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What type of tennis racquet do you play with? (I know alot of you guys are tennis players)

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dolanslebensraum
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I used a high power wilson pro staff my whole life but switched to a low power head graphene touch speed mp a few yrs ago and its awesome.

my pro staff was like a baseball bat. Quite heavy, and only 95–similar to federers racquet.




the reason i like head gtsmp so much is because of how soft and forgiving it is for a players racquet. If you hit the ball softly it will add power so the ball clears the net. If you crush the ball it will subtract power so the ball doesnt go long. Its an incredible racquet imo and it even won some tennis mag award for being the most forgiving players racquet or something.




And the amount of spin you will put on the ball is insane. It almost feels like ping pong or badminton the way it makes the ball fly through the air as if it was lighter and more furry. Below is a video of a bespoke frenchman playing with it. The paintjob on his is from the previous yr but its the same racquet.


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1008648/Head-Graphene-Touch-Speed-MP-2016---Test-par-Team-Tennis-fr

**This thread was edited on Aug 15th 2021 at 1:21:41am
Aug 15 2021 1:19AM
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dolanslebensraum
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What happened to all the tennis players that used to be on summer nsg? There used to be more than a few on here.
Aug 15 2021 10:52PM
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ski_salmon69
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hunterS.dolansonWhat happened to all the tennis players that used to be on summer nsg? There used to be more than a few on here.


tennis is for nerds
Aug 15 2021 11:23PM
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elcheapo
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ski_salmon69tennis is for nerds

I think your thinking badmitten, tennis is pretty fucking fun tbh
Aug 16 2021 12:40AM
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toe-bang-gang
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pickleball is where it’s at
Aug 16 2021 12:51AM
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ski_salmon69
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c4depickleball is where it’s at


pickleball is based asf
Aug 16 2021 12:56AM
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dolanslebensraum
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ski_salmon69tennis is for nerds

see me after class


ElcheapoI think your thinking badmitten, tennis is pretty fucking fun tbh

I think both badminton and tennis are fun as fuck. Badminton is just a slug fest, when the pros smash that thing its going like 150mph off the racquet. I always thought it was cool how weird the dynamics of badminton are.



c4depickleball is where it’s at
ski_salmon69pickleball is based asf

Ive played pickleball with my fam but imo the ball doesnt bounce high enough and you cant put much spin on the ball like you can with tennis.



tennis imo is one of the best sports period because of how much spin you can put on the ball.
Aug 17 2021 1:30AM
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VTshredder69
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Babolat is surely the way to go. Yonex is a close second
Aug 17 2021 11:39AM
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JAHpow
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Racquetball is my crack
Aug 17 2021 11:50AM
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HypeBeast
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Volkl hands down and I'd beat any of you on here. That's a guarantee.
Aug 17 2021 1:16PM
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elcheapo
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hunterS.dolansonsee me after class



I think both badminton and tennis are fun as fuck. Badminton is just a slug fest, when the pros smash that thing its going like 150mph off the racquet. I always thought it was cool how weird the dynamics of badminton are.




Ive played pickleball with my fam but imo the ball doesnt bounce high enough and you cant put much spin on the ball like you can with tennis.



tennis imo is one of the best sports period because of how much spin you can put on the ball.

I guess, badmiitten is kinda like wiffleball and tennis is like baseball on comparison, what I like about tennis is you can bean the opponent were as badmitten its not gonna happen.
Aug 17 2021 4:47PM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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My German engineered superior racquet to smash down inferiorboy beta tennis players with subhuman intelligence.
Aug 17 2021 5:04PM
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dolanslebensraum
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TRVP_ANGELMy German engineered superior racquet to smash down inferiorboy beta tennis players with subhuman intelligence.


Aug 17 2021 9:49PM
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animator
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BLX ProStaff 95 from like… 2012? 2013? I played a lot back in high school (was briefly ranked nationally in Switzerland lol). Could never ever play with a different racquet. I still have it and I play w my friends sometimes but of all the racquets I’ve owned (I really only played with Babalot and Wilson and quickly moved to Wilson only) it’s easily the best one. I liked the extra weight a lot, was never a fan of super light racquets.
Aug 18 2021 11:34PM
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HypeBeast
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animatorBLX ProStaff 95 from like… 2012? 2013? I played a lot back in high school (was briefly ranked nationally in Switzerland lol). Could never ever play with a different racquet. I still have it and I play w my friends sometimes but of all the racquets I’ve owned (I really only played with Babalot and Wilson and quickly moved to Wilson only) it’s easily the best one. I liked the extra weight a lot, was never a fan of super light racquets.


You can smash with heavy racquets like no other. I used to use a heavy Prince racquet from the 90's when I was younger and the power it delivered was comparable to some of the top racquets 10-15 years later. Thing was a beast. Now it's just used for bee tennis.
Aug 19 2021 12:40AM
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dolanslebensraum
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animatorBLX ProStaff 95 from like… 2012? 2013? I played a lot back in high school (was briefly ranked nationally in Switzerland lol). Could never ever play with a different racquet. I still have it and I play w my friends sometimes but of all the racquets I’ve owned (I really only played with Babalot and Wilson and quickly moved to Wilson only) it’s easily the best one. I liked the extra weight a lot, was never a fan of super light racquets.

nice. I think i demoed that racquet once. It had a very well balanced feel compared to my pro staff 6.1. Wasnt a spin machine if i remember, but it was pretty easy to play with


HypeBeastYou can smash with heavy racquets like no other. I used to use a heavy Prince racquet from the 90's when I was younger and the power it delivered was comparable to some of the top racquets 10-15 years later. Thing was a beast. Now it's just used for bee tennis.

Not to disparage your racquet, but every prince racquet ive ever tried has been an enormous pile of shit. Maybe they were bad models, idk. They just seemed very unbalanced and had little control.



im sure some of them are good but i havent had good exp with prince.
Aug 19 2021 9:20PM
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animator
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hunterS.dolansonnice. I think i demoed that racquet once. It had a very well balanced feel compared to my pro staff 6.1. Wasnt a spin machine if i remember, but it was pretty easy to play with



Not to disparage your racquet, but every prince racquet ive ever tried has been an enormous pile of shit. Maybe they were bad models, idk. They just seemed very unbalanced and had little control.



im sure some of them are good but i havent had good exp with prince.


Didn’t have great spin at first but I had my strings replaced and it made a huge difference. I could play base line power or drop shot back spins with no problem
Aug 19 2021 11:33PM
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dolanslebensraum
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animatorDidn’t have great spin at first but I had my strings replaced and it made a huge difference. I could play base line power or drop shot back spins with no problem


Thats cool. Have you tried the rf 97?
i was wondering how you thought they compared.



also i wish head would release the djokovic pro stock like wilson did with feds racquet. I feel like playing with djokers actual racquet would be an other-worldly experience.
Aug 20 2021 12:47AM
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animator
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hunterS.dolansonThats cool. Have you tried the rf 97?
i was wondering how you thought they compared.



also i wish head would release the djokovic pro stock like wilson did with feds racquet. I feel like playing with djokers actual racquet would be an other-worldly experience.


Never tried anything newer than my 95 because I felt that I had my perfect racquet hahaha I will see if I can find one to demo though. It looks badass tho the all black is pretty sick
Aug 20 2021 6:06AM
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dolanslebensraum
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animatorNever tried anything newer than my 95 because I felt that I had my perfect racquet hahaha I will see if I can find one to demo though. It looks badass tho the all black is pretty sick

Yeah it does look good. Its a fucking beast tho.




Aug 20 2021 9:44AM
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HypeBeast
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hunterS.dolansonnice. I think i demoed that racquet once. It had a very well balanced feel compared to my pro staff 6.1. Wasnt a spin machine if i remember, but it was pretty easy to play with



Not to disparage your racquet, but every prince racquet ive ever tried has been an enormous pile of shit. Maybe they were bad models, idk. They just seemed very unbalanced and had little control.



im sure some of them are good but i havent had good exp with prince.


Nah this one was heavy and from the 90's. Likely a top line model. I prefer volkl now
Aug 20 2021 1:55PM
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dolanslebensraum
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HypeBeastNah this one was heavy and from the 90's. Likely a top line model. I prefer volkl now


Nice. I forgot that volkl head and fischer all make both skis and tennis racquets.

i hear that wilson racquets have consistency issues. Me and my dad both had the same wilson racquets and they each felt fairly different from one another. Having multiple head racquets now that play exactly the same i kind of despise wilson for having such shitty qc.
Aug 21 2021 9:51PM
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Notaskibum
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Babalot pure aero, used different versions for the better part of a decade

Let's hit Dolan if you ever come to Utah
Aug 24 2021 10:21PM
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