This is the Oliver Apex 700:
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Measured weight (all-in): 146 grams
Measured balance: 36.75 cm
Spotted
This is the racket Simon Rosner started using in 2016:
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Rosner won the 2018 Tournament of Champions with the Oliver Apex 700:
Reviews
I got a chance to test out the Apex 700, and the video review is below. In all honesty I had a difficult time with this racket. I think the staggered string pattern made a big impact in the feel of the racket. It’s something I’m not used to.
Here’s a review from Morgan Le Breton on YouTube:
I have been playing with the Apex 700 for the past 6 months. My previous racket was the Prince Pro Beast so it took me almost 2 months to get use to this Oliver. The sweetspot is slightly smaller and less forgiving but once you find your groove it can be quite a rewarding racket. The tight stringing pattern and thin shaft profile provides great feel. Very racket head is very nicely balanced and makes is very easy to control the speed of the ball. Great racket for attacking play. This is my weapon of choice.
Rob says
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Anyone else using this racket? I am thinking of buying one as you don’t see many people using Oliver (which I like) is it a dark horse?
Pierre says
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Depends on where you are. I think they are more common in Europe but here in the US they are pretty uncommon (although you can get them at oliversquash.com).