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The Volkl Power Bridge V1 Midplus! The cult racket by Völkl Tennis, the V1™, has been given another technology upgrade: first came the tuning, featuring the high-tech DNX, a material developed by the renowned Fraunhofer TEG, a leading German institute of technology. This has now been joined by integration of the unique POWERBRIDGE innovation. This new technology lends the racket additional dynamic force and stability from the yoke of the racquet itself. What we have not changed is the characteristic V1™ feeling – which is nothing short of legendary! Our proven BIG GROMMET™ technology provides more acceleration by amplifying the ‘swing’ of the strings. Its intelligent blend makes the POWERBRIDGE V1™ THE perfect comfort and performance racquet – extremely easy on the arm, thanks to its variable beam, and with incredible stability at the parts of the racket that matter most.

One of the most important factors that determine the power of a tennis racket is the stability and stiffness of the frame. Because the more stable the frame is, the more kinetic energy can be returned to the ball. In recent years our engineers have achieved totally new dimensions of power by integrating DNX into the frame. The high-strength DNX material is based on a CARBON NANOTUBE technology developed by Völkl Tennis and the Fraunhofer Technology Development Group (Fraunhofer TEG) and, with the same weight, is around 25 times stronger than conventional carbon fibre materials. Thanks to our many years of experience in using DNX we have now successfully achieved the next step forward in developing POWERBRIDGE. When constructing a racket head, the design of the yoke – in other words the lowest section (the 6-o’clock position) – poses a difficult challenge. The German research department of Völkl Tennis has now focused intensively on this critical yoke area of the racket. The result of this development work is POWERBRIDGE – an innovative construction which considerably increases the stability of this critical area. This makes the entire racket more powerful and dynamic. This effect is achieved on the one hand by integrating the high-strength DNX material and on the other hand by increasing the specific material density in the yoke.