HEAD Racquet Sports Launches Three New Flexpoint Tennis Racquets
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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06/18/05 - PHOENIX – HEAD introduces three new Flexpoint tennis racquets that will be available in pro/specialty and sporting goods stores late this summer. The Flexpoint 10, 4 and Instinct will be joining the already popular Flexpoint Radical and Flexpoint 6 which were launched in April 2005.
“These 3 new racquets round out our line and now make Flexpoint technology available to every player level and style,” said Roger Petersman, Senior Business Manager for HEAD Tennis.
Flexpoint 10
The flagship and most powerful HEAD Flexpoint racquet in the line with a large headsize and lightweight design.
• 121 square inch head size
• Weight 8.3 oz. / Balance 3/4” HH
• SRP: $275.00
Flexpoint 4
HEAD Flexpoint racquet with the ultimate blend of Power and Control.
• 107 square inch head size
• Weight 9.2 oz. / Balance 1/3” HL
• SRP: $225.00
Flexpoint Instinct
HEAD Flexpoint racquet designed for the new generation of aggressive players. Racquet of choice for Tour Players: Richard Gasquet, Anastasia Myskina, Svetlana Kuznetsova.
• 100 square inch head size
• Weight 10.4 oz. / Balance 1” HL
• SRP: $180.00
Flexpoint is a racquet technology that offers players of all levels ultimate control with no loss of power. Two small holes located at the three o’clock and nine o’clock positions of the frame are cradled within dimples to create a precisely engineered “flexpoint” when the ball makes contact with the strings. Extensive laboratory tests showed that these two holes work together to control the power and add sectional flexibility. Flexpoint racquets are powered by Liquidmetal technology, to maximize the energy your swing generates.
Since the beginning of tennis, every racquet has flexed in the same way on ball impact. In addition, racquets have been made stiffer to gain power, but they ultimately lose control in the process. HEAD’s new Flexpoint racquets cup the ball to ensure it leaves the strings at exactly the angle intended. This produces control like never before, but with no loss of power.
“HEAD’s unique approach to technology sets us apart in the industry,” said Johan Eliasch, CEO of HEAD N.V. “Flexpoint is a direct result from studying a racquet’s physical reaction to ball impact. It’s one thing to incorporate the latest technology into a sport’s product, it is another to use the sport to drive the technology.”
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