AndrewD, post: 774912, member: 3458
- Jun 12, 2006
Our exercise in quality control
We've been through this exercise at our local pro-shop.
Selected 4 of the high-end models from each of the brands offered - Wilson, Head, Volkl, Fisher, Yonex and Babolat- , 20 racquets per brand, weighed them electronically then looked at the results.
The Fischer racquets had an average deviation (rounded to the nearest) from spec of 1 gram, Vokl were 1 gram, Yonex 3.5 grams, Babolat 5 grams, Head 5.5 grams and Wilson 6 grams .
The racquets tested were:
Babolat - Pure Drive (plus and standard), Pure Control standard, Aero Pro Drive (plus and standard), Pure Storm
Fischer - Pro Number One, M Speed Pro Number One, Pro Tour Extreme FT, Pro Tour
Head - LM Radical MP, LM Instinct, LM Prestige (mid and MP), FXP Prestige (mid and MP)
Volkl- T10 V-engine MP, T10 V-engine Mid, DX 8, DNX V1
Yonex - RDX 500, RDX 300, RDS 001, MP Tour-5
