Thiem combination": Experimental main (1.30) and the Hawk 3 cross (1.25). The Tension i used was: Expermiental 23,5kg and Hawk 3 (25kg)
I think there is a lot of power/ spin out and you need less effort!
At the serve, I felt the most difference. The Serves are certainly 10-15km / h faster. To the basic/ground strokes can be said that an enormous power comes out, provided you hit the ball clean.
The touch is really good too. Probably even better with 1.25 experinental.
The durability: I played through 1.5h and held well. Otherwise, the average durability is between 30-45min due to the enormous spin. Therefore, the durability with the combination is really top.
In summary, the combination is really great. Enormous power / spin and a good feeling of touch with a good durability.
Huge Shoutout to HEAD for this awesome String!
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racquetreligion
Hall of Fame
Probably not for long. These Swiss are getting older and would better of swinging a bit less mass. Less is more you know.
mobility sure is an issue for the barrel bodies thin limbed Slavic Swiss beast but the 95D does no one any favors
its like Feds 90 inch unit with the same amount of power, less feel and almost same amount of spin.
A late VC98 would do wonders in every department at around 358 grams and 340 swing weight.
I went from 376gsm 95D to a 360gsm Rd7 and never hit a harder ball, way more feel and flukey gets
thanks to its ridiculous dwell time, full drive halve volley winners are easy to control.
rafa_prestige89
Professional
Any idea about when it will be released?As an Austrian tennis player I have now tested the "Thiem combination": Experimental main (1.30) and the Hawk 3 cross (1.25). The Tension i used was: Expermiental 23,5kg and Hawk 3 (25kg)
I think there is a lot of power/ spin out and you need less effort!
At the serve, I felt the most difference. The Serves are certainly 10-15km / h faster. To the basic/ground strokes can be said that an enormous power comes out, provided you hit the ball clean.
The touch is really good too. Probably even better with 1.25 experinental.
The durability: I played through 1.5h and held well. Otherwise, the average durability is between 30-45min due to the enormous spin. Therefore, the durability with the combination is really top.
In summary, the combination is really great. Enormous power / spin and a good feeling of touch with a good durability.
Huge Shoutout to HEAD for this awesome String!
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Doubles
Legend
Who said this? I remember hearing Isner may have been experimenting with K'baum, but not Pro's Pro.
jmacdaununder2
Legend
10-15 km/h is a huge difference for a string to make, actually almost unheard of statistically, especially on an easily empirically measurable shot like the serve, so quite a splash for your first post .As an Austrian tennis player I have now tested the "Thiem combination": Experimental main (1.30) and the Hawk 3 cross (1.25). The Tension i used was: Expermiental 23,5kg and Hawk 3 (25kg)
I think there is a lot of power/ spin out and you need less effort!
At the serve, I felt the most difference. The Serves are certainly 10-15km / h faster. To the basic/ground strokes can be said that an enormous power comes out, provided you hit the ball clean.
The touch is really good too. Probably even better with 1.25 experinental.
The durability: I played through 1.5h and held well. Otherwise, the average durability is between 30-45min due to the enormous spin. Therefore, the durability with the combination is really top.
In summary, the combination is really great. Enormous power / spin and a good feeling of touch with a good durability.
Huge Shoutout to HEAD for this awesome String!
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Are you able to tell us the actual manufacturer?
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fritzhimself
Professional
The experimental comes from the same house as the Lynx. Made in Taiwan.
racquetreligion
Hall of Fame
As an Austrian tennis player I have now tested the "Thiem combination": Experimental main (1.30) and the Hawk 3 cross (1.25). The Tension i used was: Expermiental 23,5kg and Hawk 3 (25kg)
I think there is a lot of power/ spin out and you need less effort!
At the serve, I felt the most difference. The Serves are certainly 10-15km / h faster. To the basic/ground strokes can be said that an enormous power comes out, provided you hit the ball clean.
The touch is really good too. Probably even better with 1.25 experinental.
The durability: I played through 1.5h and held well. Otherwise, the average durability is between 30-45min due to the enormous spin. Therefore, the durability with the combination is really top.
In summary, the combination is really great. Enormous power / spin and a good feeling of touch with a good durability.
Huge Shoutout to HEAD for this awesome String!
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How long have you been using that racquet, is it the "pro" as they are incredibly powerful even in stock form
Im not sure how it would compare to the PS v3 if its the pro model, as they have fairly erratic string beds
jmacdaununder2
Legend
Mystery solved; it's white RPM Team!!
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
proline 2 is fairly powerful. it is a big change from red code
Alex Magic 93
New User
Playing this racquet now more or less about one year. This is radical „MP“ about 315g (customized) definitely not stock form ;-)
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J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
Strung up the champagne colored Isospeed yesterday. Will try when I finish the explosive.
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McLovin
Legend
Interesting, since this was posted last month:
From Babolat’s Instagram
https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/ind...bolat-part-trois.589024/page-18#post-13313234I'm impressed with all of your sleuthing.
And for the record, there are certain things I'm at liberty to discuss and certain things I’m not. Dominic has requested we not share any information regarding his racquet at this time. Love it, hate it, call it what you will, but that's how it works: we always have to respect the wishes of our tour players.
Josh
rafa_prestige89
Professional
Black strings and RPM Team? Really? Babolat think we are all blind morons?
From Babolat’s Instagram
And there was a guy in this forum saying that babolat statments like this are always accurate.
Sadly a lot of costumer believe these things.
racquetreligion
Hall of Fame
LOL what butteflies some peeps prefer, I found both the MP and Pro had alot of pop but control was lacking
then going up in weight to 350gsm with lead on the handle and 3 and 9 oclock hit everything was even worse.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
From Babolat’s Instagram
so now he is using RPM team now ?
jmacdaununder2
Legend
Yep, sure is. (You'd best get back on the bus now...)
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
I think PJ is much more prettier than the original version. unstrung wt of 317 G seem really heavy to me. is it like Federer racket, very demanding to use ?
From Babolat’s Instagram
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