Del Potro using another Wilson blacked-out frame
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Apparently, he has to change his racquet. He's run out of his old frames so he might as well switch both physical racquet and paintjob.
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
They are really trying!
It has been a terrible run of late. Scared to look prince's way. Wilson is turning things around, thankfully.
Say Chi Sin Lo
G.O.A.T.
They're off to a bad start by killing off the thin box beamed frames.
Delpo never played with a box beam so I doubt that he cares.
darklore009
Hall of Fame
think it still the same Hyper Prostaff 95 rather than the 97
Say Chi Sin Lo
G.O.A.T.
Agreed, round-oval beam.
heninfan99
Talk Tennis Guru
I like the rust colored lead tape --perhaps just a reflection? Hope they keep that line of racquet going. PWS is there.
SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
coolschreiber
Hall of Fame
:shock: are you sure???????
heninfan99
Talk Tennis Guru
RollTrackTake
Professional
I saw Wilson is naming a few racquets for Monfils. It would be cool if they gave Delpo his own line. The strange thing about the Monfils deal is that he has a Blade 98 PJ no? I wonder why they would name a different frame for him. If Wilson doesn't call the Blade 104 the "Williams Sisters Tour" or "Serena Signature" I doubt anyone other than Sir Fed will be getting their own namesake line.
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
looks like you can't count...
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
Showing Unprecedented sense of humor, wilson introduces the Williams brothers autograph line. It was designed by shamil shamozzle tarpischev. Gonna sell well in mother russia.
I would not mind demoing The wilson del pro tro And the wilson ultra monf.
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McLovin
Legend
Is that a subsidiary of Hasenpfeffer Incorporated?
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
Yes. Thanks for asking. We are a mid-sized firm based in milwaukee, wisconsin.
Btw, mclovin, Booboo kitty says hello.
Slim Pickens
Rookie
Andrew Squimond and Leonard Kosnoski are the heads of R&D.
xFullCourtTenniSx
Hall of Fame
Or... It's the same old Hyper Pro Staff he's always been using... :O MIND BLOWN!
Because otherwise it's 100% free advertising for Wilson. If someone is gonna be monetarily benefit from you using a racket, you better be getting paid for that.
Hasn't his frame been blacked out for a while though? Or was he using his K95 paintjobs?
McLovin
Legend
My guess would be they are trying different layups for him. Its not cost effective to give a test frame the full paint job, especially when he's likely hitting w/ 10-15 different iterations, possibly for only 1 session.
And as far as Wilson paying him, I'm sure he's on contract and he's not going anywhere. He is their #1 rep in Latin America. Who are they going to have promote their frames? Leonardo Mayer? When was the last time you saw a thread about his equipment? (hint: I already did the search...the answer is '0')
kingcheetah
Hall of Fame
Wilson doesn't go quite that far, they just mention "endorsed by Serena Williams" on the vendor catalog of the new Blades for the 104.
heninfan99
Talk Tennis Guru
I bet he had it blacked out. Players are probably not going to advertise a company for free. He's not on the Wilson payroll right now, so I heard.
West Coast Ace
G.O.A.T.
That's my take too. They're cranking out prototypes for their stable to test/refine/sign off on.
heninfan99
Talk Tennis Guru
Yep. Wilson shamrock dampener.
kingcheetah
Hall of Fame
He's had the shamrock dampener for a while now actually.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
think it still the same Hyper Prostaff 95 rather than the 97
Another Federer Hybrid ......... with PW system. very nice very nice, bigger face, I will bet it feels very solid
From the man himself
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/....1073741841.245291448857687&type=3&uploaded=7
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/....1073741841.245291448857687&type=3&uploaded=7
jelle v
Hall of Fame
Thanx for sharing!
Positive thing that he is playing tennis again. Does anybody know when he is going to play his first tournament?
McLovin
Legend
Curious about this photo:
They've finished the left side (9 mains), but are only at the 6th main on the right. I thought you were supposed to keep the mains even? Whenever I string, I'll alternate sides so the mains are never more than +1 on either side. Is this no longer necessary?
They've finished the left side (9 mains), but are only at the 6th main on the right. I thought you were supposed to keep the mains even? Whenever I string, I'll alternate sides so the mains are never more than +1 on either side. Is this no longer necessary?
Bash and Crash
Semi-Pro
Curious about this photo:
They've finished the left side (9 mains), but are only at the 6th main on the right. I thought you were supposed to keep the mains even? Whenever I string, I'll alternate sides so the mains are never more than +1 on either side. Is this no longer necessary?
I normally go 3 one way, then 6 other side, then 6, and final 3 and rackets seem to handle it, and plays great.
The official USRSA recommendation is not to go more than three strings ahead when stringing the mains. So 9 done on one side vs. 6 on the other could be within that guideline.
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
Well, to be exact, he is doing the 6th on the other side which means he had 9 - 5 at one point...
racquetreligion
Hall of Fame
looks like a 100 square inch compared to the Big Man definitely not a 95
Hope its a flexible frame like Ferrer's Prince tour 100 to give his BH a good slingshot effect and wrist some comfort. Ive always loved stiffer frames until recently when I had a chance to use Stans Yonex setup.
Hope its a flexible frame like Ferrer's Prince tour 100 to give his BH a good slingshot effect and wrist some comfort. Ive always loved stiffer frames until recently when I had a chance to use Stans Yonex setup.
SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
Oh so you can discern a difference of 5 sq. inches from a picture. Tell me more…
racquetreligion
Hall of Fame
97-100sq no less no more, my eyes are better than your sarcasm
SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
So tell me, how big is Djokovic's racquet? Nishikori's racquet?
racquetreligion
Hall of Fame
How does that make your day when the stick in question is DelPos?
Nishi looks like Davydenko 100 sq inches looks big on a 5f10 player
but Djokovic even with his yogi master starved looking physique and
DelPos larger slightly thicker bone structure 95-100 is more noticeable.
After years of watching fed with a 90 the 97 still looks massive
Nishi looks like Davydenko 100 sq inches looks big on a 5f10 player
but Djokovic even with his yogi master starved looking physique and
DelPos larger slightly thicker bone structure 95-100 is more noticeable.
After years of watching fed with a 90 the 97 still looks massive
