New Donnay Racquets Listed on TW

LafayetteHitter

LafayetteHitter

Hall of Fame
What do you guys think of the Donnay frames listed on the TW homepage now? Very nice specs for a reasonable price. Is anyone here ordering one? I thought I remember users here mentioning the newer Donnay stuff was not up to par quality/finish wise? I would think for TW to get involved and make a push they would have to be up to par.
 
Jack & Coke

Jack & Coke

Professional
Nice!

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Midplus Specs
Head Size:95 sq. in. / 613 sq. cm.
Length: 27 inches / 69 cm
Strung Weight: 12oz / 340g
Balance: 6pts Head Light
Swingweight: 320
Stiffness: 58
Beam Width: 19 mm Straight Beam
Composition: 75% Graphite / 25% Fiberglass
Power Level: Low
Swing Speed: Fast
Grip Type: Donnay Synthetic
String Pattern:16 Mains / 18 Crosses, Mains skip: 8T,8H, One Piece, No shared holes
String Tension: 50-60 pounds
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Oversize Specs
Head Size: 107 sq. in. / 690 sq. cm.
Length: 27 inches / 69 cm
Strung Weight: 12.1oz / 343g
Balance: 6pts Head Light
Swingweight: 318
Stiffness: 64
Beam Width: 19 mm Straight Beam
Composition: 100% Graphite
Power Level: Low
Swing Speed: Fast
Grip Type: Donnay Synthetic
String Pattern: 16 Mains / 19 Crosses, Mains skip: 8T,8H, Two Piece, No shared holes
String Tension: 55-65 pounds
 
anirut

anirut

Legend
The 95" looks good to me, except for the 16x18. I'd prefer 16x20 for a long 95 head like that. Nice stick, though.

Anyhow, is the trend going towards more flexy rackets?
 
Klatu Verata Necktie

Klatu Verata Necktie

Hall of Fame
Is it normal for a company to use different materials to create two different sizes of the same model?

The mid is graphite with 25% fiberglass, whereas the oversize is 100% graphite.
 
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cukoo

Semi-Pro
I still have my old Donnay Pro One Oversize, and it's still a great stick. Does anyone know where the new Donnays are being produced?
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Hey kltu, is that the yellow/blue one?
 
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Pete Semper

Rookie
I still use my Donnay Pro One SM (green and grey version, I dont konw if its exactly the same racquet they sell from TW) and its a greatest frame I found (and I have tried alot like Volkl $ Fischer). Great control and feeling, real all court players will enjoy with that ! It's a classic donnay racquet.
 
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NoBadMojo

G.O.A.T.
Perhaps since these frames are listed as 'TW Exclusives', they are the product of the thread from a while ago now located further down the page created by the TW Staff querying the forum about what specs they would like to see in a racquet.
 
LafayetteHitter

LafayetteHitter

Hall of Fame
Yea NBMJ that is what it's looking like. They must have been working with Donnay at the time to pan out the final specs. At first I thought it was just re-release racquets of the old specs but then after further reading I realized they changed them a bit.
 
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meh

Semi-Pro
Nice paint on the OS. The MP looks like Volkl T10 GenII redux. Love to have a swing with that.
 
vsbabolat

vsbabolat

G.O.A.T.
meh said:
Nice paint on the OS. The MP looks like Volkl T10 GenII redux. Love to have a swing with that.
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The Pro One mp paint job came out in 1994. About ten years before Volkl did the Tour 10 GenII.

Here is a photo of Conchita Martinez Using the Donnay Pro One MP at the 1994 French Open.
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anirut

anirut

Legend
NoBadMojo said:
Perhaps since these frames are listed as 'TW Exclusives', they are the product of the thread from a while ago now located further down the page created by the TW Staff querying the forum about what specs they would like to see in a racquet.
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Yep. Looks very much like it ...

Could someone bring up the thread, please ... so we all can check.
 
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Chauvalito

Hall of Fame
The same box beam (19mm) bit without the cap grommets and dense pattern...

By the way TW, you had to do this to me, introduce a sweet racket a month after I splurged on a k factor...

The think beam alone is tempting...compared to the 22 mm beam of the k95
 
anirut

anirut

Legend
Here's my take:

Looking closely at the shape of the 95, combined with the specs ... this is one hell of an "ultimate" racket. I dare say.

The elongated head shape will make serving easy and precise. The racket mass + the open pattern will give that "omph" to counter the low flex. The 6 pts HL may seem a bit head-heavy, but, for "the-very-serious players", we use leather.

Buy the racket one grip size smaller. Slap a leather on the synthetic grip, add another overgrip to that, and you'll have a around 10 pts HL stick that will be around 370 grams with a SW of around 330+ from the added mass.

A near 370 gram, close to 10 pts HL, 330+ SW, 58 flex, box beam ... that's almost my Dunlop Revelation Tour 90! But this time it's open pattern in a 95 head!

String it up at 60 with a 17 gauge and you have a perfect control & spin monster that will suit the all-court player who's not afraid of the weight.

That's my take. I'm going to get one (or two) for sure.
 
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jayserinos99

Hall of Fame
anirut said:
Here's my take:

Looking closely at the shape of the 95, combined with the specs ... this is one hell of an "ultimate" racket. I dare say.

The elongated head shape will make serving easy and precise. The racket mass + the open pattern will give that "omph" to counter the low flex. The 6 pts HL may seem a bit head-heavy, but, for "the-very-serious players", we use leather.

Buy the racket one grip size smaller. Slap a leather on the synthetic grip, add another overgrip to that, and you'll have a around 10 pts HL stick that will be around 370 grams with a SW of around 330+ from the added mass.

A near 370 gram, close to 10 pts HL, 330+ SW, 58 flex, box beam ... that's almost my Dunlop Revelation Tour 90! But this time it's open pattern in a 95 head!

String it up at 60 with a 17 gauge and you have a perfect control & spin monster that will suit the all-court player who's not afraid of the weight.

That's my take. I'm going to get one (or two) for sure.
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QFT

I know I'd end up slapping on some leather as well + 1 over grip and leave it at that. This frame is very close to what I've been looking for a while..a flexy spin monster.
 
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MTChong

Professional
I guess my only complaint is that it doesn't come in 18x20 because I'd be absolutely thrilled if it did. I break strings way too quickly in a 16 main racquet (and I can't use poly due to my arm issues).

Nevertheless, I'm tempted to put down for 2 or 3 of these - unless TW can somehow get Donnay to make an 18x20.

[Either way, I'm really impressed that TW managed to discuss specs with a company and get the frames produced]
 
vsbabolat

vsbabolat

G.O.A.T.
I am also impressed that TW was able to resurrect a great brand like Donnay and resurrect Donnay's last good racquets.
 
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goosala

goosala

Hall of Fame
Back in 1996 I bought the Pro One International because I wanted a flexible frame to alleviate my tennis elbow. The length of the original one was 26 1/2 inches. It was a half inch short from standard length. Other than that the frame played well and is great for feel and touch.
 
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snoflewis

Legend
Chauvalito said:
The same box beam (19mm) bit without the cap grommets and dense pattern...

By the way TW, you had to do this to me, introduce a sweet racket a month after I splurged on a k factor...

The think beam alone is tempting...compared to the 22 mm beam of the k95
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where do you see a box beam on the donnay?

the pro one international looks really tempting
 
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meh

Semi-Pro
vsbabolat said:
The Pro One mp paint job came out in 1994. About ten years before Volkl did the Tour 10 GenII.

Here is a photo of Conchita Martinez Using the Donnay Pro One MP at the 1994 French Open.
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I thought the paint on the new MP was lifted off an older Donnay (supermid something?) with a different spec? If the conjecture is right, then the specs on the new MP was developed between Donnay and TW/TT, so they would differ from the older Donnay?

I wouldn't know anyways, I wasn't playing when Donnay was in the US market.
 
ericsson

ericsson

Hall of Fame
I still have such a pro one TW listed, i've played for many years, then the International and eventually the pro one kevlar. All great rackets and a nice collector's item.

note that these rackets come with interchangeble bumpers.

ps: i would say these rackets are more for one-handers, the lenght of the handle is very short.


Shot with E3200 at 2007-08-04


Shot with E3200 at 2007-08-04
 
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sunflowerhx

sunflowerhx

Rookie
I going to get a MP, but I would have preferred the Orange paintjob.

Also what is the adv/disadv of the 25% Fiberglass??
 
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Chauvalito

Hall of Fame
snoflewis said:
where do you see a box beam on the donnay?

the pro one international looks really tempting
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Its similar to the beam of a prestige or a dunlop in the throat...it actually looks similar to the dunlop m-fil 200 2006 in its beam shape...

I am just trying to dtermine if there is any shared lineage between the rackets mentioned
 
Anton

Anton

Legend
from the specs looks like a good frame...16x19 would seem to be a bit better fit here though.

cant wait for the reviews
 
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Chauvalito

Hall of Fame
TW,
Are you going to have a limited supply of the Donnay sticks, or will you be able to stock the racket for more than...say 6 months?

I dont make money until my assistanship starts in the fall :)

Thanks
 
TW Staff

TW Staff

Administrator
ericsson said:
ps: i would say these rackets are more for one-handers, the lenght of the handle is very short.
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We noticed that, too and had these made with a longer handle.

Yes, these are the racquets resulting from our previous post in this forum. The feedback we got from you guys was very influential in the final design and spec of the Pro One International. If you were involved in that thread, you may now add "racquet designer" to your resume.

The Pro One Oversize is very similar to original spec, with just a tad more gap in the string spacing and the addition of a bumper. We used an actual "Agassi" Donnay Pro One OS racquet that came in a shipment of vintage racquets to finalize the spec and design of the Pro One OS. (BTW, it appears Andre may have also experimented with a midplus version as there was one of those included in the shipment and it has some miles on it).

Both racquets have been custom made for us so we were able to work closely with the development of the sticks and looked and hit with several versions before they were finalized.

We will have demos available in both headsizes soon.

For orders of two or more racquets, we have lowered the price to $89.99 per racquet. We feel that as these are player's sticks, most advanced players will want more than one. It's nice to be able to offer players a good deal on some great player's racquets and to make it very affordable to have enough sticks in the bag for tournament play.

LMK if you have any other questions. This has been a fun and exciting project for us and we hope you enjoy the racquets.

Chris, TW.
 
anirut

anirut

Legend
Thanks a ton, Chris!

This really shows how much TW care about its customers!

(eh ... how about 16x19 pattern on the Pro One Intl.? Please?)
 
ericsson

ericsson

Hall of Fame
I just had a better look at the pro one listed on TW, what i don't understand is why they call it the pro one international?? it's actually the LIMITED edition!!! but on the inside of the frame the one listed on TW says "International" while mine says Supermidsize, very strange.

TW can you shed some light here :confused: ??

below you see both of my editions, one is the limited (1994) that TW posted and the other one is the actual International.(1996)


Shot with E3200 at 2007-08-04

EDIT: Thanks Chris, didnt see your post yet, now i understand ;-)
 
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TW Staff

TW Staff

Administrator
It might be a bit early to start looking at other models, but if you see another thread asking, "what do you think of these specs" feel free to chime in.

Chris, TW.
 
TW Staff

TW Staff

Administrator
We picked the cosmetic we liked the most and combined it with the (slightly tweaked) spec we liked the most.

Chris, TW.
 
sunflowerhx

sunflowerhx

Rookie
We picked the cosmetic we liked the most and combined it with the (slightly tweaked) spec we liked the most.
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Then please consider releasing the MP version in the Orange/Grey paintjob!
Much more iconic than the International PJ.
 
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