AlpineCadet
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He's using the I.Prestige MP, just like Gulbis. Check out his CAPs.
What's Simon's racquet?
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vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
It's says PT57A in the throat. You can't always go by grommets....
Check out the throat of Marc Gicquel's racquet he uses the PT57A with traditional grommets instead of C.A.P. Grommets.
Photo By Fede
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maratsafin5
Banned
Documented...and to respond to your stupid comment, how could you tell I do not know what pro's use? Are you pyshco? Sorry I didn't follow racquets in the 90's when I was just growing up. And I guarantee you I know as much about the pro's than anybody on these forums, that simple.
Cup8489
G.O.A.T.
hollow guarantee's dont mean anything at all.
how does my comment make me psychotic in any way? are you sure you even know the general definition of psychotic, because me answering a redundant question posed by you is certainly not in the realm of psychosis.
and you don't need to apologize for the 90's racquet comment, i was too young to recall, but from being on these forums i've gleaned alot of information regarding how to discern which frames are what.
and it's impressive you're a 5.5, kudos for that. but i know a 5.0 who uses a Prince Triple Threat Scream with luxilon, because he doesnt nkow much of anything about racquets, strings, or tennis equipment in general, so just being a great tennis player doesn't automatically mean you know everything about the sport.
same can be said vice versa, IE i am only a decent player, but i know an awful lot about equipment, and can give generally good advice regarding it, even though my own game suggests i wouldnt know much.
and the reason for my hostile remarks were that you were being overly aggressive in your previous statements, something that doesn't need to be done here.
which is why i said you were ignorant. ignorant of the etiquette that should be displayed by a new user on the board.
HEAD/PRINCE RULE
Rookie
Another expert :roll:
documented i doubt, mainly because this is the Internet and guess what
now i'm a 5.5 now a 6.0 and now I'm a expert on the pros and can match anyone
But then again i could very well be wrong but people's words don't count for much on the web
orangettecoleman
Professional
???? posts like this make me more and more convinced you are just trolling. head still has a manufacturing plant in Austria which makes all the racquets used by the pro players. that includes racquets based on molds which have been discontinued for retail sale such as the PT630. That's why all the pros who use this frame under their paintjobs (safin, simon, clement, etc) still have racquets to play with. do you think they are buying them used off of fleabay or something?
maratsafin5
Banned
Can somebody please post picks of this PT 630?
HEAD/PRINCE RULE
Rookie
Here are some pics i hope you guys can see them
maratsafin5
Banned
So he's using a little baby racket made in the 90s in Austria over Head's new technology? Smooth move
Dreamer
Professional
Apparently. He's ranked 7th in the world while your only claim to fame is a small box of text, you wrote yourself, about being 5.5.
AlpineCadet
Hall of Fame
Where did you find these photo's? How about a direct link please.Simon's racquets has a 18x20 string pattern. The MG Presige Pro is 16x19.
Check out the code in the throat
(Please don't tell me that we're going to label Simon's frame under the "PT630" paint job...)
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vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
I got them off of sports.yahoo.com/ten. Don't think those photos are up on that site anymore. If you blow up the photos you can see that it says "PT57A".
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AlpineCadet
Hall of Fame
Anyone with photoshop can do what they will with their photos though.
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
I don't have and I don't know how to use photoshop.
I am sure if you look on Getty Images you will find the photos. I have found the photos on sports.yahoo.com/ten not to have a watermark and be sharper.
Here is Arnaud Clement with the PT57A (Pro Tour 630).
Check out the throat.
I am sure if you look on Getty Images you will find the photos. I have found the photos on sports.yahoo.com/ten not to have a watermark and be sharper.
Here is Arnaud Clement with the PT57A (Pro Tour 630).
Check out the throat.
So you're saying the code is the mold but the material of the frame is microgel. I guess that's possible but there's no real way to know what its made of.
Mdubb23
Hall of Fame
Sorry to bump this, but I just laughed about as hard as I ever have in my life.
OliverSimon
Hall of Fame
No hes using the I prestige you can tell by the CAps
Nope, just the i.Prestige CAPs, not the actual frame. His real frame (as other posters who have a great deal of credibility have also said) is a PT630.
(1k posts, baby!)
OliverSimon
Hall of Fame
On the other post some people say its an iPrestige.
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=258658&page=1
Gratz on 1000 posts
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
Simon uses the PT57A.
The PT57A is the Pro room version of the consumer Pro Tour 630.
BigServer1
Legend
ronalditop
Hall of Fame
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Coming in a bit late on this,but first had to send some "smelling salts" to fedace and marat to wake them up.It's obvious to most with half a brain that Simon uses a PT630.Glad to see that Bolelli,Clement and Giquel also use the Pt630.Anyone perhaps know of other atp pro's that use the pt630?
gymrat76
Banned
Well frankly, shape-wise, I can't tell any difference from other Head racquets. Seems to be the same. Although for some reason I am not very sensitive to grip shapes, unless it is too obvious such as a Volkl grip or more rounded Wilsons. I also have a stock PT630, didn't play them side by side but the grips to me feel the same. Also have a PT10 coded FXP pj'ed PC600, and the grip also is the same on that. (Note: the Simon racquet I have is also the previous FXP pj, not the new MG) Both these pro racquets have a black head sticker in butt cap and also you can see the bumpy pin, wherein they fill with silicone, I think.
It is a PT57. So it is a PT630 under pj. But it does play VERY different than the stock PT630. As a matter of fact, I just a few days ago, (FIRST time I am finding the time to try this racquet since I bought it 4-5 months ago!!! I know, I suck!) Decided to spend the money for this racquet's sake and had it strung w/ VS Touch 16 / Alu Rough, and it just plays wonderful
(they didnt have intellitour at the stringer or else id have tried that for the fun of it) Although it says PT57A in throat, it IS a different racquet than a PT630. It is MORE maneuverable, even though it has layers of lead under the bumper. So this shows that, as Vsbabolat mentioned once, Head manufactures these racquets at a much lesser weight for their pros, so more room for customization.If I like it enough, I am thinking if I could get a lighter Head racquet, and customize it to same weight/balance. Because chances of finding another Simon racq. is slim to none
Unless there is a miracle that I start playing 10x better and Head sponsors me, and that I receive a big box full of racquets from Kennelbach, Austria lol day-dreaming again...
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gymrat76
Banned
Correcto!
Though, even though the racquet I have is in perfect shape, the grommets & bumper were kinda messed up. (also, there was some sand in the racquet, dont know from where, maybe french open?
I could not find another i.prestige cap and put the same bumper/grommet set as my pt630..i think it was tk57a on top of my head...longer grommet and the racquet is super solid.
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Read the thread.
Ok, he uses also the following setup:
Racket: Head MicroGel Prestige (98inch²)
Grip Size: L5 - 4 5/8 Inches
Tension: 26/25kg or 25/24?
Please tell me which string does he use:
1.) http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/desc...EAD-HIT16.html (Head IntelliTour 16 String)
2.) http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpageACHEAD-HIT.html (Head IntelliTour 17 String)
Thanks
PED
Legend
I would be inclined to lean toward the 17g Intellitour as his choice.
Also, I have no reason other than common sense, but seeing as how Simon is about my size, height wise, I find it difficult to believe that he's using a 4 5/8 grip. It's probably more like a 4 3/8, but I could be totally wrong
Also, I have no reason other than common sense, but seeing as how Simon is about my size, height wise, I find it difficult to believe that he's using a 4 5/8 grip. It's probably more like a 4 3/8, but I could be totally wrong
Nein, er hat nicht einmal das Setup-Nutzung...He DOES NOT, verstanden?
His racquet is a f****n PT57A painted as a MGP MP, NOT an "official" MG Prestige...and he normally strings either 26/25 (fast surfaces) and 25/24 (clay)...
BTW Entschuldigung, meine deutschen Schule, verwende es nicht sehr oft...Sorry for my basic german, i don't use it very often...
Nein, er hat nicht einmal das Setup-Nutzung...He DOES NOT, verstanden?
His racquet is a f****n PT57A painted as a MGP MP, NOT an "official" MG Prestige...and he normally strings either 26/25 (fast surfaces) and 25/24 (clay)...
BTW Entschuldigung, meine deutschen Schule, verwende es nicht sehr oft...Sorry for my basic german, i don't use it very often...
Ok, ich weiß das er einen Head Microgel Prestige spielt als Paintjob. Meine Frage war aber ob er Head Intellitour 17(1,23mm) or Head Intellitour 16(1,30mm) spielt?
Wie bereits erwähnt, spielte mit Intellitour 17 @26/25 (schnell oberflache) und 25/24 (sandplatz)...he plays with iTour 17 at the above-mentioned tensions...
Ich hoffe, dass Ihnen <err...hope this helps
Why he play at the French Open 2009 on clay with the tension (26/25) and not 25/24?
Look: http://www.racquettech.com/cgi/pro_logs.cgi (Scroll down and fill into his name)
Wie bereits erwähnt, spielte mit Intellitour 17 @26/25 (schnell oberflache) und 25/24 (sandplatz)...he plays with iTour 17 at the above-mentioned tensions...
Ich hoffe, dass Ihnen <err...hope this helps
Ok, he uses the "Head Intellitour 17 (1,23mm)".
Could you tell me which forehand grip he play (continental, western, eastern)?
Thanks
