What does P stand for in Prince racquet names?

Miguelin

New User
I don't think it means explicitly more weight (as TW suggests in the thread you quote), although it usually does. From what I've seen in Phantom rackets, the P means "players frame", which usually would be a heavier model, but it specifically refers to the mold. Basically it means it's more boxy. The X doesn't stand for anything (that I can think of) but it means more "modern", as in more rounded beam and "valleyed" or dented joint of the bridge with the main beam.
If you look up the Phantom 100P and 100X it's actually 310g and (up to) 320g respectively.
There were also the "G" models, which if I'm not mistaken stand for "graphite" and basically mean the frame sports the classic middle bridge from the "Graphite" models.
 

Irvin

Talk Tennis Guru
100P stands for Plus weight just like 100L stands for Lite weight?

EDIT: Not to be confused with a grip size of 4L where the L means absolutely nothing.
 

Irvin

Talk Tennis Guru
This new Textreme Tour 95 is a bit more firm, and has a bit more plow than the previous version. That said, it is not quite as solid, or responsive as the Phantom Pro 93P. The 93P has more flex, feel, and more precision from the 18x20 pattern. This new Textreme Tour 95 has a bit more pop, and easier access to spin from the more open pattern. This Textreme Tour 95 swings a bit faster, and the Phantom 93P comes through a bit heftier. We would correlate the thicker beam on the Tour 95 to having a slightly more modern feel, whereas the thin beam on the 93P has a more classic feel.
Troy, TW

the P doesn't stand for anything. It does describe that the racquet is a heavier weight
 

loosegroove

Hall of Fame
100P stands for Plus weight just like 100L stands for Lite weight?

EDIT: Not to be confused with a grip size of 4L where the L means absolutely nothing.
In the Phantom lines, although I don’t think explicitly stated anywhere, P seems to designate box beam.
 
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travlerajm

Talk Tennis Guru
Sometimes brands have been known to come up with abbreviations and then later change what it stands for.

Example: Wilson si in 80’s. Initially, “si” stood for stiffness index, and they even defined it in their brochures as the deflection in mm of the tip when a specified mass is hung from a clamped handle racquet cantilevered horizontally.

20 years later, they decided to redesignate ‘si’ to mean “swing index”. Units undisclosed. But higher swing index meant more power and designed for slower swing.
 
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