Hunter Rice
New User
Please vote for your favorite racquet company and tell us why that company is the best!
Best Racquet Company
Wilson, not because their racquets are the best, nor their QC, but I think they listen carefully to their customers and give them what they ask for (eg PSC 25a, ps85 reissue, RF97 all black, a low powered "Head" mold...and I bet they will add twaron soon and offer pallets system)
Old Skool Graphite
Semi-Pro
Head and me just gel. Every frame I've used from them going back to Microgel has been money.
Dunlop also used to blow me away with their solid, connected feedback. But it seems they too have fallen victim to the lure of sales and wacky paint jobs.
Dunlop also used to blow me away with their solid, connected feedback. But it seems they too have fallen victim to the lure of sales and wacky paint jobs.
So then why aren't they listening to their customers begging for QC improvement?
You are right
Imago
Hall of Fame
They are listening but most of the disgruntled customers speak only English, and QC is in China.
jwocky
Rookie
Is Twaron being marketed as new? It was first used in racquets thirty years ago.
Hunter Rice
New User
I will change Solinco to Pro Kennex.
Hunter Rice
New User
Never mind I can't.
Hayward Butler
Rookie
I like Prince because of the great feel and flex. The new Textreme frames are really nice looking. Colors and lines are well balanced. They just need to have a bit more exposure and a new homepage.
Hayward Butler
Rookie
I must say that even though I like Prince frames best, most of the well known , and not so well known, companies make great racquets. It is really a personal choice.
Simplicius
Semi-Pro
+1 to ProKennex.
michael valek
Hall of Fame
Puma.
Johnny-Cage
Rookie
I am a Wilson user but I voted for Yonex coz they have the best quality control. I wanted to shift to Yonex but I still love the feel of my Wilson rackets.
Hunter Rice
New User
It's to bad that puma changed to Boris Becker and Boris Becker (As a company) died.
Hunter Rice
New User
I left from Babolat to Yonex.
Simplicius
Semi-Pro
Best in our heart, I guess CopolyX.
Personally I vote that way...
Emotionally!
Personally I vote that way...
Emotionally!
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
Puma never changed to Boris Becker. Boris Becker was part of Völkl.
Dartagnan64
G.O.A.T.
I think Prince makes the racquets people should use. Babolat makes the racquets people do use.
I voted Prince because they’ve been at the forefront of technology changes that matter. Not ones that are just hype. OS frames, graphite frames, O ports, Textreme.
I voted Prince because they’ve been at the forefront of technology changes that matter. Not ones that are just hype. OS frames, graphite frames, O ports, Textreme.
Rabbit
G.O.A.T.
Becker, upon cancelation of his endorsement with Puma due to non-payment, did negotiate purchase of the mold for his frame. I believe to this day he still owns it. While playing, he never left the mold and from what I've read he had Head produce them for him (in Austria) at a flat rate. He also had them produced by ESTUSA, or their designee. While it was nonfunctional, Becker insisted that the adjustment screw be in the butt cap for his frames as well.
Becker, as the story goes, said the only frame he'd consider moving to was the Volkl C10. When the Q10 came out, he (again reportedly) liked it so much he invested in the company. All would have been peachy had he not insisted on his name branding frames.
And Becker's ego almost killed Volkl for everyone.
I'm on board with you 100%. Volkl & Pacific are uber arm friendly. I also enjoyed playing with Dunflop some years ago.
Boris Becker racquets were made by Volkl.
Moonarse
Semi-Pro
Lots of votes for Babolat on the Poll but no one posting to justify, brag about, praise or even say bad things about other brands.
I've been feeling that this is a thing of Babolat users. They simply like babolat and dont feel any urge to change or experiment. And they normally play better than you with all your lead placement and recoil weight studies without even knowing that there are any rackets that weight different than 300g.
Mostly faithful babolat users (and great tennis players) I met I ask if they would change to yonex or head or wilson and they'll be like "yeah they look great but nah." Therefore Point for babolat on how they made such comfortable costumers (comfort is such a funny word when talking about babolat, isn't it?) about having the best equipment in tennis.
I've been feeling that this is a thing of Babolat users. They simply like babolat and dont feel any urge to change or experiment. And they normally play better than you with all your lead placement and recoil weight studies without even knowing that there are any rackets that weight different than 300g.
Mostly faithful babolat users (and great tennis players) I met I ask if they would change to yonex or head or wilson and they'll be like "yeah they look great but nah." Therefore Point for babolat on how they made such comfortable costumers (comfort is such a funny word when talking about babolat, isn't it?) about having the best equipment in tennis.
CopolyX
Hall of Fame
Ask them if they would change if Yonex, Head, or Wilson gave them a nice sponsorship/endorsement $$$?
As you have to point out on babolat, how about about babolat's marketing power...nah...nothing to do with that draw & following...
Old Skool Graphite
Semi-Pro
Wilson. Highest quality even though their stuff isn't what it used to be. Two fifty for a racquet, though.
asifallasleep
Hall of Fame
Historically Wilson has had the best career of any racquet manufacturer. The number of Grand Slam winners and great champions that either began their career with or flourished in their career with Wilson frames is unrivaled. Usage of their frames at the highest levels have spanned decades.
T3000, Jack Kramer Autograph and Pro Staff's, PS85, PS90 (all iterations), H22, H19, RF97, etc.
Best QC is probably Yonex or Angell.
T3000, Jack Kramer Autograph and Pro Staff's, PS85, PS90 (all iterations), H22, H19, RF97, etc.
Best QC is probably Yonex or Angell.
Moonarse
Semi-Pro
I'm reffering to Rec level.
SinjinCooper
Hall of Fame
Houston, we have delusional.
Moonarse
Semi-Pro
Where I live (Brazil), there is nothing but clay courts. Yeah, I'm not talking about the old farts with 4 overgrips and two dampeners on a Pure Drive Cortex. Most of the juniors I know that went to USA college to play tennis play Babolat. The open level in my state is dominated by Babs too. Just look at the brazilians on tour. Rogerinho and Melo with APDs, it dominated the courts around here. Some years ago all you could find on court here were APDs, PDs and Radicals... Now Yonex got its share with the DRs.
Again, And I'm not a huge Babolat fan anyway, I was always fond of yonex, but I have to give it to them in terms of loyalty of their users.
heninfan99
Talk Tennis Guru
Yonex and Babolat are tied for #1 tbh
Wilson has got some great sticks but the qc sucks and they tend to ruin a good line.
Head and Prince are good.
Wilson has got some great sticks but the qc sucks and they tend to ruin a good line.
Head and Prince are good.
Fedinkum
Legend
Nah...Wilson is just lazy and wanting to milk more money out of us without doing much. You make them sound too noble.
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