Do you have a preferred brand you feel some loyalty to?
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codonnell
Rookie
I prefer babolats. I have used them since I’ve hit highschool pretty much. I used prince before (titanium- to first graphite). I’m also only 25 so what’s popular or who endorses certain frames may play a role too. Ironically I’ve switched to older babolats as I like them more. Mostly the cortex to gt era. If I was to switch to another brand (I don’t Plan on it). It would be yonex since they’re lines are more similar and I like their forgiveness
socallefty
G.O.A.T.
That’s what I think too. So the poll results surprised me.
konstantinos kalfountzos
Hall of Fame
Only a small fracture of players/consumers visit/know/read forums like this one.
jimdontcare
Rookie
Racquet geeks here love nuances between racquets. It's harder and less interesting to talk about with Babolats outside the Strike 97. It's just all about results. And they've been the industry leader in power and spin racquets for so long that everything gets compared against them. That's more interesting to explore than just revisiting the benchmark itself.
There also might be a bit of signaling--I think many people who frequent this forum would prefer not to be seen as a "Babolat guy" for whatever that would convey.
As I write this, it's hard to be specific, but surely you know what I'm talking about
There also might be a bit of signaling--I think many people who frequent this forum would prefer not to be seen as a "Babolat guy" for whatever that would convey.
As I write this, it's hard to be specific, but surely you know what I'm talking about
Guttersnipe
Rookie
I’m loyal to the Babolat Pure Control...certified Strike hater. They need to bring back the PC95+, at this point I don’t care if it has the ugly strike paint job & name.
The throat on the strikes is straight up foul! Ned’s to be more of a “Y” not “V”
The throat on the strikes is straight up foul! Ned’s to be more of a “Y” not “V”
pgh10-4
New User
Babolat's axing of the Pure Control / Storm line was a real shame. I was a Pure Control Zylon (eventually re-branded as the Storm) user as a scrawny teen then a Pure Control user in the last year of high school and into college. Those two lines worked well together and, in my case, held a loyal fan for nearly 12 years. Instead, they opted for the Strike which is a lame imitation at best with its tapered beam and god awful paintjob. The latest edition's PJ isn't too bad, but the prior one with the red bumpers and STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE on the throat looked like a child's toy. Granted, I've only played with a handful of Strikes (last gen 98 16x19, black with red stripe one from a couple years ago) but I'm in "old man yelling at cloud" mode and deeply resentful of change.
mtommer
Hall of Fame
Well, now, hold on there. Clouds, sure, at times, but yelling at those darn kids to stay off your grass.....that's legit.
CosmosMpower
Hall of Fame
In my bag now I have a head, Wilson, yonex and babolat
blackfrido
Hall of Fame
DUNLOP
lazyfootwork
Rookie
“Recently”……. it has been a pair of Head, , then a pair of Babolat, then a pair of Wilson, then flirted with a Yonex, then back to a pair of Wilson, then a pair of Head, then a pair of Wilson, then a pair of Babolat, then a pair of Wilson, the a pair of Head racquets.
Now I am eyeing a/a pair of Yonex, cos just seen AA used one…. How sad…. LOL
Now I am eyeing a/a pair of Yonex, cos just seen AA used one…. How sad…. LOL
PistolPete23
Hall of Fame
socallefty
G.O.A.T.
Head doesn’t do tennis contracts with pickle ballers.
Not sure man….. that was definitely a weird sight!
Not even a past tennis GS winning pickle baller?
PistolPete23
Hall of Fame
I don’t think AA was ever “loyal” to any brand. It was business for him; while he was on tour, he always preferred the POG. He was loyal to his rubber band dampener.
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