Is Djokovic using a new racquet?
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Pro_Tour_630
Legend
read my warning to Wilson,
when we get a clear close up of his new PJ Kblade we will know just like this
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showpost.php?p=1664387&postcount=14
nadalfan!
Professional
Ok, well I guess I'm the only one that found this, but here it is. The left one is claimed to be the kblade.
http://img502.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kblade1fx4.jpgOk, well I guess I'm the only one that found this, but here it is.
http://img502.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kblade1fx4.jpgOk, well I guess I'm the only one that found this, but here it is.
SempreSami
Hall of Fame
Bollocks, that was posted by jollyroger, and it's a [K]Blade Tour.
JackSkellington
Rookie
still obvious
MEAC_ALLAMERICAN
Legend
Alexio92
Professional
VikingSamurai
Banned
Well, although I find it hard that he has changed frames, I must say that the black paintjob seems to give the appearance of a more oval shape compared to the paint job of the nBlade that made the head shape look round.. Who knows..
Pro_Tour_630
Legend
still obvious
thought not %100 clear I can say that is a string pattern of a PT 630 Mold and it is in Djokovic hands at the Hopman cup. So no he is not using a Kblade tour that you and I can buy off the shelf.
chip&chrge
New User
PJ vs. Modded stock Blade
:???:then again who is using a stock racquet you can buy off the shelf....:? Who's to say wilson didn't just customize a racquet for ND instead of paintjobbing a Head racquet. I would venture to say that almost every player on tour is probably using at least modded racquet if not a completely different stick than their pj indicates (see the old stick thread)
Honestly, having held a stock KBlade in my hand, the 2 o'clock and 10 o'clock positions seemed be a little more square in person than in Djocko's picture here...but who knows...
at least we can be excited to try the [K]Blade Tour and have some fun with it.
:???:then again who is using a stock racquet you can buy off the shelf....:? Who's to say wilson didn't just customize a racquet for ND instead of paintjobbing a Head racquet. I would venture to say that almost every player on tour is probably using at least modded racquet if not a completely different stick than their pj indicates (see the old stick thread)
Honestly, having held a stock KBlade in my hand, the 2 o'clock and 10 o'clock positions seemed be a little more square in person than in Djocko's picture here...but who knows...
at least we can be excited to try the [K]Blade Tour and have some fun with it.
AlpineCadet
Hall of Fame
FYI: He has only been documented with the Liquidmetal Radical, which has the SAME exact string pattern as the PT630. So it's still a guessing game at the moment.
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Argentino a morir
New User
If you see in detail, you will notice that the raquet he is using at the hopman cup has a smaller head size compared to his previous Nblade. An other detail is that he is not using the tecnifibre logo in his raquet because in my opinion looking clearly the picture, with the wilson painted, the tecnifibre logo doest feet, so that is telling that the head size is smaller. Is a big mistake thinking he is testing out a real Kblade tour?
Pro_Tour_630
Legend
yes LM radical, PAINT JOB's. I am referring to the MOLD it could also be a PT280, iprestige MP But for sure it is no Kblade or nblade that you and I can buy from the store.
AlpineCadet
Hall of Fame
You can't seriously tell from just one picture with the naked eye.
AlpineCadet
Hall of Fame
He was last seen using the real LM Radical before his switch to Wilson. He has never been photographed with the PT630/280.
BTW, I've switched from the PT to the HITXL. There's so much more spin and feel.
Pro_Tour_630
Legend
How do you know it was a real LM radical? how about a real stock LM radical TOUR?
AlpineCadet
Hall of Fame
Didn't the LM Radical Tour have a bigger headsize and different string pattern?
Pro_Tour_630
Legend
Didn't the LM Radical Tour have a bigger headsize and different string pattern?
nope same all it is just heavier, like I said how do you know it is a real LM radical?
VikingSamurai
Banned
Those ridges can't fool people like myself since they're actually REAL.
Well I cant see that pic well enough to know if it is real or not.. I recently painted an 80's Prince frame into an LM Presige with the liquidmetal..
And alot of people commented on how real it looks with the illusion of the way I painted the ridges..
So it really isn't that hard in all honesty...
AlpineCadet
Hall of Fame
Well I cant see that pic well enough to know if it is real or not.. I recently painted an 80's Prince frame into an LM Presige with the liquidmetal..
And alot of people commented on how real it looks with the illusion of the way I painted the ridges..
So it really isn't that hard in all honesty...
Real LM ridges
Versus fake LM ridges (paint job):
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VikingSamurai
Banned
I still cant see those Novac pictures enough o tell that thy are ridges.. A picture a 100 feet away doesn't help.. Could still be a paintjob for all you know from that distance..
AlpineCadet
Hall of Fame
The LM paint is still the same color tone on Djokovic's rackets ---vs--- the LM paint job frame of Safin which has three different tones/colors. It's quite obvious if you want to be honest with us.
Physical Liquidmetal ridges with the same color tone:
Safin's Liquidmetal paint job had bright silver paint in between dark silver paint.
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VikingSamurai
Banned
And so, find a bigger picture and convince me.. It is in my opinion a paintjob.. Thats if you want to be honest with us and end this silly cherade...
AlpineCadet
Hall of Fame
Yeah, he used the LM Radical before Wilson got a hold of him. I was just comparing his racket against the fake Liquidmetal ridges on Safin's paint job frame.
tennismonster
Rookie
Djokovic was using the kblade today during the mixed doubles with jelena jankovic vs. golovin(is that right spelling?) and clement
shintan17
Semi-Pro
I am watching the match now, and the beam looks so much thinner than his old racquet molded nblade....it looks more like 18-20mm beam.
Leelord337
Hall of Fame
Is he still using the happy face shock absorber?
SonRK
Semi-Pro
AlpineCadet
Hall of Fame
I heard black is a very slimming color for your figure.
JackSkellington
Rookie
I doubt you would be able to distinguish 1 mm from a broadcast, though.
VikingSamurai
Banned
Yeah, or non existant liquid metal lumps from a small picture..
cheny89
New User
AlpineCadet
Hall of Fame
I dont think they feel or play the same at all, even though Wilson made the nBlade to break their own mold. The Radical is probably what Djokovic still uses, and Wilson probably just built him a custom racket to suit his specific needs. Doesn't matter anyway, since I play nothing like him with the Radcial.
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
Sorry, but the nBlade is not a "copy" of the LM Radical and they are not "absolutely the same".
He doesn't/has never used the nBlade, just like Tursunov does not use a real K-Six-One 95. Besides, the nBlade was already out long before Djokovic ever switched to it. Mathieu had already been using the nBlade paintjob for a while.
cheny89
New User
so does he use a LM radical or LM radical tour,
or is it Flexpoint radical or FLexpoint radical tour, ???
I played with the Flexpoint radical tour and absolutely loved it but i just couldnt get as much power as i do with pure drive roddick+ and I mainly like to out power my opponents.
But the feel and control and weight of the racquet was almost as if it was addictive I find myself wanting to buy it cos its cheap at TW.
What are your thoughts?
or is it Flexpoint radical or FLexpoint radical tour, ???
I played with the Flexpoint radical tour and absolutely loved it but i just couldnt get as much power as i do with pure drive roddick+ and I mainly like to out power my opponents.
But the feel and control and weight of the racquet was almost as if it was addictive I find myself wanting to buy it cos its cheap at TW.
What are your thoughts?
Pro_Tour_630
Legend
it seems the word radical is used loosely
the LM radical and the LM radical TOUR are two different beasts all together, the LM radical tour should not even be considered a radical, it is a beast of a frame and very heavy. IMO they are two completely different frames they may look like one another but they play very different with different weights and different weight distribution.
It is funny how people say DJ is using the LM radical and are %100 sure when he could be using an LM radical TOUR
I have tested this frame when DJ was still in his pubirty
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/playtests/MCHAHO01.html
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AlpineCadet
Hall of Fame
I agree. It's basically the Radical frame, whatever the version. Thank God it's not being claimed as a PT630.
Pro_Tour_630
Legend
it seems you are desperately trying to get my attention here and in another thread please go away and leave my threads and posts alone.
AlpineCadet
Hall of Fame
You just came in here and took two stabs at me 1) with your pj comment and 2) the radical comment, and when I reply back with my agreement, you accuse me of trying to get YOUR attention?
Someone is pretentious AND delusional.
Someone is pretentious AND delusional.
Pro_Tour_630
Legend
what PJ comment
you are agreeing to the PJ comment? that DJ frames are PJ of LM radical thank god we cleared that up that DJ frames were LM radicals PJ's
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AlpineCadet
Hall of Fame
It's Novak Djokovic = ND, and not DJ, silly.what PJ comment
Wouldn't it be strange if everyone started calling him FE, instead of Roger Federer?
Pro_Tour_630
Legend
ʥɔːkɔviʨ :shock:
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
Yes, I tested the LM Radical TOUR as well over 3 years ago for TW, and I agree that the TOUR is a beast and heavy and nothing like the regular LM Radical MP.
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/playtests/BREAKP01.html
Pro_Tour_630
Legend
the stock LM radical MP is a toy, light and hollow, I doubt Joker is using it, even if he leaded it up, it will not work, I tried to match a stock LM radical to a TOUR to no avail, it rendered the stock LM radical useless.
