They do come with the Dunlop Biomimetic range. I have the single racket covers for both of my 300's. And I believe Prince still provide a full length cover for their rackets too, at least they do in the UK. But an alternative would be a 3 racket bag....theyre pretty slim.
some brands i guess still produce them, maybe more for their top player frames than others?!?
Yes thats true. I am actually the top player in my area using the Dunlop Bio300. I am also the only one and therefore the worst as well.
Slight tangent...
I don't understand the 12-bag mentality. How much stuff does a 3.5 need to bring to the courts anyway..? I see it all the time at my local courts.
However, as for the extinction of the single racket cover, I just think that a cover belongs to a racket. If I spend a substantial amount of money for a racket, I actually expect that I can carry - or store - this instrument without fear of it getting scratches EVEN IF I don't possess another racket bag.
I'm all for racket companies making good money, and I don't need the almost baroque and plush racket covers of the 80ies, but something with a company logo on it would be nice!
Slight tangent...
I don't understand the 12-bag mentality. How much stuff does a 3.5 need to bring to the courts anyway..? I see it all the time at my local courts.
some brands i guess still produce them, maybe more for their top player frames than others?!?
From what I've observed it's the other way around. This makes some sense: those who use players racquets are likely to have more than one and probably use a bag, whereas the more casual player will turn up to the court with their single frame in the cover.
You may also find availability differs according to market expectation. As robbo1970 noted, the majority of racquets still ship with a cover in the UK. It wouldn't be the first regional difference; I've never found a reason for why Europeans get sold balls in tubes of 4, whereas Americans have 3.
That said, I never use the cover any more. Maybe as I get older and become a weekend warrior. ;-)
I had about 7 of these head ones. I always wondered if i could sew them together to make a 7 pack bag. I'll try it sometime. Can't find most at the moment.
as far as regional differences are concerned, we europeans have happily arrived at 3-ball tubes. don´t know about the u.k.
They'll have to prise that 4th ball from my cold, dead hands. ;-)
I'm mildly surprised that 3 balls is the norm on the mainland. TW Europe seem to offer more 4-ball tubes than 3.
They'll have to prise that 4th ball from my cold, dead hands. ;-)
I'm mildly surprised that 3 balls is the norm on the mainland. TW Europe seem to offer more 4-ball tubes than 3.
I was using 4-ball tubes long before it was cool. Fewer discussions about opening a new can for the third set, optional really fuzzy or really worn ball to be held out of play(longer), less dire circumstances when a ball is lost over the fence, and best of all, hitting 4 services winners without having to retrieve a single ball .i´m here in Austria in the middle of Europe and if you´re buying your tennis balls in shops, 3 ball-cans are more common.
smart choice is to buy them through the internet, TWE and others.
unless you got a good contact with a retailer
I was using 4-ball tubes long before it was cool. Fewer discussions about opening a new can for the third set, optional really fuzzy or really worn ball to be held out of play(longer), less dire circumstances when a ball is lost over the fence, and best of all, hitting 4 services winners without having to retrieve a single ball .
But...back to the original topic. I'm sure there are still boxes and boxes of un-used racket covers in the store rooms of many shops and retail stores. I knew of a couple of larger retailers in Atlanta that would put the extra covers out for $1 each from time to time and then would simply offer them for free.
If 'we' could institute some sort of 'retro' cover craze, those lonely superfluous covers could see new life . There were enough non-model-specific branded covers out there to supply darned near anyone who currently wants a cover.
Bring on the retro-covers!!!
don´t you hate it when you have to retrieve balls between hitting aces