Originally posted by: kirkaptain
lol at "COMP/CONST: LIQUID METAL TITANIUM/GRAPHITE AND PIEZO ELECTRIC FIBERS"
Why LOL? Because you don't understand HEAD's terminology for their racquet construction?
Here's a tidbit:
All Liquidmetal racquets are made in Austria, with the same high standards which players have come to expect from the company since the original Prestige racquets became world renowned. The "new" comes in the form of Head's latest technology, Liquidmetal.
Developed by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Liquidmetal alloy has proven to be stronger than Titanium.
The racquet?s key technology is Liquidmetal, a patented alloy twice as strong as titanium that doesn?t deform under pressure.
The Defense Department is working on armor-piercing shells that will use Liquidmetal, and Cleveland Golf is incorporating the stuff into its clubs.
As for the Piezo Fiber in the handle, HEAD calls it Intellifiber:
Intellifiber is a new fiber created from piezoelectric material. Extraordinarily different from conventional materials, this fiber (according to Head) transforms the mechanical energy from ball impact into an electrical response that stiffens the racquet for ultimate power. Intellifibers are integrated on both sides of the throat area. An electrical impulse actively changes the shape of the fibers - in less than a millisecond - at ball impact.
BENEFIT:
According to Head, in less than the first millisecond of ball impact, Intellifibers stiffen and reduce bending in the throat area for unmatched power in current racquet design. Unlike mechanical energy, electrical energy does not create vibrations. Therefore, 20% of the vibrations are immediately eliminated upon ball impact for optimum comfort.
