New Prince Line: January 2009 (Pictures + Specs)

dont think you are the only one at all...i really like 'em too. -the exo graphite is going to be more popular I think , but I really like the looks of the Rebel. trying to find someone who might have demos but no luck. chauvalito, great find.
 
Chauvalito said:
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97 Sq. Inch
27 Inch length
23 mm beam
16x20
300 Grams

An oversize version is also available
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i know its proberly been said somewhere but theres 16 pages! when is this coming out and has any one tried it? thanks
 
Ok, I have hit with the New Graphite 100, Prince sent one to my coach. I normally use the Graphite Oversize. I only got to hit with it for a few minutes, but I really was not impressed. It had a lot more power than any of the old Graphites, and it still had that muted feel of the O3's of old.
 
servelefty2233 said:
Ok, I have hit with the New Graphite 100, Prince sent one to my coach. I normally use the Graphite Oversize. I only got to hit with it for a few minutes, but I really was not impressed. It had a lot more power than any of the old Graphites, and it still had that muted feel of the O3's of old.
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I love the muted feel and the O ports.
Is this your opinion based on how you don't like the feel?
What would you think if you liked to O ports?
 
SHRIEK said:
I love the muted feel and the O ports.
Is this your opinion based on how you don't like the feel?
What would you think if you liked to O ports?
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have you tried other sticks outside of prince?

i mean it's personal preference, i was in your shoes with the SPT before i switched to the KBT.
 
Is there ever a racquet introduced between 11 and 11.5 ounces that isn't seen as an "attack on Babolat"? People said this when the "carnival paint" Surge was released years ago, and many times since. Suffice it to say that 100 sq.in. racquets in that weight class are now commonplace and popular, and the province of no particular manufacturer.
 
mary fierce said:
Is there ever a racquet introduced between 11 and 11.5 ounces that isn't seen as an "attack on Babolat"? People said this when the "carnival paint" Surge was released years ago, and many times since. Suffice it to say that 100 sq.in. racquets in that weight class are now commonplace and popular, and the province of no particular manufacturer.
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I think part of it has to do with head shape and beam width too.
 
How will stringing be tough? The Rebel's 18x20 pattern, or the speedports? It's going to be a 2 piece string job, so you can use a 50-50 pattern to counteract the trouble with the ports. How would these be any more difficult to string than the current O3's? Also, I think a lot of players will use the string hole set up, which makes them like stringing a normal stick.
 
themitchmann said:
How would these be any more difficult to string than the current O3's? Also, I think a lot of players will use the string hole set up, which makes them like stringing a normal stick.
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They are not hard at all.. I just strung up a Rebel and Rebel Team for the prince rep and using the string holes they are just like any other racquet.
 
Hey guys. Got to check out the new sticks today...total of 6 new racquets coming out in early 2009: the EXO3 Graphites, Rebels, Silver, and Red. The Silver and Red both have the new tech (energy channel and energy bridge). The Graphite and the Rebel do not have this tech (just more material in the ported areas of the racquet to address the lack of stability in the past player's models). I'll post specs in my next post.
 
Graphite 100:
Power Level: 775
Unstrung Weight: 315 grams
Unstrung Balance: 33.0cm (4 pts HL)
Swing Weight: 300

Graphite 93:
Power Level: 700
Unstrung Weight: 330 grams
Unstrung Balance: 31.0cm (10 pts HL)
Swing Weight: 300

Rebel 95:
Power Level: 750
Unstrung Weight: 330 grams
Unstrung Balance: 30.0cm (14 pts HL)
Swing Weight: 300

Rebel Team 95:
Power Level: 750
Unstrung Weight: 288 grams
Unstrung Balance: 33.8cm (2 pts HL)
Swing Weight: 285
 
I'm excited for the 100 sq graphite. I doubt im gonna switch to it, but im really excited to just try it. there hasnt been a new graphite in a long time!
 
Thanks for the updated specs!

themitchmann said:
Graphite 100:
Power Level: 775
Unstrung Weight: 315 grams
Unstrung Balance: 33.0cm (4 pts HL)
Swing Weight: 300

Graphite 93:
Power Level: 700
Unstrung Weight: 330 grams
Unstrung Balance: 31.0cm (10 pts HL)
Swing Weight: 300

Rebel 95:
Power Level: 750
Unstrung Weight: 330 grams
Unstrung Balance: 30.0cm (14 pts HL)
Swing Weight: 300

Rebel Team 95:
Power Level: 750
Unstrung Weight: 288 grams
Unstrung Balance: 33.8cm (2 pts HL)
Swing Weight: 285
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These specs are completely different then the ones I posted when the rackets were introduced in Japan a few months ago.

So they truly are making them heavier for the US market, very interesting. 20 grams is quite a bit of weight to add.

Themitchmann,

did you get a chance to see if the Rebel's head shape is more oblong like Head and Dunlop rackets, or is it circular like Prince rackets of old?
 
Also the unstrung balance is quite head light unstrung for the Rebel 95. When strung it may be 10 to 11 points headlight which seems high for a players stick.
 
Today, I saw all the Prince racquets at a shop and wrote down the specs. All specs were taken with a Babolat RDC except for the static weights. A digital scale was used for that.

My additions are for STRUNG racquets and are in "BOLD".

Graphite 100:
Power Level: 775
Unstrung Weight: 315 grams
Unstrung Balance: 33.0cm (4 pts HL)
Strung weight: 11.8 oz.
Strung Balance: 2 pts. HL
Stiffness: 65
Swing Weight: 328

Graphite 93:
Power Level: 700
Unstrung Weight: 330 grams
Unstrung Balance: 31.0cm (10 pts HL)
Strung Weight: 12.35 oz.
Strung Balance: 9 pts. HL
Stiffness: 66
Swing Weight: 325

Rebel 95:
Power Level: 750
Unstrung Weight: 330 grams
Unstrung Balance: 30.0cm (14 pts HL)
Strung Weight: 12.41 oz.
Strung Balance: 10 pts. HL
Stiffness: 60
Swing Weight: 331

Rebel Team 95:
Power Level: 750
Unstrung Weight: 288 grams
Unstrung Balance: 33.8cm (2 pts HL)
Strung Weight: 10.75 oz.
Strung Balance: 1 pt. HH
Stiffness: 62
Swing Weight: 323

Both Rebel frames were strung with the new Poly EXO 17g/Premier 16 LT hybrid and both Graphites were strung with the new Premier LT (Linear Technology) 16g strings.
 
Chauvalito said:
did you get a chance to see if the Rebel's head shape is more oblong like Head and Dunlop rackets, or is it circular like Prince rackets of old?
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The Rebels are more oblong for sure. The Graphite are pretty much identical to their predecessors in terms of head shape. And I agree the Rebel's balance is a little odd. I think they wanted to allow some room for customization.
 
themitchmann said:
The Rebels are more oblong for sure. The Graphite are pretty much identical to their predecessors in terms of head shape. And I agree the Rebel's balance is a little odd. I think they wanted to allow some room for customization.
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I got to hit with three of the racquets today (Graphite 100, and both rebels, my my co-worker wanted to try out the mid :???:). Anyways I ended up really liking the rebel TEAM 95. It felt incredibly solid for such a light racquet, and I was generating crazy racquet head speed. Did anyone else feel this way?
 
psp2 said:
Today, I saw all the Prince racquets at a shop and wrote down the specs. All specs were taken with a Babolat RDC except for the static weights. A digital scale was used for that.

My additions are for STRUNG racquets and are in "BOLD".

Graphite 100:
Power Level: 775
Unstrung Weight: 315 grams
Unstrung Balance: 33.0cm (4 pts HL)
Strung weight: 11.8 oz.
Strung Balance: 2 pts. HL
Stiffness: 65
Swing Weight: 328

Graphite 93:
Power Level: 700
Unstrung Weight: 330 grams
Unstrung Balance: 31.0cm (10 pts HL)
Strung Weight: 12.35 oz.
Strung Balance: 9 pts. HL
Stiffness: 66
Swing Weight: 325

Rebel 95:
Power Level: 750
Unstrung Weight: 330 grams
Unstrung Balance: 30.0cm (14 pts HL)
Strung Weight: 12.41 oz.
Strung Balance: 10 pts. HL
Stiffness: 60
Swing Weight: 331

Rebel Team 95:
Power Level: 750
Unstrung Weight: 288 grams
Unstrung Balance: 33.8cm (2 pts HL)
Strung Weight: 10.75 oz.
Strung Balance: 1 pt. HH
Stiffness: 62
Swing Weight: 323

Both Rebel frames were strung with the new Poly EXO 17g/Premier 16 LT hybrid and both Graphites were strung with the new Premier LT (Linear Technology) 16g strings.
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Can you take some pics for us?
 
psp2 said:
Today, I saw all the Prince racquets at a shop and wrote down the specs. All specs were taken with a Babolat RDC except for the static weights. A digital scale was used for that.

My additions are for STRUNG racquets and are in "BOLD".

Graphite 100:
Power Level: 775
Unstrung Weight: 315 grams
Unstrung Balance: 33.0cm (4 pts HL)
Strung weight: 11.8 oz.
Strung Balance: 2 pts. HL
Stiffness: 65
Swing Weight: 328

Graphite 93:
Power Level: 700
Unstrung Weight: 330 grams
Unstrung Balance: 31.0cm (10 pts HL)
Strung Weight: 12.35 oz.
Strung Balance: 9 pts. HL
Stiffness: 66
Swing Weight: 325

Rebel 95:
Power Level: 750
Unstrung Weight: 330 grams
Unstrung Balance: 30.0cm (14 pts HL)
Strung Weight: 12.41 oz.
Strung Balance: 10 pts. HL
Stiffness: 60
Swing Weight: 331

Rebel Team 95:
Power Level: 750
Unstrung Weight: 288 grams
Unstrung Balance: 33.8cm (2 pts HL)
Strung Weight: 10.75 oz.
Strung Balance: 1 pt. HH
Stiffness: 62
Swing Weight: 323

Both Rebel frames were strung with the new Poly EXO 17g/Premier 16 LT hybrid and both Graphite's were strung with the new Premier LT (Linear Technology) 16g strings.
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Thanks for the updated specs. The rebel 95 seems quite hefty but with that balance I don't think it would be to hard to handle for an advanced player.

Also the graphite's are quite stiff, I wonder why the rebels were not made as stiff?
 
themitchmann said:
The Rebels are more oblong for sure. The Graphite are pretty much identical to their predecessors in terms of head shape. And I agree the Rebel's balance is a little odd. I think they wanted to allow some room for customization.
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Very true, and the massive holes in the top of the frame also decrease the weight in the head of the racket as well.

I really want to have a hit with the new rebel, especially now since the US specs are heavier. It may be a solid hit right out of the box. I prefer balances between 5 and 7, but this might work due to the high static weight.
 
kaibaNYC06 said:
I got to hit with three of the racquets today (Graphite 100, and both rebels, my my co-worker wanted to try out the mid :???:). Anyways I ended up really liking the rebel TEAM 95. It felt incredibly solid for such a light racquet, and I was generating crazy racquet head speed. Did anyone else feel this way?
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Thanks for the quick review kaiba.

Does the rebel team also have an 18x20 string pattern?
 
Chauvalito said:
Thanks for the quick review kaiba.

Does the rebel team also have an 18x20 string pattern?
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Yup the team also has an 18X20 pattern. I'm probly gonna try the stick for a few more days, and maybe try the graphite100 again. I didn't really give it a fair run as I was too interested in the rebel team.:-?
 
so there is an american version with 330 g and an asian version with 310g of the exo rebel .
do they both have the same stiffness and the same swingweight ?
are there any shops where i could order an asian exo rebel when they are available ?
thanks
 
played with a top Aussie junior(visiting calif.) who had a new prince model, but was still black and experimental logoed and it was a longbody version of the exo 100 nice stick, so expect that also.....
 
the weights listed for the rebels and the graphites are wrong. for instance the rebel 95 unstrung weight is 330G not 310 and the graphite 100 is 315G not 310.
 
mohawktennis said:
the weights listed for the rebels and the graphites are wrong. for instance the rebel 95 unstrung weight is 330G not 310 and the graphite 100 is 315G not 310.
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That's because the specs on here were from the Japanese site...now that the sticks have made their way to the states, and we've gotten to check them out in person, we've realized that the US specs are different than the Asian models. This thread has been going for a while now...

Chauvalito did a great job running this thread and the specs were up to date as soon as we got to examine the US sticks.
 
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