Synergy SL

[Mario123 2]

How much is the stick going to cost? (CDN) Is the shaft boxy like the regular Synergy, or is it more concave like the Vapor XX? Is it more durable than my '04 Regular Synergy?

[fivehole 0]

The SL should retail for $259.99 CDN and would have the same shaft dimensions as the original Synergy's. Shaft construction is the same, but has a highly engineered blade which uses Carbon Nanotube Technology which makes the blade alot stronger.

[Modo9 0]

According to Easton Marketing, the SL is 25X stronger than regular graphites. So if we apply this to the longevity of the blade, and let say the average composite graphite blade lasts a conservative 3 months, then with CNT Technology *cough* this blade should last for over SIX YEARS! Wow! This is a technological breakthrough! Way to go Easton!

And actually Easton is not the first to use this technology. It's used in tires and tennis balls.

[JR Boucicaut 3810]

I don't think Easton is laying claim to inventing nanotubes. They are the first to use it in hockey.

[Modo9 0]

I never said they claimed to be the first, I am simply saying they aren't. The 25X stronger statement is a real stretch though. God I hope it were true, but I highly doubt it.

[ambro 0]

And actually Easton is not the first to use this technology.  It's used in tires and tennis balls.

I don't think it's used in tennis balls actually. I know it is in tennis racquets (Wilson nCode line and Babolat Nanotube line) but I haven't heard of it in tennis balls.

[Modo9 0]

Easton claims through Nano-Tube carbon cylinders their blades will be 25X stronger. I think that is a pretty bold statement to make and print.

[ambro 0]

Modo, you wanna show me what kind of tennis balls have this technology in them? I would think it would make them bounce funny. I have seen balls with special silicone lining on the inside so the air pressure doesn't escape (Wilson Double Core), and I'm sure this would help the same purpose (if it actually exists). I would like to test them out if you could show me which balls this is used with.

[hockeyfalcons456 0]

how much will the intermediates be?around $219.Can

[Modo9 0]

Modo, you wanna show me what kind of tennis balls have this technology in them? I would think it would make them bounce funny. I have seen balls with special silicone lining on the inside so the air pressure doesn't escape (Wilson Double Core), and I'm sure this would help the same purpose (if it actually exists). I would like to test them out if you could show me which balls this is used with.

Wilson is the manuf. Here is the link:http://www.smalltimes.com/section_display.cfm?section_id=46&summary=1&startpos=111

Tennis ball manufacturers have also stepped up the pace of their R&D as competition for the lion’s share of a somewhat stable, but not wildly increasing, market has become stiffer. That’s why racket manufacturer Babolat dove headlong into nanotechnology and why industry leader Wilson has done the same with its tennis balls.

[Sniper407 0]

I never said they claimed to be the first,  I am simply saying they aren't.  The 25X stronger statement is a real stretch though.  God I hope it were true, but I highly doubt it.

Easton isn't saying that the stick/blade is 25X stronger... theyre saying that carbon nanotubes are 25X stronger than regular graphite used in sticks. CNT is a fiber a lot like Kevlar, but much stronger than Kevlar. CNT are actually what made a space elevator a possiblity in the future (NASA is researching it). Basically the stick/blade is not made all out of CNT... if that were the case it would be a very very very expensive stick.

And they have used CNT in golf clubs for a while too. I studied these in chemistry for a day or so.

[tokes 0]

I highly doubt Easton is using a ton of CNT's in the Synergy SL's. Real CNT's cost anywhere from about 250 to over 1500 dollars per gram, and that's the wholesale cost to a university, etc, buying them in bulk. I think easton's CNT's are just a marketing ploy.

[wingsfan7777 0]

How bout we get back on topic y'all.

[Sniper407 0]

tokes, that could be very true but if you think about it the SL is 420 grams. and 90% of that is most likely the shaft so the CNT could simply be renforcing the graphite fiber in the blade. kinda like a

GGGG CNT GGGG or CNT GGGGGGGGG CNT

pattern in all of the fibers in the blade. that being said IN MY OPINION there would be a extremelyt small amount of CNT actually in the stick. You really dont need much CNT to get something strenghtened.

Thats just my theory... hope it makes sense :)

[shooter 0]

Nanotube technology is in the resin. Resin is the glue that holds everything together. Nanotubes are the smallest carbon chains. You can't see them - they are beyond microscopic size - hence the name "nano". Theoretically they create a better/stronger bond of all the materials in the blade.

Time will tell if it works or is just a geat story.

[JR Boucicaut 3810]

Back to nanotubing.

[ambro 0]

Modo, you wanna show me what kind of tennis balls have this technology in them?  I would think it would make them bounce funny.  I have seen balls with special silicone lining on the inside so the air pressure doesn't escape (Wilson Double Core), and I'm sure this would help the same purpose (if it actually exists).  I would like to test them out if you could show me which balls this is used with.

Wilson is the manuf. Here is the link:http://www.smalltimes.com/section_display.cfm?section_id=46&summary=1&startpos=111

Tennis ball manufacturers have also stepped up the pace of their R&D as competition for the lion’s share of a somewhat stable, but not wildly increasing, market has become stiffer. That’s why racket manufacturer Babolat dove headlong into nanotechnology and why industry leader Wilson has done the same with its tennis balls.

I thought it was actually a link to balls with the technology, not just talk about it. Until I actually see the balls with it, I won't believe it.

[Forsberg for life 0]

how much will the ST be ?

[Edge 0]

I believe they are going to be 180 or so.

And the nanotube thing will be interesting to see if it holds up better.

By the way, I have a Wilson Ncode(nanotube) racquet, but i mean how often do tennis raquets break?