It would have been interesting to discuss the giant leaps of racket materials though. Wood to steel/aluminum in the 70's, and then graphite in the 80s. That would have been a more appropriate discussion. It would be interesting to see their third point, about patents, and how big of a barrier that was for tennis racket technology advancement and adoption.
I'd imagine this Vaporfly issue wouldn't be such a big deal if competitors were easily able to create similar shoes.
Once racket tech settled on graphite, there's not much advancement to speak of, regardless of what racket vendors might tell us.
String tech, on the other hand, has continued to innovate in leaps and bounds, all but killing the serve-and-volley style of tennis at the elite level.
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It would have been interesting to discuss the giant leaps of racket materials though. Wood to steel/aluminum in the 70's, and then graphite in the 80s. That would have been a more appropriate discussion. It would be interesting to see their third point, about patents, and how big of a barrier that was for tennis racket technology advancement and adoption.
I'd imagine this Vaporfly issue wouldn't be such a big deal if competitors were easily able to create similar shoes.
Once racket tech settled on graphite, there's not much advancement to speak of, regardless of what racket vendors might tell us.
String tech, on the other hand, has continued to innovate in leaps and bounds, all but killing the serve-and-volley style of tennis at the elite level.