SpinToWin
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The frame would be unplayable at its weight with a more HL balance. The swingweight would have to be in the 310s like with the PS 95...
Dimitrov: new racquet new results.
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Automatix
Legend
Could you elaborate?
SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
Well part of the reason it has its power and stability for such a thin beamed frame is that it has mass in the hoop. This mass in the hoop would have to be reduced to achieve a HL balance at a similar weight.
Some rare players use mid static weight, low swingweight, very HL frames, but they’re not the norm. IMO, the 97S is the right spec for the modern rec player considering the type of frame it is.
Automatix
Legend
Thx. I don't agree with you on the bolded part though. Except for a few on this board I have yet to meet someone who likes this racquet and the ones that tested it say mostly the same - slugish, too head heavy. But to each his own.
SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
It's not for everybody obviously. It's more so than the PS 95 though.
moon shot
Hall of Fame
I know a guy that loves his ps95 ... with 18g of lead around the hoop.
bobombom
Rookie
Slightly confused..are you using unplayable in a negative way here? I'm used to it being a superlative when used in conjunction with sports, so just making sure of what you mean.
lidoazndiabloboi
Hall of Fame
Just wanted to post my Dimitrov collection. Hopefully he will win some more, so these rackets will go up in value!
Just wondering, when you say "The swingweight would have to be in the 310s like the PS 95" are your referring to if this frame was at its weight with a more headlight balance?
Was scratching my head at the beginning thinking you meant the only way for this frame to be PLAYABLE at that weight and balance was to make sure the swingweight was in the 310s; which did not make sense.
.Would you say these stock + a leather grip and some weight to counter balance would be the best choice?
SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
It can be used as a negative when referring to equipment (in this sense it refers to the playability of a frame in a negative way”.
Yup that’s what I was referring to.Just wondering, when you say "The swingweight would have to be in the 310s like the PS 95" are your referring to if this frame was at its weight with a more headlight balance?
Was scratching my head at the beginning thinking you meant the only way for this frame to be PLAYABLE at that weight and balance was to make sure the swingweight was in the 310s; which did not make sense.
Would you say these stock + a leather grip and some weight to counter balance would be the best choice?
The frame comes with a leather grip. I’d pop open the buttcap and insert some weight, that’ll do it if you want a more HL balance.
I’d rather have graphite in the hoop than lead chunks in the handle in the end.
frinton
Professional
Wow, amazing! How did get all these?
Just wanted to post my Dimitrov collection. Hopefully he will win some more, so these rackets will go up in value!
Are the one on the left and right the same frames?
What about the blacked out ones? Bigger in size? 97?
Can you publish specs?
Can you post more detailed pics of each stick?
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WYK
Legend
That's interesting. Banks aside, why would someone in Switzerland be more likely to have American coins than a metric tape measure?
Let alone know what a 'dime' or a 'nickel' are.
moon shot
Hall of Fame
That's interesting. Banks aside, why would someone in Switzerland be more likely to have American coins than a metric tape measure?
The Swiss have everyone’s money right? I actually didn’t think to look where he was from. At some point I thought he mentioned a challenger in the states which made it sound like he had been here.
Regardless coins and bills are a great way to measure when one doesn’t have the proper instruments.
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frinton
Professional
I was lucky enough to spend 2 entire summer vacations in the US when I was a kid/teen, learning English along the way. To learn what a Nickel and Dimes are was part of the program I suppose. And usually I keep my change from my travels for the next trip, so I was lucky enough to find the coins needed in my stash! Hope that gives you some peace of mind [emoji41]That's interesting. Banks aside, why would someone in Switzerland be more likely to have American coins than a metric tape measure?
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frinton
Professional
I was lucky enough to spend 2 entire summer vacations in the US when I was a kid/teen, learning English along the way. To learn what a Nickel and Dimes are was part of the program I suppose. And usually I keep my change from my travels for the next trip, so I was lucky enough to find the coins needed in my stash! Hope that gives you some peace of mind [emoji41]That's interesting. Banks aside, why would someone in Switzerland be more likely to have American coins than a metric tape measure?
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frinton
Professional
WYK
Legend
I have fond memories of the first few times my Irish mates visited me Stateside. US coins were a complete mystery to them. If you look at the dime - it has no indication of it's value on it other than to show the French word for 'one tenth' - "One Dime". So, are you from a French canton?
sixone90
Hall of Fame
Looks to be, except the left is 16x19 and right is 18x17
wilson fan
New User
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SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
He's never had 8 mains in the throat, what is that on the right?
wilson fan
New User
Yes. This frame does not have his spec. But I like one.
His Head prototype he tried a while ago.
SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
I can no longer find the image, but it didn't seem to me to have a Graphene Radical throat and it also had the Wilson paint...
moon shot
Hall of Fame
Correct, it appeared to be his custom 93 frame with a different drill pattern. It even had his gold script in the throat. The only difference I could see for sure is the four pairs in the throat.
Edit: I’m told it is the same mold as the current 97S, just different drill.
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frinton
Professional
I have fond memories of the first few times my Irish mates visited me Stateside. US coins were a complete mystery to them. If you look at the dime - it has no indication of it's value on it other than to show the French word for 'one tenth' - "One Dime". So, are you from a French canton?
Found this online (Oxford-dictionary): Late Middle English: from Old French disme, from Latin decima pars ‘tenth part’. The word originally denoted a tithe or tenth part; the modern sense ‘ten cent coin’ dates from the late 18th century.
lidoazndiabloboi
Hall of Fame
Left to right:
BLX PS95S paintjob (PS93 18x17)
PS97S Carpe Diem (2015 version of the Prostaff 97S)
Head Prototype from 2015 (95sq in Head Graphene Radical paint matte black)
2015 PS97S (2016 PS97S Mold)
2017 PS97S (PS93 18x17)
BLX PS95S paintjob (PS93 18x17)
PS97S Carpe Diem (2015 version of the Prostaff 97S)
Head Prototype from 2015 (95sq in Head Graphene Radical paint matte black)
2015 PS97S (2016 PS97S Mold)
2017 PS97S (PS93 18x17)
H22 fan
Semi-Pro
Just wanted to post my Dimitrov collection. Hopefully he will win some more, so these rackets will go up in value!
Can you post some pics with them without plastic bag?
WYK
Legend
I suspect when he uses the word 'recreational' that he means more experienced vs amateurish. Most folks pick up a racket and like how it swings in the air. But it is how it performs on the court that matters, and more weight in the hoop tends to perform better court side when sticks are in the 11 ounce range. I find the 97S to swing fairly easily, and it is one of the few spin effect racquets that actually delivers on it's promises in stock form. I can understand why Dimi would use that string pattern. Control and spin in the same package is nice.
I see a 93 square inch 18x17? Congrats!
Just wanted to post my Dimitrov collection. Hopefully he will win some more, so these rackets will go up in value!
Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
You get Dimitrov's customized PJ at Wilson! LOl!
Try a 75” and you will love the power out of it..... hehe
time_fly
Hall of Fame
If you go to the Tennis warehouse “pro gear” shop, Dimitrov is the only one I could find where there isn’t a racquet in his collection. So guess he’s not even pretending to endorse anything right now? Is he still getting his custom sticks from Wilson even though he doesn’t seem to have an endorsement deal with them right now?
FedLIKEnot
Professional
Of course he is still getting his sticks from Wilson. He is still sponsored as I understand it. They used him to launch the custom paint aspect of there website last year. A lot of people put the tennis warehouse player pages as the Bible. And while they do an amazing job keeping it current he isn’t on there cause their isn’t even a racquet close to what he is using as Wilson doesn’t have a spin effect racquet within their Pro Staff range. I would love a relaunch of the Pro Staff 95 Spin and if Dolgopolov ever resigns I may have a chance at that. Haha.
Automatix
Legend
I don't know if it's do to the layup or the hard epoxy in the handle but it was hard and unforgiving as concrete the last time I had the chance to hit with it.
weaselberry
New User
He was definitely using the old 93” black and red stick today at practice with Feliciano Lopez. I’m guessing all of the racket switching is what’s messing with his shoulder...
Cup8489
G.O.A.T.
Any evidence of that?
