Pros using Pure Storm Tour
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tennispro11
Hall of Fame
This is what I came up with on the ATP website for you, Fernando Gonzalez, Robby Ginepri. That is about all I could find.
Automatix
Legend
OMG my bad there's too much of the Pure Storm Tour in my head (I wanted to buy one)... ofcourse Gonzalez and Ginepri use the NEW Pure Storm pj... and Ben Becker uses the Pure Storm Tour pj for sure...
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No offense JBennett, but I'm not sure what your source is. None of the above players ever used any version of the Pure Storm in reality. They have both always used (and continue to use) the Pure Control +. In fact, Ginepri used the REALLY old version of the PC (pre-2003), which was slightly heavier and had a different flex pattern than when they updated the cosmetics in mid-2003.
Pros rarely switch racquets when they don't have to, and when companies introduce new versions in order to put a spark into sales, the pros simply paint their old models to look like the current ones. Ginepri and Gonzales (and Massu and Carlsen and other pros seemingly using the Pure Storm) are no exception. With the Babolats this is especially easy, since the molds for the layups are the same (for PS and PC, not PD). The lead tape added is because they all use even more weight than the stock Pure Control. Not sure how familiar you are with the pro PJ practice, but feel free to check the threads on this site for a primer. The guys in question also use extended versions of the stick, which aren't even made in the regular Storm.
OliverSimon
Hall of Fame
Luis Horna??
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
I'm confused. Why would whether or not any pros use this racquet (or paintjob thereof) influence your decision to buy this racquet?
Does the racquet work for you? If so, then buy it! What other reason could there be to buy a racquet?
Bronc10is
Semi-Pro
wow, this post is still alive? haha...i got the pure storm tour 2 years ago, i was just interested in knowing what pro's hit with it. i actually switched to the microgel prestige mp since, but i hit with the PST for a while...the fact that no pros used the paintjob of it didnt influence a thing, i was just curious
PED
Legend
How was the switch to the prestige mp, I played with the PST myself for 18 months and changed over to the Prestige Pro. I like the open string pattern but sometimes wish I still had a 16X20 like the PST.
crazylevity
Hall of Fame
^^ I did the exact same switch. The Microgel Prestiges just have a lot more feel and feedback, for me. The spin of the Prestige Pro is also a great bonus. The Prestiges just swing that little bit more nicely, despite being a bit heavier.
