Jack Kramer Retro

skydog · Sep 16, 2016

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Wil...aph_RETRO_Racquet/descpageRCWILSON-WJKAR.html

Interesting. A graphite duplicate of the original woodie. Would never hit it at this price, but what a beautiful piece of work.

n8dawg6 · Sep 16, 2016

kinda light ... it's gonna have zero power. interesting novelty item

skydog · Sep 16, 2016

n8dawg6 said:
kinda light ... it's gonna have zero power. interesting novelty item

I am thinking very few of these are ever going to see the courts. More of a wall hanger type item. Still, it would be fun to mess around with one if the price were not so steep.

Kalin · Sep 16, 2016

Awesome stick. Make it 39.99 and send me a couple!

vsbabolat · Sep 16, 2016

I have a real wood one that is awesome!

TennisHound · Sep 16, 2016

Well, there's some on the bay that are a whole lot cheaper, and I would guess a little heavier.

skydog · Sep 17, 2016

TennisHound said:
Well, there's some on the bay that are a whole lot cheaper, and I would guess a little heavier.

Woodies I assume? Looks like the limited edition graphite one is currently at a fixed price across all the usual outlets.

Ramon · Sep 17, 2016

I don't see the point in making it from graphite. It's not going to be a serious racquet, and it's not going to be much of a memorabilia racquet either. For $399, you would think they could at least make it a real woodie.

TennisHound · Sep 17, 2016

skydog said:
Woodies I assume? Looks like the limited edition graphite one is currently at a fixed price across all the usual outlets.

Ohhh I got it. Wow, all graphite. Weirdly cool.

movdqa · Sep 17, 2016

I think that I'd prefer the real thing. But this thing is really cool. At least in the way it looks.

beltsman · Sep 17, 2016

That's cool. I'm not going to buy it, but I'd love to own one or hit with it sometime.

I'm just glad they're keeping some classic frames alive.

Zoolander · Sep 17, 2016

So Wilson can go to all the trouble of making a graphite Jack Kramer replica "reissue" woodie AND make only 500 of them..... as well as the fact they STILL make the PS 6.0 85...........and Head cant be bothered with a PT280 reissue that they still make in their magical Austrian factory for half the pro's on the tour anyway??

Makes you wish it was Wilson who had made the PT280 in the first place, not Head!

TupeloDanger · Sep 17, 2016

Makes me miss the Prince Mono 650.

Seth · Sep 17, 2016

Should've just given us a 6.0 95.

vsbabolat · Sep 17, 2016

Zoolander said:
So Wilson can go to all the trouble of making a graphite Jack Kramer replica "reissue" woodie AND make only 500 of them..... as well as the fact they STILL make the PS 6.0 85...........and Head cant be bothered with a PT280 reissue that they still make in their magical Austrian factory for half the pro's on the tour anyway??

Makes you wish it was Wilson who had made the PT280 in the first place, not Head!

Yes!!!!! Wilson had to make the racquet from scratch with a new mold too. While HEAD has the mold and all the things needed to sell us the PT280 but refuses.

ftmb · Sep 17, 2016

skydog said:
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Wil...aph_RETRO_Racquet/descpageRCWILSON-WJKAR.html

Interesting. A graphite duplicate of the original woodie. Would never hit it at this price, but what a beautiful piece of work.

This is so pretty...don't think it Will be Good...

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skydog · Sep 17, 2016

Seth said:
Should've just given us a 6.0 95.

6.0 95.....in the Jack Kramer paint

BorgCash · Sep 17, 2016

skydog said:
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Wil...aph_RETRO_Racquet/descpageRCWILSON-WJKAR.html

Interesting. A graphite duplicate of the original woodie. Would never hit it at this price, but what a beautiful piece of work.

Yes, kind a piece of art! Though for playing i prefer non mono racquet.

movdqa · Sep 17, 2016

vsbabolat said:
Yes!!!!! Wilson had to make the racquet from scratch with a new mold too. While HEAD has the mold and all the things needed to sell us the PT280 but refuses.

Well, there aren't that many PT57As made and the market price for them is only a little more than these Wilsons.

cedm · Sep 18, 2016

Beautiful. Criminally priced, but gorgeous. I'd love to play with it. I'd also love for them to make a 16x18 version that doesn't share holes, but that's just a dream.

Christian Olsson · Sep 18, 2016

This kind of reminds me of the guitar industry. Make the guitar look old and charge double. Tools...

I'd rather show up with the real deal at court. Or why not a volkl servo RT or a kneissl or Adidas Lendl or Fischer "mono" or indeed a PS 6.0 85 sq inch.

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haegger · Sep 19, 2016

Christian Olsson said:
This kind of reminds me of the guitar industry. Make the guitar look old and charge double. Tools...

I'd rather show up with the real deal at court. Or why not a volkl servo RT or a kneissl or Adidas Lendl or Fischer "mono" or indeed a PS 6.0 85 sq inch.

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Volkl super g 10 midplus

You are right. They charge more for less.

FearlessAnimal · Sep 19, 2016

Is this wood with graphite core or it's full Chinese plastic imitating wood?

movdqa · Sep 19, 2016

FearlessAnimal said:
Is this wood with graphite core or it's full Chinese plastic imitating wood?

It looks like plastic over graphite from the picture but that's just a guess.

FearlessAnimal · Sep 19, 2016

Hmmm plastic imitating wood... just like in cheap car... hmmm no thank you.

lidoazndiabloboi · Sep 19, 2016

I hope TW will have one available for demo!! @TW Staff ??

Say Chi Sin Lo · Sep 19, 2016

... Can we just buy the bag?

NM, found it, but only in the blue version.

TW Staff · Sep 19, 2016

@lidoazndiabloboi,

Unfortunately, so few made we are unable to offer any demos.

Thanks,
Brittany, TW

Rabbit · Sep 19, 2016

that is just AWESOME. I remember a few years ago, Wilson did the same thing but it was a open throated version painted to look like wood. This is awesome.....I'm fighting the urge....

movdqa · Sep 19, 2016

I found a NOS JKA for about $130. JKAs are all over the place in price but you're taking a risk on potentially 40-year-old wood frames. They might snap on the first hit.

moon shot · Sep 19, 2016

My JKA's that I've measured range from 14oz 370sw to 14.7oz 415sw (strung). I don't think I'd transition well to 11.2oz 311sw.

I do have a Tony Trabert that is 11.7oz and a Maureen Connolly that is 12.4oz 305sw. I was surprised by the range of swingweight available from lumber.

v-verb · Sep 19, 2016

movdqa said:
I found a NOS JKA for about $130. JKAs are all over the place in price but you're taking a risk on potentially 40-year-old wood frames. They might snap on the first hit.

I bought one from a shop closing in the 80's for $20. New, strung, never used, tags. Will never use or sell it. Cool piece of history

vsdtrek · Oct 12, 2016

Rabbit said:
that is just AWESOME. I remember a few years ago, Wilson did the same thing but it was a open throated version painted to look like wood. This is awesome.....I'm fighting the urge....

I picked up three of those a short time after they had been out on clearance for around $99 each IIRC. Strung one up and it really was too light. Dumped all three to a buddy.

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