Prince RipStick 300
I am not saying the is not a serious tennis racquet but the first descriptor that come to mind is “fun”! And who does not want to have a little fun while playing tennis, huh?
This is one of the remaining racquets with the “O” Port technology which is very large string openings instead of small grommet holes. The design allows for much more string movement and the 16×18 string bed helps! The “O” Ports create an effective head size of 105 in a racquet that measures 100 square inches.
But, just look at those colors! I think they are awesome!
This is a constant taper beam starting at 22.5mm going up to 27mm so if you are “thin beam” person you may hesitate to hit with this racquet, but we think you may be missing out!
If you just look at the racquet you may think it to be quite stiff. That is not the case! With an RDC stiffness of 62 after stringing we arrive at an effective stiffness of 30.2 with this string setup. Not bad!
Take a look at the specs then come get the demo and see what all these numbers mean to you!
Manufacturer | Prince |
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Racquet Model | Prince RipStick 300 |
Reference Tension | 60 lbs - 27.2kg |
String | Prince Premier 16 |
Machine Used | True Tension Professional |
ASPS, RDC | 59 |
ASPS, FlexFour | 64.5 |
Racquet Flex, RDC | 62 - After stringing |
Racquet Flex, FlexFour | 46.6 |
Racquet - In Plane Stiffness | 504.2 lbs/Inch |
Weight, Grams | 328 |
Weight, Ounces | 11.57 |
Balance, mm | 323 |
Balance, Inch | 12.72 |
Length, Cm | 68.6 |
Length, Inch | 27.008 |
Head Width | 10.00 |
Head Length | 12.87 |
Head Area, cm2 | 645 |
Head Area, Sq. Inch | 100.1 |
Number of Main Strings | 16 |
Number of Cross Strings | 18 |
Ratio Cross/Mains | .694 |
Main String Grid | 7.56 |
Cross String Grid | 9.12 |
Density (% of head filled with string) | .679 |
Average Cross String Space | .531 |
Average Main String Space | .469 |
Dynamic Tension, Kp, ERT | 36 |
Dynamic Tension, Lbs/in | 201.35 |
First Moment, Nm | .814 |
Polar Moment | 337 |
Torsional Stability | 17 |
Swing Weight, Kg/cm2 | 320 |
Swing Weight, Ounces | 11.29 |
Swing Weight Calculated | 342.2 |
Power, RDC | 43 |
Control, RDC | 58 |
Manueverability, RDC | 73 |
Power, Calculated | 2095.5 |
Head Points | 6.14 |
Head Weight, % | 47.2 |
Center of Percussion | 21.2 |
Dwell Time, ms | 8.28 |
Efective Stiffness - lbs | 30.2 |
K, Lb/In | 189.10 |
Recoil Weight | 159.2 |
Twist Weight | 256.05 |
End Weight | 134.9 |
Tip Weight | 194.5 |
9 O'Clock | 100.8 |
3 O'Clock | 97.3 |
Butt Cap | 130.2 |
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