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im not seeing a normal warrior with a standard string pattern, is there gonna be one
Agreed. The cosmetic is classic and super sweet.
Awesome pics. High resolution, beautiful depth of field, fine work. Puts the gear pics thread to disgrace! What kinda camera?Here are a few shots:
http://palmero.smugmug.com/Other/New-Prince-racquets
I went ahead and "transcribed" Palmero's pics.
Graphite 107
Length - 27
Unstrung Weight - 327g
Unstrung Balance - 31.0cm
Pattern - 16x19
Swing weight - 302g
Graphite 100LB
Length - 28
Unstrung Weight - 310g
Unstrung Balance - 31.5cm(?)
Pattern - 16x18
Swing weight - 305g
Graphite 100
Length - 27
Unstrung Weight - 315g
Unstrung Balance - 31.0cm
Pattern - 16x18
Swing weight - 290g
Length on Graphite LB is 28 Inches ? is that a error ? I haven't seen 28 inch racket in a long time in a 100 sq inch frame
Awesome pics. High resolution, beautiful depth of field, fine work. Puts the gear pics thread to disgrace! What kinda camera?
Those 97 and 98sq" frames labeled as 'Midsize'? Damn, that's stretching it. I always thought 600sq cm was the breadth for midsize.
Not an error.
If anyone stops in again can you ask the staff if any of the new Graphites (or any others) are foam filled?
Didn't ask about foam filling, but the guy did say that the new Longbody is made exactly the same as the one TW had sold a few years back. So if anyone knows if the old one had foam or not...
I think there's an interesting issue here... the DB throat will be hard to paint job
As far as the new line, I'm actually impressed. I don't change gear/frames a ton, and I've long since given up on prince, but I'm really glad to see that they're departing from a lot of their previous design decisions. Assuming they go back to a more raw feeling frame, I might actually go out of my way to demo these frames. 14x16 light weight frame is going to eat string like nobody's business. 16x16 pattern shows some experimentation in string pattern (maybe really just a copy of the steam S series).
I thought the swingweight was alarmingly low on those frames, but maybe I'm just underestimating the impact of strings on SW... The POG LB having just a hair over 300 SW is the biggest surprise peeking at the specs.
I'm not a huge fan of most of the cosmetics, but I'll reserve my final call for when I see them in person.
The 16 x 16 Tour was in the hands of a junior girl @ the ITF Grass Courts in 2012, in Phila Pa
I too am surprised by the 300 SW on the POG LB.
Hey Mitchmann,
Do you know when the Prince Junior racquets will come out? Will there be a 25 and 26 inch graphite as well as ESP's? Thanks
I bumped into a Prince rep at our local courts and got to have a hit with the new Prince Graphite 100 (standard length). It was really good, with a great retro look and leather grip. Lots of spin and felt more solid than the exo3 tour. The rep said the Rebels are on the way out, which I hope isn't true as I'm still very keen on my Rebel 95s.
Just another picture of the Prince Tour 16x16 ESP.
I bumped into a Prince rep at our local courts and got to have a hit with the new Prince Graphite 100 (standard length). It was really good, with a great retro look and leather grip. Lots of spin and felt more solid than the exo3 tour. The rep said the Rebels are on the way out, which I hope isn't true as I'm still very keen on my Rebel 95s.
Prince has to seriously change their branding and logo and funny paint jobs, a lot of people i know swear by their sticks though ... i can never buy one, not my image
A month!!!
I think that would have been the smarter marketing plan.Ugh, why did they not release these around the time of the US Open?
Prince has to seriously change their branding and logo and funny paint jobs, a lot of people i know swear by their sticks though ... i can never buy one, not my image
What's the deal with extra length racquets. What advantages can you get from it.?
I always played with regular racquets.., never even contemplated anything else
What's the deal with extra length racquets. What advantages can you get from it.?
I always played with regular racquets.., never even contemplated anything else
Ugh, why did they not release these around the time of the US Open?
I'm not sure they have enough inventory ready at that point. The release kept getting pushed later and later in the year, so I'm assuming it has something to do with delays due to changing factories.
^^ lots of leather do like.
I am quite curious about the Rebel with the PRO and leather colored grip. Haven't seen that one.
I am quite curious about the Rebel with the PRO and leather colored grip. Haven't seen that one.
Not your image? Seriously? It's a tennis racket. 99% of the people you play against won't even notice your racket, and the 1% that do, won't care. And even if people did judge you based on the "image" of your racket brand, why would you care? I love the fact that the dude at the local courts beats the snot out of everyone using a Head granny stick. Obviously not a dude who cares about image, but obviously has the more important things down.
I dunno - to me, it's among the very best in the business... Right up there with Head and Wilson. Paint jobs are most often decent as well, only thing would be pj quality.