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You should patent pending and start making some money.
Federerkblade
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Babolat official in light of the Pure storm comments which females or men use the normal Pure storm GT ?
Babolat Official
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Women: Stosur, Pretrova, Ula Radwanska, Parmentier, Vesnina, Kudryavtseva, Giogi
Men: Ginepri (plus), Fernando Gonzalez, (the list needs to be updated) but most men use the Tour
VoodooChild24
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Hey Babolat official, i see in your sig that you string your APD 50lbs. Does your control suffer a bit? I'm looking to switc my APD cortex (60lbs) to the 2013 APD's.
Babolat Official
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I get more spin, which I feel gives me more control. Once I started stringing full poly low tension, I can't go back. If you generate plenty of racquet head speed, you'll get the spin to keep it in.
Jack Sock currently stringing alu big banger rough at 36 lbs in Aerostorm.
I have a player that has a Pure Storm Tour with the ALU rough at 54. If he goes down to say 48-50 will he be able to "spin" it more? When Sock went down to 36 , where did he start from?
Babolat Official
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I'm not sure where he started from but he has always strung pretty loose.
You will only get more spin if you have the ability to move the strings with racquet head speed. think of the poll vaulter. If you don't have the technique and skill to bend the poll, you can get over bar.
I would drop to 50 and give it a couple hours of hitting.
Also, curious about why he uses rough string? It is a common fallacy that rough or edged strings give more spin/bite. Spin with poly comes from the strings sliding against themselves and then "snapping back" into place. Thus, you want the smoothest surfaces possible. Think of running your finger over sandpaper vs a glass table. The glass will let your finger slide. The sandpaper (rough), not so much. It’s not the string surface as much as the movement of the string that matters most. RPM is octagonal and coated in silicone for this reason to give two flat surfaces to move against each other. Stringing a littler looser won’t necessary result in huge power gains, as poly is not a elastic material. But letting the string slide more will give you the ability to product more spin. Looser strings will have less control, so finding the right balance for each player is key.
I hope that makes sense.
Sorry for the delayed reply, but thank you.
dgoran
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While you are 100% correct about the way spin works you are not correct that you want two flat surfaces of the same material to rub agains each other. This of course varies from material to material but coef. Of friction is higher since surface area that fiction is being applied is larger.
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First rough example (pun intended
)there are 7 spots where bottom "string" is touching upper string While second example touching points are all along the length of contact
Rough example I know but I hope that makes sense...
a have an 8 yr old player almost 5ft tall and 4 in grip size. she's using a wilson 25" thats heavy on the head though she hits and swings hard.
which racquet would you recomend, the 25 or 26?
Babolat Official
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While you are 100% correct about the way spin works you are not correct that you want two flat surfaces of the same material to rub agains each other. This of course varies from material to material but coef. Of friction is higher since surface area that fiction is being applied is larger.
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First rough example (pun intended
While second example touching points are all along the length of contact
Rough example I know but I hope that makes sense...
Two flat silicone surfaces vs two edges?
Babolat Official
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While you are 100% correct about the way spin works you are not correct that you want two flat surfaces of the same material to rub agains each other. This of course varies from material to material but coef. Of friction is higher since surface area that fiction is being applied is larger.
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Vs
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First rough example (pun intended
While second example touching points are all along the length of contact
Rough example I know but I hope that makes sense...
remember to think in the context of tennis string not simply physics
Babolat Official
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have her hold the racquet in her hand and let her arm hang all the way down relaxed to her side. the racquet tip should be 1-3 inches from the group. at 5 feet, she may be approaching adult racquets. do you work with a local pro? evaluation in person may prove more effective.
Babolat Official
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perfect, now go have some fun
Babolat Official
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We'll have more info 4th quarter
v-verb
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Can't wait - very excited about this actually. Looking forward to my new toy!
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anandsap123
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Hi @Babolat Official what strings go best with the 2010 AP Drive GT??
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Next new Rpm Blast must have little more power. Spin is great awesome. Control is mediocre. Power is mediocre. need more power and better control for this string to be GOAT or Hall of fame material.
m2nk2
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Doesn't Jerzy J use Pure Storm too (but with an aeropro paintjob)?
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Lukhas
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Impossible. The mould is different. The Aero mould is recognizable from miles away, while the PS is box-beamed. Please, Babolat ain't no Head when it comes to paintjobs...
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Jerzy uses the Aerostorm GT PJ'ed with the new Aero 2013 cosmetics. I believe it was talked about a few pages earlier in this thread.
Babolat Official
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what advantage(s) are you looking for: spin? power? control? comfort? durability?
what is your current string and how often do you break it?
Babolat Official
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he uses an Aerostorm, painted and labeled as an Aerostorm, but the racquet was discontinued for 2013. don't worry, we're not try to trick anyone here.
Babolat Official
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sorry, I think you are confused. Jerzy uses the Aerostorm...painted and labeled as an Aerostorm. But yes, it was discontinued for 2013.
pics from Wimby 2013: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...0793049208.101095.130357434208&type=1&theater
Babolat Official
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I really want to thank Babolat for havin' produced one of the best racquets in the history of tennis
Merci! glad you like it.
Babolat Official
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nope, still old costmetics...because that is the racquet he uses:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...0793049208.101095.130357434208&type=1&theater
I really want to thank Babolat for havin' produced one of the best racquets in the history of tennis
Yeah, I feel the same way. The Pure Storm is sublime as well.
Babolat Official
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thanks! it gets an update in 2014 that should be pretty well received
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Hmmmmmmm. This is the image that confused me. I see now that his racket was painted/labeled that way at Wimbledon, but was it always?
TennisAddiction
Semi-Pro
Hmmmmmmm. This is the image that confused me. I see now that his racket was painted/labeled that way at Wimbledon, but was it always?
Interesting... you can see this is a PJ. Look at the cortext, it's the cortex of the old Aero Storm....
Tennisradical6
New User
Hi,
I am not sure if it has been asked before in the thread, but do you have any information as to when the pure storm tour might go on sale? Thanks
I am not sure if it has been asked before in the thread, but do you have any information as to when the pure storm tour might go on sale? Thanks
Babolat Official
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this is a photo from January/February
here are the most current: http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Jerzy+Janowicz/browse
Babolat Official
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Hmmmmmmm. This is the image that confused me. I see now that his racket was painted/labeled that way at Wimbledon, but was it always?
this is a photo from January/February.
here are the most current: http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Jerzy+Janowicz/browse
Babolat Official
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it's currently being sold
Babolat Official
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Hmmmmmmm. This is the image that confused me. I see now that his racket was painted/labeled that way at Wimbledon, but was it always?
not sure what is confusing? he used this version in AO then switched to his current frame at IW.
I understand, thank you, I was simply showing you the image I saw with that paint-job to avoid any misconceptions and make sure that Jerzy did indeed use that PJ at one point.
Babolat Official
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no worries, we're constantly working with players to ensure they have products to help them play their best tennis. in the last couple year, Jerzy has also played with the Pure Storm (tour and limited)
At the time you posted, there was no page 64. It means that at some point a handful of posts in the thread have been removed - the forum doesn't re-index, so thinks there are more posts than there really are.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Dear Babolat:
Why couldn't you guys give Dr. Ivo a contract ? He's been using your racket with black paint all that time. Now he has made a comeback with HEAD racket with Head contract, it looks like. You guys lost a very popular player.
Down_the_line
Legend
I'm seeing a page 64 as well. There's been a phantom page 64 in this particular thread for a couple days now.
WhereIsMacMac
Professional
I think he's asking about the unreleased 2014 storm
ProStringing
Rookie
However there are rackets like the ones below that are currently being used by other players (from this thread):
ProStringing
So user of pure storm tour non GT. How will the 2014 differ slightly bigger sweet spot would intrigue me to wait for it's arrival. So thanks for the comments ahead of time
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