Panda Power: A Racket That Can Take 40lbs. String Tension!

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  1. Mark A

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    Right - Parcelforce's night out is paid for, so the rackets will be here tomorrow.
     
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    So realistically we are looking at delivery to us Monday-ish?
     
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    Those who've already paid will have their rackets shipped on Monday.

    I'm working tomorrow morning, then playing tomorrow afternoon - hopefully they'll get here in time to be christened.
     
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    No rackets for the Monday session then :( oh well, my late birthday present will be later.
     
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    Well, that's my weekend sorted:

    SUC50346.jpg

    I'll take mine to my session today and report back.
     
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    They look amazing...
     
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    Wow. Get yours strung and played with! :D they keep looking better in each photo.

    Happy birthday Teebs!
     
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    Happy Kevar day, Mark! :D
     
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    Wow, they have arrived then........you certainly can't miss them!
     
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    Wow... If the Revelation with it's woven carbon was considered subtle, this Kevar is quite loud. :p
     
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    You rang...?

    SUC50348.JPG
     
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    Gosen??? What tension did you decide on?
    Gripped so high.....
     
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    Love that towel colour. String is the wrong colour though, change it to yellow immediately!
    Looking forward to your review. Did you go big on the tension? I imagine this frame mocks anything under 40lb? Grommets maybe not so much
     
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    Gosen 110 30/31 PS - have to test it under my usual setup. High grip... blame Ahmad - I strung his bats and liked the way they moved:).

    I just held up a BG80 set against the racket... it's too close to be a coincidence:D. When I get used to the thing I'll put it in at 32/33, but you're right - the grommets will likely go before the frame.
     
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    I broke my Revelation just yesterday...and now I saw the photos of Trinity Kevlar on this thread...noooo....
     
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    Dang, they look a lot better than in the preview :p!
     
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    There might be ONE unallocated.

    Watch this space.
     
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    [MENTION=72038]Poseidon1985[/MENTION] sent you a PM about revs.

    Mark - how did it go earlier?? hopefully a fast ultra pro K / powerful Rev as Dink described. Not sure how mobile a rev would be at 305bp though :)
     
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    I took a 305 today and I had absolutely no problem getting it where I wanted it.

    The 310 I took... that was a bit more... intense:).
     
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    I found my Kevar to be a bit slow compared to my Rev, but that's probably just due to the different specs.

    Rev: 84.1g 297mm
    Kevar: 84.8g 303mm

    I didn't think the difference was that much just based on numbers, but upon swinging, the kevar felt slower and a more difficult to maneuver than expected. Maybe I just need more time to get used to it.
     
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