Do Head or Volkl pallets fit to Donnay?
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It would not work well.
The Donnays have octagonal hairpins whereas Volkls and Heads have rectangular hairpins, so you have extra spaces to fill up already.
Head pallets are not deep enough, so you'll have space between the two halves of the pallets. Volkl pallets will do a little better but you'll still have some space between the halves.
Also, the Donnay hairpin trims down at an angle at the top of the handle (on the wider sides). So if you try to fit Volkl pallets on the Donnay, I would expect a lot of extra filling work and most likely a squeaky handle (more space unfilled, more noise and a shorter life).
The Donnays have octagonal hairpins whereas Volkls and Heads have rectangular hairpins, so you have extra spaces to fill up already.
Head pallets are not deep enough, so you'll have space between the two halves of the pallets. Volkl pallets will do a little better but you'll still have some space between the halves.
Also, the Donnay hairpin trims down at an angle at the top of the handle (on the wider sides). So if you try to fit Volkl pallets on the Donnay, I would expect a lot of extra filling work and most likely a squeaky handle (more space unfilled, more noise and a shorter life).
ChicagoJack
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Scotus my friend, You are the pallet master.
Like you I am a fan of extended-length racquets, which is why I have loads of pallets.
ChicagoJack
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Just a few days ago I was over at a friends house, we started talking racquets as we often do. Long story short we end up in his basement going thru his old sticks. Handed me a 6.1 95 Prostaff, and say's "here's one that they added an inch for me" I'm looking at him like he's just grown an extra eyeball. Wilson palletes are not removable. So I ask him for a closer look. It was pretty slick, done by the wilson pro room, just before he left to play in europe. Next time I'll snap some pictures for you. It will blow your mind will the cool.
Would love to see it!
Though Wilson "pallets" are not removable, they can still be removed. I have been extending Wilsons and Princes lately with great success.
But I am afraid Prostaff 6.0 95, if extended to 27.75 or 28, would have too much SW for my kick serves.
ChicagoJack
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Yeah, for sure. I figure the 325 SW got pushed out to ~367. I''ll show you mine if you show me yours ha ha. How the heck are you extending Wlsons and Princes? I know you arent a fan of the sliding butt cap technique. I assume you are finessing the pallet shape for fit?
Yes, I use pallets. With the way I grab the handle (palm over buttcap), the sliding butt cap can't be trusted beyond 0.25 inch extension.
In the next few weeks, I am going to experiment with carbon fiber extension of graphite hairpins.
Here's a guy showing how to remove a Head pallet. The process is the same for Donnay pallets:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJfhKEt_4nQ
The more heat, the better.
I just let the racquet handle sit in front of the blow dryer for about 10 minutes before I start the job. Makes it pain-free.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJfhKEt_4nQ
The more heat, the better.
I just let the racquet handle sit in front of the blow dryer for about 10 minutes before I start the job. Makes it pain-free.
I replied to your email but it came back to me undelivered. I believe you have an old email account on your TTW file.
In answer to your question, the Donnay L3 is 3.05 cm x 2.8 cm with long bevel being 1.8 cm and the perpendicular bevel 1.3 cm. The diagonal bevels are 1 cm each.
The L2 is 2.95 cm x 2.7 cm, The rest: 1.7 cm, 0.9 cm, 1.0 cm respectively.
Viel Glueck, tschuess!
