Pros using rackets

captinsane903

captinsane903

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So, everyone is always pointing out that pros aren't even using the racket that is advertised under their name. Many pros use paintjobs and I find that kind of stupid becuase, i mean, whats the point of making it seem like you're always up to day with the latest racket? I mean, if they really want to use whatever racket they are, why don't they, without a paintjob. So what I'm really asking, is, which pros actually use the racket that has their name under it.(so if you go to tw web and look at a racket, it'll tell you which pro uses it)
 
Why is it "stupid"? They use paintjobs because they prefer using the same old racquets they've been using for many years and are comfortable with so they don't want to switch to the latest models. However, the latest models are what's sold in the stores so to get the public to buy them they need to make it seem as if the pros are using these latest models. It's just plain marketing.

Without paintjobs, the companies would not pay the pros tons of money to promote their racquets because they can't sell racquets that have been discontinued a long time ago. If the companies can't sell more racquets, the pros can't get paid.
 
I agree with Breakpoint that it's not "stupid". I'd use the term "fraudulent".

Imagine if a fast food restaurant tried to pull this off with their food:

"Excuse me, I ordered a chicken sandwich but you gave me a fish sandwich."
"We're sorry sir, but that is our chicken sandwich."
 
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It would be stupid if the pros were doing for their own reasons, but they are not who came up with it. The racquet manufacturers demand this in their player endorsement contracts. Anyway, most people on here make way to big of a deal about this. Celebrities have always endorsed companies products and 99% of the time they don't use the product even though they say they do in the commercials.
 
BreakPoint said:
Why is it "stupid"? They use paintjobs because they prefer using the same old racquets they've been using for many years and are comfortable with so they don't want to switch to the latest models. However, the latest models are what's sold in the stores so to get the public to buy them they need to make it seem as if the pros are using these latest models. It's just plain marketing.

Without paintjobs, the companies would not pay the pros tons of money to promote their racquets because they can't sell racquets that have been discontinued a long time ago. If the companies can't sell more racquets, the pros can't get paid.
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BP is correct and I would like to add one extra thing to his comment.

Even if a pro is using the racquet with their name on it, it's still customized for the specific pro which the public cannot buy or even play with for the most part. Most people would not even be able to wield a pros racquet.

TennezSport :cool:
 
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I thought I'd heard whispers here and there that Fed is using a Pro Staff or something? As OCD as he can be, I'm sure he hasn't switched racquets in the middle of his career.

... especially since he played some ungodly tennis before the release of the K90. Who would change racquets when he/she is playing the best tennis of his/her life?
 
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That is all rhetoric and no evidence, I know. But no one knows for sure what Fed is using, right?
 
Babb said:
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I thought I'd heard whispers here and there that Fed is using a Pro Staff or something? As OCD as he can be, I'm sure he hasn't switched racquets in the middle of his career.

... especially since he played some ungodly tennis before the release of the K90. Who would change racquets when he/she is playing the best tennis of his/her life?
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That's why I and many others believe that Federer has been using the K90 since 2003 when he started his Grand Slam run.
 
I believe it was the Wall Street Journal that reported on when Wilson first acquired license on the nanomaterials for the n- and k- racquets, and it was well after 2003.
 
ollinger said:
I believe it was the Wall Street Journal that reported on when Wilson first acquired license on the nanomaterials for the n- and k- racquets, and it was well after 2003.
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But how do you know that the K90 actually contains any of that stuff?

BTW, the retail nCode 90 does contain the nano stuff and I'm sure that was in development before 2003 as initial production for prototypes was in 2003.
 
as its been discussed.... we will never know if it is the exact racquet the pros are using (we will never know because how a racquet is laid up is not seen by the naked eye)
 
Babb said:
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I thought I'd heard whispers here and there that Fed is using a Pro Staff or something? As OCD as he can be, I'm sure he hasn't switched racquets in the middle of his career.

... especially since he played some ungodly tennis before the release of the K90. Who would change racquets when he/she is playing the best tennis of his/her life?
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First of all Federer did switch racquets because he was playing with the PS85 and then, sometime in 2002 or so, he switched to a 90 sq in racquet. Second, nobody says that Federer switched to the K90 last year but simply Wilson started selling Fed's racquet under the name of K90.
 
ollinger said:
I believe it was the Wall Street Journal that reported on when Wilson first acquired license on the nanomaterials for the n- and k- racquets, and it was well after 2003.
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I see, so you're the kind of guy who really believes in the new technologies that make the newer racquets better and sh*t. The racquets are made of graphite and maybe kevlar/twaron or fiberglass. ncode, kfactor, microgel, aerogel and the rest are probably just sprinkled here and there so that they can advertise it but they don't do anything.
 
BreakPoint said:
Why is it "stupid"? They use paintjobs because they prefer using the same old racquets they've been using for many years and are comfortable with so they don't want to switch to the latest models. However, the latest models are what's sold in the stores so to get the public to buy them they need to make it seem as if the pros are using these latest models. It's just plain marketing.

Without paintjobs, the companies would not pay the pros tons of money to promote their racquets because they can't sell racquets that have been discontinued a long time ago. If the companies can't sell more racquets, the pros can't get paid.
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thats why sampras is the bombdiggity, loyal to his ps85 haha
 
captinsane903 said:
So, everyone is always pointing out that pros aren't even using the racket that is advertised under their name. Many pros use paintjobs and I find that kind of stupid becuase, i mean, whats the point of making it seem like you're always up to day with the latest racket? I mean, if they really want to use whatever racket they are, why don't they, without a paintjob. So what I'm really asking, is, which pros actually use the racket that has their name under it.(so if you go to tw web and look at a racket, it'll tell you which pro uses it)
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m...m....m.... MONEY!
 
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