Introducing: The RNG (Racketholic Nickname Glossary)

[TwinCinema]

As a relatively ignorant user around these parts, I have often been confused by the nicknames granted to various tennis rackets -- especially in the Diary of a Racketaholic thread. I realized I needed a glossary so I knew what it was people were talking about. So I finally put together a Google Doc to identify them. It was first posted in the Diary thread, but since confusion keeps popping up, I figured I'd stop procrastinating and put the glossary link in its own thread for easier access. Here it is!

RNG

Anyone with the link can edit the doc, so feel free to update it with new nicknames, old ones not yet catalogued, or extra details about specs and whatnot. Thanks to everyone who has contributed, and I love learning about all these sticks that you veteran players and old-school holics continue to school me about.

 

[topspn]

Haha good work. Now try to explain Lorenzo

 

[ariwibowo]

I only know LeMonf, LeGads, Bumblebee, Zebra, Asian ProStaff 90

 

[jmacdaununder2]

Long live the Bizner!

 

[Soundbyte]

What is the "Shame" that @Richard Pioline has referenced? Its not in the glossary!

 

[TwinCinema]

Long live the Bizner!

The what now? I don’t see it on the list!

 

[TwinCinema]

What is the "Shame" that @Richard Pioline has referenced? Its not in the glossary!

It is. Line 25.

 

[Soundbyte]

It is. Line 25.

Ah Good catch. Maybe we should default the sorting to alphabetical

 

[TwinCinema]

Ah Good catch. Maybe we should default the sorting to alphabetical

I suck at Excel so if you know how to do that, go for it!

 

[vsbabolat]

PC600=Prestige Classic 600

 

[TwinCinema]

PC600=Prestige Classic 600

See line 22!

 

[vsbabolat]

See line 22!

Line 22 is wrong. You have P600 = Prestige 600 Classic. There is no such racket. There is a P600 thats short for Prestige 600 that’s silver grey with neon green grommets.

 

[TwinCinema]

Line 22 is wrong. You have P600 = Prestige 600 Classic. There is no such racket. There is a P600 thats short for Prestige 600 that’s silver grey with neon green grommets.

I didn’t write that entry but I’ll take your word for it. Edited.

 

[vsbabolat]

I didn’t write that entry but I’ll take your word for it. Edited.

PC600 = Prestige Classic 600 1993
P600 = Prestige 600 1991
PP600 = Prestige Pro 600 1989

 

[jmacdaununder2]

Beast Isner = Bizner

 

[TwinCinema]

Whoever fixed it so the top 4 rows are pinned is a saint!

(I just opened it up again to figure out what in the world an Ivo was)

 

[tele]

one of the exo3 (tour 98 esp?)racquets has been referred to as the "savage banana"

 

[SpinToWin]

I was wondering what EF stands for but never in my life would I have assumed it’s THAT and then THAT racquet too lol

 

[Hawks9451]

Thank you for your labor @TwinCinema

 

[TwinCinema]

Added Blade 104 v7 (Grandpa) per @JOSHL -- not sure how to make it alphabetical like someone else did... but this glossary is really coming together!

 

[TwinCinema]

Added the Rafalito, per @808

 

[mmazzinin1]

Fantastic work, definitely needed!!

 

[TwinCinema]

There’s two entries for the Rafalito - line 31 refers to the 270g Aero Lite, while line 46 refers to the 290g standard Aero Rafa. Does anyone know which is the true Rafalito? I can see them both being accurate (they’re toys compared to the Origin) but it’ll get confusing if both models are Rafalitos.

 

[TwinCinema]

There’s two entries for the Rafalito - line 31 refers to the 270g Aero Lite, while line 46 refers to the 290g standard Aero Rafa. Does anyone know which is the true Rafalito? I can see them both being accurate (they’re toys compared to the Origin) but it’ll get confusing if both models are Rafalitos.

This has been sorted out, and the C100 was added.