That post doesn't make sense even in Portuguese 😂
I do,.. blades are expensive for a reason it’s just that pros have the luxury of going through a lot of them in a short period of time once they feel they’ve absorbed too much sweat and that they can choose all of them with the exact same weight they want whenever they ask.. coming to the second topic of pros switching handles to hide that they aren’t using a blade from their sponsor that does happen but the question then comes if someone like let’s say allegedly anders lind is playing with a disguised boll alc , doesn’t that prove that he’s using butterfly blades which anyone could buy since he’s not sponsored by bty and he’s not going to have a “customized “ bty blade for himself
One could argue that he is getting the non-sponsor blades through a teammate or a national team contract. Just playing devil's advocate.
thanks I don't know much about Joola since they are not widely popular in my area. If that was true I gues no-carbon blades suite Hugo better because that match he played splendidly
yes I also believe so, it does not make sense to me if they spent hours to create a great blade and sell a different one to the market. The customization for the pro here, in a sense that the weight and shape of the handle can be modified. Or people think their blades are made from some super rare expensive wood from Africa..
He has played all wood this whole event. Matt gave his theory (Vitor Ishiy uses the blade so Hugo probably tried it, felt it worked and then got whatever he could to play with from Joola). It will be interesting if it sticks to have a top player playing with Wood again. But it is also obvious how much of an outlier Hugo is in power.
Ok so ask yourself this then. If revenue generation was the goal why on earth would any brand custom handle a blade with an all wood $90 blade handle? If it was anything other than a $90 all wood blade why would Joola not put a $260 Trinity handle on it to promote its most expensive blade to generate the most revenue? Your logic is fundamentally flawed based on this example. It’s a commercial Xylo 7, the exact same blade that was available on the shelves. How do I know? Because I was asked urgently to try and find any inventory of it in the US so we could send some for him.
Sad. I thought you guys were changing the handle of Calderano's blade to a different Joola product every match to help the sales of less popular blades, while making Hugo look like a superhuman who can play at the same level with anything.
that's literally true.. Matt said the Xylo7 was "urgently" shipped to Hugo so he could get used to it fast to defeat Simon
Hugo used it from the start of this event. So he probably started using it closer to after he lost his first match at Champions. He probably didnt feel comfortable against Dima and switched to this. But very likely the search will go on for a while.
😂😂😂 Xylo 7 is discontinued so…
Well, it is for now. Until the new Huglo 7, right? 😁
1. If Hugo needs another one I can provide him with my spare one (for just 500$
).. It has some chips here and there, but overall it is in great condition.
It doesn’t need to be a super best seller, it usually just needs to sell 😂 typically low sellers or changes in product lines are the main reasons for discontinuations.1. If Hugo needs another one I can provide him with my spare one (for just 500$
2. On a serious note: is there some rule of thumb about how long is the life of the product? Like after 4 years, if it's not a super best seller, we discontinue it? Or it's different from product to product? Do you have knowledge about this and can you share it?
Well, ML created his 56-match win streak after WTTC 2011 using his DHS prototype 506 (a 7-ply that looks like PG7) but with PG3 handle (a blade that cost US$25 in Hong Kong and much less in Chinese mainland).
Perhaps they did in China where DHS is established more in the market. Regardless, it’s a Xylo 7 😅
