Will Delpo ever get rid of k-factor

JGads

JGads

G.O.A.T.
I'm a firm believer that it's simply superstition. He hurt his wrist with the Juice paintjob, said 'never again.' Might even be losing a lot of money but he doesn't care. If true, I dig it.
 
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jaydog23

Rookie
Wilson probably knows that Fed's signature on a racquet is worth around three top 20 players' endorsements; maybe they don't really care about the poor guy....
 
heninfan99

heninfan99

Talk Tennis Guru
All iterations of the six.ones have their pocket of fans. Wilson should at least keep making the K and the BLX(v1) It's not like they won't sell well, right? Give me a Hyper over the Amplifeels please....
 
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Meriko

Meriko

Rookie
To my knowledge, Delpo uses the K95 paint-job purely out of superstition. He won his first and only Slam with that PJ, and for his very short stint with the BLX PJ, he most likely just couldn't get comfortable with it because if anything didn't go right, he most likely attributed it to the fact he didn't have his "lucky" PJ, including his wrist injury.
 
Rabbit

Rabbit

G.O.A.T.
thecrusher956 said:
I still don't get why he has a problem switching pj's if even rafa can do that
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Tommy Haas played with the gunmetal 200G until he couldn't get them any more. He said the new paint affected the playability. I've been told that paint can affect the frame. Glossy paint is stiffer than matte paint.

I would imagine DelPo's reluctance to change frames may be largely attributable to the wrist surgery and year off he had to take. He may blame the change in frames to his wrist malady.
 
Nostradamus

Nostradamus

Bionic Poster
thecrusher956 said:
Is he ever going to switch from that stick? Why dont they just add a new pj?
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It is like this. some guys feel that New paint job affects how the frame plays even though it is exact same K-factor underneath. another pro that feels this way is Tommy Haas who didn't like the new Dunlop PJ's and told the company, the racket feels more STIFF with the new PJ. LOL

So my question is I supposed that is not a violation of Wilson contract or Juan Martin just doesn't give a darn. Wilson wants all pros to use new PJ's.

Also is this K-factor that good or is better than all the new rackets from Wilson ? I think Roger Federer has actually switched to NEW stick.
 
ohcaptain

ohcaptain

Rookie
About this delpo issue I must say I played with a k factor six one 95 just like his only with 16*18 and later bought the exact "same" from the blx series thinking "heck, they're the same", and found out one really notices the difference, being the k factor much more to my like
 
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Virtua Tennis

Semi-Pro
ohcaptain said:
About this delpo issue I must say I played with a k factor six one 95 just like his only with 16*18 and later bought the exact "same" from the blx series thinking "heck, they're the same", and found out one really notices the difference, being the k factor much more to my like
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Yeah blx is different from k factor but you're not a pro. Pro's get their old racquets with new paint jobs it's just a superstition that del potro will not even change to the new colors of any racquet.
 
ellipticality_224

ellipticality_224

Banned
I bet he probably just really doesn't like change to anything in his setup. But can't new one be had at tw or any other wilson dealer anyway? Its not like he's endorsing an old frame that wilson will not make any money off of.
 
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dmcb101

Professional
Anyone else see the new steam PJ (96, 99, 99s, 105s) that was put on his stick? supposedly it had his name on the throat and everything. I thought he would already be endorsing it but I guess not.
 
Kal-El 34

Kal-El 34

Hall of Fame
rumor has it he is shopping around other brands lately... there has been chatter of this at my club lately... anyone else hear this or am i mistaken?
 
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dmcb101

Professional
Kal-El 34 said:
rumor has it he is shopping around other brands lately... there has been chatter of this at my club lately... anyone else hear this or am i mistaken?
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I have not heard this, but does not mean it is not true. I would be surprised if he left wilson as he could easily just keep playing with the six.one 95 with different paint jobs.
 
Kal-El 34

Kal-El 34

Hall of Fame
not really doing wilson much help marketing by using a PJ of an older version of their rackets though... you never know
 
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MattPrevidi

New User
Last year I had the pleasure of stringing at Indian Wells. The running joke was that the woman from Wilson was offering all of the stringers a new Baiardo machine to anyone with the balls to steal the remaining kfactors Delpo had. I thought about it, stood next to the guy, sized him up, and then came back down to reality......
 
Seth

Seth

Legend
Kal-El 34 said:
rumor has it he is shopping around other brands lately... there has been chatter of this at my club lately... anyone else hear this or am i mistaken?
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He should join his compatriots (Nalbandian, Monaco) and start swinging a Yonex.
 
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