{"id":24975,"date":"2021-03-11T08:24:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T08:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsmatch.com.sg\/?p=15869"},"modified":"2021-03-11T08:24:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T08:24:06","slug":"rpm-power-the-new-babolat-string-developed-to-maximize-spin-and-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eyethalics.com\/sportsmatch\/rpm-power-the-new-babolat-string-developed-to-maximize-spin-and-power\/","title":{"rendered":"RPM Power: the new Babolat string developed to maximize spin and power"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h1><strong>RPM Power: the new Babolat string developed to maximize spin and power<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #252323;\">Inventor of the tennis string in 1875, Babolat is undoubtedly the most qualified to appreciate the essential role of strings in the game. For this reason, the brand has not stopped innovating in order to anticipate the needs of players. The RPM range, designed by observing the game and its evolution, is the perfect proof.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #252323;\">In the early 2000s,\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">monofilament\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>revolutionized tennis by allowing players to hit with even more spin while maintaining very good control. Today, the majority of champions on the circuit use this type of string. Rafa Nadal and his<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">\u00a0RPM Blast<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0are the perfect example. Nevertheless, in recent years a trend has emerged that focuses on the need for better feel at impact, with even more power.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #252323;\">Henri Cochet, one of the famous Musketeers, regularly explained that the game of tennis was played by ear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #252323;\">In a sense, this is still the case as players search for a more \u201cclear\u201d sound with each stroke. This inspired the Babolat teams to design the\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">RPM Power<\/span><\/strong>. The parameters of the extrusion of the string\u2013the moment the string is formed\u2013have been calibrated differently and optimized to provide more flexibility resulting in more power. A specific coating has been added to give the string the feel and sound that players expect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #252323;\">\u201cWe had a real demand for more\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">power<\/span><\/strong>, while keeping the famous RPM\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">spin<\/span><\/strong>. There was also this demand for a more \u2018crisp\u2019 sound and feel, which gives players more confidence,\u201d says Alexandre Israel, Tennis Category Manager. \u201cWe worked in this direction and did a lot of tests with many players including Dominic Thiem. He was immediately attracted to it and adopted the\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">RPM Power<\/span><\/strong>, which reinforced our research. This is particularly satisfying as all specialists know that the Austrian player is looking for the ultimate power with spin, where the ball is spinning fast, while having the optimal sensations required by his game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_53788\"  width=\"1400\" height=\"787\"  data-origwidth=\"1400\" data-origheight=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K9dihGdCAnw?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;controls=1&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI think it\u2019s sticking to the string very good and I like it. The string is biting into the ball. Way more powerful this one. I really like it. It\u2019s nice\u201d said Thiem during the test.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15871 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmatch.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Babolat_NEWS-ImgCentree_557x369_RPMPower.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"369\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #252323;\">The new color of\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">RPM Power<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0really make an impression. With its glossy \u201celectric brown\u201d color, it stands out from all other strings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #252323;\">Fans will have to wait to discover the RPM Power until December, the official worldwide launch date for the general public. Beforehand, more than 10,000 test packs are circulating among coaches and brand ambassadors to discover and test this string with unique properties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #252323;\">Because strings represent 50% of the racket\u2019s performance, soon you will be able to make a difference on the court with the\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">RPM Power and its enhanced spin and power.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"woocommerce columns-1 \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RPM Power: the new Babolat string developed to maximize spin and power Inventor of the tennis string in 1875, Babolat is undoubtedly the most qualified to appreciate the essential role [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15920,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[1532],"tags":[1694,1695],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyethalics.com\/sportsmatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24975"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyethalics.com\/sportsmatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyethalics.com\/sportsmatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyethalics.com\/sportsmatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyethalics.com\/sportsmatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eyethalics.com\/sportsmatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyethalics.com\/sportsmatch\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyethalics.com\/sportsmatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyethalics.com\/sportsmatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyethalics.com\/sportsmatch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}