@@alexpate8626 sorry to be late but he explained in another video that the O rackets were a nightmare to string: because of this, stringers began discouraging prince rackets (so stringers would not have to string them) and it kinda fell out of style, kinda like Radio Shack, or VHS tapes, rotary telephones, Garmins, you get the point... lol
Quick summary of "Why don't I do Prince?" First 3 minutes of a 5 min video: "i dOn'T dO PriNcE" - yeah sure, we read that in the title, but why? - "LoOk aT mY SHoP i dOn'T dO PriNcE" - k buddy... but *WHY* ?! - "cUz oTHeR gUYs SeLl thEm SO iDon'T" - Clap. Clap. Clap. Worst presentation skills ever, content's emptiness is as close to outer space void as it gets. False arguments too: as a retailer you can buy directly from Prince and there's also loads of different retailers (independant I mean) other than tennis warehouse.
I couldn't agree with you more and this is the more or less the way all of his vids are. I think I've watch maybe 4 or 5 and I have yet to watch a complete vid. He talks far too much without saying a damn thing. Clearly loves the sound of his own voice and he believes that he is delivering absolute words of wisdom. His pitch and delivery would be great for working with 12 year olds with a short attention span and his reasoning for not carrying Prince rackets is just is pretty lame just like his presentation skills.
@@capricornmagic63 Man you folks get worked up really easily. You don't like the way he looks and the way he talks, so you hating on him like he murdered your favorite dog LOL.
@@abujabi i enjoy his videos a lot tho. Hes got dad energy. This one WAS a bit drug out. Im not going to watch his prince history vid when it comes out thats for sure. All the videos ive watched were him talking to the camera with barely any editing. I think that prince video might be a little out pf his range.
You're so right. Much better to push Wilson's 10g / 10SW off specs, or elbow breaking Babolat's (but perhaps the cunning plan is being able to sell elbow braces as well).
Sell them the Pure Aero first so your arm breaks, then sell the arm savior Wilson Clash (But buy 5 to find two that match). Sounds like a good business plan to me.
@ThePaul Steezo I have been playing Hyper G 17 and Hyper G 16 in those garbage racquets that Tennis Spin won't sell (Prince Phantom's) for the past 2.5 years with no problem whatsoever as Hyper G is not very stiff for a poly and works well in a soft frame. But I can see how it could be an issue in a 70 RA racquet that's too light to absorb shocks.
@@johnnyguitar6697 I've been playing with the original 2017 Phantom 100 since I injured my arm with polyester at 38 pounds. I also customized the frame's static weight to 11.5 oz. and increased the swingweight to 310. I recently upgraded to the 2020 O3 Phantom 100X. Plays like a charm!
Prince is truly back with Textremes and Phantoms. Can't play with Babolat s as they are arm killers despite whatever one customizes with strings; atleast that's how it is for most of the recreational folks out there.
Agree with you a 100%! I've been with Prince since 1976 with the aluminum classic and currently playing with the 2020 O3 Phantom 100X. Look for these new products coming out around mid-August: Men's & Women's T22.5 Camo Bags Limited edition Phantoms Ironically, I'm a Prince brand dealer and working with TW as my wholesale source! :)
@@AMstringing can you share some insight of phantom 100x ? I'm looking at 290gr one mainly because its low stiffness. Currently my babolat pure drive lite 2015 is too stiff and starts hurting my elbow after using it for 9 months. Thank you
@@juggernauts9880 Unfortunately, the Phantom 100X (290) is the only frame that I haven't tested or sold. If you can swing the 305 gm. model that would be my recommendation. Both the 290 and 305 have a similar swingweight, so you won't feel the weight difference as much. Since the frame is pretty flexible, the extra weight on the 305 will provide you added stability and plow through. At this point, almost anything you pick up compared to the Pure Drive will offer you more comfort!
I switched to prince a couple of years ago (textreme 100p) and have now switched to the phantom 100x and I really love them. I have tried all brands and models. I could start a shop with my models 😀 but there was something that was always lacking. They were either To stiff our the feel just wasn’t right. A racket is so personal so I do not diss any brand but I get why prince have fallen of the radar. Only the big 4 like Wilson,yonex,head and babolat have the budgets to market on a global scale so their popularity is very dependent on marketing rather then quality. As you stated because of their bankruptcy prince just can’t compete anymore. Reviews should be made based on the racket rather than their marketing value. My teacher sells babolat exclusively and I gave him the phantom and he was stunned by how good it played. He was pleasantly surprised... We as consumers do not care about the inner competition in the selling world. We just want good rackets 😜😜😜
The Prince brand currently operates under a licensing model where the IP is owned by a partner company who specializes in licensing by the name of Authentic Brands Group. For the past 1.5 years they have been working with the teams from Tennis Warehouse and Dick’s Sporting Goods to be the licensees and distribution partners here in the US market and have been working to regain their place in the wholesale market. Although there’s been quite a few changes to the distribution model the good news is that the core brand operations like product development have never stopped and the core team is still in place in New York to help design and manufacture some of the best tennis products in the world.
Because of arm problems I started playing with one of my old Prince Spectrum Comp 110’s (it’s really about 104”) and WOW. String it up with polyester at a low tension and it’s magic. Spin, control, enough power, nice round head for net play... and no more arm problems.
I have tried, believe me i have TRIED!!!, not to buy prince. But honestly, when it comes to looking for a new players stick right now, Prince are the best. I almost went with a yonex 330 but i just couldn't put it ahead of Prince's player frames. It's not cool to game a Prince but the feel of these rackets are above everybody else. Just my opinion.
Agree with you a 100%! I've been with brand since the aluminum Prince Classic and currently playing with the 2020 O3 Phantom 100X. It was great when USPTA endorsed Prince, but when they switched brands, I never switched. There's definitely a strong loyal fan base of Prince users and the brand is making a comeback!! Look for these new products coming out around mid-August: Men's & Women's T22.5 Camo Bags Limited edition Phantoms Ironically, I'm a Prince brand dealer and working with TW as my wholesale source! :)
@@AMstringing hi, i play the Prince Tour 100P Racket. In my Opinion this one looks so ugly but the feel and all is perfect. You know if there are a new serie planed like the Wimbledon Edition 2 Years ago or so? The white one. I loved the white one!
Same here. Looking for a control racquet because I can’t play with anything else. Vsense10-325 now but looking at phantom 93p for better control. How many midsize racquets are there? Not many and Prince caters just that nicely. Only two brands that interest me now and it’s Prince and Head.
Still playing with my Prince O3 Hornet Hybrid MP and just to show I'm a time traveler have a 4 5/8 grip too. Kinda getting back into tennis as a senior, but was wondering what would happen if I needed new rackets, eg, what's comparable to the Princes and/or having to play w/smaller grips. No hurry to get anything newer - and maybe I'm good - but for grins and giggles would be interesting to test something else out and be able to compare.
If you're married to the O3 feel, then the Textreme O3 Beast 100 would be your best bet. Prince is discontinuing the frame and Tennis Warehouse has a great sale on them! www.tennis-warehouse.com/Prince_Textreme_Beast_O3_100/descpageRCTWABG-BS031H.html In comparison to your O3 Hornet Hybrid, the O3 Beast is .4 oz heavier and has a lower swingweight.
Great racquet!. Played with one for several years till last year. Handle cracked..Bought a couple on ebay,, but same problem. Still looking for a replacement.
Am gutted to hear this. As an ex Junior that was sponsored by Prince in both Tennis & Squash this really makes me sad. Such a shame for such an amazing brand!
Prince, or the company that now owns Prince are doing it smart coming back into big time tennis. They went into receivership and TW bought the brand. Another 5-10 years Prince will again be #1 in Tennis. Prince are leading the way in 'arm friendly' frames. Modern racquets are stiff, powerfull arm killers. Tennis royalty is back, Long Live The PRINCE.
The Prince brand currently operates under a licensing model where the IP is owned by a partner company who specializes in licensing by the name of Authentic Brands Group. For the past 1.5 years they have been working with the teams from Tennis Warehouse and Dick’s Sporting Goods to be the licensees and distribution partners here in the US market and have been working to regain their place in the wholesale market. Although there’s been quite a few changes to the distribution model the good news is that the core brand operations like product development have never stopped and the core team is still in place in New York to help design and manufacture some of the best tennis products in the world.
One of my favorite is the POG OS and hope to grow old with it. I have a couple different ESP racquets, Ignite Mid, and the 2019 93p. I enjoy all of these. If anything...you should have said how stringing o-port racquets can be a pain if you don't have a turntable brake. hahahah. As said by a few in the comment section, the racquets Prince has released the last couple years are great.
Got here trying to find the prince racquet I loved in the early 90’s. It was oversized. Was it a db26? Loved that racquet but thought it was similar but something else. Any help TH-cam community?
Please do a video on newer Dunlop racquets. I have a Biometic 400 and like it but need to replace it. I am not sure which one to choose. They are very elbow friendly racquets.
Although I use Yonex Vcore 98 305 now. It was the Prince Rebel 95 that I played my best. It still gives me goosbumbs whenever I remember playing with that racquet. 👍
You do have a point about Prince. I found a Prince racquet in my garage 2 weeks ago. Still looks good, after 15 years of not playing, I am starting to play again. Now I bought a Wilson ultra uv. I think I will use Wilson from now on.
In Europe they have been all over all the time. Not only TW, but the other big online stores like tennispoint and tennispro, as well as in small stores, bigger store chains, club shops etc. Great sticks. The Tour line is just awesome.
Yes, if I wasn't playing with the O3 Phantom 100X I would play with the Phantom 100X. The Phantom 100P is nice too . . . I like the paint job better than the X Series.
Prince has great rackets and crap marketing. Not enough pros use them, probably because Prince can't pay enough. Best Prince sticks: Textreme Tour 100 (310), Textreme Beast 100 (regular and 03 grommet models), Textreme Beast 98 (regular and 03 grommet models). For lighter models, the Textreme Warrior line is good. Prince (like Babolat) also makes a great line of beginner rackets. One of their biggest problems across their racket lines is they offer way too many models and too many of their rackets are very similar. This just creates confusion for buyers and hurts sales. I'd put the Prince rackets I listed above against anything from the top 3 - Babolat, Head, or Wilson. The top 3 offer more stiff rackets, but the new model trend has moved toward the more plush rackets, so Prince should be back in that game. If you don't believe me, check the Wilson v7 line, and the Head Gravity line (even the new Graphene 360 and 360+ lines have slightly lower RA's than in the past). Only Babolat has stuck with the stiffer Aero and Pure Drive lines and even their newest are slightly softer, including the Pure Strike 3rd Gen line. To me, the ultimate racket combination is - - Controlled Power - - that seems counter intuitive. How can you have both power and control? Don't they work against each other? They do, but the magic is in the engineering of string bed spacing for sweet spot and spin, the racket's balance which affects swing weight and maneuverability, and the choice of where and how the flex or stiffness of the racket is designed in. Prince is pretty good at designing rackets with a good balance of all three. In my opinion, the difference between Prince and all the rest is mostly marketing. Try a demo of the Textreme 100 Tour 100 (310), the Beast 100 (regular grommets), and the Beast 98 (with 03 grommets) from Tennis Warehouse for $15.
@@AMstringing I have a phantom pro 100, but I've tried most of the others and find them lacking. To me, they are nothing special and are another example of how prince muddles their line up with too many sticks with similar specs and playability characteristics. I'd like a demo of the phantom 18x20. It's paper specs and 18x20 pattern would seem to offer the controlled power I go for in a racket.
Speaking about CTS, look for the new limited edition Phantom racquets in mid-August. •Limited Edition Phantom 100G (updated version of the Phantom 100P w/a crossbar) •Limited Edition 100G LB LTD (updated version of the Phantom 100P w/a crossbar and 28” length) •Limited Edition 107G (updated version on the Phantom w/a crossbar - 21-17mm CTS section)
Unfortunately there has been a lot of changes and some uncertainty with the brand in recent years. The good news is that the core brand operations like product development have never stopped and the team is still in place in NYC to design and manufacture some of the best tennis products in the world. Ironically, I'm a Prince brand dealer and working with TW as my wholesale source! :)
He plays with the Beast Pro 100 LB (27.5"). Not an easy stick to play with at a high 351 swingweight, but who knows what his actual specs are . . . maybe even higher?
@@AMstringing I just got one and the swing weight printed on the racquet is 314. The TW info is incorrect and I let them know. I almost didn't get it because I thought it might be too much for me to swing, but it's not a problem at all for me, and I'm 68 and not a big guy! My main stick is a Babolat Pure Aero that I added some weight to. Strung and with the added weight, it's 11.9 oz vs the Beast which is 12 oz strung.
@@whuang03 There is a video of him interviewed by Tennis Warehouse. He says he always has played with Prince raquets. I assume he is being paid, but don't know for sure.
Tried the TTextreme 100P but developed wrist pain and gave it away, no such problem with PK Ki5 320 or Clash Tour. Maybe the Phantom line are more comfortable.
I still play with the Prince Original Graphite 100...awesome racquet. I just acquired the Graphite Tour XR, Japan model...awesome racquet. Has anyone told this gut that Tennis Warehouse and Dick's Sporting goods are the only ones that can carry Prince Racquets in the US?
If there's anything that gives me hope about Prince today, it's there Phantom line of racquets. I personally use the Phantom 100X 305 & it is (in my opinion) one of Prince's best racquets they've made in years! I've been a hardcore Wilson guy for the last 10 years (was never a fan of the green P back then) but Prince's latest stuff has now made a believer out of me! Would love to see them make a comeback one day if they've got it in them. :-)
Thanks for the videos! I went through the litany of Prince rackets when I was a kid: the Magnesium, which was awesome because it would warp and still play good, the Spectrum, the Graphite, the Graphite II. But they always seemed to discontinue a successful frame at its peak popularity.
Those were all great racquets, but I'm surprised your Magnesiums never showed any signs of corrosion . . . that was one of the weird things about that frame. Maybe it has to do with living in Hawaii? Funny thing is that I recently met Pat Cash and mentioned he played with the Magnesium at one point in his career and had the same corrosion issue. Try the Phantom line of racquets, they're even coming out with some new ones in mid-August. •NEW! Limited Edition Phantom 100G (updated version of the Phantom 100P w/a crossbar) •NEW! Limited Edition 100G LB LTD (updated version of the Phantom 100P w/a crossbar and 28” length) •NEW! Limited Edition 107G (updated version on the Phantom w/a crossbar - 21-17mm CTS section)
Funny . . . similar paths but different roads! I've been with Prince since the 1976 aluminum classic and currently playing with the 2020 O3 Phantom 100X :)
@@miguelbarahona6636 Yes, you should check out the 2020 models! they added Twaron for improved feel and sound. Look for the new limited edition Phantoms in mid-August. •Limited Edition Phantom 100G (updated version of the Phantom 100P w/a crossbar) •Limited Edition 100G LB LTD (updated version of the Phantom 100P w/a crossbar and 28” length) •Limited Edition 107G (updated version on the Phantom w/a crossbar - 21-17mm CTS section)
I’m just trying to figure out why people ask you to compare racquets. They can go to Tennis Warehouse and do side-by-side comparison with most racquets in addition to get reviews from people that actually hit with a lot of the racquets, and demo up to three or fours for 7 days which is the best way to make a decision on buying a racquet.
TW banned me because when I posted my tennis video it played an ad and they banned me for self-promotion lol. I guess they are afraid I may make .02 cents a click. Very petty of them.
Tennis is big enough plenty of stores can exist. My main store in Toronto is a competitor of Tennis Warehouse. They started in a tennis centre's pro shop and now have their own warehouse. Not everyone knows about Tennis Warehouse. Tennis Spin is probably a busy shop too.
@@davidpayumo23 It is just a normal pro shop in north bay of the San Francisco bay area, but has the Brad Gilbert name on it so they charge a little more. I have lived here all my life and just found out about them two years ago from my doubles partner. Only shop around here who has most models of Asics tennis shoes in stock, so I can actually find correct sizing since this years models seem to run 1/2 size big for me. I went to college in the same town as Tennis Warehouse. Interestingly back then they just had a fairly averaged sized pro shop, with a huge warehouse in the back of it.
So it sounds like part of the reason might be that buying it directly from a competitor cuts down on the margin you’d earn? As far as quality is concerned, prince racquets work just fine and it’s not like quality came down. I bought two last year from warehouse and I like em. In fact I’ve had a worse experience w the Wilson racquets. Kind of heavy and clunky. I like the larger oversized ones.
But if Prince becomes number 1 again? Will you change your mind? I'm sure if the next great tennis. phenom uses it, sales will be off thr charts I have a bunch of prince's from the 80s and the 90s.. Would like to try the new phantom 93s
I bought the Prince T22 shoes because I heard such good reviews and I have a slightly wide foot. On one shoe the inside had a very annoying pressure that never went away. I got back into tennis recently after about 3 years not using them and the soft rubber on one shoe became very hard to the point I was sliding and marking when I got on the court. The shoes were kept in a very safe environment, no reason it should've changed. I'm on the new Babolat Propulse Fury AC shoes and the comfort and performance is so much better.
If you have wide feet, the T22 is not the shoe for you. You should try the newer T22 Lite which doesn't have those hard plastic forefoot straps. I'm a loyal Prince shoe user, but could never wear the original T22's because of my wide feet. Currently, the T22 Lite only comes in a red/black/white color, but in mid-August look for the new T22.5 in white/black.green and black/yellow!
Yes Prince isnt cool any more. I think they lost a few big players, like Maria Sharapova which might have had something to do with it. Having said that my 2 favourite rackets to play with right now are the Prince Original Graphite OS and the TT Warrior OS (the white one).
I have a Yonex ezone and I love it because it gives you everything and doesn’t kill your arm but u definitely want to demo both before you buy a high quality racket like that
you can't have all. Ezone 100 more power, less comfortable. Clash good spin and comfort and definitely some power. I have the Clash tour but I would go with the regular one.
@@jrvasiosk great feedback, thanks to everyone for their input, makes sense you cant have all, thats why i said a bit of control. and really? i heard another guy said hed choose the regular clash due to being able to swing it faster
Thats a kick ass frame. One of my favorites. Im messing around with 2 new 93p 18x20 that i just bought and they are great. If they put those specs in a 98sq in head, it would be the perfect frame. Im sorry but prince still makes awesome shit.
The Phantom 97P might be an option for you, but not sure if you would like the 16x18 string pattern? You would have to add some lead to spec the frame exactly. Some of that weight might be from the leather grip on the 93P versions.
Prince killed itself with all the rackets drilled with holes. Pros couldn't "pretend" to use their off the shelf frames (which is the case with a high percentage of pros) if their off the shelf frames had holes in them and their actual frames don't. Their textreme line, the beast, phantom, and tour series, are as good as anything anyone else puts out, and most of them come with options to have standard grommets or the o3 holes.
The new Prince Twistpower racquet looks really cool. It seems to play well too. Do you think it might be worth stocking in your store? It appears that Prince may have a winning frame that is worth considering. Thoughts?
The Prince 93P in the 18x20 pattern is pretty dope. I thought about replacing my 4 Head Prestige Classic 600 with them but decided against it because I don't want to demo from tennis warehouse. Might try to get one used to test it out. Serve and Volley players sticks are few and far between
Maybe it’s because I blew up my elbow with a older Prince that Roger Federer used. It was heavy with power, but the extra swing force makes my elbow real sore in just a few plays. Still have it, like new. All the Babolats I now use cured and have never injured my elbow again. Switch back to Prince and I can feel my elbow going out again.
Head and Babolat destroy people's arms. Prince is the best racquet by a mile for preventing injuries and still being a competitive player's stick. Half of the teaching pro's know very little about flex or strings and have their students using a Pure Drive then can't understand why the player is injured. My son was the #5 recruit in the US using a super flexible, low powered racquet.
Basically a 5 min video about the big slammer that's breaking the internet coming out on why you don't carry them. Had you said "I just don't like them" I could respect that.
The Prince brand currently operates under a licensing model where the IP is owned by a partner company who specializes in licensing by the name of Authentic Brands Group. For the past 1.5 years they have been working with the teams from Tennis Warehouse and Dick’s Sporting Goods to be the licensees and distribution partners here in the US market and have been working to regain their place in the wholesale market. While there’s been quite a few changes to the distribution model the good news is that the core brand operations like product development have never stopped and the core team is still in place in NYC to help design and manufacture some of the best tennis products in the world.
I have never played with prince but have demoed a few from TW. And they are making top notch players frames that I could easily play with. And they are reasonably prices as well. My current Raquet of choice is the latest prestige MP. I’d take prince over those stiff babolat any day.
If your racquet of choice is the Head Prestige MP, you should check out the latest Phantom 100X (18x20) . . . very similar specs. www.tennis-warehouse.com/Prince_Phantom_100X_18x20/descpageRCTWABG-PPX182.html Differences of the Phantom include: 1) Slightly larger head size 2) Rounder head shape 3) More squarish grip shape (Head tends to be more rectangular than other brands)
@@Bambotb The Prestige MP prior to 2021 is more flexible with a RA stiffness of 61. The beam width is 20mm. The Phantom 100X has a RA stiffness of 59 and the beam width is tapered from the shaft to tip, 18-22mm.
If you wanna troll TW the play is to troll the Talk Tennis boards. Possible video ideas you could troll them with.. ‘What kind of socks is Kyrigos wearing’.... ‘Another St Vincent Pro Staff Thread’ ... ‘What was Connors’ string tension on Tuesdays’ ...and the always fun ‘Could anyone pre 1982 win today if everyone had to play with wood frames’.
I always found the Prince products in North America are very lack luster . When I visit Japan, Prince Japan has a plethora of different products such as the X97 Tour and their Beast series is totally different and comes in regular grommet or 03 Ports. Prince North America just needs to step up their game.
Yes, it's unbelievable how much Japan has in terms of racquet selection, not to mention the shoes and apparel too! Ironically, there are some visitors from Japan that seek out US frames since they're not available in their own country.
Here's an explanation that might help . . . Japan has their own license and works with ABG, like Tennis Warehouse in the U.S. Japan does have more input regarding racquet design. Recently, the Twistpower X100 was added to the Prince line which is originally a Japan licensee design. Check it out here: th-cam.com/video/6rVg8Z9zaXI/w-d-xo.html Prince as a brand has not experienced the “turmoil” overseas it has in the U.S., which may explain why Japan have so many more products. Considering the state of the business here between 2012-2016, Prince is rebuilding what once was in the U.S.
I understand why you don't carry them. It wouldn't be profitable, and that 100% makes sense from a business perspective. That said, Prince is currently putting out some really great sticks at good-to-great prices. I'm playing with the Beast 98, which I switched to from a Pure Drive+ (2015) when I started having some issues with tennis elbow. I've previously played primarily with Head (Ti. Radical, i. Radical, i.Prestige, and Youtek IG Prestige) and Volkl (Tour 10 93, Quantum 10). Before I switched to Prince I had narrowed my search down to three sticks; Babolat Pure Strike, Yonex Ezone DR 98, and the Prince Beast 98. I liked all three almost equally, and the fact that I could pick up three of the beasts for ~$150 made it an extremely easy decision. I'm sure the QC isn't as tight as Yonex, but a $10 racquet matching fee took care of that and resulted in 3 sticks within one gram of weight, all with equal swing weights. I have no affiliation with Prince at all, but I wouldn't write them off if you're in the market for a new racquet.
Yes, you're right about the Beast 98. It was poorly marketed, but is one of the hidden gems in the Prince line. I hope you're stocking up on them now since they are being discontinued. Tennis Warehouse has a great sale on them right now. www.tennis-warehouse.com/Prince_Textreme_Beast_98/descpageRCTWABG-TX2B98.html
Have to agree. During the 90s, Prince was a top-of-mind racket brand, along with Wilson and Head. You can see them being sold everywhere. Babolat wasn't even making rackets during that time (not until the late 90s I think). But now the tables have turned, Babolat is the cool new brand and Prince the forgotten brand.
That is definitely a classic racquet. Prince will be bringing back the cross bar in the new Limited Edition 107G (updated version on the Phantom w/a crossbar - 21-17mm CTS section). Might be fun to checkout or try!
@@robertturnip7850 Ironically, I'm a Prince brand dealer and working with TW as my wholesale source! :) Look for these new products coming out next month: Men's & Women's T22.5 Camo Bags Limited edition Phantoms •Phantom 100G (updated version of the Phantom 100P w/a crossbar) •Phantom 100G LB LTD (updated version of the Phantom 100P w/a crossbar and 28” length) •Phantom107G (updated version on the Phantom w/a crossbar - 21-17MM CTS section)!
It's not that you don't need them or they have dropped in popularity, it's that it's not financially beneficial for you to do so. Just tell the truth in 10sec, rather than dance around it in 6 minutes.
I thought I read or was told by someone that would know something like this that TW bought a portion of the Prince company or all of it. Hence their being the only one to sell them. I could be way wrong though.
The Prince brand currently operates under a licensing model where the IP is owned by a partner company who specializes in licensing by the name of Authentic Brands Group. For the past 1.5 years they have been working with the teams from Tennis Warehouse and Dick’s Sporting Goods to be the licensees and distribution partners here in the US market and have been working to regain their place in the wholesale market. Although there’s been quite a few changes to the distribution model the good news is that the core brand operations like product development have never stopped and the core team is still in place in New York to help design and manufacture some of the best tennis products in the world.
never disliked any Prince I picked up they make racquets where you can always find your feel no matter how you feel on any day, custom extended 27.5 TT95 v1 for life.
6-minute video that could have been 10 seconds with the sentence - only Tennis Warehouse stock them.
Ha! Still interested in the story behind limited distribution and the decline, which weren’t explained here. Wikipedia here I come...
@@alexpate8626 sorry to be late but he explained in another video that the O rackets were a nightmare to string: because of this, stringers began discouraging prince rackets (so stringers would not have to string them) and it kinda fell out of style, kinda like Radio Shack, or VHS tapes, rotary telephones, Garmins, you get the point... lol
I will never get this time back.
Thanks for saving me 6 minutes
True! -.-
For reasons skip straight to 3:49
thks bro
Haha the first 3 minutes are him just saying I don’t have prince racquets slowly over and over again
@@zachanderson8784 not surprising
@Chuck, I’d love @tennisspin to block you, so we don’t have to read your snide comments.
I wish I came straight to the comments to find the time
Can you do a video reviewing a prince Textreme. Thanks!
LMAO this comment should have more likes honestly
I agree. Any chance you can let me know the difference between a thunderstick and a synergy db26 ?
Hilarious. I do miss my old rafter warrior tt
So, it took 4 mins of video, for him to say that they are only distributed through TW. crazy
that 6 minute video felt like 30 minutes.
You have good content, it takes time for you to get to the point so I like to watch these x2 speed.
Quick summary of "Why don't I do Prince?"
First 3 minutes of a 5 min video: "i dOn'T dO PriNcE"
- yeah sure, we read that in the title, but why?
- "LoOk aT mY SHoP i dOn'T dO PriNcE"
- k buddy... but *WHY* ?!
- "cUz oTHeR gUYs SeLl thEm SO iDon'T"
- Clap. Clap. Clap.
Worst presentation skills ever, content's emptiness is as close to outer space void as it gets. False arguments too: as a retailer you can buy directly from Prince and there's also loads of different retailers (independant I mean) other than tennis warehouse.
Looks like his opponent beat the shit out of him with a Prince racquet and those memories haunt him.
I couldn't agree with you more and this is the more or less the way all of his vids are. I think I've watch maybe 4 or 5 and I have yet to watch a complete vid. He talks far too much without saying a damn thing. Clearly loves the sound of his own voice and he believes that he is delivering absolute words of wisdom. His pitch and delivery would be great for working with 12 year olds with a short attention span and his reasoning for not carrying Prince rackets is just is pretty lame just like his presentation skills.
@@richardj8853 That was funny! :-D
@@capricornmagic63 Man you folks get worked up really easily. You don't like the way he looks and the way he talks, so you hating on him like he murdered your favorite dog LOL.
@@abujabi i enjoy his videos a lot tho. Hes got dad energy. This one WAS a bit drug out. Im not going to watch his prince history vid when it comes out thats for sure. All the videos ive watched were him talking to the camera with barely any editing. I think that prince video might be a little out pf his range.
You're so right. Much better to push Wilson's 10g / 10SW off specs, or elbow breaking Babolat's (but perhaps the cunning plan is being able to sell elbow braces as well).
Sell them the Pure Aero first so your arm breaks, then sell the arm savior Wilson Clash (But buy 5 to find two that match). Sounds like a good business plan to me.
@ThePaul Steezo I have been playing Hyper G 17 and Hyper G 16 in those garbage racquets that Tennis Spin won't sell (Prince Phantom's) for the past 2.5 years with no problem whatsoever as Hyper G is not very stiff for a poly and works well in a soft frame. But I can see how it could be an issue in a 70 RA racquet that's too light to absorb shocks.
@@johnnyguitar6697 yes! Thanks for saying this.
Too True!
@@johnnyguitar6697 I've been playing with the original 2017 Phantom 100 since I injured my arm with polyester at 38 pounds. I also customized the frame's static weight to 11.5 oz. and increased the swingweight to 310. I recently upgraded to the 2020 O3 Phantom 100X. Plays like a charm!
Prince is truly back with Textremes and Phantoms. Can't play with Babolat s as they are arm killers despite whatever one customizes with strings; atleast that's how it is for most of the recreational folks out there.
Agree with you a 100%! I've been with Prince since 1976 with the aluminum classic and currently playing with the 2020 O3 Phantom 100X.
Look for these new products coming out around mid-August:
Men's & Women's T22.5
Camo Bags
Limited edition Phantoms
Ironically, I'm a Prince brand dealer and working with TW as my wholesale source! :)
@@AMstringing can you share some insight of phantom 100x ? I'm looking at 290gr one mainly because its low stiffness. Currently my babolat pure drive lite 2015 is too stiff and starts hurting my elbow after using it for 9 months. Thank you
@@juggernauts9880 Unfortunately, the Phantom 100X (290) is the only frame that I haven't tested or sold. If you can swing the 305 gm. model that would be my recommendation. Both the 290 and 305 have a similar swingweight, so you won't feel the weight difference as much. Since the frame is pretty flexible, the extra weight on the 305 will provide you added stability and plow through. At this point, almost anything you pick up compared to the Pure Drive will offer you more comfort!
why dont i do prince , because i dont do prince! ok! tnk a lot for that info!
I switched to prince a couple of years ago (textreme 100p) and have now switched to the phantom 100x and I really love them. I have tried all brands and models. I could start a shop with my models 😀 but there was something that was always lacking. They were either To stiff our the feel just wasn’t right. A racket is so personal so I do not diss any brand but I get why prince have fallen of the radar. Only the big 4 like Wilson,yonex,head and babolat have the budgets to market on a global scale so their popularity is very dependent on marketing rather then quality. As you stated because of their bankruptcy prince just can’t compete anymore. Reviews should be made based on the racket rather than their marketing value. My teacher sells babolat exclusively and I gave him the phantom and he was stunned by how good it played. He was pleasantly surprised... We as consumers do not care about the inner competition in the selling world. We just want good rackets 😜😜😜
The Prince brand currently operates under a licensing model where the IP is owned by a partner company who specializes in licensing by the name of Authentic Brands Group. For the past 1.5 years they have been working with the teams from Tennis Warehouse and Dick’s Sporting Goods to be the licensees and distribution partners here in the US market and have been working to regain their place in the wholesale market. Although there’s been quite a few changes to the distribution model the good news is that the core brand operations like product development have never stopped and the core team is still in place in New York to help design and manufacture some of the best tennis products in the world.
3 minutes into a 5 minute video you're still repeating yourself boss. We get it, you don't carry prince. I mean... get to the point.
Because of arm problems I started playing with one of my old Prince Spectrum Comp 110’s (it’s really about 104”) and WOW. String it up with polyester at a low tension and it’s magic. Spin, control, enough power, nice round head for net play... and no more arm problems.
it is a very comfortable raquet, almost like the pro kennex
I feel like I just watched a Fox News segment on tennis gear
Same but I feel like I watched a cnn segment instead of a Fox News
People that think Fox is the enemy basically have 'I eat shit everyday and like it' stamped across their forehead
I have tried, believe me i have TRIED!!!, not to buy prince. But honestly, when it comes to looking for a new players stick right now, Prince are the best. I almost went with a yonex 330 but i just couldn't put it ahead of Prince's player frames. It's not cool to game a Prince but the feel of these rackets are above everybody else. Just my opinion.
Agree with you a 100%!
I've been with brand since the aluminum Prince Classic and currently playing with the 2020 O3 Phantom 100X. It was great when USPTA endorsed Prince, but when they switched brands, I never switched. There's definitely a strong loyal fan base of Prince users and the brand is making a comeback!!
Look for these new products coming out around mid-August:
Men's & Women's T22.5
Camo Bags
Limited edition Phantoms
Ironically, I'm a Prince brand dealer and working with TW as my wholesale source! :)
@@AMstringing hi, i play the Prince Tour 100P Racket. In my Opinion this one looks so ugly but the feel and all is perfect. You know if there are a new serie planed like the Wimbledon Edition 2 Years ago or so? The white one. I loved the white one!
Same here. Looking for a control racquet because I can’t play with anything else. Vsense10-325 now but looking at phantom 93p for better control. How many midsize racquets are there? Not many and Prince caters just that nicely. Only two brands that interest me now and it’s Prince and Head.
@@christianolssontravelsandmore Can't agree with you more. I just can't look beyond Prince and Head in rackets.
I didn’t know that about Prince. It used to be my favourite racket in the 90’s. I used the Prince Graphite II and played Davis Cup with it
For what country?
@@sandrosoler9995 Brunei
Normal people: don’t do drugs
Harry: doesn’t do prince
Still playing with my Prince O3 Hornet Hybrid MP and just to show I'm a time traveler have a 4 5/8 grip too. Kinda getting back into tennis as a senior, but was wondering what would happen if I needed new rackets, eg, what's comparable to the Princes and/or having to play w/smaller grips. No hurry to get anything newer - and maybe I'm good - but for grins and giggles would be interesting to test something else out and be able to compare.
If you're married to the O3 feel, then the Textreme O3 Beast 100 would be your best bet. Prince is discontinuing the frame and Tennis Warehouse has a great sale on them!
www.tennis-warehouse.com/Prince_Textreme_Beast_O3_100/descpageRCTWABG-BS031H.html
In comparison to your O3 Hornet Hybrid, the O3 Beast is .4 oz heavier and has a lower swingweight.
Great racquet!. Played with one for several years till last year. Handle cracked..Bought a couple on ebay,, but same problem. Still looking for a replacement.
I still play my hybrid hornet too! A bit modified with leas tape but still love the stick
Am gutted to hear this. As an ex Junior that was sponsored by Prince in both Tennis & Squash this really makes me sad. Such a shame for such an amazing brand!
Prince, or the company that now owns Prince are doing it smart coming back into big time tennis. They went into receivership and TW bought the brand. Another 5-10 years Prince will again be #1 in Tennis. Prince are leading the way in 'arm friendly' frames. Modern racquets are stiff, powerfull arm killers. Tennis royalty is back, Long Live The PRINCE.
The Prince brand currently operates under a licensing model where the IP is owned by a partner company who specializes in licensing by the name of Authentic Brands Group. For the past 1.5 years they have been working with the teams from Tennis Warehouse and Dick’s Sporting Goods to be the licensees and distribution partners here in the US market and have been working to regain their place in the wholesale market. Although there’s been quite a few changes to the distribution model the good news is that the core brand operations like product development have never stopped and the core team is still in place in New York to help design and manufacture some of the best tennis products in the world.
One of my favorite is the POG OS and hope to grow old with it. I have a couple different ESP racquets, Ignite Mid, and the 2019 93p. I enjoy all of these. If anything...you should have said how stringing o-port racquets can be a pain if you don't have a turntable brake. hahahah. As said by a few in the comment section, the racquets Prince has released the last couple years are great.
Got here trying to find the prince racquet I loved in the early 90’s. It was oversized. Was it a db26? Loved that racquet but thought it was similar but something else. Any help TH-cam community?
Please do a video on newer Dunlop racquets. I have a Biometic 400 and like it but need to replace it. I am not sure which one to choose. They are very elbow friendly racquets.
Although I use Yonex Vcore 98 305 now. It was the Prince Rebel 95 that I played my best. It still gives me goosbumbs whenever I remember playing with that racquet. 👍
That was one of my faves. Switched to the tour 98 after that, and just made the switch to the new twistpower 97
I use a prince, prince phantom 93p. Its a nice, classic, control oriented racquet.
You do have a point about Prince. I found a Prince racquet in my garage 2 weeks ago. Still looks good, after 15 years of not playing, I am starting to play again. Now I bought a Wilson ultra uv. I think I will use Wilson from now on.
In Europe they have been all over all the time. Not only TW, but the other big online stores like tennispoint and tennispro, as well as in small stores, bigger store chains, club shops etc. Great sticks. The Tour line is just awesome.
What about Prokennex racquets?
Can you review the textreme 95?
I just tried the new Phantom 100X and it felt real nice. An easy stick to play with well with straight away.
Yes, if I wasn't playing with the O3 Phantom 100X I would play with the Phantom 100X. The Phantom 100P is nice too . . . I like the paint job better than the X Series.
Prince has great rackets and crap marketing. Not enough pros use them, probably because Prince can't pay enough. Best Prince sticks: Textreme Tour 100 (310), Textreme Beast 100 (regular and 03 grommet models), Textreme Beast 98 (regular and 03 grommet models). For lighter models, the Textreme Warrior line is good. Prince (like Babolat) also makes a great line of beginner rackets. One of their biggest problems across their racket lines is they offer way too many models and too many of their rackets are very similar. This just creates confusion for buyers and hurts sales. I'd put the Prince rackets I listed above against anything from the top 3 - Babolat, Head, or Wilson. The top 3 offer more stiff rackets, but the new model trend has moved toward the more plush rackets, so Prince should be back in that game. If you don't believe me, check the Wilson v7 line, and the Head Gravity line (even the new Graphene 360 and 360+ lines have slightly lower RA's than in the past). Only Babolat has stuck with the stiffer Aero and Pure Drive lines and even their newest are slightly softer, including the Pure Strike 3rd Gen line. To me, the ultimate racket combination is - - Controlled Power - - that seems counter intuitive. How can you have both power and control? Don't they work against each other? They do, but the magic is in the engineering of string bed spacing for sweet spot and spin, the racket's balance which affects swing weight and maneuverability, and the choice of where and how the flex or stiffness of the racket is designed in. Prince is pretty good at designing rackets with a good balance of all three. In my opinion, the difference between Prince and all the rest is mostly marketing. Try a demo of the Textreme 100 Tour 100 (310), the Beast 100 (regular grommets), and the Beast 98 (with 03 grommets) from Tennis Warehouse for $15.
Yeah, don't forget the 2020 Phantom line too!
@@AMstringing I have a phantom pro 100, but I've tried most of the others and find them lacking. To me, they are nothing special and are another example of how prince muddles their line up with too many sticks with similar specs and playability characteristics. I'd like a demo of the phantom 18x20. It's paper specs and 18x20 pattern would seem to offer the controlled power I go for in a racket.
The prince phantom 93p and 100p are nice racquets. Both have box beams, both have a classic feel
I never had interest in prince until i saw these...seems like the best for me, i hope i get to try them someday...
When I first started playing tennis everyone was using Prince CTS Synergy. I had a red wilson from service merchandise.
Speaking about CTS, look for the new limited edition Phantom racquets in mid-August.
•Limited Edition Phantom 100G (updated version of the Phantom 100P w/a crossbar)
•Limited Edition 100G LB LTD (updated version of the Phantom 100P w/a crossbar and 28” length)
•Limited Edition 107G (updated version on the Phantom w/a crossbar - 21-17mm CTS section)
"The Dick'ses of the world, and the Big 5's of the world..." This is the greatest tennis channel ever.
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@@mikeofftop5521 😆a lot of princes are in dick sports. Thats just how they roll
You don't need them but people keep asking you about Prince... 🤔
Unfortunately there has been a lot of changes and some uncertainty with the brand in recent years. The good news is that the core brand operations like product development have never stopped and the team is still in place in NYC to design and manufacture some of the best tennis products in the world.
Ironically, I'm a Prince brand dealer and working with TW as my wholesale source! :)
I was going to say the same thing. Makes no sense to not need a product people keep asking you about.
@@AMstringing Hold on wait Prince is based in NYC? Just found a new favorite brand gotta rep my city at all times lmao
People can be curious about the changes. Over the past 15 years there have been many changes in many industries, yes?
My head is kind a small and want size tennis racket do I need and
John Isner is shaking in the corner.
He plays with the Beast Pro 100 LB (27.5"). Not an easy stick to play with at a high 351 swingweight, but who knows what his actual specs are . . . maybe even higher?
Is John Isner being paid to use the Prince? or just because he has no sponsors willing to pay him to switch?
@@AMstringing I just got one and the swing weight printed on the racquet is 314. The TW info is incorrect and I let them know. I almost didn't get it because I thought it might be too much for me to swing, but it's not a problem at all for me, and I'm 68 and not a big guy! My main stick is a Babolat Pure Aero that I added some weight to. Strung and with the added weight, it's 11.9 oz vs the Beast which is 12 oz strung.
@@whuang03 There is a video of him interviewed by Tennis Warehouse. He says he always has played with Prince raquets. I assume he is being paid, but don't know for sure.
cabforward OOO of course he is being paid. He one of the top players in the world. He probably has a very long if not lifetime contract with them.
Tried the TTextreme 100P but developed wrist pain and gave it away, no such problem with PK Ki5 320 or Clash Tour. Maybe the Phantom line are more comfortable.
I still play with the Prince Original Graphite 100...awesome racquet. I just acquired the Graphite Tour XR, Japan model...awesome racquet. Has anyone told this gut that Tennis Warehouse and Dick's Sporting goods are the only ones that can carry Prince Racquets in the US?
If there's anything that gives me hope about Prince today, it's there Phantom line of racquets. I personally use the Phantom 100X 305 & it is (in my opinion) one of Prince's best racquets they've made in years! I've been a hardcore Wilson guy for the last 10 years (was never a fan of the green P back then) but Prince's latest stuff has now made a believer out of me! Would love to see them make a comeback one day if they've got it in them. :-)
Agreed, the 305 is awesome!
Can I buy a Prince phantom 93p 18/20 at your store?
Prince are really good. I just love the innovation. Rackets feel so good. I hope they get distributed more .
Thanks for the videos! I went through the litany of Prince rackets when I was a kid: the Magnesium, which was awesome because it would warp and still play good, the Spectrum, the Graphite, the Graphite II. But they always seemed to discontinue a successful frame at its peak popularity.
i still have a 110 Magnesium , Plays Amazing
and a Colection of Graphites from 90 , 100 to 107
Those were all great racquets, but I'm surprised your Magnesiums never showed any signs of corrosion . . . that was one of the weird things about that frame. Maybe it has to do with living in Hawaii? Funny thing is that I recently met Pat Cash and mentioned he played with the Magnesium at one point in his career and had the same corrosion issue.
Try the Phantom line of racquets, they're even coming out with some new ones in mid-August.
•NEW! Limited Edition Phantom 100G (updated version of the Phantom 100P w/a crossbar)
•NEW! Limited Edition 100G LB LTD (updated version of the Phantom 100P w/a crossbar and 28” length)
•NEW! Limited Edition 107G (updated version on the Phantom w/a crossbar - 21-17mm CTS section)
Never interested in Prince.
Been playing with a Wilson since 1975.
Always happy with them.
Just purchased a Clash, best I've ever used.
Funny . . . similar paths but different roads! I've been with Prince since the 1976 aluminum classic and currently playing with the 2020 O3 Phantom 100X :)
@@AMstringing I´ve heard very good comments about the Phantom.
@@miguelbarahona6636 Yes, you should check out the 2020 models! they added Twaron for improved feel and sound. Look for the new limited edition Phantoms in mid-August.
•Limited Edition Phantom 100G (updated version of the Phantom 100P w/a crossbar)
•Limited Edition 100G LB LTD (updated version of the Phantom 100P w/a crossbar and 28” length)
•Limited Edition 107G (updated version on the Phantom w/a crossbar - 21-17mm CTS section)
Did you restring your class or keep the standard strings ? I find the strings quite firm
I’m just trying to figure out why people ask you to compare racquets. They can go to Tennis Warehouse and do side-by-side comparison with most racquets in addition to get reviews from people that actually hit with a lot of the racquets, and demo up to three or fours for 7 days which is the best way to make a decision on buying a racquet.
Shots fired at TW. I'm thinking your channel might get banned from their forums now.
TW banned me because when I posted my tennis video it played an ad and they banned me for self-promotion lol. I guess they are afraid I may make .02 cents a click.
Very petty of them.
Tennis is big enough plenty of stores can exist. My main store in Toronto is a competitor of Tennis Warehouse. They started in a tennis centre's pro shop and now have their own warehouse. Not everyone knows about Tennis Warehouse. Tennis Spin is probably a busy shop too.
are their threads about tennis spin on there? lol
@@davidpayumo23 It is just a normal pro shop in north bay of the San Francisco bay area, but has the Brad Gilbert name on it so they charge a little more. I have lived here all my life and just found out about them two years ago from my doubles partner. Only shop around here who has most models of Asics tennis shoes in stock, so I can actually find correct sizing since this years models seem to run 1/2 size big for me.
I went to college in the same town as Tennis Warehouse. Interestingly back then they just had a fairly averaged sized pro shop, with a huge warehouse in the back of it.
So it sounds like part of the reason might be that buying it directly from a competitor cuts down on the margin you’d earn? As far as quality is concerned, prince racquets work just fine and it’s not like quality came down. I bought two last year from warehouse and I like em. In fact I’ve had a worse experience w the Wilson racquets. Kind of heavy and clunky. I like the larger oversized ones.
But if Prince becomes number 1 again? Will you change your mind?
I'm sure if the next great tennis. phenom uses it, sales will be off thr charts
I have a bunch of prince's from the 80s and the 90s.. Would like to try the new phantom 93s
Not sure I get the message. Right. Do you do Prince or don’t you? Right....
I bought the Prince T22 shoes because I heard such good reviews and I have a slightly wide foot. On one shoe the inside had a very annoying pressure that never went away. I got back into tennis recently after about 3 years not using them and the soft rubber on one shoe became very hard to the point I was sliding and marking when I got on the court. The shoes were kept in a very safe environment, no reason it should've changed. I'm on the new Babolat Propulse Fury AC shoes and the comfort and performance is so much better.
If you have wide feet, the T22 is not the shoe for you. You should try the newer T22 Lite which doesn't have those hard plastic forefoot straps. I'm a loyal Prince shoe user, but could never wear the original T22's because of my wide feet. Currently, the T22 Lite only comes in a red/black/white color, but in mid-August look for the new T22.5 in white/black.green and black/yellow!
@@AMstringing Exactly, one of those plastic forefoot straps I would always feel while playing. Thanks for the advice.
Yes Prince isnt cool any more. I think they lost a few big players, like Maria Sharapova which might have had something to do with it. Having said that my 2 favourite rackets to play with right now are the Prince Original Graphite OS and the TT Warrior OS (the white one).
where do you have your store?
making my first purchase of a high end racket, want spin and power and some control but not to kill my arm. clash 100 tour or yonex ezone?
Clash 100
I have a Yonex ezone and I love it because it gives you everything and doesn’t kill your arm but u definitely want to demo both before you buy a high quality racket like that
you can't have all. Ezone 100 more power, less comfortable. Clash good spin and comfort and definitely some power. I have the Clash tour but I would go with the regular one.
Ezone the new one is a great raquet
@@jrvasiosk great feedback, thanks to everyone for their input, makes sense you cant have all, thats why i said a bit of control. and really? i heard another guy said hed choose the regular clash due to being able to swing it faster
I have a Prince Textreme Tour 100P.
Absolutely love it
Thats a kick ass frame. One of my favorites. Im messing around with 2 new 93p 18x20 that i just bought and they are great. If they put those specs in a 98sq in head, it would be the perfect frame. Im sorry but prince still makes awesome shit.
I have a prince beast 100 300g. Nice for serving, but I prefer my new yonex Ezone. I bought the prince when TW had them on sale for $89.
The Phantom 97P might be an option for you, but not sure if you would like the 16x18 string pattern? You would have to add some lead to spec the frame exactly. Some of that weight might be from the leather grip on the 93P versions.
Yes, that's a great player's frame . . . too bad Lucas Pouille stopped playing with it. Maybe that's why he's out of the top 50!
BIGLOVE4TRUTH how do they compare? I’m really interested in beast or textreme. I am a Pure Storm, Blade lover.
Theyre releasing a new kids racket called the "Andrew". Sounds like a marketing mistake to me.
Hi Sir, i’ve recently followed you YT channel, want to buy online from you of Rafa Nadal’s pure Aero..How to get it here in Ksa??
Prince killed itself with all the rackets drilled with holes. Pros couldn't "pretend" to use their off the shelf frames (which is the case with a high percentage of pros) if their off the shelf frames had holes in them and their actual frames don't.
Their textreme line, the beast, phantom, and tour series, are as good as anything anyone else puts out, and most of them come with options to have standard grommets or the o3 holes.
The new Prince Twistpower racquet looks really cool. It seems to play well too. Do you think it might be worth stocking in your store? It appears that Prince may have a winning frame that is worth considering. Thoughts?
Can I get the t22 girls shoe for my daughter?
Yes. Email me your information @tennisspinreview@gmail.com. Thanks for watching.
You should do a prince racket review man!
The Prince 93P in the 18x20 pattern is pretty dope. I thought about replacing my 4 Head Prestige Classic 600 with them but decided against it because I don't want to demo from tennis warehouse. Might try to get one used to test it out. Serve and Volley players sticks are few and far between
Maybe it’s because I blew up my elbow with a older Prince that Roger Federer used. It was heavy with power, but the extra swing force makes my elbow real sore in just a few plays. Still have it, like new. All the Babolats I now use cured and have never injured my elbow again. Switch back to Prince and I can feel my elbow going out again.
Not related to Prince, but do you do shippinig? I've seen in this video a babolat bag that I really want. and i live in the Philippines. lol
@ThePaul Steezo Pretty sure you can find it online elsewhere too
Wala sa pinas wilson ultra 108 - 2020
Hanap din ako non
ThePaul Steezo what does that mean
@@msalvs not really tho. it's the black 6R Babolat bag.
@@mylesgalos6465 ako yung black na babolat na 6R sir. wala ako makita kahit san eh haha
Head and Babolat destroy people's arms. Prince is the best racquet by a mile for preventing injuries and still being a competitive player's stick. Half of the teaching pro's know very little about flex or strings and have their students using a Pure Drive then can't understand why the player is injured. My son was the #5 recruit in the US using a super flexible, low powered racquet.
Basically a 5 min video about the big slammer that's breaking the internet coming out on why you don't carry them. Had you said "I just don't like them" I could respect that.
I love Prince- my Thunderstick was a beast back in the day!
What is Teninis?
Can you please do your top ten bags 😦😦 It would make my day 👍 . Thanks 😁😁
I would actually like to see that. Like would you rather have a shoe compartment or a small place for your keys and wallet.
Did anyone buy the shoe from 2:09? Hahaha that's was too funny man
Thank you for the video / video answer to the previous comment. Looking forward to the longer story about what happened to Prince and your experience.
The Prince brand currently operates under a licensing model where the IP is owned by a partner company who specializes in licensing by the name of Authentic Brands Group. For the past 1.5 years they have been working with the teams from Tennis Warehouse and Dick’s Sporting Goods to be the licensees and distribution partners here in the US market and have been working to regain their place in the wholesale market. While there’s been quite a few changes to the distribution model the good news is that the core brand operations like product development have never stopped and the core team is still in place in NYC to help design and manufacture some of the best tennis products in the world.
I've just seen one Yonex on your wall. Where are the other ones? Too bad, Prince Textreme are good racket. O3 Tour 100 is nice.
Do you carry prince warrior?
I bought a half fibreglass 110 the other day called a Prince Typhoon. It cost peanuts and and plays amazingly-go figure
Just bought a prince 110 thunderbolt from dicks for 100 bucks. Im very happy with it very good control and very spin friendly.
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Thats my second racquet! Easy on the arm and give me more spin hahaha
I have never played with prince but have demoed a few from TW. And they are making top notch players frames that I could easily play with. And they are reasonably prices as well. My current Raquet of choice is the latest prestige MP. I’d take prince over those stiff babolat any day.
If your racquet of choice is the Head Prestige MP, you should check out the latest Phantom 100X (18x20) . . . very similar specs.
www.tennis-warehouse.com/Prince_Phantom_100X_18x20/descpageRCTWABG-PPX182.html
Differences of the Phantom include:
1) Slightly larger head size
2) Rounder head shape
3) More squarish grip shape (Head tends to be more rectangular than other brands)
@@AMstringing i think prince 100x is indeed better than prestige no ? I just have a feeling, prestige looks stiff
@@Bambotb The Prestige MP prior to 2021 is more flexible with a RA stiffness of 61. The beam width is 20mm. The Phantom 100X has a RA stiffness of 59 and the beam width is tapered from the shaft to tip, 18-22mm.
@@AMstringing which one you like best and why
If you wanna troll TW the play is to troll the Talk Tennis boards. Possible video ideas you could troll them with.. ‘What kind of socks is Kyrigos wearing’.... ‘Another St Vincent Pro Staff Thread’ ... ‘What was Connors’ string tension on Tuesdays’ ...and the always fun ‘Could anyone pre 1982 win today if everyone had to play with wood frames’.
I always found the Prince products in North America are very lack luster . When I visit Japan, Prince Japan has a plethora of different products such as the X97 Tour and their Beast series is totally different and comes in regular grommet or 03 Ports. Prince North America just needs to step up their game.
Yes, it's unbelievable how much Japan has in terms of racquet selection, not to mention the shoes and apparel too! Ironically, there are some visitors from Japan that seek out US frames since they're not available in their own country.
Here's an explanation that might help . . .
Japan has their own license and works with ABG, like Tennis Warehouse in the U.S. Japan does have more input regarding racquet design. Recently, the Twistpower X100 was added to the Prince line which is originally a Japan licensee design. Check it out here: th-cam.com/video/6rVg8Z9zaXI/w-d-xo.html
Prince as a brand has not experienced the “turmoil” overseas it has in the U.S., which may explain why Japan have so many more products. Considering the state of the business here between 2012-2016, Prince is rebuilding what once was in the U.S.
The new 93p 14x18 is pretty great.
We all had the O3 in high school and they were awesome.
Why don't you do Prince tennis 🎾?
Nice Tennis Warehouse commercial. Thank you.
I understand why you don't carry them. It wouldn't be profitable, and that 100% makes sense from a business perspective.
That said, Prince is currently putting out some really great sticks at good-to-great prices. I'm playing with the Beast 98, which I switched to from a Pure Drive+ (2015) when I started having some issues with tennis elbow. I've previously played primarily with Head (Ti. Radical, i. Radical, i.Prestige, and Youtek IG Prestige) and Volkl (Tour 10 93, Quantum 10). Before I switched to Prince I had narrowed my search down to three sticks; Babolat Pure Strike, Yonex Ezone DR 98, and the Prince Beast 98. I liked all three almost equally, and the fact that I could pick up three of the beasts for ~$150 made it an extremely easy decision. I'm sure the QC isn't as tight as Yonex, but a $10 racquet matching fee took care of that and resulted in 3 sticks within one gram of weight, all with equal swing weights.
I have no affiliation with Prince at all, but I wouldn't write them off if you're in the market for a new racquet.
Yes, you're right about the Beast 98. It was poorly marketed, but is one of the hidden gems in the Prince line. I hope you're stocking up on them now since they are being discontinued. Tennis Warehouse has a great sale on them right now.
www.tennis-warehouse.com/Prince_Textreme_Beast_98/descpageRCTWABG-TX2B98.html
Have to agree. During the 90s, Prince was a top-of-mind racket brand, along with Wilson and Head. You can see them being sold everywhere. Babolat wasn't even making rackets during that time (not until the late 90s I think). But now the tables have turned, Babolat is the cool new brand and Prince the forgotten brand.
I still love my classic prince original graphite. I have 12 of them.
That is definitely a classic racquet. Prince will be bringing back the cross bar in the new
Limited Edition 107G (updated version on the Phantom w/a crossbar - 21-17mm CTS section). Might be fun to checkout or try!
If I were a collector I would grab a prince graphite just because so many pros taught me with them
@@billwall9886 My favorite Prince racquet of all time is the Woodie strung with natural gut!!!
@@AMstringing Where did you hear this?
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Ironically, I'm a Prince brand dealer and working with TW as my wholesale source! :)
Look for these new products coming out next month:
Men's & Women's T22.5
Camo Bags
Limited edition Phantoms
•Phantom 100G (updated version of the Phantom 100P w/a crossbar)
•Phantom 100G LB LTD (updated version of the Phantom 100P w/a crossbar and 28” length)
•Phantom107G (updated version on the Phantom w/a crossbar - 21-17MM CTS section)!
The latest Phantom racquets are awesome sticks, super elbow friendly, that have nothing to envy to the Clash or Blade series.
that info could have been delivered in 10 seconds
This man is out here taking shots at Tennis Warehouse.
I do the Prince Phantom. Love them. By the way, the o ports sucked.
It's not that you don't need them or they have dropped in popularity, it's that it's not financially beneficial for you to do so. Just tell the truth in 10sec, rather than dance around it in 6 minutes.
I thought I read or was told by someone that would know something like this that TW bought a portion of the Prince company or all of it. Hence their being the only one to sell them. I could be way wrong though.
The Prince brand currently operates under a licensing model where the IP is owned by a partner company who specializes in licensing by the name of Authentic Brands Group. For the past 1.5 years they have been working with the teams from Tennis Warehouse and Dick’s Sporting Goods to be the licensees and distribution partners here in the US market and have been working to regain their place in the wholesale market. Although there’s been quite a few changes to the distribution model the good news is that the core brand operations like product development have never stopped and the core team is still in place in New York to help design and manufacture some of the best tennis products in the world.
Great channel! 👍🏻🏆keep it up!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I love his personality.
That’s mad I didn’t realise prince was only in certain shops in the states. In the UK they’re everywhere lol
never disliked any Prince I picked up they make racquets where you can always find your feel no matter how you feel on any day, custom extended 27.5 TT95 v1 for life.
The only prince I have is a prince rage from Walmart. It was my very first racket. But my main racket are Wilson.
You have written teninis instead of tennis
How did this guy get even 9,000 subs!!??
I just bought a bunch of Prince tennis shorts from Dick's, they went on sale for $10, and they are awesome shorts for tennis.
Yes, agree they're great! Too bad TW doesn't have the license to sell Prince apparel too.
Prince makes amazing racquets. Easy to play with
No more Prince? Same like European racket brands like Völkl, Fischer, Kneissl?