Rafa hittin with the new paintjob

[rafainbuffalo]

http://www.youtube.com/user/vamosrafelnadal here it is him hittin with the new aeropro drive gt (paintjob)

 

[Chopin]

The new paint job is pretty boring, but I love watching Rafa practice--the guy is like a machine.

 

[Sup2Dresq]

notice the black strings?

p.s. I have the new rafa racquet in my possession. TW demo for play testers. It feels a bit different in your hand (static) than the APDC. The APDC GT feels a bit rounder and heavier. Eager to go out and hit.

 

[Xenakis]

The new paint job is pretty boring, but I love watching Rafa practice--the guy is like a machine.

If Rafa were a Chopin prelude, which one would he be?

 

[gordo]

notice the black strings?

Any ideas on the strings?

 

[bigmatt]

So, after all the work and investment to bring Duralast back to the USA, Rafa is switching strings? Priceless.
Sorry to all the stringers who stocked up on the stuff.

 

[agassi fan]

i dont know if the strings were black, maybe silver or grey. if thats the case dont they make duralast in grey.

 

[gordo]

I believe they are black. . . he has a silver/white stencil that would only be necessary if the strings were black.

 

[slice bh compliment]

The string do look like a shiny dark gray...possibly black. the new Pro Hurricane Tour black? Or same ol' cruddy Duralast in a new color?

I remember Duralast and also Strong Play. No thanks.
Well, either way, cool looking stick for sure.
Best of luck to Rafa.

 

[chanee]

I presume that Babolat ae chaging the color of the Duralast stings so they can then market it as Pro Hurricane.

 

[Pistol Pete]

He is trying Lux Alu

 

[VamosRafa10]

So, after all the work and investment to bring Duralast back to the USA, Rafa is switching strings? Priceless.
Sorry to all the stringers who stocked up on the stuff.

That would be the funniest. The person who strings my racket just bought a few reels of the stuff.

 

[bowchikawow]

The black strings are teh new version the babolat pro hurricane tour strings. They are still available in yellow. I reckon Rafa should string up the bab with half of each, no?

 

[OliverSimon]

He is trying Lux Alu

I think they actually might be Lux Alu, the strings look more greyish that black.

 

[Kid Carlos]

Yes, the black strings are the new hurricane tour. Duralast is taking the place of the ballistec poly from Babolat for 2010.

Nadal is in fact using the new APD GT. I'm a Babolat sponsored pro, and the rep, who came back from the recent conference in Montreal said that Nadal is trying the new stick and deciding on whether or not to use it.

It is very unlikely that he will change considering his comfort level with the first generation APD.

 

[drakulie]

He looks thinner

 

[SuperDuy]

May that be the actual racquet or a PJ?

 

[ckledzepplin]

thats a wierd sunny shirt he's wearing, usually the sleeves are yellow too

 

[ayuname]

Looks like he got a hair cut.

 

[BAB AERO]

He is also wearing the new court ballistics 2.3's

 

[Aces09]

noticed the different strings, maybe it's his duralast in a different color, or it could be any random babolat strings.

 

[jburton]

I thought Nadal was supposed to be switching to babolat revenge

 

[WeaponX]

I didn't know that Rafa speaks Catalan

 

[purple-n-gold]

He looks thinner[/Q

Upper body looks way thinner......

He is also wearing the new court ballistics 2.3's

No in the vid of him with the new GT those are the 1.3's....

And the black string has a glossy sheen to it, maybe it is black tour duralast??

 

[Richie Rich]

He looks thinner

switched juices

 

[babolat141]

Can somebody post the actual link to the video because i got a different video.

 

[rafainbuffalo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZWzAlD0mTQ here you go babolat141

 

[EPaps]

He looks thinner

I think it's just the haircut.

 

[LafayetteHitter]

The new haircut and thinner looks almost makes it seem like he's trying to take on a Fed look....

 

[Aces09]

If he switches racquets, it'll probably be the original APD mold with the new GT blend in the head, because he obviously didn't like the cortex when the APDC came out, he wouldn't switch to the APDGT with a cortex.

 

[phishua]

I didn't know that Rafa speaks Catalan

He speaks Mallorquin, a dialect of Catalan. Practically the same language.

 

[Hankenstein]

I actually thinks Rafa looks a bit sick at the moment. He feels unhealthy thin in his face and it seems like his hair is so thin it´s almost like it´s about to fall of!?
He should beef up a bit imo!!

 

[kikiviva]

if this is paint job.. this also shows nadal doesn't use 3 over grips

 

[juannabiss]

well here's the new bag supposed to be used by Nadal... it appear to have Nadal's sign

 

[OliverSimon]

well here's the new bag supposed to be used by Nadal... it appear to have Nadal's sign

Awesome looking bag!!

 

[Rabbit]

switched juices

hmmmm....maybe prune juice?

 

[Topaz]

http://www.youtube.com/user/vamosrafelnadal here it is him hittin with the new aeropro drive gt (paintjob)

Anybody else think that the announcer at the beginning is a Djoke ringer? Even sounds like him!

Thank goodness Rafa got a haircut...he needed one badly!

 

[quest01]

I prefer the paintjob Moya is using towards the end of the clip, the pure drive gt.

 

[skraggle]

Maybe Nadal lost weight on purpose to reduce pounding on knees.

 

[TennisandMusic]

His muscles look huge. What looks thinner? Some of you people are nuts. I've seen him person. He was never a huge guy at all. Trolls are still trolls it seems. Don't middle aged men have anything better to do than pick on young boys? Kinda sick if you ask me.

I wonder if he is really going to switch to the new hurricanes, or if they are just black versions of the duralast.

 

[AlpineCadet]

Still the non-cortex?

 

[jazzyfunkybluesy]

Maybe Nadal lost weight on purpose to reduce pounding on knees.

Yes. I think you are carrect.

 

[West Coast Ace]

I agree about the less hysterical theory that the weight loss is to ease the loads on the knees. I'll expect to see him trying to end points earlier too.

And I think the midget toss training will help build stamina for the long season ahead...

 

[Richie Rich]

hmmmm....maybe prune juice?

maybe. maybe all the weight lost came from his intestinal tract? :lol: so i guess he's less full of "it" now?

 

[Rabbit]

You know, I just got through watching the finals of the Italian on Tennis Channel. Nadal's knees were not taped, he showed no ill effects, at match point, he basically did a leg press down to the court surface and there was no grimace, no indication of pain whatsoever. He beat a game Djokovic 7-6, 6-2; a good win on any day.

From the Italian, he went to Madrid where he lost to Federer in the finals. Again, he showed no ill effects, no pain, his knees were not taped and he made no indication of anything wrong physically.

Post Madrid? He loses in the QF's of Roland Garros, he bails on Wimbledon and reaches the finals of one tournament losing to Davydenko. He caps off the tournaments at the Masters going 0 - 3 and not winning a set.

He looks positively anorexic compared to his appearance at the Australian at the first of the year. Commentators at all his matches say he:

• doesn't hit the ball as deep as he did
• doesn't hit the ball as hard as he did
• doesn't move as well as he did

I don't know, but one would think that if he's lost weight to compensate for bad knees, and he's fully recovered as he claims, wouldn't he at the very least move better?

Pancho Segura is right, IMO. Nadal's days as a force on the ATP are over. The other guys know how to play/beat him and he can't impose himself on them any longer. The "edge" he once had is gone now.

 

[Richie Rich]

if his knees are shot he got 2 more years out of his body than i thought he would

 

[Bud]

You know, I just got through watching the finals of the Italian on Tennis Channel. Nadal's knees were not taped, he showed no ill effects, at match point, he basically did a leg press down to the court surface and there was no grimace, no indication of pain whatsoever. He beat a game Djokovic 7-6, 6-2; a good win on any day.

From the Italian, he went to Madrid where he lost to Federer in the finals. Again, he showed no ill effects, no pain, his knees were not taped and he made no indication of anything wrong physically.

Post Madrid? He loses in the QF's of Roland Garros, he bails on Wimbledon and reaches the finals of one tournament losing to Davydenko. He caps off the tournaments at the Masters going 0 - 3 and not winning a set.

He looks positively anorexic compared to his appearance at the Australian at the first of the year. Commentators at all his matches say he:

• doesn't hit the ball as deep as he did
• doesn't hit the ball as hard as he did
• doesn't move as well as he did

I don't know, but one would think that if he's lost weight to compensate for bad knees, and he's fully recovered as he claims, wouldn't he at the very least move better?

Pancho Segura is right, IMO. Nadal's days as a force on the ATP are over. The other guys know how to play/beat him and he can't impose himself on them any longer. The "edge" he once had is gone now.

Pancho Segura is full of crap.

 

[AndrewD]

Awesome looking bag!!

No it isn't. Looks like a rip-off of the original Head Extreme bags. Nothing unique or distinctive about it at all.

 

[Fedace]

http://www.youtube.com/user/vamosrafelnadal here it is him hittin with the new aeropro drive gt (paintjob)

how do you know he hasn't really switched to the new model ? It looks like he is ripping the ball much harder than usual. i think the new frame has added more power to his game...:shock:

 

[Fedace]

notice the black strings?

p.s. I have the new rafa racquet in my possession. TW demo for play testers. It feels a bit different in your hand (static) than the APDC. The APDC GT feels a bit rounder and heavier. Eager to go out and hit.

not sure about that. it felt more lighter in my hands not heavier...