Oops, a Software compatibility problem as follows:  "Tour  " in the last email should be reading "Tour Plus". The numerical for "Plus" does not appear when it is typed.

Thanks,

Zen

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zam,

I have never heard of the "Tour plus" before, but I am not familiar with the UK market. Here are my thoughts...

Given the reduced price, the "plus" is obviously not a new racquet, and Dunlop has since discontinued the Tour model. According to the website (assuming this is a UK release), the  "plus" racquet has a larger head, a different string pattern and different weight/balance than the regular Tour. In fact, it looks more like an aerogel version of the Blackmax 520 (which it may well be):

http://dunlopsports.com/Dunlop-Squash/Products/Rackets/Blackmax/CARBON-520/

Regardless, I can tell you that there is no such thing as "100% aerogel." The aerogel racquets are a mixture of aerogel and m-fil (3D/4D) materials and, even then, only in certain parts of the head and throat (all modern squash racquets are primarily carbon graphite with various additives). At most, an aerogel racquet is composed of maybe 15% actual aerogel material. Unless the "plus" is supposed to have only half as much aerogel material (which wouldn't be much at all!), the salesperson is not giving you reliable information. Whatever the "plus" model is, it is clearly different from the Tour. The next time I speak with my Dunlop representative, I will ask him about it.

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