Maria Sharapova racket and strings(as of July 2010)?

Buckethead

Buckethead

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Hi there fellas
I saw the match between MS and Dementieva yesterday,which I really enjoyed,great hitting from them,maybe the best I've seen from the 2.
I paid attention to Sharapova's racket and strings and it seems that her new racket is very thin.
I am going to shoot the beam width on the head to be around 18mm and She was using a black main string with probably her M2 crosses with a head size around 95-98 I am guessing and a very dense string pattern,either because of the size of the racket or because more strings than just 18x20.
So I am curious and I know some of You will answer my questions easily.
Thanks to all.
 
15-0

15-0

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Pretty sure its a YT Rad Pro rackets With RPM Blast 17 Mains And Vs Gut 17 Crosses. Not 100% sure though...
 
Buckethead

Buckethead

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15-0 said:
Pretty sure its a YT Rad Pro rackets With RPM Blast 17 Mains And Vs Gut 17 Crosses. Not 100% sure though...
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You are pretty sure,but not 100% sure???:confused:
Jump on the boat and assume with me.
What makes you and everybody else think that every black string the Pro's use is RPM?
Prince may have developed a new Black string or Luxilon.
I think there is one stringer from the board doing that tournament.
So We'll wait for the answer.
Thanks though
 
vsbabolat

vsbabolat

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It definitely a HEAD racquet and 16x19. It is in my opinion the YT Radical Pro. Also it has been reported before that it is RPM Blast and Natural Gut.
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HiroProtagonist

HiroProtagonist

Professional
Deff a Head.

BUT looks EXACTLY like the Vantage I made yesterday on their website w the simulator lol.

So everybody KNOWS it's a Head, but what my post is presupposing is..........maybe it isnt? :)
 
Don't Let It Bounce

Don't Let It Bounce

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HiroProtagonist said:
1mil points to the person who gets that reconfigured quote/reference.

Its just the last line, and its from a movie.
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In case SteveJ didn't get it, here's an obscure guess: the mock meeting, hidden in an Easter Egg on one of the Lord of The Rings DVD's, where Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn pitch Peter Jackson on a sequel to the LOTR trilogy?
 
Bartelby

Bartelby

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This has been documented. She is definitely still with Prince, but with permission to experiment far and wide, probably because of the shoulder problem.

Most people think it's a rad pro given its appearance and as it's also a very soft stick and around her usual swingweight this would make sense.




bertiefactor said:
i observed that, why would that be the case
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BradThomas2121

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I don't know if this helps but I got one of her old speedport frames for christmas and it had prince natural gut or natura; it's kind of hard to read because it was used. and it also had luxilon MR2 Pro in 17 g. Actually both were 17g.
 
baseline_monster

baseline_monster

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Bartelby said:
This has been documented. She is definitely still with Prince, but with permission to experiment far and wide, probably because of the shoulder problem.

Most people think it's a rad pro given its appearance and as it's also a very soft stick and around her usual swingweight this would make sense.
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If her contract with Prince is water tight, and she wants to still endorse the brand they will make a version of that racket for her. They could just release it as a Sharapova signature stick and she would end up making more money from the royalties. Or head might take the step to sign her and pay the $$$ for it, would be worth it, they would dominate if they had her officially.
 
15-0

15-0

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BradThomas2121 said:
I don't know if this helps but I got one of her old speedport frames for christmas and it had prince natural gut or natura; it's kind of hard to read because it was used. and it also had luxilon MR2 Pro in 17 g. Actually both were 17g.
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o_O Post pics? Specs?
 
RafaPan

RafaPan

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Saw this on twitter

Prince racquets: #Sharapova «testing frames in practice & matches to help develop offerings. May include frames not in our line». SAY WHAT?
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So yeah. She's playing with a different racket until Prince has copied it for her. Wonder what they'll call this new, super innovative technology? :D
 
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hairpro

New User
maria's racket

i can't tell what stick is under the paint job, but thanks to the excellent hi def photos posted here, i can count and see it is an 18x20 string pattern.
dense control oriented grid, now if we could see the butt cap........
 
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Jinx

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hairpro said:
i can't tell what stick is under the paint job, but thanks to the excellent hi def photos posted here, i can count and see it is an 18x20 string pattern.
dense control oriented grid, now if we could see the butt cap........
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I'm sure I counted 16X19 from those pictures
 
vsbabolat

vsbabolat

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hairpro said:
i can't tell what stick is under the paint job, but thanks to the excellent hi def photos posted here, i can count and see it is an 18x20 string pattern.
dense control oriented grid, now if we could see the butt cap........
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It is 16 x19 string pattern with a HEAD butt cap with the logo taken off.
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gromit

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RafaPan said:
Saw this on twitter



So yeah. She's playing with a different racket until Prince has copied it for her. Wonder what they'll call this new, super innovative technology? :D
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Prince has a name for the new technology already: Highly Engineered Advanced Dynamics.
 
jazar

jazar

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i heard from a fella at prince that they arent really too concerned that she is using a "head" and that they are actually looking to end her contract so they can free up some money to sponsor more players
 
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BradThomas2121

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Maria's racquet I have has a ton of lead at the 3 and 9 o'clock. I would bet it weighs 13 ounces at least but im not exactly sure. How or where do I get it weighed accurately
 
marosmith

marosmith

Professional
jazar said:
i heard from a fella at prince that they arent really too concerned that she is using a "head" and that they are actually looking to end her contract so they can free up some money to sponsor more players
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Good, I hope they do. They need to free up money so a real company like Nike can buy them. They make stiff phony rackets IMO.
 
marosmith

marosmith

Professional
BradThomas2121 said:
Maria's racquet I have has a ton of lead at the 3 and 9 o'clock. I would bet it weighs 13 ounces at least but im not exactly sure. How or where do I get it weighed accurately
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I could imagine her racket being very heavy for a woman. She hits a classic forehand and hits very flat so she doesn't need a lighter whippier HL racket like most.
 
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