5/30/2023 0 Comments Visual paradigm 5.0![]() It’s important to understand a few things before you geek out in this Pro Staff Time Machine:ġ. Okay, time to answer the first question, which was, what were the previous versions of Pro Staff like? It took a lot of digging through old catalogs, but we’ve been able to track down every Pro Staff racket ever made!īUT WAIT. Today, Pro Staff is still made with this classic double braid. As the saying goes, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Well, we haven’t. Other brands were already making rackets with carbon, but the addition of the aramid fibers both added weight and dampened feedback felt in other frames, giving the Pro Staff its unique feel. To put it more simply, the original Pro Staffs had a 50/50 mix of carbon and aramid fibers. Space age, huh? Sounds like some high-tech stuff. The result is a breathtaking power and a solid feel with every shot. This construction blends the extraordinary strength of graphite with the durability of Kevlar®, a space-age material. The core of the Pro Staff is a braid of Kevlar® and graphite. The original description of this braid, that first appeared in a 1985 Wilson catalog, still holds true: The answer is what’s inside: a classic braid of two materials: carbon and aramid fibers. But what is it that makes Pro Staff feel unlike anything else? They can’t get enough of that classic “Pro Staff feel”. Whether they played the original Pro Staff growing up, or they’re just a huge fan of Roger Federer, you can forget putting any other racket in their hands. It’s nearly impossible to convince them to play with anything else. ![]() ![]() Pro Staff players are perhaps the most loyal when it comes to their choice of tennis racket. And more importantly, you build a following. It’s safe to say that if you make something for 40 years, people must like it. With the 14 th version of Pro Staff launching, we felt it was only fitting to go digging into the archives to answer the question: what were the other 13 Pro Staffs like, and why do we keep making them? All totaled, 117 grand slam titles have been won with Pro Staff. Having been around for 40 years, it’s best known for its classic double braid of carbon and aramid fibers (commonly known as graphite/Kevlar®), and of course the many greats who use(d) it: Chris Evert, Stefan Edberg, Jim Courier, Steffi Graf, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer. There’s no question about it: the Pro Staff is our most iconic tennis racket franchise. THE HISTORY OF THE WILSON PRO STAFF TENNIS RACKET An Evolution of the Brand’s Most Iconic Racket Family
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