Kyrgios' racquet specs?
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Rozroz
G.O.A.T.
really??
how do you think?
he even claims in his site that he uses the Ai..
i wouldn't expect him to be that deep in the lying game already
really??
how do you think?
he even claims in his site that he uses the Ai..
i wouldn't expect him to be that deep in the lying game already
Of course he's going to say he uses the Ai. He's paid to say that.
Rozroz
G.O.A.T.
dgoran
Hall of Fame
He did not...
Rozroz
G.O.A.T.
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
Because we're not as good as he is so we need the racquet to help us more with more weight.
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
backfootgrinder
Rookie
anyone know his string?
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
I'm sure Kyrgios can serve huge with just about any racquet, so I wouldn't buy this racquet thinking that you can serve just like him if you used it.
dgoran
Hall of Fame
so? i was counting on you experts to decide at least which racquet he's using!
I'm not an expert but I already told you what racquet he is using you just fail to comprehend
dgoran
Hall of Fame
It's not...
Vcore89
Talk Tennis Guru
Reminds me of Joachim Johansson (and MArat Safin too; tall guys though), serves big with a tiny (comparatively speaking) RDX 90.
This looks like a full bed alum power to me.
Power Player
Bionic Poster
How are you going to get proof?
Just look at Goran's track record on IDing pro sticks and accept that he is right.
Rozroz
G.O.A.T.
if you say so.
it just amazes me how far they go to sell a different stick to the common people, while making Kyrgios himself DECLARE that this (the Ai) is his racquet of choice in his own website.
there's no worse deceiving than that.
Power Player
Bionic Poster
This has been discussed a million times. Pretty much everyone agrees.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
NO. it is still guessing. I would guess from the looks of it, it looks like Yonex AI racket. XI doesn't sound like that when it hits the ball. I played tested both rackets extensively
dgoran
Hall of Fame
Its not guessing that its a paintjob its obvious if you know what to look for:
I am not even sure why am I replying to you but for sake of OP ill reply anyhow...
Look at the end of kyrgios bumper...it extends all the way down to double yellow/white line on his paintjob. Now compare that to retail ai 98 if you have one or look google images
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Power Player
Bionic Poster
martini1
Hall of Fame
Look at the beam near the handle. The Xi doesn't look tapered like that. BTW, do they really do pjs and custom frames for somebody who was in the 800+ ranking? I mean he used stock Xi when he was a Jr and for a youngster he cannot adopt to a new racket? He can only use the Xi for a couple of yrs, not like he used it for 10 yrs?
jackcrawford
Professional
It is very easy to paint the frame any cosmetic, often done for any pro player. Futures tour players have access to Pro Stock Paintjobs. It is not a custom frame.
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
Even college players and juniors can get paintjobs.
martini1
Hall of Fame
The point being it is not like he played with the Xi all his life. Rec players can demo and change sticks, even older guys. He is just 19 and should be able to get used to anything within the specs. And the Ai plays better than the Xi. I have the Xi. It's a good stick, but by no means so classic it is Yonex's Tour 90, Prestige Classic, or even their own 95.
Yonex made so many models in the past it would be a logistics nightmare to keep small batch producing old models just for a few players who wanted those particular yr models. At least I know Wilson doesn't do that. And Head only make their pro stock in pj and not previous retail sticks from the past 15 yrs into current pj.
That sounds very odd to me. That's all.
Yonex made so many models in the past it would be a logistics nightmare to keep small batch producing old models just for a few players who wanted those particular yr models. At least I know Wilson doesn't do that. And Head only make their pro stock in pj and not previous retail sticks from the past 15 yrs into current pj.
That sounds very odd to me. That's all.
jackcrawford
Professional
Yonex seems to be like Babolat, and unlike Head, the pj's are older retail models. It would not be difficult to dedicate some time on the production line to produce small numbers of frames. As to whether it's good business or honest business, another question.
tennisstar1
New User
He doesn't use alu power main and gut cross! He uses alu power fluoro
dgoran
Hall of Fame
why unlike head? What are head pro stock than older retail models...sure there are exceptions but those exceptions exist with babolat and yonex and allothers
Midguytenis
New User
He may be using a paint job of the new racquet Yonex will be selling, it is just common sense to market it since Yonex doesn't have anybody on the new line that can sell, but his racquet is the Ezone xi98 which his been playing with it for the past 3 years prior to that he used rdis200 i believe.
Yonex has some more Jrs coming up, in the girls side a few good ones, and Yoshihito Nishioka, remember this name, he is the best Japanese player since Nishikori, He can be as good as Nishikori.
Yonex has some more Jrs coming up, in the girls side a few good ones, and Yoshihito Nishioka, remember this name, he is the best Japanese player since Nishikori, He can be as good as Nishikori.
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Midguytenis
New User
About the racquets, Yonex doesn't seem to have all these models that only professionals/coaches get, they have what they sell and which is Japanese and indeed very high quality, not for everyone but when you use them there is definitely a difference from these other racquets people can buy.
jackcrawford
Professional
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't many Head pro stocks quite light to allow for customization? Nadal's Babolat APD original is played stock by many Challenger players, I don't think many Head pro stocks are. Also, the Yonex/Babolats can be bought by the general public without knowing the endless, faux secret agent, tiresome codes and going to special message boards.
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I thought a lot of the head racquets were heavier in a general sense like the speed pro, and actually so much of the challengers uses head's stock especially the prestige line. It's used pretty much on par with babolat being a lot more than yonex.
Down_the_line
Legend
Well said. A lot of us do not have the time for this crap and just want to be able to buy, or even just try out, a racquet that a pro uses.
If I ever wanted to try the real racquet Djokovic uses, a Microgel Radical MP is good enough for me.
dgoran
Hall of Fame
Same thing unfortun. Look at pim pim custom yonex or nalbandians or kyrgios or tomic when he used it or Wawrinkas...
Head and Babolat does the same thing...not sure where this rumor came from that yonex pros play retail babolat and yonex frames...sure there are those who do but than there are head and babolat pros who do as well.
Head and Babolat does the same thing...not sure where this rumor came from that yonex pros play retail babolat and yonex frames...sure there are those who do but than there are head and babolat pros who do as well.
