The Lange racquet in question looks a lot like the Rossignol RT, externally. Rossignol is the parent company of Dynastar ( Skis ), Lange ( ski boots ), and Look ( ski bindings...also cycling pedals ).
Texalium, one of the key ingredients in Technifibre racquets, comes from Hexcel, who used to make skis, and touted honeycomb structures.
Wilson's parent company ( Amer Sports ) also owns the Atomic ski company.
Incestuous little industries, tennis and skiing.
And while we're on the subject, I'll bring up the same subject every two years or so: I'm still waiting for one of these clever ski MFRs---who also does tennis---to add wood cores to a line of tennis racquets.
Yeah, I know about the old Pro-Kennex Core series, which were a bit of a dud. Volkl kind of does it with the Organix material, which is basically cellulose.
I'm talking about a small, damping core of light ash or even balsa ( to make it light, which seems like the all-encompassing mantra of modern racquet design ( along with stiffness )).
Wood cores are still common, and sought after, in modern composite ski design. Why not bring it back to tennis? And do it right this time.
Next generation Head: YouTek Graphene-o-wood.
Heck, they still use piezoelectric Intellifibers in their current lineup, and I'm pretty sure many use wood cores...though it's probably not politically correct or environmentally friendly to tout the use of wood, which, I'm told, is a renewable resource.
