headinator
New User
Which racquet use Verdasco real? I checked some pictures in gettyimages which shows a paintjob of the Tecnifibre T-Fight 320 BUT it´s definitely not the racquet he used at the Australian Open 2009. Any ideas?
Verdasco´s real racquet?
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vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
Major is the name of the company that owns Tecnifibre. For years Major sold racquets under their own name. Afew years ago Major decided to sell racquets under the Tecnifibre name since the name Tecnifibre has much more brand recognition globally.
Verdasco and Blake don't use the same racquet.
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feyya
Banned
thanks for the info
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
Sure. The racquets name that Verdasco uses is the Major Bullit Elite. It has a 16x19 string pattern.
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jackson vile
G.O.A.T.
Sure. The racquets name that Verdasco uses is the Major Bullit Elite. It has a 16x19 string pattern.
Who is making them
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
As in who is the OEM in China?
Major is Tecnifibre. Major is the company that ownes and invented Tecnifibre strings. Major Sports used to sell racquets branded as Major for many many years. About 5 or 6 years ago Major Sports decided to market the racquets as Tecnifibre purely as a marketing move to tie in with the strings.
http://www.tecnifibre.com/index1.html?en
Major Sports
RD 307
78810 Feucherlles, France
produits@tecnifibre.com
http://web.archive.org/web/20031219052145/www.major-sports.fr/fr/tennis/cordages/gammes/gamme.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20031015044621/www.major-sports.fr/fr/tennis/raquettes/gammes/gamme.htm
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Rabbit
G.O.A.T.
Isn't the same factory in China doing Babolat/Tecnifibre/Volkl although I understand 1/3 of that line is now not in production.
headinator
New User
Thanks you vsbabolat. It seems you are right. I checked the Major Bullit Elite Specs. So Verdasco use a 630cm² head size, 16x19 string pattern and a slighly longer racquet 69,5cm length. It´s hard to find this Major Bullit Elite on the market.
ci2ca
Semi-Pro
Fernando with a Major:
Whoa, CRAZY long hair and he's using a dampener! I wonder what caused him to stop using one.
Pro_Tour_630
Legend
Sure. The racquets name that Verdasco uses is the Major Bullit Elite. It has a 16x19 string pattern.
I had few bullit elites, the frame was a log, with stiffness that felt like 70, only someone like verdasco can play with something like this,
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=30948&highlight=bullit
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roundiesee
Hall of Fame
LOL! How strong his Verdasco?
Just saw him in the second round of Indian Wells and he just absolutely crushes the ball on every shot! What an amazing physical specimen!
Pro_Tour_630
Legend
i met him at Pilot Penn, he is a beast, really nasty shotsLOL! How strong his Verdasco?
saram
Legend
LOL! How strong his Verdasco?
Were you able to see the semi-final at the Australian Open? That match with Nadal showed a beat unleashing shots--and I'm not talking about Rafa. Nando was just crushing everything-nearly 100 winners in one match.
roundiesee
Hall of Fame
Unfortunately I wasn't able to watch the whole of that semi-final, but managed to catch pieces of it. After the match I heard that he did hit THAT many winners, which was an incredible feat. If I ever attend another tournament that Fernando is playing, he'll be the first on my list of people to watch!
Too bad someone had to lose in a match like that.......
Power Player
Bionic Poster
Verdasco is such a heavy hitter. I love it. What is the difference between the 320 V02 Max and what he is using? Or he is actually using the V02 Max now?
ericsson
Hall of Fame
Nope not at all, he is still using his older Major underneath, completely different stick, the fact that he is a heavy hitter has little to do with what he uses...
Agree. I own one of the his original sticks (plus a Bullit somewhere in my warehouse, but i've not yet found it ) and is slightly longer, with a deeper throat cut and a slightly different shoulder shape/string pattern..and PJ looks like a brighter shade of red than the actual VO2.
Hope to find the way to take some pic and upload ASAP...
) and is slightly longer, with a deeper throat cut and a slightly different shoulder shape/string pattern..and PJ looks like a brighter shade of red than the actual VO2.Hope to find the way to take some pic and upload ASAP...
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Power Player
Bionic Poster
Cool. I know obviously that the stick is not what makes him a heavy hitter..lol. But people still have their preferences on what stick they get the most spin and control with.
Is their a link for specs on the Major? Just wondered if it was more like a Tfight 335, since Major and TF are the same.
Richie Rich
Legend
^^^ it's an old model. bullit elite or something like that. google it and see what you find
Power Player
Bionic Poster
I did. I found a TW thread where people say it sucks..lol. Works for a guy who I think could win a major this year.
Agree. I own one of the his original sticks (plus a Bullit somewhere in my warehouse, but i've not yet found it
Hope to find the way to take some pic and upload ASAP...
Please do, very interested in taking a look! How'd you get your hands on one?
swedechris
Banned
i have a buddy who has a bunch. he maybe will sell a few of them soon . email me if you are keen on this racket . chrisofoto@yahoo.com
I'm a stringer for the Italian TF stringers team and my younger brother is a sales rep for TF Italy, whose CEO gave me that frame...as soon as i find the software ì'd pass the pics from my mobile to PC than try to upload...
Power Player
Bionic Poster
That's awesome. I am a huge fan of TF, I'm selling my Dunlop to replace it with a 320 V02. I think they make the best racquets out there.
viktorkwan
Rookie
How does Verdasco, or any of the other pros, who use "old" rackets get them for years after they are no longer sold?
By "old" I mean old models but still new rackets.
There was another thread about how many rackets pros get through in a year...
So how do they get their hands on so many old model rackets?!?
By "old" I mean old models but still new rackets.
There was another thread about how many rackets pros get through in a year...
So how do they get their hands on so many old model rackets?!?
ericsson
Hall of Fame
BB original
ericsson
Hall of Fame
They make them specially for the top pro's, Head does this all the time.
The bigger you are the more you can ask.
origmarm
Hall of Fame
The short answer is that the company either still produces a limited amount for pros only (Head, Babolat) or has a stock of old frames which I think may be the case with Major but I'm not sure.
Cheers, Orig
ericsson
Hall of Fame
Note that there were several Bullit's around, you had a bullit elite symbio, a bullit elite D.T.I which contains titanium and was lighter.
The one the pro's used was the Bullit elite graphite, also used on tour by Arnaud Clement and Sebastien Grosjean around 2000.
The one the pro's used was the Bullit elite graphite, also used on tour by Arnaud Clement and Sebastien Grosjean around 2000.
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ericsson
Hall of Fame
Ok guys, i got some more info about Nando's stick,
These specs are unstrung with synthetic grip:
Weight: 330 gram
Balance: 30.8
SW: 285 kg/cm²
Length: 68.5 cm
Gripsize: L2 (custom pallet)
Pattern: 16x19
String: BB original
Tension: 23 kg -21 kg
Here a pic of Nando's stick:
These specs are unstrung with synthetic grip:
Weight: 330 gram
Balance: 30.8
SW: 285 kg/cm²
Length: 68.5 cm
Gripsize: L2 (custom pallet)
Pattern: 16x19
String: BB original
Tension: 23 kg -21 kg
Here a pic of Nando's stick:
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orangettecoleman
Professional
Hope he likes the racquet, because it's the only Major that Verdasco will ever have.
PimpMyGame
Hall of Fame
ok so dumped the dampener for power pads and 11pts HL unstrung would convert to what, 8 or 9 pts HL strung?
Ok guys, i got some more info about Nando's stick,
These specs are unstrung with synthetic grip:
Weight: 330 gram
Balance: 30.8
SW: 285 kg/cm²
Length: 68.5 cm
Gripsize: L2 (custom pallet)
Pattern: 16x19
String: BB original
Tension: 23 kg -21 kg
Here a pic of Nando's stick:
Wow, low sw...almost like the 307 stung sw of the prevo2 320...and powerpads? Suprising
Thanks for the info!
Richie Rich
Legend
nice one! :lol:
lol.. that's cold!
Devilito
Hall of Fame
hahaha nice one. I'm still rooting for the man. He's got a good shot at the semis in the US or Australia again next year
