Dominic Thiem's new strings at Indian Wells

[red rook]

Sorry I meant Basilashvili not Rublev

 

[haqq777]

Possible. Fritz is a HEAD player and maybe Rublev will be soon.

You are saying Rublev is looking to jump ship to Head? Source?

 

[Howard H]

You are saying Rublev is looking to jump ship to Head? Source?

Let's see.

 

[Crozzer95]

It appears fritz is using it in the finals in Atlanta?...and Rublev in the finals in Hamburg?

I’ve got to get a hold of this string.

Fritz is using Gut & hawk 3

 

[rafa_prestige89]

Rublev uses Lux Adrenaline

 

[rafa_prestige89]

This just in, RPM Pwr...wonder why he changed since his biggest titles were won with the Head strings...


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[fritzhimself]

This just in, RPM Pwr...wonder why he changed since his biggest titles were won with the Head strings...


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Well, as a contract player of Babolat he should already play with the strings of the supplier - don't you think?
The colour is electric brown. The string is called RPM Power.

 

[jmacdaununder2]

Electric brown? Now that's an oxymoron...

 

[ron schaap]

Well, as a contract player of Babolat he should already play with the strings of the supplier - don't you think?
The colour is electric brown. The string is called RPM Power.

When is this new Thiem string available for ordinary players? Is it very different from Rpm blast or just a pj?

 

[fritzhimself]

Since I am not a Babolat representative, I cannot answer this "simple" question.

 

[blablavla]

Possible. Fritz is a HEAD player and maybe Rublev will be soon.

@Howard H was the blacked-out frame at Cinci a Head frame?

 

[Howard H]

@Howard H was the blacked-out frame at Cinci a Head frame?

I heard there are some getty pics, where you can see the HEAD logo on the butt cap

 

[cluckcluck]

When is this new Thiem string available for ordinary players? Is it very different from Rpm blast or just a pj?

It is very stiff. And the color is pretty neat.

 

[blablavla]

I heard there are some getty pics, where you can see the HEAD logo on the butt cap

Gravity?

 

[Howard H]

Gravity?

One of several options.

 

[leroemer]

Because years ago he bought an original strike 18x20 in the shop, tried it and prefered it over his own -pro stock- Head racquets. He considered the Babolat strike that good appearantly.

haha, good one! strike is better than a pro stock racquet! i assume the babolat's money did the switch....do you really think, he bought a strike inspite of an armee of racquet's technician do the tuning jobs for him!!

 

[ron schaap]

haha, good one! strike is better than a pro stock racquet! i assume the babolat's money did the switch....do you really think, he bought a strike inspite of an armee of racquet's technician do the tuning jobs for him!!

So you did not know Thiem switched to the original Babolat pure strike 18x20 years ago leaving his pro stock Heads behind?
i cant help you with this ignorance.
Ofcourse Thiem thinkered a bit with these new frames but that does not take away the message that some find hard to accept including you.

 

[Christoforos Giatzakis]

@Howard H any news on this string?

 

[OldschoolKIaus]

Domi, why not Pro's Pro? xD

 

[Howard H]

@Howard H any news on this string?

The official launch of the new HEAD strings aka Experimental will be in the next couple of days.

 

[Christoforos Giatzakis]

The official launch of the new HEAD strings aka Experimental will be in the next couple of days.

Based on some of the comments here, experimental is very stiff... like 4g stiff...I hope not... Well I guess I'll find out soon.

 

[Howard H]

Based on some of the comments here, experimental is very stiff... like 4g stiff...I hope not... Well I guess I'll find out soon.

What do you consider Hyper G, stiff, soft or in between?

 

[Christoforos Giatzakis]

What do you consider Hyper G, stiff, soft or in between?

I am perfectly fine with the comfort of hyper g 1.20. haven't tried other gauges.

 

[Howard H]

I am perfectly fine with the comfort of hyper g 1.20. haven't tried other gauges.

HEAD Experimental is compareable to Hyper G.

 

[niketennispro]

The official launch of the new HEAD strings aka Experimental will be in the next couple of days.

Any update to this? Looks like there’s been no official release yet.

 

[Howard H]

Any update to this? Looks like there’s been no official release yet.

Sorry, my fault. I mixed it up some how. The seeding will start end of this year and official launch then Jan 2020.

 

[ron schaap]

Based on some of the comments here, experimental is very stiff... like 4g stiff...I hope not... Well I guess I'll find out soon.

m surprised because Thiem used before Babolast rpm blast rough which is soft feeling string and in his hybrid with gut would be even softer!

 

[Howard H]

m surprised because Thiem used before Babolast rpm blast rough which is soft feeling string and in his hybrid with gut would be even softer!

For sure not a stiff Poly. As I said before it is compareable to Hyper G.

 

[[d]ragon]

When did Bianca switch to Hawk Touch?

 

[Deleted member 746200]

Now Thiem is with RPM power lol


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[Jouke]

Hybrid? Gut rpm power?

 

[Nostradamus]

Now Thiem is with RPM power lol


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Thiem is trying all the combination. he needs to find the perfect combo hybrid to WIN his first major next year at the French open...... What will it be ??? that string bed looks like fullbed poly though... optical illusion ??

 

[Deleted member 746200]

Hybrid? Gut rpm power?

Apparently it’s rpm power full bed


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[Deleted member 746200]

Thiem is trying all the combination. he needs to find the perfect combo hybrid to WIN his first major next year at the French open...... What will it be ??? that string bed looks like fullbed poly though... optical illusion ??

Image is from China open so at least right now he’s using full bed RPM power


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[Nostradamus]

Image is from China open so at least right now he’s using full bed RPM power


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he won the China open so it must be like the best string in the world right now... is it out already ?? I can't wait til I try this. I wonder if the spin is as good or better than RPM blast ??

 

[dekko1]

More soon than blast. The strings don’t move as much as blast. Strange, unique feeling. But I love it.
my string of choice at the moment.

 

[ron schaap]

More soon than blast. The strings don’t move as much as blast. Strange, unique feeling. But I love it.
my string of choice at the moment.

How come you are already that much familiar with the new strings from Thiem even before they are being sold in the shops?

 

[jangotango]

RPM Power playtest up in the strings thread, fyi

 

[Nostradamus]

RPM Power playtest up in the strings thread, fyi

does it have more or less spin than RPM blast rough ?

 

[Arvid]

From gut mains to full bed poly is a pretty big change! But it seems to be working as hes playing the tennis of his life right now....

 

[3virgul14]

On my broadcast they showed the rpm stats and were almost 20 percent down on the backhand and 10 percent on the forehand for Thiem.

The 2nd serve bounce compared to RG was also quite lower.

Shows us that new string is more for flat hitting

does it have more or less spin than RPM blast rough ?

 

[Nostradamus]

On my broadcast they showed the rpm stats and were almost 20 percent down on the backhand and 10 percent on the forehand for Thiem.

The 2nd serve bounce compared to RG was also quite lower.

Shows us that new string is more for flat hitting

Wow,, and yet Thiem seem to be playing better with it. so what does this new string do better than the RPM blast or blast rough ? more power ? more control ? more feel ?

 

[SpinToWin]

On my broadcast they showed the rpm stats and were almost 20 percent down on the backhand and 10 percent on the forehand for Thiem.

The 2nd serve bounce compared to RG was also quite lower.

Shows us that new string is more for flat hitting

Uhm. You do realise that they changed surface? Bounces are different on different surfaces? And different playstyles are suitable to different surfaces?

 

[3virgul14]

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Uhm. You do realise that they changed surface? Bounces are different on different surfaces? And different playstyles are suitable to different surfaces?

Bounce maybe yes surface effect but rpm is related to string to ball coefficient unless he changed his technique which is not the case I reckon.

Probably the whole idea was trading rpm for more power .

 

[SpinToWin]

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Bounce maybe yes surface effect but rpm is related to string to ball coefficient unless he changed his technique which is not the case I reckon.

Probably the whole idea was trading rpm for more power .

YES pros change strokes from clay season to hard!!!

RPM is largely related to technique, though of course equipment plays a role.

 

[Nostradamus]

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Bounce maybe yes surface effect but rpm is related to string to ball coefficient unless he changed his technique which is not the case I reckon.

Probably the whole idea was trading rpm for more power .

why would Thiem change to this string. If it has more power then Pros like Thiem doesnt' need more power. they need more control, feel and spin to control the power

 

[Arvid]

I imagine most players use more topspin on clay then on hard, so thats probably not a strange thing. However will definately be easier to control flat shots with a full bed of poly then with gut mains, so could be hes really trying to hit flatter....that backhand is just a monster when he lets it rip!!

 

[Nostradamus]

I imagine most players use more topspin on clay then on hard, so thats probably not a strange thing. However will definately be easier to control flat shots with a full bed of poly then with gut mains, so could be hes really trying to hit flatter....that backhand is just a monster when he lets it rip!!

but thiem does use tremendous amount of topspin. he hits it so hard it is harder to see the spin than you would with rafa

 

[rafa_prestige89]

This new string from Babolat gives him more control, the downside is a little less spin.

 

[Nostradamus]

This new string from Babolat gives him more control, the downside is a little less spin.

name is RPM power. how can a power string give more control ?