Nearly 20 years ago John McEnroe play-tested the first BOLT racquet prototypes at Tennisport in New York City. BOLT Founder and Director Brett Bothwell shares his story of meeting with the master and how it inspired him to continue developing the spring suspension technology (Zipstrip) that BOLT has pioneered in the market today.

I'm extremely pleased to introduce the newest BOLTs. This is the second generation of BOLT racquets and our patented Zipstrip design. We've taken time to refine the technology and our racquet designs and we know our customers are going to be very happy with the results. The new level of quality is immediately apparent and even more so when a ball is struck. The BOLT racquets have come a long way and we're eager to go much further. No other racquet achieves performance charact