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SGB Sports
Dunlop Slazenger
Aerogel 4D Ultimate
Dunlop’s new Aerogel 4D Ultimate is designed with the
better player in mind. Amr Shabana’s racket of choice,
Dunlop claims its Aerogel delivers peerless strength to
weight ratio for enhanced stiffness and maximum
power. There are two models: Aerogel Evolution
120 and Aerogel 4D Max, with the 120 being
the lightest racket Dunlop has ever produced,
with a raw frame weight of 120g.
RRP: £150
www.dunlopsport.com
Head
Xenon 135 CT
As played by world
number one Karim
Darwish, the Xenon
135 CT features Head’s new
Corrugated technology.
Corrugated rails have been
built into the racket shaft with
a view to generating up to
12% more stiffness, for extra
torsion and power. The Xenon
135 CT is one of six rackets in
the new CT line.
RRP: £139.99
www.head.com
SQUASH
Karakal
GTi 120
Karakal has introduced two GTi frames for 2009.
They have Power Wings built into the shaft for
extra playability and stability. The GTi 120 GEL is
made with Superlight High Impact Dispersion
Nano Titanium Gel, combined with graphite and
titanium, with a view to maximising stability.
When the racket strikes the ball, Karakal says the
impact is absorbed and dispersed over the entire
frame.
RRP: £100
www.karakal.com
Wilson
2(K)B
Prince Wilson’s new 2 (K)B range is
O3 Speedport Black based on the (K) Factor,
Built with much bigger which runs across squash
holes, or Speedports, and badminton, but with
around the head of the different proprietary
frame than other rackets, technological advances for
Prince claims its 03 each sport. The squash
Speedport Black can move rackets feature a stronger
through the air up to 24% (K)arophite Black material;
faster than other rackets, (K) Zone power holes and J Price
and the Speedports are grooves; a more stable Squash balls
also designed to allow the (K)ontour yoke; a (K)ontour J price has made squash balls in England since the
sweet spot of the racket frame, and FX Quad shaft 1930s, but primarily for other brands. The Price own-
to be enlarged into what geometry for improved brand balls have been approved by the SRA and
Prince calls its control. The range features passed the test set by the WSF. Exported globally,
‘Sweetzone’. eight models. Price makes balls in White (yellow speed), Green (all
RRP: £160 RRP: from £79.95 speeds) and Black (all speeds).
www.princesquash.com www.wilson.com RRP: £14/dozen
www.jpricebath.co.uk
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