I pre-ordered the Gearbox Racquetball AXS 170 Teardrop Blue/Purple Racquet on July 27th, 2026. On August 12th, I received notifications from both Gearbox and UPS that it had shipped to me. On Thursday, the 13th of August, I received my new racquet and the shirts that I ordered at the same time.
The following photos will show my unboxing experience. I took the UPS stickers off the outside of the box prior to getting started.
The unopened box as it arrived from UPS (minus the shipping label).
The box opened, and the invoice removed, which was on top of the protective paper.
Underneath the protective paper was an envelope with the brochure and the Love Your Gear policy card.
The Love Your Gear Return/Exchange Policy card.
The inside of the AXS brochure.
The outside of the AXS brochure.
Show Us Your Game, Share your play, Tag us.
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The four shirts that were ordered were underneath the envelope.
These are the four shirts, links to order them are at the bottom of the article.
Some of the shirts had interesting logos on their backs, the AXS shirt has the spelled-out logo on back.
This is the Gearbox Sticker that was underneath the shirts. I may put this on the back of my vehicle, or on a thermos. I have not yet decided.
The racquet, with its protective wrappings, was beneath the shirts and the sticker.
This is how the racquet comes, in a zippered bag that can be reused to protect the paint.
Inside the main bag, the racquet is covered in bubble wrap to protect it during shipping.
Just the beautiful racquet.
The top portion of the Ad attached to the stringbed.
The warning label on the grip.
The UPC code that details which racquet it is, by model AXS, by weight 170 170g, by shape T teardrop, by color Blue/Purple. It also shows the handle size, 3 5/8th inches, i.e. the most common handle size.
The full on-stringbed ad.
The patent number, #7,867,428 B2, which is the method of creating the solid frame racquets.
Official sponsor logos. Gearbox sponsors the LPRT, the IRT, the IRF, and USA Racquetball in addition to pros all over the world.
The Gearbox logo on the strings, from the front. The shadows created by the strings make them look wavy. The strings are correctly strung.
The Gearbox logo on the strings, from the back. The shadows created by the strings make them look wavy. The strings are correctly strung.
