The Head Prestige TGK237.2 now available on TW
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ClubHoUno
Banned
cys19
Semi-Pro
Safin used it, but he's not a pro anymore I guess
I thought his was 18/20?
cys19
Semi-Pro
pshulam
Hall of Fame
Instead of giving them away to pros for free, they could sell them to us
That's right. They make money from selling them to the public.
cys19
Semi-Pro
That's what I was thinking last night. Every racquet I've bought I've demoed and bought for $75 or less. (Except for the K90 for a good reason.) Although I'm more consistent with the K90, I miss the feel I get from Head racquets. I also miss the Head grip shape now.
ClubHoUno
Banned
RacquetCraft
Rookie
Nope!!!...you won't find any of that stuff in the pro stock frames. You'll find just good old braided graphite in pro stock frames.
cheers,
RacquetCraft
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
But first, let us know the string pattern !!!
Someone called the TW and they confirmed it was the 18x20, but I still think they were wrong.
238.2 = 16x19
263.2 = 16x19
237.2 = should be 16x19
238.1, 237.1, 263.1 are all 18x20
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
Then why do you even care that they're already sold out?
aimr75
Hall of Fame
thats a bit presumptuous..
Pistol Pete
Semi-Pro
I play the tgk 237.2 its 16x19
TW is incorrect I dont know maybe there 237.2 were misprinted and suppose to be 237.1
TW is incorrect I dont know maybe there 237.2 were misprinted and suppose to be 237.1
cys19
Semi-Pro
I agree with pistol pete. The picture TW's got shows 16x19.
klementine
Hall of Fame
Can someone from TW please clear this up...
Is this a 18x20 or 16x19?
If it's a 16x19.. I'm looking to stock-up.
Is this a 18x20 or 16x19?
If it's a 16x19.. I'm looking to stock-up.
klementine
Hall of Fame
What they're sold-out?????
They just went-up yesterday...
Hopefully this is a good sign to the manufacturers...
We're willing to pay extra for craftmanship and QC.
They just went-up yesterday...
Hopefully this is a good sign to the manufacturers...
We're willing to pay extra for craftmanship and QC.
steve728
Rookie
Like Pistol Pete says, they are indeed 16x19. When I called, the friendly TW sales associate went to the warehouse and got one to confirm. I think whatever initial confusion there was came from the incorrect info on the website and the fact that the racquets were only available for such a short period of time, some sales associates may not have seen it yet. I was told they went on sale yesterday afternoon and sold out this morning.
sargeinaz
Hall of Fame
So they are prestige mids (not midpluses) in a custom 16x19 pattern? Im confused.
pshulam
Hall of Fame
Indeed this is a very healthy indicator for Head. They can easily raise the price to even higher .. so much for the bad economy. A lots of people are dying to pay over $200 for a pro-stock racquet.
Just curious - would you buy one for $400?
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pshulam
Hall of Fame
The site says that the head size is 93 sq. in - that's not a mid plus for sure.
klementine
Hall of Fame
^ No. $400 is pushing it.
$230-$280 is as far as I would go.. as I like to purchase 3 at a time.
$230-$280 is as far as I would go.. as I like to purchase 3 at a time.
downs_chris
Professional
i'm also confused...but i'll guess we'll see when they get to my house on wednesday! haha...
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
WHat is the point of this comment???
Yes, he has done it.
I have done it too.
Is he supposed to donate them or something?
Fed Kennedy
Legend
Open pattern pro stock prestige mid...too bad tw duffed the specs, seems like a cool racquet to try, buyers def post your thoughtsn thanks in advance!
MichaelChang
Hall of Fame
the point is VSB has done huge contribution to the board, and if you'd like to make fun of him then you'd better have done some similar contribution for the board as well, not just by making money off the people here. :twisted:
downs_chris
Professional
will it be hard to get a replacement grommet for this thing? 93 sq in with a 16x19 string pattern...
MichaelChang
Hall of Fame
Did you also send an UNSOLICITED email to numerous people here, listing a whole bunch of pro stocks for sale?
pshulam
Hall of Fame
That would be generous of you guys.
On a personal level, I would donate them IF I received them for free! Practically all my racquets that I have sold have not turned into a profit. When no one was interested even at a low, low price, I donated them to Goodwill. That's just me. I do not expect others to follow suit.
pshulam
Hall of Fame
Good point! It may not be applicable to racket manufacturing, quality control is non existent or way at the bottom of importance as the factories in China focus primarily in cost reduction that may resort to adulteration of process or material in the name of profitability. The company for which I work had to recall many products because one of our suppliers subcontracted their manufacturing to a Chinese company.
pshulam
Hall of Fame
Yes, I do. Head makes a PR statement that they keep some of the production (namely the pro-stock rackets) in Austria to maintain high quality standards but farm outs everything else to Chinese companies that quality control is SECONDARY.
The whole industry needs to be overhauled. All these companies continue to portray the rackets that the consumers buy are actually the same rackets played by the pros. I personally do not care what they use since I do not read tennis magazine or watch tournaments on TV or cable. I have no idea who the pros are and their stats. Even if they actually played with the rackets directly from the assembly without any modifications, what's good for them may not be necessary good for my style of play. Instead of paying the pros for their endorsements, they can easily pass on the savings to us (.. this would never happen, LOL). I work in the medical device industry. The FDA cracks down on all false claims and payments to doctors for anything that might influence the sale of products. Why can't the sport equipment be subject to the same level of scrutiny for consumer protection?
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cys19
Semi-Pro
That's a very good point... hahaha.
maxpotapov
Hall of Fame
Especially considering the equipment has an effect on health
tennispro19
Banned
its not even on tennis warehouse any more
downs_chris
Professional
is the TGK237.1 100% graphite, like TW says the TGK237.2 is? thanks!
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
Then DO NOT list your email on the PUBLIC board...
No, I did not, but he was doing people a favor by doing that...
Also, a lot of the stuff ont his board is PURE spculation, so I am not quite sure who really contributed to the stuff (including myself)...
Yes, RacquetCraft is a great contributor to this board IMO.
MichaelChang
Hall of Fame
Yeah a member who joined the board for 4 month with 80ish posts, where most of his posts are about the pro stocks he owns. He is a great 'contributor' to you because you bought stuff off him. What else to put on the table?
MichaelChang
Hall of Fame
So you are saying what RacquetCraft posted could be PURE speculation. And you don't know who is right and who is wrong.
BDAZ
Hall of Fame
so, are these 100% graphite (no twaron) prestiges with 16x19 pattern? is that your final answer? do these have the "prestige" 93 in. head (ie. 89.5) or might these be what some believe to be the only true 93 incher head has produced and be from the premier tour mold (16x19, right?)? i guess people will see when they get them.
downs_chris
Professional
yeah...i'm wondering the same thing...
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
So you are saying what RacquetCraft posted could be PURE speculation. And you don't know who is right and who is wrong.
I never bought a thing from RC, but I know people that did.
Your understanding of my previous comment is wrong. I said PEOPLE (including your mighty example) on this board post many speculations... And yes, I am not sure who's right on this board on some things...
Again, RC may have joined 4 monthS ago and talked mainly about the Pro sticks... His expertise in that area is well beyond your, mine and many others here...
I have bought sticks from RC and he is a nice guy. Has access to some wild frames and I have nothing but good things to say about the guy. But the problem is none of us can be ABSOLUTELY sure of anything posted on this site, but most on here seem nice enough and usually qualify their statements as opinions or their own observations on playtests, etc.
So dr325i I see you finally made the jump to the A frames, how you liking those?
So dr325i I see you finally made the jump to the A frames, how you liking those?
