Federerkblade
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im not seeing a normal warrior with a standard string pattern, is there gonna be one
Anyone been to the Prince NYC Store yet?
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themitchmann
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October 15 is the date I was given
Sander001
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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.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
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
themitchmann
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Not an error.
palmerop
Rookie
Sony A99 mostly with 50mm macro lens, thanks btw.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
what is point of 28 inch in a intermediate to advanced player frame like that one. players 4.0 and above are not using anything longer than 27.5 inches these days. Do they expect to sell a lot of these in USA ?
and that swingweight is unstrung. so we should add about 20 points to the SW after it is strung ?
themitchmann
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Ferrer uses a 28" in believe.
They are simply looking to bring back a popular model.
They are simply looking to bring back a popular model.
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...
Well that just ruined it for me, will cross that one off the list
PBODY99
Legend
Not a Steam copy........
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.
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.
Short playtest of the new Warrior 100:
http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/08/taking-new-rackets-for-a-spin/
http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/08/taking-new-rackets-for-a-spin/
SW of 300 unstrung corresponds with a SW of approximately 330 strung..
So it is not that low at all
LafayetteHitter
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Are there release dates yet?
THESEXPISTOL
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Any ideia about the stiffness rating for the Graphites?
Just another picture of the Prince Tour 16x16 ESP. Weights in at 321g with tourna overgrip, rubberband dampner and MSV focus hex 1,27 strings.I have played with it for almost 2 weeks. Fantastic racquet. You get extreme spin and more power compared to the Prince ozone tour. Suprisingly the control is also better. Only negative so far is that I have to restring more often. Also, the exo-ports at 12 o'clock is almost outside the bumperguard, so the paint chips off very easy.
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themitchmann
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darkwing_duck
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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
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
themitchmann
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I have no knowledge of the junior line, unfortunately.
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.
getagrip
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All the marketeers know this fact that the moment you give any player a change of racquet ... He/she will immediately feel good - throw in some nice strings on 52-53lbs range , anyones gonna love it
rlau
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Everybody viewing your picture on a tablet or smartphone (or any other device with a small screen) will hate you for not resizing the picture...
But thanks for posting your info.
themitchmann
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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.
mikeler
Moderator
A month!!!
Ugh, why did they not release these around the time of the US Open?
nickarnold2000
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I think that would have been the smarter marketing plan.
loosegroove
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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.
mikeler
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Extra reach and more power on the serve are nice. You sacrifice maneuverability though and it is less arm friendly.
There are plenty of people who prefer the extra-long racquets, usually those who tried one back in the day when most manufacturers offered these racquets under the name of longbody, stretch, long, xl, superlong, etc.
Even now, many pro stock racquets come in extra length.
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themitchmann
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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.
mikeler
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Ok, thanks for the intel.
loosegroove
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Just posted on TW facebook. Not too much longer...
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jonestim
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^^ lots of leather
The Graphites have leather. I believe the Response has leather colored synthetic : Prince ResiPro Leather color
Bdarb
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yellow pj does look sharp on that. box beam it looks like too. I feel like i finally settled on a racquet and theres like eight I want to seriously try this year haha
themitchmann
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Me too! We're supposed to get to hit with the new models at the Stringers Symposium this weekend! I'll report back with my findings.
getagrip
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Just to clarify, my first stick was a prince, good one too. I have painted 2 of my wilson and babolat sticks to a black matte finish with no branding, just to get the Brand thing out - and focus on the game. With a hundred specs - Cortex/Amplifeel/Youtek/graphene/woofer/BLX/Boimettrix etc etc can warp the expectation of anyone. Bottomline has always been a good knack of understanding the game. Now, what I'm saying is - If Price is into the game of selling racquets - why now get a new logo/brand tag/attractive colors.
Yea, good sticks, few good players endorsing them, serious players would not bother who else is using their brand of stick, if Prince wants to position to the ones who are bothered, then why not go full guns blazing and do it right ..
