What’s the story with the Rossignol F260?

RDM

Rookie
So I found this Rossignol F260 in a Thrift Shop about a week ago.
After measuring it, and gleaning some additional details from a brief thread on it I found here, some of it‘s specifications are quite at odds with the F200 family that preceded it.
Weight: 315g strung (296g in previous thread)
Swing Weight: 319 (from previous thread)
RA: 52 (from previous thread)
Balance: 5 points head heavy (from previous thread)
Recommended string tension: 42-45lb
Clearly Rossignol wanted to ”modernise” its specifications with a weight reduction, and increased stiffness. But what’s the intention behind then shifting to a head heavy balance, and the low string tension recommendation? Trying to maintain decent power with a low static and swing weight? Who was this racquet aimed at?
 
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dje31

Professional
Sounds like a softer F250, which was ~60 IIRC, with Rossi's take on Wilson's PWS at 3 & 9.

Pretty low rec'd string tension for its day, ditto for strung weight. Odd being HH.

Looks like you scored yourself a unicorn!
 

NicoMK

Hall of Fame
So I found this Rossignol F260 in a Thrift Shop about a week ago.
After measuring it, and gleaning some additional details from a brief thread on it I found here, some of it‘s specifications are quite at odds with the F200 family that preceded it.
Weight: 315g strung (296g in previous thread)
Swing Weight: 319 (from previous thread)
RA: 52 (from previous thread)
Balance: 5 points head heavy (from previous thread)
Recommended string tension: 42-45lb
Clearly Rossignol wanted to ”modernise” its specifications with a weight reduction, and increased stiffness. But what’s the intention behind then shifting to a head heavy balance, and the low string tension recommendation? Trying to maintain decent power with a low static and swing weight? Who was this racquet aimed at?
I've played with a few Rossis in my young days but never with this one.

Specs look good apart from too light weight maybe. Question is: how does it play?
 

RDM

Rookie
I've played with a few Rossis in my young days but never with this one.

Specs look good apart from too light weight maybe. Question is: how does it play?
Haven’t had a chance to hit with it yet. Hopefully soon. I prefer much higher static and swing weights. Not sure about this one.
 
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