2014 Babolat Play Racket - Bluetooth. Connected. Tennis.

Babolat Play: Connected Tennis Racket

Sneak Peak into the future of Tennis. A brand new way to measure the way you play tennis. A sneak peak demo was provided by Babolat in Colorado last week to a small group of play testers along sync'ing with the phone app.

TW Blog Update
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Courtesy of TennisTopia, Washington DC's Babolat Distributor

Limited quantities will be available for demo and pre-order soon...

USA - Dec 2013 | Worldwide - Jan 2014

Babolat Play Sneak Peak

Metrics on iPhone App

HD Video of more 2014 Tennis Racket Previews coming soon...

Live Q&A Session and Google+ HangoutPlus: our exclusive look at the 2013 Head Graphene Models

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• 2012 Tennis-Bargains Awards of the Year
• 2013 Head Graphene Rackets
• LIVE Q&A for "Tennis Review" Subscribers (to ask questions)
• Exclusive HD Content: only our Google Fans who "+1" us will be able view HD Galleries and our exclusive playtest videos

USTA's Alex Chan PodCast Interview with JC - Sat 12/8 @ 11AM ET

Here's my first podcast interview:

http://jc10s.com/TennisBargains_PodCast_Episode_1_Download

Dec 2012 - 12/8 @ Tennis PodCast Replay

Wilson Steam 99S - Review, Comparison and Video Playtests

Wilson Steam 99S Review - Pictures, Videos, Feedback and Video Review

Bonus Coverage: More 2013-2014 Racket Sneak Previews
(from Babolat, Head, Wilson, etc...)

Close-up HD Pictures of 2013-2014 Rackets

• Playtesting Videos
• Part 1 - Free Hitting
• Part 2 - Warm ups Drills
• Part 3 - Match Play

Research and Background Info on Wilson Spin Effect Technology (SET)

TW Playtesting:

http://blog.tenniswarehouse.com/playtester-spotlight/britts-playtester-spotlight-jason-huang/

ITF Testing Lab and Wilson's TV commercial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRDkIkxqdws

Info on patented technology - 3000+ RPM averages with 4G Lux strings:

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=443235

Tennis.com's interview with Wilson (TrackMan: Doppler Measurement of Spin)
http://www.tennis.com/gear/2012/09/gear-talk-wilsons-john-lyons-part-1/39374/#.UJdQeIWmCcY

Tennis Bargains Review of Wilson Steam 99S

Pros:

• Lots of Spin
• High Arch and Trajectory
• Well Rounded Racket with Solid Defensive/Offense
• Designed for 3.5-4.0+ players
• For Flat hitters, racket adds safety with extra net clearance
• Moon-ballers' dream; Ground stroke nirvana

Cons:

• Less control in general, Open patterns typically are less precise than Closed pattern rackets
• Steam 16x15 (open) vs Blade 18x20 (closed)
• Must generate racket head speed for Spin to get control (requires moderate to fast swing speed)
• Racket will break strings faster, requiring thicker gauge strings (15g or 16g)
• Poly Luxilon 4G recommended
• 1-Hand Backhanders' nightmare (for the opponent) :)