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Roland G

Roland G

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Pleb123 said:
I have never used a Dunlop before but picked up these two NOS Aerogel 4d 200 16x19's - can I join this association?
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One is now strung with Pacific Poly Power Pro mains and Prince Duraflex crosses @ 22/21 kg.

Not had a chance to properly hit with it yet but beautifully plush and solid feel on the ball bounce and wall tests. Bummer how the trend of manufacturers is away from making racquets like this - including Dunlop. If it wasn't for this thread I would not have known about these plush beauties as I came back to tennis in 2012.
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Nice find. Looking forward to hearing how they work out for you

Dunlop Bio 400 Tour/Bio 300 Tour/Bio 200/MSV Focus Hex
 
Rogael Naderer

Rogael Naderer

Semi-Pro
To add to the above, these are great frames, lovely feel, used to use them leaded up and with a leather grip to about 345 grams a few years back.

Pleb123: I hope you enjoy them, if not I'd be very interested in taking them off of your hands one day!

In addition if any one has any Biomimetic Max 200gs they could let sell, or know of where to get them (grip 3 preferably), I'd be very keen to hear from them!

Currently in my bag are 5 Biomimetic Max 200gs weighted up to around 340 grams.

I also occasionally pull out one of my Bio 100s, also about 340 grams, for a little hit and to work on hitting cleanly.

Over the years I've gone through the 4D 500 Tour, the 200 tour, the 200 16 x 19s (above), then onto the Bio 100s for a while and finally settled on the Bio Max 200g with lead after a broken thumb forced me into a larger headsize to get hitting again, I found the easier access to spin addictive!

Can I be in the club? Please!
 
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joohan

Guest
Just a thought: can anyone who used to play with Dunlop Biomimetic 300 Tour share what frame he/she moved on to? Thanks a lot.
 
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Alex78

Hall of Fame
I switched to the Pacific XTour 97 - but then again, I'm switching frames all the time, anyway.


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biscuit

New User
I'm playing with the Dunlop Revolution NT Tour which I think is the successor to the Biomimetic range. It's a really sweet precision type racket with a 97"head size, 314g unstrung and a 316mm balance point. I play it stock with Hyper G 16g @ 48lbs.
 
Pleb123

Pleb123

Semi-Pro
biscuit said:
I'm playing with the Dunlop Revolution NT Tour which I think is the successor to the Biomimetic range. It's a really sweet precision type racket with a 97"head size, 314g unstrung and a 316mm balance point. I play it stock with Hyper G 16g @ 48lbs.
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TW EU does not list the stiffness. How would you rate it?
 
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joohan

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Thanks. I'd like to go with something that has a chance to stay at least for a while - Yonex DR98, Angell TC97 18x20, etc... - just wanted to know what people have switched to from this wonderful frame.
 
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elkabras

Rookie
I'm a Dunlop fan....since I remember I played with all this models...

Dunlop 4D aerogel 300
Dunlop biomimetic 300 Tour
Dunlop biomimetic 200 lite
Dunlop biomimetic 200 plus
Dunlop hotmelt 300G
Dunlop MW 200

Now I've got
Dunlop hotmelt 200G XL
2 Dunlop Revelation Tour Pro
1 Dunlop Select Pro

The last 3 frames are collection pieces...one of the best racquets ever made...Dunlop Select Pro in a good hands could be a mortal weapon!! Incredible feel and touch....nothing nowadays to compare.....Its a s**t dunlop make now this terrible racquets with all the history behind the trade[emoji768]

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joohan

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Anyone knows where to get grommets for Bio 300 Tour? TW (even TW US) does not have it anymore.
 
Rogael Naderer

Rogael Naderer

Semi-Pro
joohan said:
Anyone knows where to get grommets for Bio 300 Tour? TW (even TW US) does not have it anymore.
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Try Stringers World, they may not stock them but could be able to source them. They may ask for identifying numbers on an existing grommet, as Dunlop use the same mold for many racquets.
 
Deki

Deki

Rookie
Pleb123 said:
I have never used a Dunlop before but picked up these two NOS Aerogel 4d 200 16x19's - can I join this association?
31110593314_3d14f3235c_b.jpg

One is now strung with Pacific Poly Power Pro mains and Prince Duraflex crosses @ 22/21 kg.

Not had a chance to properly hit with it yet but beautifully plush and solid feel on the ball bounce and wall tests. Bummer how the trend of manufacturers is away from making racquets like this - including Dunlop. If it wasn't for this thread I would not have known about these plush beauties as I came back to tennis in 2012.
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That is a very nice players racquet. Soft, comfortable, great control, spin and stability. I've played with it in 2009 and 2010.
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Pleb123

Pleb123

Semi-Pro
Deki said:
That is a very nice players racquet. Soft, comfortable, great control, spin and stability. I've played with it in 2009 and 2010.
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Agree. I particularly like the rock solid stability of the hoop while maintaining the soft feel in the throat. To get the most out of it I will have to modify the grip shape though because I am most comfortable with Head TK82S pallets. Also, the choice of Prince Duraflex as a cross may not have been the smartest as the poly mains get snagged and don't snap back. Rubbing the string bed with silicone sprayed onto a cloth seems to have helped but will choose a more slippery cross next time. As far as spin goes, hit a freakish topspin lob on the weekend using this set up and it kicked up so high the ball flew over the back fence. Never had that happen before. Definitely a lot of spin potential.

Also grabbed a couple of the Dunlop pro stocks that TW has been offering, Bio 300 and M3 in 18x20, and am excited about those. I have been enjoying using slightly extended length racquets recently, especially on serve, and hope these will fit the bill when cut down to 27 1/4 inch.

Would love to hear the experiences of anyone who has been using Dunlop pro stocks they bought from TW previously, or any Dunlop pro stock users.
 
JohnBPittsburgh

JohnBPittsburgh

Hall of Fame
Mine are super solid frames, and I thought the M2.0 prostock was going to be too light, but it surprised me at how solid it crushes the ball at a lighter weight. I am looking forward to seeing what others will say. My bio 300 tour prostock is a bit unwieldy (333 swingweight unstrung) but I just prepare earlier and after a few hits, I get used to it. It is insane how it plows through the ball. Serving is it's weakness for me, but it just takes some time and commitment to make it work.
 
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Lucas2015

Professional
Why so few comments about the Rev Tour Pro (the red one) ?
Just curious...
Because with Wilson many pros use the ProStaff Classic under the paintjob and with Head many pros use the Pro Tour or the Prestige Classic under the paintjob, and all of these racquets are a cult in this forum.
But when you say Dunlop, it seems the cult is 200g line despite the fact that Rev Tour Pro was the one under pro paintjobs -Thomas Johansson, Tommy Robredo- (I read so here in talk tennis).

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Lucas2015

Professional
I ve just found here that Haas, Blake, Berdych and Almagro used custom frames not avaliable to the public. Perhaps thats the answer to my question.
 
robbo1970

robbo1970

Hall of Fame
daniel2015 said:
I ve just found here that Haas, Blake, Berdych and Almagro used custom frames not avaliable to the public. Perhaps thats the answer to my question.
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Molds from previous lines, but with custom lay ups.

There is an older thread with Almagro's Dunlop on the stringer and it is a 300G mold. A couple of them used a previous 300 Tour mold and Robredo uses a pro stock Option 2C.

I can't recall the specifics, but I 'think' that most molds would have been available to the public at some point, albeit not in the custom lay ups that the pro's used.
 
robbo1970

robbo1970

Hall of Fame
Just a quick question for anyone who is or has used a 300 (16x19, non-Tour, pre M3.0 series).

I'm considering trying a string tension with syn gut at about 45lbs. Has anyone tried this set-up or something very similar?

If so, any feedback you can give on how it felt and what you liked or disliked about it?

Many thanks
 
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elkabras

Rookie
daniel2015 said:
Why so few comments about the Rev Tour Pro (the red one) ?
Just curious...
Because with Wilson many pros use the ProStaff Classic under the paintjob and with Head many pros use the Pro Tour or the Prestige Classic under the paintjob, and all of these racquets are a cult in this forum.
But when you say Dunlop, it seems the cult is 200g line despite the fact that Rev Tour Pro was the one under pro paintjobs -Thomas Johansson, Tommy Robredo- (I read so here in talk tennis).

Comments about this?
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These are great racquets....muted feel....I prefeer dunlop select pro with constant beam....but I have 2 revelation tour pro & 1 select pro...**** happens xD

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LeeD

Bionic Poster
robbo1970 said:
Just a quick question for anyone who is or has used a 300 (16x19, non-Tour, pre M3.0 series).

I'm considering trying a string tension with syn gut at about 45lbs. Has anyone tried this set-up or something very similar?

If so, any feedback you can give on how it felt and what you liked or disliked about it?

Many thanks
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As you probably remember, I'd been using the 300 series, 16x19, 4D, for a couple years, giving medium power, good control, very average feel, middle of the road racket.
Being 67, I switched back to the stiffer 500 series for more serve power, but also rotate thru both my 4D300's when playing against good player's who can hit the ball with power.
Nothing to dislike, or love about it, it's middle of the road. I don't have the power of 4 year's ago, so the 5 series gives me the ball speed back, yet I don't have great control, and the 3 series does provide that.
 
robbo1970

robbo1970

Hall of Fame
LeeD said:
As you probably remember, I'd been using the 300 series, 16x19, 4D, for a couple years, giving medium power, good control, very average feel, middle of the road racket.
Being 67, I switched back to the stiffer 500 series for more serve power, but also rotate thru both my 4D300's when playing against good player's who can hit the ball with power.
Nothing to dislike, or love about it, it's middle of the road. I don't have the power of 4 year's ago, so the 5 series gives me the ball speed back, yet I don't have great control, and the 3 series does provide that.
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Hi Lee, yes I do recall you using the 4D. I agree with all you say about the 300's. My question was more about lower tensions. Did you ever try sub 50lbs syn gut tensions? If so, what did you think?
 
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LeeD

Bionic Poster
robbo1970 said:
Hi Lee, yes I do recall you using the 4D. I agree with all you say about the 300's. My question was more about lower tensions. Did you ever try sub 50lbs syn gut tensions? If so, what did you think?
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My two are strung at 47 lbs., STBite 16.
My two Bio300 but T;'s are strung at 35 lbs.
All my 5 series are at 35 lbs.
Low tensions such as this requires you to hit through the ball, or it rolls and mishits. You can hit hard topspin, even against 5.0 level players, but you can't brush up and expect consistent solid shots.
Quite a few top pros are using tensions in the sub 40 range, and they hit against real big shots. It's just something you have to get used to. Of my crowd of maybe 15 4.0's, only I and one other use sub 40 lbs tensions, the rest using around 53 lbs.
I use it for easy power when I don't swing hard, and for extending the feel when I do.
 
robbo1970

robbo1970

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LeeD said:
My two are strung at 47 lbs., STBite 16.
My two Bio300 but T;'s are strung at 35 lbs.
All my 5 series are at 35 lbs.
Low tensions such as this requires you to hit through the ball, or it rolls and mishits. You can hit hard topspin, even against 5.0 level players, but you can't brush up and expect consistent solid shots.
Quite a few top pros are using tensions in the sub 40 range, and they hit against real big shots. It's just something you have to get used to. Of my crowd of maybe 15 4.0's, only I and one other use sub 40 lbs tensions, the rest using around 53 lbs.
I use it for easy power when I don't swing hard, and for extending the feel when I do.
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I'm considering 45lbs. I was using 50lbs for a while and it was fine, but I changed up to 55lbs and it felt like a board. I want to try something a bit softer than 50 so I'm going to try 45. Gradual change rather than anything too drastic.
 
BDAZ

BDAZ

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BDAZ said:
Dunlop user here. 200's Rev, MW, HM, Mfil and Mfil plus, 4D Tour, Bio Max 200G. Also a Slazenger Type II NX One (or whatever it's called. the blue one), which is a 300 series mold.
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Aaaaaaand, I just picked up a Bio F2.0 Tour off of the bay.
 
Deki

Deki

Rookie
Pleb123 said:
I have never used a Dunlop before but picked up these two NOS Aerogel 4d 200 16x19's - can I join this association?
31110593314_3d14f3235c_b.jpg

One is now strung with Pacific Poly Power Pro mains and Prince Duraflex crosses @ 22/21 kg.

Not had a chance to properly hit with it yet but beautifully plush and solid feel on the ball bounce and wall tests. Bummer how the trend of manufacturers is away from making racquets like this - including Dunlop. If it wasn't for this thread I would not have known about these plush beauties as I came back to tennis in 2012.
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Pleb, where did you get those frames?
 
Roland G

Roland G

Hall of Fame
Played a doubles match this evening with the Biomimetic 300 Tour. What a sweet stick.

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mark b.

mark b.

Rookie
Hello:
Have played with Dunlop racquets. My first was a gold colored oversize with words Select Pro. Premium Graphite. 18x20 Pattern. Used them for several years. Next, I played with fairly rare 200G Muscle Weave 100" extended. Ive tried POGS and Radical OS. I am now playing with the buttery 300G HOTMELT 105". I have it weighted to 11.7oz and a nice 325SW. This has to be one of the only OS player sticks (and POG/Radicals) at 57RA and a thin beam. I have put Klip Legend in it, Followed by a Gamma 18g TNT. Now I am considering putting a hybrid of Solinco Hyper G 18g with Gamma 18 crosses. Could use some advice on tension.
I want to raise the trajectory/launch angle. Can some of you experts weigh in?
 
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bigNC

New User
I am recovering from t.e. and pulled my 200g hotmelt out of the bag. Playing around with synguts, zyex, and multi right now and love the feel. A little too much power strung sub 50 for me (mid topspin forehand, slice ohbh and moving back to a thbh for topspin instead of my lovely toppy ohbh- being 6 7", serve is most important weapon and I have zero control right now) with forten sweet 17 so kicking tensions up with softer rated multi right now.

I have a third 200g in 4 1/4 grip but wish someone would trade it for a 1/2. As it is, I use the 1/2s with leather and 3 tournament mega tac grips. I have huge hands..... first time in the club but it is helping me play. With my tflash or my volkl 8, I could not.
 
EKTiger

EKTiger

Rookie
Do any of you guys own a Dunlop Vibe? it's black and yellow with 100 head size and 16x19 pattern, the length is 27.5.
I would like to know the specs of this racquet.
 
Tommy Haas

Tommy Haas

Hall of Fame
How's the new Precision Tour 98? The reviews are love hate. The specs look good except for the stiff RA rating.

Did anyone like the HM 200G? It was a more powerful MW 200G that you could really crush flat balls with.

Does anyone have the first gen Muscle Weave 200G with 95 printed at the top of the hoop? Can I take it off your hands?
 
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Guy Jones

Rookie
I'm surprised with all the love for 300, 400 and 500 Dunlops, I thought the higher the number the more the racquet is suited to a basic player (softer feeling/more power/greater head size). The 200's are as focussed as you get, small sweetspot, heavy frame and greater feel. The 200 M Fil Tours are awesome frames but they don't get much mention here. I know the paintjob looks kind of amature, but you don't win points off a nice looking racquet.
 
BDAZ

BDAZ

Hall of Fame
Recently picked up a Bio 200 and an M200 (the classic 200 with Bio F2.0 paint), for $65 total. Great sticks. Just missing the Aerogel and 4D 200's to complete my (modern) 200 series, although I do have a 4D 200 Tour. Don't have a Max 200G.
 
Roland G

Roland G

Hall of Fame
BDAZ said:
Recently picked up a Bio 200 and an M200 (the classic 200 with Bio F2.0 paint), for $65 total. Great sticks. Just missing the Aerogel and 4D 200's to complete my (modern) 200 series, although I do have a 4D 200 Tour. Don't have a Max 200G.
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The Bio 200 is a fantastic frame. One of the best looking ever too
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BDAZ

BDAZ

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Roland G said:
The Bio 200 is a fantastic frame. One of the best looking ever too
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I know! I usually slap a leather grip on all my sticks but so far I haven't with the Bio. I did with the M200, but I'm liking the lighter feel. I know, though, that it would just feel that much more solid. I'm getting the urge... What string do you use in it? In the M I put Tourna BHB7, and it plays great. I was looking for something a little easier on the elbow (not that BHB7 is super stiff for a poly) so I put in some Gosen OG Sheep Micro 18g. Definitely better on the arm, but I miss the grip and spin of the Tourna. I think I will eventually set the Bio up the same way as the M, which is the same as my HM 200G.


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Roland G

Roland G

Hall of Fame
BDAZ said:
I know! I usually slap a leather grip on all my sticks but so far I haven't with the Bio. I did with the M200, but I'm liking the lighter feel. I know, though, that it would just feel that much more solid. I'm getting the urge... What string do you use in it? In the M I put Tourna BHB7, and it plays great. I was looking for something a little easier on the elbow (not that BHB7 is super stiff for a poly) so I put in some Gosen OG Sheep Micro 18g. Definitely better on the arm, but I miss the grip and spin of the Tourna. I think I will eventually set the Bio up the same way as the M, which is the same as my HM 200G.


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I've actually let mine go to a more accomplished player who'll get better use out of it. It's too much racquet for my limited skills. I loved hitting with it though. Superb feel, control and plow. My favourite set-up in the frame is Kirschbaum Pro Line II 18g, really opened up the stringbed for me anyhow and is very comfortable. If strung in the mid 40's...
 
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Antónis

Professional
I have a few Dunlop sticks too, not my go to rackets, but I like them very much

The one I play more is a weighted up Aerogel 4D 300 Tour. I usually prefer smaller head-sized rackets, but this one got me from the first hit. I'm a Wilson fan, but I would choose the Ag 300 Tour over any Blade without any question.

I also have a Bio M2.0 (I'm selling this one, if anyone's interested just let me know), one of the best rackets for one handed backhand I ever tested, and has collectibles, one Muscle Weave 200G (just hit with it a couple of times, felt very close to an Head Prestige MP), one Revelation 200G 90, and one of the legendary Max 200G
 
Roland G

Roland G

Hall of Fame
Yeah the older Dunlops were great. Not sure about the newer Force and Precision lines, they don't seem to get much kudos and I haven't played with them myself. Perhaps the new ranges with Srixon can attract some of Dunlop's older customers back to the brand.
 
Imago

Imago

Hall of Fame
elkabras said:
Some says that angell tc97 is a copy of biomimetic 300 tour that Paul Angell designed...
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Yes, others say that Biomimetic 200 Tour plays very similar to Angell TC95 RA63. Waiting for it to arrive. Otherwise I like very much the feel of AG 2Hundred. Have strung one with VS Gut Touch and RPM Blast.
 
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