Artengo Raquets?

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Hey TT,

I was watching Oliver Marach play and I saw he was using an Artengo racquet. I really can't find much information, other than that they were developed with help from Nicolas Escude and Jerome Haehnel.

Anyone on here play with one?
 
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LinePainter said:
Hey TT,

I was watching Oliver Marach play and I saw he was using an Artengo racquet. I really can't find much information, other than that they were developed with help from Nicolas Escude and Jerome Haehnel.

Anyone on here play with one?

http://www.artengo.co.uk/tennis-idfam2472[/
LinePainter said:
Hey TT,

I was watching Oliver Marach play and I saw he was using an Artengo racquet. I really can't find much information, other than that they were developed with help from Nicolas Escude and Jerome Haehnel.

Anyone on here play with one?

http://www.artengo.co.uk/tennis-idfam2472
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Interesting. Have never seen before.
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Indeed, they are only sold at Decathlon (French sporting goods shops). I don't see a lot of people playing with this brand, although these racquets are cheaper than the usual brands.
 
16y number one in Spain was sponsored by them for long. Now for +1y he is with Tecnifibre. Frames were ok, kind of PureDrive like.
 
Yes it's the in-house brand for Decathlon stores, France HQ but you can find the stuff in any of the 1000+ stores they have globally.

You see a good amounts of the stuff in clubs in France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Rep............
 
I wonder if Marach is actually using one of their frames or if it's just a pj. The frames sell for 65 pounds, roughly $100, that's a good deal if the frames decent.
 
For sure they're OEM'ed by the same companies that make racquets for other brands. Maybe a comparison of the frames will give away what mold is being used.
 
These are stiff frames - i played with one on holiday for a week (they were the frames that were available - i hadn't taken my racquet), and came back with TE (i'd never had that before). So just be a little bit careful in terms of your choice and string.
 
I saw Escudé was using his Artengo TR 990 racket at the French today. Does anyone know what strings he plays with in it?
I imagine it plays like a Pure Drive or APD. Please give some impressions if you tried it!
 
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Oh, I can type Artengo again without the word being censored. I used to use the TR930 (now discontinued, still have them). Basically very inspired by the Radical/Tou 630r, mould and drill pattern similar to the PS97 racquets (minus the PWS), 300g. Nothing to complain about that much in terms of performance, it performs as described. Hadn't have luck with lead at 12 o'clock with them, lead at 3 and 9 o'clock worked a lot better.
 
I've just had a look at them myself, as we have stores in the UK too.

Hard to fault them really. They look well made, nice enough paintjobs. Just a bit on the light and stiff side, but good as a platform racquet.
 
robbo1970 said:
I've just had a look at them myself, as we have stores in the UK too.

Hard to fault them really. They look well made, nice enough paintjobs. Just a bit on the light and stiff side, but good as a platform racquet.
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Thanks for your input. No stores in Denmark unfortunately, so I can't check them out live.
 
Two Artengo frames in a short test here: http://www.lovetennisblog.com/artengo-rackets-tested-and-tried/

I'd really like to try either the TR960 or the TR990 despite the fact that I prefer slightly heavier rackets. All my tennis gear is by Artengo and the quality is top notch! Shoes, shirts, shorts, socks, you name it. Affordable, durable, comfortable. In every aspect as good as something a major brand has to offer – except for the price.
 
I have been using a TR990 for one month, and I really like the racquet.

I am a racquet-a-holic, so tried more than 100 in the past 2 or 3 years...

The TR990 is a very good racquet, one of the best I played, for sure.

A good balance between power and control, has a little less power than a pure aero, with good amount of spin, and, my opinio, lots of feel more than the pure aero.

The head shape is a very rounded, and, for, to be honest, makes a not so beuatiful looking racquet, but it has a great sweetspot, excelent stability in the net.

The serve is very good (as much power and spin as the pure aero).

The two things that I think the TR990 is missing (every racquet has to have its downsides, right?) are:

- slices: they tend to float, or nor penetrate much
- paintjob: not only the cosmetics, but the quality. Sometimes, when I use the racket to take clay off my shoes (hitting them on the inside), the paint get some marks... Definitely, not the same painting quality as an Angell (the best ever)...

But, for sure, I would recommend the Artengo TR990 as an excellent racquet, with good feel, good power, good spin and good stability.

I use it with 1.28 co-poly (pros pro blackout) or 1.30 rpm blast, and never had any discomfort (I have wrist discomfort with the pure drive and pure aero).

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stocchero said:
I have been using a TR990 for one month, and I really like the racquet.

I am a racquet-a-holic, so tried more than 100 in the past 2 or 3 years...

The TR990 is a very good racquet, one of the best I played, for sure.

A good balance between power and control, has a little less power than a pure aero, with good amount of spin, and, my opinio, lots of feel more than the pure aero.

The head shape is a very rounded, and, for, to be honest, makes a not so beuatiful looking racquet, but it has a great sweetspot, excelent stability in the net.

The serve is very good (as much power and spin as the pure aero).

The two things that I think the TR990 is missing (every racquet has to have its downsides, right?) are:

- slices: they tend to float, or nor penetrate much
- paintjob: not only the cosmetics, but the quality. Sometimes, when I use the racket to take clay off my shoes (hitting them on the inside), the paint get some marks... Definitely, not the same painting quality as an Angell (the best ever)...

But, for sure, I would recommend the Artengo TR990 as an excellent racquet, with good feel, good power, good spin and good stability.

I use it with 1.28 co-poly (pros pro blackout) or 1.30 rpm blast, and never had any discomfort (I have wrist discomfort with the pure drive and pure aero).

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I'm just jumping onto this thread, as having seen the recent Marach match (I believe he is playing mixed doubles next after that shot to his soft goods).

Looking at the TR990, are Decathlon/Artengo quoting unstrung specs on their racquets? I can see the weight of 300g and inertia (which I think means swingweight) at 300. I'm guessing they are unstrung and I would need to add c.15g to the stock weight for strings and c.30 to the swingweight for strung SW specs?

If you know and could tell me, that would be great. They look a great price.
 
robbo1970 said:
I'm just jumping onto this thread, as having seen the recent Marach match (I believe he is playing mixed doubles next after that shot to his soft goods).

Looking at the TR990, are Decathlon/Artengo quoting unstrung specs on their racquets? I can see the weight of 300g and inertia (which I think means swingweight) at 300. I'm guessing they are unstrung and I would need to add c.15g to the stock weight for strings and c.30 to the swingweight for strung SW specs?

If you know and could tell me, that would be great. They look a great price.
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Yes, it is unstrung specs.

My TR990, I changed the cushion for a fairway leather, one wilson pro overgrip, a full set of pros pro blackout 1.28, and the final specs are:

330 grams
324 mm balance
322 swingweight (measured with the tw method and the swingtool app)

Using this setup for sometime now, with 51 lb...

I am getting better slices, and the painting never got any more marks or chips, so I guess I just struck the wrong spot once...

So, for now, a really good racquet. Would buy it again (actually did buy one more this week), regardless of the price. The fact that it is cheaper is just a bonus :)

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stocchero said:
Yes, it is unstrung specs.

My TR990, I changed the cushion for a fairway leather, one wilson pro overgrip, a full set of pros pro blackout 1.28, and the final specs are:

330 grams
324 mm balance
322 swingweight (measured with the tw method and the swingtool app)

Using this setup for sometime now, with 51 lb...

I am getting better slices, and the painting never got any more marks or chips, so I guess I just struck the wrong spot once...

So, for now, a really good racquet. Would buy it again (actually did buy one more this week), regardless of the price. The fact that it is cheaper is just a bonus :)

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I agree, a lot of racquet for the money. It looks a similar mold to a Head Extreme to me.

Thanks for specs.
 
I just was looking at these and quite a few models have something called "Soft Feel Technology".... I looked it up... It's balsa wood. I am intrigued. There's a little video to describe the "tech" and it looks like a completely filled frame with layers of balsa and something else... foam maybe.
 
Couple of my customers who lived in France for a few years had them. Bit light, stiff and cheap. Better options out there.
 
Kalin said:
For sure they're OEM'ed by the same companies that make racquets for other brands. Maybe a comparison of the frames will give away what mold is being used.
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I'm not sure about that.
Few years ago, while I'm looking for "how a tennis racket is made" I've found the video below.
At the time I'd never heard about Artengo brand (and never afterwards until today).
Looking the "semi-pour" facilities at contrary to Head & Wilson similar "how to" videos, I think that maybe Artengo is an own brand of an OEM producer - meaning that they own the factory and produce tennis racquets for third party. But I can't be sure of course...

 
Noticed Marach playing with the TR990 in Miami doubles just now. Retails at £70 in UK which is probably the price range all rackets would be if top players weren’t paid millions to use frames.
 
Simplicius said:
I'm not sure about that.
Few years ago, while I'm looking for "how a tennis racket is made" I've found the video below.
At the time I'd never heard about Artengo brand (and never afterwards until today).
Looking the "semi-pour" facilities at contrary to Head & Wilson similar "how to" videos, I think that maybe Artengo is an own brand of an OEM producer - meaning that they own the factory and produce tennis racquets for third party. But I can't be sure of course...

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https://www.artengo.co.uk
They use an OEM like everyone else.
 
ModusOperandi said:
Two Artengo frames in a short test here: http://www.lovetennisblog.com/artengo-rackets-tested-and-tried/

I'd really like to try either the TR960 or the TR990 despite the fact that I prefer slightly heavier rackets. All my tennis gear is by Artengo and the quality is top notch! Shoes, shirts, shorts, socks, you name it. Affordable, durable, comfortable. In every aspect as good as something a major brand has to offer – except for the price.
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You might be interested to know that from mid May 2022 The TR960 CONTROL TOUR 18x20 will be released to go with their 16x19 model.
I just got this info today after emailing their programme manager Adrien Magnier.
 
sbaniak said:
I just was looking at these and quite a few models have something called "Soft Feel Technology".... I looked it up... It's balsa wood. I am intrigued. There's a little video to describe the "tech" and it looks like a completely filled frame with layers of balsa and something else... foam maybe.
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I had seen a broken Art 990 frame and it appeared to have a foam core......Also Tennisnerd reported that the Monfils model had a 60 RA......First came across Artengo when I found an errant ball left on a court and it became my bang wall buddy as it would not lose it's bounce......I'm intrigued......aint you?
 
Reviving this thread because I just got two Artengo TR990 Power. Impulse buying due to discounted sale price and because I know a young junior who was aching to play with a Babolat frame, against my advice. Since the Artengo was described by various people to be similar in feel I thought these would be good proxies. They arrived today.
With the plastic on the grip, strung, they weighed 304.8g and 306.3g.
The grip is closer to old school Head shape TK82, than to the more squarish shapes I prefer (Prince, Wilson).
The big surprise was the tension of the strings that was all over the place, ranging between 35-62lbs for one racquet and 35-58lbs for the other.
The recommended string tension on the frame says 46-55lbs.
They are strung with some Artengo 16 gauge copoly.
Frame size is Top 25.1/Head 25.1/Throat 21.2, as measured with calipers.
Did some volley-volley with the kid and the racquets do vibrate.. you can also feel a sharp drop in power if you hit off center. The kid called them "not very forgiving".
Will test them at the court, and the strings will be cut afterwards and replaced with Prince Original Synthetic Gut 16 for a proper test run.
 
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