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Here’s a Prince squash rackets roundup.

Prince Squash Rackets 2019

Prince has been a legend on the squash scene for a long time. I remember when the Prince Extender came out during my junior squash days. I think it was the first racket to have the strings go all the way down through the throat.

Later Prince developed a new squash racket style they call the power ring, which is where the strings wrap down through the throat, like you can see in most of the pictures below.

Just a few years ago, Prince was the racket of choice for many of the top pro players, including some world #1s like Nicol David, Ramy Ashour, and more. More recently Prince went through some corporate upheavals but the brand has been relaunched with some new management and it remains a favorite of squash players worldwide.

Best Prince Squash Rackets in 2022

Here are my current favorite Prince rackets for squash. I’ve also included links to purchase these on various sites.

Prince Pro Warrior 650

Most consistent. Balanced attack from all areas.

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Advertised weight (unstrung): 125 grams
Head size: 480 cm sq
String pattern: 16x17
Measured weight (all-in): 148 grams
Measured balance: 37 cm

Prince Phoenix Pro

Most fun. Quickest and generates the most cut.

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Release year: 2019

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Advertised weight (unstrung): 130 grams
Head size: 484 cm sq
String pattern: 14x15
Measured weight (all-in): 159.5 grams
Measured balance: 35.5 cm

Here’s a video I put out in 2022 doing quick review of eleven Prince squash rackets:

I got a chance to hit with six of the 2019 Prince rackets. Here’s an unboxing video:

And here’s a quick review I put together:

This is a transcript if you can’t watch the video right now:

Hey it’s Pierre from Squash Source. I am going to do a review today of six of the new Prince models for 2019. Big thanks to squashgear.com for sending me these demos to try out for everybody. I’ve done an unboxing video that goes into some of the cosmetics and I have reviewed these all pretty briefly to be honest. I have to send them back to Squash Gear but I was able to play with them all, kind of one game with each racquet pretty much, and I have got some quick feedback for you. I do not have any information about the durability of these racquets. Again I’ve only played with them for one game. I actually broke the string on one of them so I can tell you that, but the racquets are all intact.

First up I’m gonna go with the racquets that I liked the most and they were the Phoenix models. There’s the Phoenix Pro and the Phoenix Elite. The Phoenix Pro weighed 159.5 grams. Balance point of 35.5 and most importantly a 14×15 stringing pattern so it’s sort of less dense than the other models and the Elite version has the same less dense 14×15 stringing pattern. It is 167.5 grams so that was eight grams heavier if I did the math right and a 34.5 centimeter balance point so quite head-light. I liked these because of the way that with a more open swinging pattern… I’m gonna try not to hit the camera when I do this. I couldn’t get the sound right but when you swing through the ball with this racket, you can even hear it kind of whistling through the shot. It’s faster through the air and I think it’s quite frankly just because it’s got fewer strings and it felt head light, maneuverable, and I was able to get a lot of cut on the ball as well as feeling I was able to get the racket through the shot quickly. So my two favorites in my brief hit were both of the Phoenix models. I guess the Pro was a little bit ahead of the Elite but I don’t know if I really was able to tell that much of a difference between these two. Those are just my favorites.

The Vortex models were probably my next favorite. We had the Vortex Pro weighed 159 grams on my scale versus 168 for the Vortex Elite so again about nine grams different. They’re both advertised as 125-gram rackets but the Pro was lighter. By the way, these rackets I played with, these demos, have also been restrung from the factory strings by Squash Gear so in this case we’ve got a non-Prince string. I won’t mention the name! So this is not the factory strength. So I was trying a custom setup. So these two, with these strings in — are they 1.1mm or 1.2mm? 1.1mm so thinner strings in here. I mentioned the weights. The balance point on both of these was about 35cm. Actually the Elite was 34.75cm so even a little lighter. They have the 16×17 straining pattern though. That was for me the main difference that I noticed. These were nice racquets, I felt a lot of cut on the ball, I just didn’t get quite the same satisfying cut on the ball that I did with the less dense stringing pattern and just didn’t quite feel it moving through the air as fast and so I put these kind of in the second place.

So third on my list was probably the Hyper models. We’ve got the Hyper Pro and the Hyper Elite. They’re just a little head-heavier and I kind of preferred in these models the head-lighter versions, frankly. The Hyper Pro was 37.5 centimeter balance point and the Hyper Elite 36.5 and they felt heavier in the playing as well. Head heavier. This is the one I broke the string on by the way, the Hyper Elite. The Pro is 157.5 grams and Hyper Elite 162 all in. The advertised weight is 120 grams on both of these but they’ve been restrung with this thinner string.

Actually aside from the stringing pattern one difference also was that, like I mentioned, these four all were restrung with nice string. I don’t know if these are the factory string or if they were restrung just with a different one but I can tell you that I might actually just like this string better too. It was a difference at any rate.

All six of the rackets of course have the classic Prince Power Ring stringing pattern where the strings loop down through the throat, and a fan-shaped stringing pattern. A couple other things that I want to tell you about are that the frames from memory are the same as the previous models. I tried the Airstick 550 from the last generation. They feel as I was playing with them kind of chunky in terms of the frame thickness but still very playable. Just something I noticed. It felt like a thicker frame. Not thicker than the prior Princes, just thicker than other squash rackets. I mentioned it in the unboxing video but the Pro models are more expensive than the Elite models and the Pro models have been reinforced with this Textreme material to give them more durability I think at a lower weight, whereas the Elite models I guess don’t have that and thus are a bit heavier as a result.

So that is my brief overview of the Prince 2019 these six racquets. Thanks again to Squash Gear for sending them to me to test out. Hope that was helpful – thanks.

Spotted on PDH Sports Instagram:

Prince 2019 PDH

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Prince 2019 Models

Here are the racket models that Prince released in 2019. Prince did not release any new models during the Covid era, so these are still the latest and greatest models available.

Prince Phoenix Pro

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Release year: 2019

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Advertised weight (unstrung): 130 grams
Head size: 484 cm sq
String pattern: 14x15
Measured weight (all-in): 159.5 grams
Measured balance: 35.5 cm

Prince Phoenix Elite

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Release year: 2019

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Advertised weight (unstrung): 130 grams
Head size: 484 cm sq
String pattern: 14x15
Measured weight (all-in): 167.5 grams
Measured balance: 34.5 cm

Prince Vortex Pro

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Release year: 2019

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Advertised weight (unstrung): 125 grams
Head size: 464 cm sq
String pattern: 16x17
Measured weight (all-in): 159 grams
Measured balance: 35 cm

Prince Vortex Elite

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Release year: 2019

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Advertised weight (unstrung): 125 grams
String pattern: 16x17
Measured weight (all-in): 168 grams
Measured balance: 34.75 cm

Prince Hyper Pro

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Release year: 2019

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Advertised weight (unstrung): 120 grams
Head size: 480 cm sq
String pattern: 16x17
Measured weight (all-in): 157.5 grams
Measured balance: 37.5 cm

Prince Hyper Elite

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Release year: 2019

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Advertised weight (unstrung): 120 grams
Head size: 480 cm sq
String pattern: 16x17
Measured weight (all-in): 162 grams
Measured balance: 36.5 cm

Prince Venom Pro

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Release year: 2019

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Advertised weight (unstrung): 130 grams
String pattern: 16x16
Measured weight (all-in): 158 grams
Measured balance: 38 cm

Prince Venom Elite

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Prince 2018 Rackets

This model year for Prince has been a bit of a strange one. There was a long delay during which Prince didn’t seem to be putting out new rackets, and there were rumors the company was bankrupt. They stopped sponsoring most of their top players, who moved on to other brands. But then in November 2017, the new frames started appearing in Canada and elsewhere. Word on the street is Prince moved production to a new factory.

The numbers in the racket names refer to the level of power the racket provides, according to Prince anyway. A high number means more power, so 950 is supposed to be more powerful than say 850.

I did a video rundown of the 2018 models in this video:

Prince Squash Rackets 2017

Prince rackets are currently split into the Prince Pro and Prince Team ranges. The Pro models are the high-end, and the Team models are the club range.

In terms of design, the Pro models have a color on the outside part of the frame, and black on the inside of the frame. The Team models have black on the outside of the frame and a color on the inside.

Prince Pro Models

These models appear to include the newer TeXtreme material. I believe the names are:

Prince Pro Models

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Prince Pro Models

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Prince Team Models

These are called:

Prince Team Models

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Thanks to Robert and Chris for the tips!

Prince Prior Models

Prince Pro Warrior 600

The Ramy Ashour signature racket, also called the Prince Pro Warrior 600. Prince started using the TeXtreme material in their rackets for this model year. Apparently it was first used in building Formula 1 race cars. Vroom.

Prince Pro Airstick Lite 550

Similar frame shape and stringing pattern (16 x 17) to the Ramy racket. The 2016 version is the Prince Pro Airstick Lite 550.

Prince Pro Sovereign 650

Again same as the Ramy racket and the Pro Airstick Lite 550, just a slightly different weighting and cosmetic. The 2016 version is the Prince Pro Sovereign 650:

Prince Pro Beast 750

The difference with this racket from the ones above is the stringing pattern is 14 x 15. Fewer strings give you more bite on the ball…but you may break more strings.

Prince Pro Shark 650

Chomp. Full name: Prince ProShark PowerBite 650. Same 14 x 15 “bite” stringing pattern as the one above, just a slightly different weight.

Prince Pro Rebel 950

The Prince Pro Rebel 950 has a 16 x 16 stringing pattern and also has different grommets that Prince calls EXO3 technology, which give a different feel when you strike the ball.

Prince Pro Tour 850

The Prince Pro Tour 850 is similar to the Pro Rebel above, but different weighting.

Now we start getting into some of the mid-range Prince squash rackets, which are geared for intermediate players or those on a tighter budget. These may be a bit heavier and may not have the latest technology or pros using them, but they are still decent rackets.

Prince Team Tour Original 750

Prince Team Black Original 800

Prince Team Airstick 500

Now we get into the least-expensive Prince squash rackets, which are a bargain price, but increasingly heavy. Some of these are pretty old and I probably need to update this section…

Prince Team Adrenalin 400

Prince Team Combat 300

Prince Team Rage 350

Prince Team Thunder 350

Prince Team Impact 200

Prince Squash Rackets List

A list of all the Prince squash rackets posted on Squash Source so far.

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Comments

  1. Yoann breitenstein says

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    Bonjour, je recherche des bumpers por mes raquettes power level 600 team warrior de prince, j’ai de grandes difficultés pour en trouver, pourriez vous m’y aider.

    très cordialement

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  2. Steven says

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    Abouelghar mentioned on Instagram today that he has a new Prince racket coming out soon – it looked cool

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  3. B says

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    Hi – it doesn’t look like the latest Prince rackets really took off does it? I don’t see any pros or any amateurs using them. Are Prince really committed to squash?
    They used to be pretty much the top brand in the sport

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  6. Kieran says

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    Currently playing with the Ashaway 110 powerkill and looking for something a bit different..can’t decide between Prince & Technibre..any suggestions?

    Love the look of the new venom & vortex pro but I’m a little worried if I’d be wasting my money if they aren’t durable – looking for a racket with more power for drives whilst still maintaining good control

    Thanks in advance!

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    • Tor says

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      Maybe you remember from another thread that I had ordered the Powerkill 110 sl? Well I must admit I’m not technically gifted enough to play with this racket. Too light and little sweetspot. Jumped on the Vortex you are asking about and my game has never felt better. Easily producing tons of power if wanted, and the racket is very precise = the ball goes where I want it to go. Huge sweetspot. The racket just feels correct to me. Ordering a second one from pdhsports as we speak. Haven’t smashed it into walls, but it has seen the normal abuse from your normal squash games. No breaks or anything. Seems sturdy and durable. I’ve read complaints that it’s hugely head heavy but I’d say that’s exaggerated. You can always tinker with grips to adjust balance towards handle. Nicely balanced racket slightly head heavy

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  7. B says

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    With Ramy gone off the scene, does it look like Prince are going to try get back into the pro scene?
    Not sure if any major players use their rackets right now.

    (P.S. what a huge loss Ramy is 🙁 )

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    • John says

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      Abouelghar is pretty much the only one from what I can tell playing with them on the men’s side. Not sure about the women’s. He is using the EXO3 Pro Rebel from years back. I haven’t tried it yet, but the new Venom pro looks to be pretty much based on that frame, so maybe it plays similar given the new weight changes.
      What Prince should do is reach out to him for a sponsorship it’d be a win-win for both parties (or maybe they have and he isn’t a fan of the new frames, who knows).

      I have the original EXO3 Rebel from 2011, although I don’t use it much, if ever, I keep it in my bag for funsies. Good ‘ol Prince.

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      • B says

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        yes, they’re one of the iconic squash brands, it’s only a couple years ago that they had loads of huge names: Ramy, Willstrop, Nicol David, Serme, Farag, Momen etc

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  8. Oliver Lu says

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    Is there a way to get the grommet-bumper guards for the Black Speedports? Thanks

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  9. ivan says

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    Prince 2019 new range
    Phoenix 750 -120g red & yellow color, air stick design
    Hyper 550 -125g blue & yellow color, air stick design
    Vortex 650 -130g blue & purple color, air stick design

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  10. Robin says

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    Hi Pierre,
    I have heard from many users that prince racquets are not reliable as they break easily. Is it true with all that models?

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    • Pierre says

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      I have heard rumors of Prince not being very durable these days. Unfortunately I don’t have too much detail down to the model level, except for this one comment

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  11. Jon says

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    I’ve been using Prince triple threat racket but can’t tet them any more. I’ve tried a few new racket but they don’t suit. So can you help me firstly with the dimensions of the Prince triple threat. Such as balance, weight and anything else. Secondly what could you recommend to be similar

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  12. Jack Barnett says

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    I have read the specs of the new racquets at my local shop who got the advance brochure a few weeks back. A few of the things I noticed:

    1. The Pro Phantom is a “replacement” for the Pro Rebel (previously the EXO3 Rebel).
    2. As noted above, the “Pro” models are the largely the same as the “Team” models except for the addition of the lighter, stiffer, higher quality TexTreme carbon. This makes them much lighter but also considerably more expensive!
    3. The TexTreme now wraps around the whole top part of the frame (from around 10 o’clock right over the top and round to around to 2 o’clock). The previous 2016 TexTreme racquets only had a small patch at 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock points.
    4. The new Pro Beast is the only racquet in the range to use the Powerbite string pattern and is slightly heavier than it’s predecessor at 135g unstrung; the previous ones were 128g (I should know, I’ve had four of them!).
    5. Spec-wise, I don’t think the other “new” racquets have changed a great deal from their earlier versions.
    6. Prices appear to have increased across the entire range by about 20%. This might just be for me being in the UK and the £ being weaker in comparison to the €/$ last year but could also be due to the extra TexTreme used in their construction.

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  13. Carole says

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    Hi,
    I was wondering if you knew about any newer model from Prince (ie out in 2017). The squash part on their website is not accessible anymore and I was looking to get a new one from them.
    Many thanks!

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    • Pierre says

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      Hi Carole, Prince 2017 squash rackets are coming soon but not available yet

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  14. Thomas Selway Spencer says

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    So, Looks like the Pro rackets feature Textreme, and the team rackets do not.

    Other than that, the four in each range are the same spec in terms of weight and power and string pattern?
    Looks like the Phantom take the rebel/ignite/03/speedport head shape, whereas the other three are the Airsick/Warrior/Beast and look like the airsick headship, probably mimic the previous models and weights that these ranges have always followed.

    The beast definitely has the 14/17 string pattern, whereas the airsick and the warrior have the 16/17.

    Nice to see them simplify their range at last, but a shame they’ve not gone with putting some speed/03 ports in the other headshape style of racket – I always wondered how that would play as my favourites of all time were the speed port black and the TT Warrior.

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    • Ray says

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      The rackets are available in Singapore and there are changes for the Rackets are now manufactured in China. Also for the Pro Beast although the weight has gone up to 135g, the blamace is now 35.0 which is very head light. Have yet to try the rest..will give my feedback when I get to try them.

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  15. Lloyd says

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    I have never heard of the phantom before. Is that a new racket?

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    • George says

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      No, the phantom is actually a replacement for the older O3 speedport black rackets. in my opinion. hope this helps

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  16. Michael says

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    Interesting, a bit strange to not see a team or rebel among those 2017 models. I think it is a shame the way there is so little information to find about Prince Squash gear nowadays, I can’t even find an official website of them anymore..

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  17. Isak says

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    Hey Pierre, while looking for some older O3 prince rackets (or a newer version similar to them) I came across this weird thing on a couple of sites: http://www.pwptennis.com/prince-ramy-03-pro-s-r83-733030?colcode=73303003
    Seems to be a Ramy signature version of an old O3-model but he uses the 2016 Textreme warrior one. Can’t find any specs on this model either, google only gives a couple results. Anyone got any info on this? I’m currently playing with the textreme one but I like the more narrow head shape better so this could be an interesting racket to try. Wish there was more info on it, if anyone knows anything please chime in

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