Because why not?
It actually doesn’t play too bad. It’s definitely not head light and it does have some heft to it in stock form. It has a weird leather grip and there really is no indication that it is a wilson other than the PW but like the listing said the buttcap is all black and wilson isn’t engraved in the head guard. The only wilson is written in the specs in the throat the Wilson W isn’t there like on the PS97. Also the PS is not on the bottom of the hoop just the 97 painted on. You can tell there was some effort put into making the racquet. I’ve played with the 2015 RF97 before..and they seem to play similar. I’ll take some pics and post them soon.
Lol sorry I’ll do it today
Not bad. Thanks for the photosHere are the pics:
Unstrung weight is 11.5 oz. Strung with Volkl Cyclone 18 @ 50 lbs
Weird rough leather grip that I mentioned
I just met with someone to get a RF97 red laver cup....after inspection it was 100% fake. Luckily we noticed it, but it was a very good fake....until the buttcap. It looked like a 99cent store buttcap. Be careful out there. I wish I took photos.
Something else that the fakes will have. The label on the handle will be for a Blade 98s with a size of 4 1/. The racquet I looked at today had that along with one I saw on Mercari selling app. It was a Pro Staff 97 but had the blade 98s label on the handle. Beyond a couple things, it was a pretty impressive counterfeit. All of the other small details where there, along with the hologram. It was the buttcap and weight that really gave it away. If you can still contact the seller, ask for a pic of the handle label. Or see if there is a photo of it on the ad.Just came across a fake laver cup blue RF97, i enquired with the seller who doesn't know much about tennis, looked decent from afar, photos available wasnt too close to the racquet
Asked for the weight listed on throat, it was 340g - asked him to weigh the racquet, it was 310g
If you search pro staff in google shopping, you will see a 97L from Mercari. It’s still posted. There is a photo of the handle label that says Blade 98s.Just came across a fake laver cup blue RF97, i enquired with the seller who doesn't know much about tennis, looked decent from afar, photos available wasnt too close to the racquet
Asked for the weight listed on throat, it was 340g - asked him to weigh the racquet, it was 310g
Oh its very fake but they do tell you what racquet they try to match. In your case id assume the prostaff 97 not autograph. But dont worry theyre well made frames and you can customize with lead to match the rf anyway. Im willing to bet it feels different because its more head heavy due to its lack of a leather grip. Put on a leather grip and 4 to 5 grams at 12 and youll be closer to that rf spec. But dont sweat it too much. Wilson quality control isnt even accurate with its own frames. Being close is good enough if you ask me
