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Prince squash rackets are one of the most popular on the pro squash tours. They’re used by world #1 James Willstrop on the men’s side and by the legendary world #1 Nicol David on the women’s circuit.
Prince squash rackets are known for the pioneering “teardrop” shape, where the strings extend all the way through the throat of the racket. Other manufacturers have subsequently used this teardrop design, and Prince also has rackets in their product lineup with the conventional shape, but the teardrop nevertheless remains a signature for Prince.
Here’s Nicol David using the racket in the 2011 ATCO World Series Finals against Madeline Perry:
Here are some of the rackets in the Prince product lineup:
Just a short post to mention the Prince EXO3 145 racket, which you can learn about in this video from PDH Sports. In the video, Paul says this is a “semi-exclusive” for PDH Sports and sure enough, I can’t find it anywhere else at the moment. It’s 145 grams and slightly head-heavy.
Buy (UK): pdhsports.com
Update: Here’s a better picture from squashdeal.nl, who also have the racket in stock. Thanks to Jeroen for the tip!
Buy (Netherlands): squashdeal.nl
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A nice scoop from Laurent Cossa: Ramy Ashour has switched (back) to the Prince Airstick 130.
This racket’s a bit old but you can still get it.
Buy (US): amazon.com holabirdsports.com
So apparently Dunlop has now dropped Ramy Ashour and Amr Shabana from their sponsorship list? Hmm. Amr Shabana is not amused:
Image via Ramy Ashour Facebook Page
Anyway here’s Ramy using the Airstick:
Screenshot via PSA Squash TV
And here’s a clip showing what you can do with the Airstick:
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This is an older model but James Willstrop has been using this recently, including at the 2012 US Open.
Nick from smartracquet.co.uk wrote in to say that James has been having problems with breakages on his latest racquet, the Prince EXO3 Tour, so he’s reverted back to this Prince O3 Black temporarily.
One great thing about this racket is it’s named the Prince O3 Black, but the racket is actually silver. Thanks for that, Prince.
Even though this racket is a few years old, you can still find it for sale. Here are some links.
Buy (US / Canada): amazon.com
Buy (UK): amazon.co.uk
Buy (Germany): amazon.de
Here’s James Willstrop in action, with this racket in hand.
Source: usopensquash.com via Squash Source on Pinterest
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Here’s the ‘ol Prince O3 Speedport Silver, which is silver and black.
Buy (US): amazon.com racquetsource.com
Buy (UK): amazon.co.uk
Buy (India): esportsbuy.com
Don’t get this confused with the Prince O3 Black, which is actually silver. Just sayin’, SOME people might find that confusing. But not me.
Here’s James Willstrop at the US Open, playing with a silver racket. Perhaps the Prince O3 Speedport Silver, you say? Actually no, it’s the Prince O3 Black.
Source: usopensquash.com via Squash Source on Pinterest
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This racket is a bit heavier than the Prince EXO3 Rebel that many pros use. This makes the racket a bit sturdier and more appropriate for everyday play.
Racket Specs
Colors: Red and black
Manufacturer: Prince Squash
Weight: Medium (145 grams)
Balance: Head-heavy (36.5cm)
Prince’s description: “Classic player frame with more weight for extra stability. The EXO3 Ignite offers a crisp hitting feel with unmatched precision.”
Buy (US / Canada): racquetsource.com amazon.com
Buy (UK): amazon.co.uk
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The Prince Rebel Squash Racket is used by several top pros, including world #1 Nicol David on the women’s pro tour as well as Stephen Coppinger, Max Lee and Saurav Ghosal on the men’s tour.
This racket is 135 grams so pretty light.
In the picture above you see the EXO3 Rebel 2012 / 2013 version.
It’s actually a little difficult to find the 2012 version for sale right now. This might be because Prince recently went into bankruptcy but that is just a guess. All the pros are still using their Prince rackets so I expect the bankruptcy thing is temporary.
Buy (US): amazon.com holabirdsports.com
Buy (UK): amazon.co.uk
Buy (Germany): amazon.de
Here’s the 2011 version of the same racket. As I understand, this is exactly the same racket, just different cosmetics:
Buy (US): racquetsource.com amazon.com
Buy (UK): amazon.co.uk
Note: I’ve seen some stores list this as the Prince EX03 Rebel squash racket (as in zero-three rather than oh-three). Technically the letter O is correct — that’s how Prince writes it on their Website — but if you are searching for this racket you may want to try it both ways.
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This is the new Prince EXO3 “Pro Tour” squash racket for 2012. I believe it’s currently being used by James Willstrop. See James Willstrop Racket for more info about his latest racket.
Here’s a review of the EXO3 Tour (and the new Prince EXO3 Rebel Squash Racket) from PDH Sports.
Here are some places to buy the Pro Tour racket. These are affiliate links, so I will get a small commission if you do buy something – thanks!
Buy (US): amazon.com
Buy (UK): amazon.co.uk
Buy (Canada): controlthet.com
This racket from last year was a change of style for Prince. They are known for having the strings going all the way down through the throat of the racket. This one has more of a “traditional” head shape with a bar across the bottom.
Buy the 2011 version here:
UK: amazon.co.uk
US / Canada: racquetsource.com
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