Stepanek's DNX 9 vs stock?

emerckx53

emerckx53

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Off of the Volkl blog.. these specs differ from stock...just curious..since the swingweight stayed the same but the raquet seems way heavier unstrung...he didn't give the location of added weight...specs are given by a Volkl tech named Tom...

http://blog.voelkl-tennis.com/stories/1637237/#comments

68.6 cm length (27")
349.00 grams weight (says unstrung on the blog)
30.30 cm balance
315-swing-weight inertia

Stock from TW:

Length: 27 inches / 69 cm
Strung Weight: 11.5oz / 326g
Balance: 6pts Head Light
Swingweight: 314


Thanks in advance..
 
Stepanek does not use a real DNX 9. He uses a Tour 10 V-Engine MP with a DNX 9 paintjob, as does Shenay Perry. If you do a search on these boards, you'll find info pertaining to such.
 
That would be Tom Parry..he's the Dtr of Player Services and that is likely just a typo with the swingweight. Stepanek does use the DNX9
 
I strongly believe Stepanek is still using a Tour 10 VE Mid with a DNX9 paint scheme.

Here's my evidence:

http://news.yahoo.com/photo/070111/ids_photos_sp/r1939177396.jpg

Take a sheet of paper, put it up to your computer screen and copy with pencil the inside edge of the V angle (right next to the strings).

Now go to TW and click on the photos of the Tour 10 V-E Mid and the DNX9.

Put the pencil drawn angle of Stepanek's racquet up to the inside edge of the V of both racquets.

Stepanek's racquet angle matches perfectly with the T10VEMid, but not the DNX9.

Don't take my word, check it for yourself.
 
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In any case, you are comparing Stepanek's unstrung swingweight to the strung swingweight of the stock DNX 9.
 
meh said:
In any case, you are comparing Stepanek's unstrung swingweight to the strung swingweight of the stock DNX 9.
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Which would make Stepanek's strung racquet close to 13 oz. or significantly heavier than the stock DNX 9.
 
Indy Tennis said:
I strongly believe Stepanek is still using a Tour 10 VE Mid with a DNX9 paint scheme.

Here's my evidence:

http://news.yahoo.com/photo/070111/ids_photos_sp/r1939177396.jpg

Take a sheet of paper, put it up to your computer screen and copy with pencil the inside edge of the V angle (right next to the strings).

Now go to TW and click on the photos of the Tour 10 V-E Mid and the DNX9.

Put the pencil drawn angle of Stepanek's racquet up to the inside edge of the V of both racquets.

Stepanek's racquet angle matches perfectly with the T10VEMid, but not the DNX9.

Don't take my word, check it for yourself.
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Yes, we went through this same exercise many months ago. It was determined that throat bridge on Stepanek's racquet was a much sharper "V" than on the DNX 9, but matched the angle of the "V" on the Tour 10 V-Engine MP exactly.

Shenay Perry admitted to a poster on this board flat out that her DNX 9 is a paintjob of a Tour 10 V-Engine MP. Also, I watched a match of hers last summer from the sideline in which she switched back and forth from a DNX 9 paintjob to a Tour 10 VE MP paintjob.

It would make sense that Stepanek is using the same paintjob that Perry is using.
 
BreakPoint said:
No doubt in my mind. It's not a DNX 9, but a T10 VE. Now that I think about it, I don't know of any pros that use a real DNX racquet.
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I think J. Novak does. The angle on Radek's racket does look a bit sharper, but he does have 19 crosses as far as I counted :-/, so the Mid theory seems to be false (if he doesn't have a mid custom drilled...which I don't think is the case... so it's probably the MP version).
 
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0d1n said:
I think J. Novak does. The angle on Radek's racket does look a bit sharper, but he does have 19 crosses as far as I counted :-/, so the Mid theory seems to be false (if he doesn't have a mid custom drilled...which I don't think is the case... so it's probably the MP version).
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Stepanek uses the tour 10 V -engine, customized with lead. As for Jiri Novak, still plays the old C 10 pro.
 
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0d1n said:
I think J. Novak does.
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I have a feeling it may be a paintjob of the Tour 10 MP Gen II, as here's a pic of him using a Gen II before he switched to the DNX 10 paintjob. They are different enough that I don't think he would easily switch to the DNX 10, but I could be wrong.

50859249.jpg
 
No BP, he never played the Gen II, he still playes the C 10, here's the proof for those who have a c 10 pro, look at the throat grommet, its the one of the C 10 pro!



ps: look at the dnx parts, fake, just painted on.
 
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ericsson, you're probably right. I don't own a C10 Pro so I don't know what the throat grommet looks like. That pic I linked to sure does look like a Gen II though, but of course, it could be a paintjob of the C10 Pro. If so, they did a great job of painting it to look just like a Gen II.
 
Whatever Stepanek is using it's not stock. I don't know why I spent so much time on this, but if you measure the ratio of racquet length to width and calculate his frame is a mid, not mid-plus. But his racquet also has a 16x19 string pattern.

So it appears to be a custom frame based on the Tour 10 V-E Mid mold, but using a 16x19 pattern.

Why we care so much? That's a whole different issue.

Speaking of Stepanek here's an amazing video highlight reel of him playing Acasuso. He keeps getting Acasuso with drop shots.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx1K9tBtnz4
 
doesnt look a dnx to me:







As you can see the dnx parts are just painted. like with most of their top players. Look at really thin beam. (and very big grip)
 
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Indy Tennis said:
Whatever Stepanek is using it's not stock. I don't know why I spent so much time on this, but if you measure the ratio of racquet length to width and calculate his frame is a mid, not mid-plus. But his racquet also has a 16x19 string pattern.

So it appears to be a custom frame based on the Tour 10 V-E Mid mold, but using a 16x19 pattern.

Why we care so much? That's a whole different issue.

Speaking of Stepanek here's an amazing video highlight reel of him playing Acasuso. He keeps getting Acasuso with drop shots.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx1K9tBtnz4
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This I think is right on....the shape matches a VE mid perfectly.......different string pattern.....prob total custom.....thanks for the info. SAG and BP, lighten up..I had a question so I asked it. Good Lord this place is loaded with forum police.:-(
 
CollegeBound said:
Is that relevant or necessary? I was really hoping we could have a year where you don't take every opportunity to be a smart alec and try to stir up trouble.
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And WTF is your problem? :confused: How does what I said stir up trouble except in your little mind?

I can't think of any pros that use a real DNX racquet. What's wrong with saying that? :confused: That's just my opinion of course and based on my pool of knowledge. It doesn't mean that it's a fact that no pros use a real DNX racquet nor that no one can think of any pros that use a real DNX racquet nor that you can't think of any pros that use a real DNX racquet. If you can, why don't you just share that information with us instead of taking cheap shots at me?

If we were talking about a pro wearing green shorts, and I said that I can't think of any pro that wears green shorts, is that irrelevant or does that mean that no pros wear green shorts? Of course not! It just means that I, personally, could not think of any.

And if you think I'm somehow biased against Volkl, I'm also on the record as saying that I don't know of any pros that use a real Wilson nCode racquet. And I think the DNX 10 Mid is a great racquet, just read my review on the TW product page.

I'm hoping you'll learn something in college, if you ever get there.
 
ericsson, great pics!!!

Just compare the throat and head shape of the racquet that Stepanek is holding in this pic:



...with this pic of the stock DNX 9. Note the distinct differences in the angle of the "V" in the throat and the head shape and size:

VDNX9-big.jpg


Look pretty obvious to me that Stepanek's racquet is not a real DNX 9.
 
emerckx53 said:
SAG and BP, lighten up..I had a question so I asked it. Good Lord this place is loaded with forum police.:-(
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Huh? Could you please elaborate?

You asked why the differences between a stock DNX 9 and Stepanek's racquet and I gave you an answer (which, of course, is only my opinion). So why the comment about "lightening up"? :confused:
 
BreakPoint said:
Huh? Could you please elaborate?

You asked why the differences between a stock DNX 9 and Stepanek's racquet and I gave you an answer (which, of course, is only my opinion). So why the comment about "lightening up"? :confused:
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Break....Ok, I was a little defensive from SAG's comments.....I went back and looked at your posts and yes, you were just stating facts, so I owe you an apology. I spend time on many forums and I am getting pretty annoyed at people with attitudes regarding questions that may have already been asked, corrections and just generally being forum snobs/police etc...it's all in the way people respond...it can be done without making the original poster feel like a knucklehead. Sorry for the rant-
 
Sagittar said:
why the two threads?
you only added the link and you could've done that there ...
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Ok SAG, now I owe you an apology as well! I thought you were scolding me until I got onto the second page of this thread and saw the double thread! I have no idea how that happened but in any case I now understand your comments....I am a little testy these days.....:-(
 
Gee, guys, which version are we still missing? Let's try "it's really a DNX 9, formerly painted to look like a Tour 10 VE MP, then shrunk down to a 93-inch mid version, then painted again to look like a 98-inch DNX 9."
 
Django said:
Gee, guys, which version are we still missing? Let's try "it's really a DNX 9, formerly painted to look like a Tour 10 VE MP, then shrunk down to a 93-inch mid version, then painted again to look like a 98-inch DNX 9."
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Exactly...how do you think his frames got to be heavy? It's all the paintjobs over the paintjobs.....they are done to fool the TW posters who constantly duke it out over what Player X really uses, and base it on pictures which are almost always very deceptive...we even have a poster or two here who claim such brilliance as to claim to know what racquet a player uses merely by watching what their ball does when hit whilst watching them play on TV! hahahahaha...
who cares what they really use? The only player who should really care is the player.
 
i dont really care what he's using but i like to discuss it, thats why a forum or a board is there, to discuss and respect people opinions without being annoying, if one dont like he's free to step out...

ps: more then half the talk here is about paintjobs, people just like to know what the pro's play with, it's fun.
 
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