Nostradamus
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Tim Smychek has stolen Roger's rackets and is now playing great. won the 1st set from Jack Sock
Spoke with RFRF the other day and he said he definitely knows whats going on with Rogers racquet. It's only seconds away, if not microseconds from being announced.
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So is that days or weeks or months?
What's the benefit of the thinner beam again?
It's obvious that the PJ will be almost identical to the current Pro Staff line. Pro Staff is a name that sells racquets. Wilson are even calling the six one a "Pro Staff Six One".
More flex, more feel, more aerodynamic, less power, less obstructive, less cumbersome, etc.What's the benefit of the thinner beam again?
It's obvious that the PJ will be almost identical to the current Pro Staff line. Pro Staff is a name that sells racquets. Wilson are even calling the six one a "Pro Staff Six One".
I thought that Wilson stopped using the Pro Staff on the Six One's with the release of the K Factor in 2007.
I have been told that they will release/or unveiled before wimby. The PJ is being finalized right now ,which means that if any claims to have held the racket already is playing with us.
Two models will release this year,with more in 2015
Federer must be reading the "Racquets" forum on this board and is now a certified racquet geek like the rest of us here.So I just watched Federer's post match interview against Tursunov, he metioned that he is meeting Wilson again and may be tweaking the specs again. Sounds like Fed has popped and now he can't stop
So I just watched Federer's post match interview against Tursunov, he metioned that he is meeting Wilson again and may be tweaking the specs again. Sounds like Fed has popped and now he can't stop
What does he exactly NOT like about his current racket ? he is playing better than ever and playing and beating up on everybody even Novak. Looks like racket is already perfect for him.
But the ProStaff BLX 100 is white based and that's even bigger.I think the PJ wouldn't be white-based, but that's just me. Because if a 98 square inch racket is white, it looks huge and cumbersome and disgusting.
I say Federer's new racquet about 15 feet way. It looks like the Wilson Pro Staff Original 6.0 95 to me! It has a thin beam and has the 9 and 3 o'clock PWI weight system too.
At 20mm, I don't really consider the beam of the PS 6.0 95 Original to be all that thin, especially compared to the 17mm beam on the PS 6.0 85 Original. When you play with both side-by-side you really notice how thick the beam is on the 95.I say Federer's new racquet about 15 feet way. It looks like the Wilson Pro Staff Original 6.0 95 to me! It has a thin beam and has the 9 and 3 o'clock PWI weight system too.
Yes, it is. Both the 85 and 95 are box beams.I used to play with that frame. IIRC it's a box beam.
Seems that his new racket has more rounded edges than a PS.I say Federer's new racquet about 15 feet way. It looks like the Wilson Pro Staff Original 6.0 95 to me! It has a thin beam and has the 9 and 3 o'clock PWI weight system too.
Anyone have any idea what his new tension is?
I am just skeptical that even if Roger settles on the racquet spec. How do we know for sure Wilson is going to release the new line (or new PS model) in that exact same spec? I would think that Wilson would rather release racquets in more "generic" specifications that make it more "playable" for the general public.
Profit margin drives everything IMHO
Similar situation with Fed's Nike Vapor line. Nike chose not to release the exact model with the carbon fiber shank plate to keep the price down; making the shoes more affordable to the general public.
Just my $0.02...
If Wilson has this(profit) in mind, they should release the exact same model Roger uses because there will be huge demand for this racquet, I can assure you. They don't even have to do any more marketing/advertising because it has already been done during the past half year. Once it is released, it will sell out in a few weeks. It will be hard for Wilson to meet the demands, in fact.
I'm not so sure about that. Wilson sold millions of all the previous versions of the Tour 90s and most of them were not the exact model that Federer used. I think people will buy it as long as it LOOKS like the model that Federer uses.If Wilson has this(profit) in mind, they should release the exact same model Roger uses because there will be huge demand for this racquet, I can assure you. They don't even have to do any more marketing/advertising because it has already been done during the past half year. Once it is released, it will sell out in a few weeks. It will be hard for Wilson to meet the demands, in fact.
I'm not so sure about that. Wilson sold millions of all the previous versions of the Tour 90s and most of them were not the exact model that Federer used. I think people will buy it as long as it LOOKS like the model that Federer uses.
I disagree. I would get Roger's new racquet (if its in the exact same specs) but I wouldn't purchase another one. I think it is too demanding for me to play. Well not unless I'm a hardcore collector and my purpose is to hang them in my wall.
Look at how the Pure Drives and Aeropro's around. They sell so well because they're more playable to the public.
I'm not so sure about that. Wilson sold millions of all the previous versions of the Tour 90s and most of them were not the exact model that Federer used. I think people will buy it as long as it LOOKS like the model that Federer uses.
I had the opportunity of going into the stringers room at the tournament, which was pretty cool! One of the main stringers is the dad of a player I have matched up against a few times and we also were able to practice on the grounds, as well as the kid warming up a lot of the players.
Anyways, Im sure a lot of you would have really investigated many things there but I thought I would share a few of my observations.
I was able to hold and air swing the Rafa, Delpo and Gasquet racquets. All three were not very heavy in mass or swing weight. In fact, they were telling me how only a few of the doubles players use the swingweights everyone seems to think so many of the players have; the upper 300's to 400. These three racquets I held and swung were not any heavier than anything you could buy online at TW. The Rafa racquet was basically the same weight as any aerpro but a very small amount heavier. Delpo was stringing Alu Power at 58, Gasquet was 50 or lower with Big Banger Original, and Rafa was using RPM blast. Gasquet did have a somewhat unique racquet I thought though. I could have looked closer, but it seemed extra length and was just different somehow in the head and throat. This was also a light racquet, was definitely 12 ounces strung or less.
Almost every tournament player was using either Alu power, RPM, or a hybrid with one of the two.
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=494663
The KPS88 wasn't even close to Sampras' specs too.
I disagree. Tons of recreational players used the Dunlop Max 200G back in the 80's and 90's and many used them very well. They were not heavy at all compared to most other racquets of that era. And for people coming from wood racquets (like McEnroe and myself), they actually felt very light.I don't think Wilson or any other racquet manufacturer will release a top flight tour players racquet that is his/her specs.
How many people could play with it? I think they try this several time before. The first that I knew was the Dunlop G200 Max that both Graf and McEnroe use. It was just to hard for most people to even play a set with because it weigh too much for the recreational player.
Another was the KProstaff 88 which many advanced players purchased but that is like less then 1% of the whole tennis playing universe.
The tennis marketing department will just do the same as before; make the graphs the same as Federer racquet and lighten up the frame and make it so that 15% of the recreational player can hit with it since it will be an advance players racquet like the 90 BLX tour is.
Yup, I still see lots of people using the KPS88, too.Some of the top 4.5s at our GOAT country club sill use the KPS 88.
Correct. It still wasn't heavy enough for Sampras so he had to add lots of lead tape to it. Some people forget that Sampras had his PS 85s leaded up to a swingweight of 400. :shock:The KPS88 wasn't even close to Sampras' specs too.