You are correct . That is exactly where Madeline got the idea from. First Chicago bank used to run and ad pointing that fact out...but thats another story.
Heres a bit of trivia ...can you name an ATP player that played with the Mad Raq?
The Mad raq is an incredible stick but it was unsuccesful for several reasons. Sometimes if a product is just too good it cannot be succesful. That is exactly the situation with the Mad Raq. The strings virtually never break. Racquet stringers and stringing companies are very against that! Most stores would not even carry it. Therefore Madeline was forced to come out with the Power Angle instead.
Another problem was Dunlop. You see Dunlop marketed the racquet and came out with the "Dunlop Mcenroe Mad Raq" but they marketed it as a low end gimmick and sold it in Kmart . This was devastating to the Mad Raq as serious players would not be caught dead with a Kmart racquet. (If you want to buy the Dunlop Mcenroe Mad Raq go here:
http://www.woodtennis.com/newMetal/newMetal.html )
I can tell you that I have played with the racquet and it is a legitimate weapon. I have met Madeline and she has told me that her plan is to first have people accept the Power Angle into mainstream. Once people like the Power Angle then she will slowly introduce the Mad Raq under a different name. Hopefully this time people will have an open mind.
honestly, i'd like to get a good estimate on how much one of these would go for in the market before i make any decisions on whether to sell it or not.
