I just bought a Prince tennis racket and the "P" is coming off.

Question

I just bought a Prince tennis racket and the "P" is already rubbing off every time I play. Is this suppose to happen? This has never happened to me before with any of my other rackets.

Did I get a fake? Should I just have my coach re-string my racket? It's a brand new Prince O3 Speedport Pro White

Answer 1

no it's fine.  I have that raqcuet and the same thing happened to me.  it's just painted on nothing is wrong with the strings.  You have nothing to worry about.

Answer 2

It's just a logo -- just ink. Eventually it would come off, especially if you play always.

Answer 3

yes, the "P" is just a painted logo and it will gradually disappear as you play or when your sting will break and you need a new one.

your options are:

a. leave it alone and keep playing

b. get it painted by whatever logo or picture you want

c. if you want to change the tension or sting re-string it

btw its not fake

Answer 4

It's just ink. It shouldn't affect your game. The "P" is  just a logo to tell someone from afar that you play with a Prince. An advertisement. If you feel like you need to re-ink the strings, you can buy a stencil ink from your sports outlet. Some people use permanent marker but I discourage the use of it since the chemical in the marker can damage your strings.

Answer 5

It's just the ink on the racquet. I'd continue playing with it, but once it is somewhat worn out, get a prince stencil and use a new bottle of ink to redraw it onto your strings.