Check out the Karakal TEC Gel 120, a good-looking stick used by Aussie Cameron Pilley.
Note: This racket was replaced by the Karakal T-120 FF in 2015.
Karakal Tec Gel 120 (2014)
Here’s the 2014 model:
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Here’s when Cameron Pilley opened a box of his new sticks:
Karakal Tec Gel 120 (2013)
Here’s the 2013 model:
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Here’s Cam using it at the 2013 World Championships:
Karakal Tec Gel 120 (2012)
There’s also a 2012 version with slightly different cosmetics:
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Here’s Cameron in action with this racquet in the 2012 Australian Open:
Photo via squash.me.uk →
Shoes: Asics Gel Blast 4
Location: 2012 Australian Open
And here’s Cameron using the racket to hit his brother in the back:
Karakal Tec Gel 120 (2011)
I only spotted this one in 2019, but I think it’s probably the 2011 model.
nick b says
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one more thing to add: this racket (like the other karakals I’ve used) has zero vibrations
nick b says
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I have the 2012 version of this racket. Although the racket is nominally ‘120g’ its actual strung weight with overgrip is 165g which is about the same as the ‘135g’ Dunlops I have. Also the racket is quite head heavy. This forces you to take a proper swing every time. It is difficult to impossible to flick with this racket. If you like hitting hard this is a nice racket. Being so head heavy, it generates a lot of power on its own, as long as you have the time for a proper swing. Dealing with deep shots in the back of the court is difficult and often you are forced to boast whereas with a more head light racket you could flick a straight drive. It is a very accurate racket everywhere except the front of the court, where for some reason (maybe I didn’t spend enough time with it) drop shots were hard to control
The durability of the bumper guard and paint on this racket is better than any other racket I’ve used. The paint does not chip as it does on the dunlops and black knights that I own.
Tjeerd Mäkel says
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I’ve played with this racket for a short time, a few years ago. I can totally confirm the big weight difference between frame and racket: I measured a racket weight of about 164 g. The balance point of the racket was about 35.5 cm, but balance points are always some sort of pitfall; swing weight will tell you more about how a racket feels when you – eeh – swing it. 🙂
About the racket weight: at the time I did weigh 2 more thicker beamed Karakal rackets: the TEC Lite 130 and the Crystal 135. Like the TEC 120 Gel, the grip, bumpers and string were adding about 40 grams, bringing the racket weight of the TEC Lite 130 at about 172 g. and the Crystal 135 a about 174 g.
However, the thinner beamed Karakal rackets (SN-90, BX-130 Gel) showed only a difference between frame- and racket weight of about 25 grams.