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Automatix · 10-13-2012, 03:38 AM

Hey there, I figured this is the best place to ask...

Does anyone remember if this No.1 itteration features a pallet?

Also does anyone have the specs of the 285g version of this frame?
Not a typo - 285g.

McLovin · 10-13-2012, 06:13 AM

I'm not 100%, but I'm guessing the answer is 'no'. I believe the pallet system was introduced between the M Speed Pro No. 1 (red/green/black) and the M Pro No. 1 (yellow/green/black).

Automatix · 10-13-2012, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by McLovin

I'm not 100%, but I'm guessing the answer is 'no'. I believe the pallet system was introduced between the M Speed Pro No. 1 (red/green/black) and the M Pro No. 1 (yellow/green/black).

Thanks, anymore feedback would be appreciated.

McLovin · 10-13-2012, 06:40 AM

Well, I've looked around & can't seem to find any specs. The best I can offer is to use the 'wayback machine' and visit other sites that carried Fischer back in 2003-2005:

http://archive.org/web/web.php

I've already tried TW and that place in the mid west, but apparently they didn't carry the 285g version.

Sharky-San · 10-13-2012, 08:00 PM

Hello Fischer Folks,

I need some help tracking down some grip pallets for some newly acquired Pacific rackets...

I have 3 X Force Pro's that are supposed to be 4 3/8, but they are measuring @ under 4 1/4...I'd like to get them closer to 4 1/2

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Sharktt at gmail dot com

smirker · 10-13-2012, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ross K

smirker, just wondering if you've ever tried the Pro Open? Would that suit your needs?

Maybe Ross, I have always found Wilson's a bit "brassy" (don't know a better way off describing it) but do have an old N-Tour 2 that I like. I will see if my local shop has the Pro Open.

Don't Let It Bounce · 10-14-2012, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by McLovin

I'm not 100%, but I'm guessing the answer is 'no'. I believe the pallet system was introduced between the M Speed Pro No. 1 (red/green/black) and the M Pro No. 1 (yellow/green/black).

McLovin, how certain are you of this? I have a couple of pallets and was hoping to find some red/green Pro No. 1 105's to put them on. Can anyone else confirm?

While I'm asking, I read on another thread that there was an earlier time in which Fischer used replaceable pallets. Does anyone know what year they went away from it, before returning to it with the M-Speeds?

McLovin · 10-14-2012, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Don't Let It Bounce

McLovin, how certain are you of this? I have a couple of pallets and was hoping to find some red/green Pro No. 1 105's to put them on. Can anyone else confirm?

Well, a good friend of mine uses the black/red/green Pro No. 1 105, which I string for him, and that most definitely does not have the new pallet system. Whether there was a pallet system on Fischers prior to this, I don't know.

I used the red/black Pro Tour FT back in 2001, and that had the same grip as my friend's Pro No. 1 105, so if they had a different pallet system, I don't know when they had it.

Don't Let It Bounce · 10-15-2012, 12:32 AM

Alas. That's pretty damned certain. Bummer, but good to know; thanks.

Hmmm... I wonder what the Pacific Comp 105 would be like, leaded to within an inch of its life? Or better yet, maybe one day I'll stumble across an old pre-tapered-beam Fischer 105, like the VT Comp, with a big honkin' #5 grip.

dave t · 10-15-2012, 01:34 AM

i have a red/green m pro 1 (or is it mspeed pro 1? - you all know which one i'm talking about) and it DOES have the pallet system. I put the newer pallet on so it would feel like my yellow/green and black granite racquets.

McLovin · 10-15-2012, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by dave t

i have a red/green m pro 1 (or is it mspeed pro 1? - you all know which one i'm talking about) and it DOES have the pallet system. I put the newer pallet on so it would feel like my yellow/green and black granite racquets.

Is your's the 105 sq in? Like I said earlier, I 'believed' the pallet system was introduced on the 98s between the red/green & yellow/green, but I couldn't be certain.

The X Force Comp is effectively the Pro No. 1 105 'Light':

http://web.archive.org/web/200701230...HER-FMSLR.html

Looking at it again, it may be that the 'Light' line has the older handle and the regular line got the upgrade?

Don't Let It Bounce, I'd take a close look (if you can) at the handle shape. Now that I think about it, my friend's 105 may be the 'Light' version. If the handle is more rounded & bulges out at the bottom, it is the old non-pallet version. If it is shaped more like a Wilson & is flat at the bottom, then it's the new pallet type.

McLovin · 10-15-2012, 04:26 AM

OK, this whole pallet thing has intrigued me. I went back a few pages & found this discussion:
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showt...96#post5256896

Apparently there were red/green M Pro No 1s that had different graphics near the 'end-of-life'. Possibly those with different graphics had the new pallet system?

Going back a few more pages, it looks as if frekcles and loubapache have (or have had) the version of the Pro No. 1 we are discussing. Maybe they can chime in on the differing pallets?

loubapache · 10-15-2012, 05:42 AM

I believe the rackets starting with the Magnetic Speed Pro 1 (Mspeed Pro 1, the red/black/green one) have the replacement pallets. However, the pallets of this line are different from the later models because these pallets have a separate butt cap (the older Fischer style).

The models after this have the integrated butt cap pallet system, still replaceable.

I could be wrong, though.

10-13-2012, 06:13 AM	#822
McLovin Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,606	I'm not 100%, but I'm guessing the answer is 'no'. I believe the pallet system was introduced between the M Speed Pro No. 1 (red/green/black) and the M Pro No. 1 (yellow/green/black). __________________ "Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row" -- Vitas Gerulaitis, after beating Jimmy Connors on his 17th try.

10-13-2012, 06:40 AM	#824
McLovin Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,606	Well, I've looked around & can't seem to find any specs. The best I can offer is to use the 'wayback machine' and visit other sites that carried Fischer back in 2003-2005: http://archive.org/web/web.php I've already tried TW and that place in the mid west, but apparently they didn't carry the 285g version. __________________ "Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row" -- Vitas Gerulaitis, after beating Jimmy Connors on his 17th try.

10-13-2012, 08:00 PM	#825
Sharky-San New User Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 17	Fischer Grip Pallets -- Uber Ellusive! Hello Fischer Folks, I need some help tracking down some grip pallets for some newly acquired Pacific rackets... I have 3 X Force Pro's that are supposed to be 4 3/8, but they are measuring @ under 4 1/4...I'd like to get them closer to 4 1/2 Any help would be greatly appreciated Sharktt at gmail dot com

10-15-2012, 12:32 AM	#829
Don't Let It Bounce Professional Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,417	Alas. That's pretty damned certain. Bummer, but good to know; thanks. Hmmm... I wonder what the Pacific Comp 105 would be like, leaded to within an inch of its life? Or better yet, maybe one day I'll stumble across an old pre-tapered-beam Fischer 105, like the VT Comp, with a big honkin' #5 grip. __________________ Is it solipsistic in here, or is it just me? Last edited by Don't Let It Bounce : 10-15-2012 at 01:06 AM. Reason: typo

10-15-2012, 04:26 AM	#832
McLovin Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,606	OK, this whole pallet thing has intrigued me. I went back a few pages & found this discussion: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showt...96#post5256896 Apparently there were red/green M Pro No 1s that had different graphics near the 'end-of-life'. Possibly those with different graphics had the new pallet system? Going back a few more pages, it looks as if frekcles and loubapache have (or have had) the version of the Pro No. 1 we are discussing. Maybe they can chime in on the differing pallets? __________________ "Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row" -- Vitas Gerulaitis, after beating Jimmy Connors on his 17th try.