Did anyone here ever use a Yonex R22?
I use Wilson K Sting and K Blade Team now and they are technologically better racquets but the R22 will always be my favourite.
PLENTY of them cracked in the upper corners...from impact with the court, "breathing" while being strung, or just gave way to the inherent weakness of the design. I sold scores of them ca 1984...quite a few were returned with the dreaded shoulder crack. The("improved") slightly rounder design helped cut down on that problem. I preferred the stiffer 27 and the elongated 10; but the 22 was a classic, for sure.
The R-22, along with the Max 200G must have had the highest return rates of VERY popular rackets of the '80s. I sold both as a rep; but only had a guesstimate of the % returns(but knew both had very high warranty claim numbers). For the most part, Kennex rackets of the day were bulletproof by comparison. The returns on the Ace and Ltd series were minimal during that same period.
Had a boron ace. Built like a tank.
Did anyone here ever use a Yonex R22?
I use Wilson K Sting and K Blade Team now and they are technologically better racquets but the R22 will always be my favourite.
Interesting grommets at the top and sides...what's up with that?Racquets with modern technologies performed better than early models obviously? Not yet! I use R-22 and love it's feeling of control. I removed my R-22's painting with curiosity. What revealed to me were the structures in braided and plain weave. Those features are common in current racquets!
I replaced grommets at the top and sides because most of them were cracked. They are in white and longer than originals as you see.
R22 also is made of carbon graphite and fiberglass which gives it the feel and flex? Do modern racquets use this material fiberglass?Racquets with modern technologies performed better than early models obviously? Not yet! I use R-22 and love it's feeling of control. I removed my R-22's painting with curiosity. What revealed to me were the structures in braided and plain weave. Those features are common in current racquets!
You're right.It's hard to find a modern racquet added with fiberglass.Racquets're becoming more and more stiffer.
So the R-22 had a weak spot at a particular location in the head, and what were the Max 200Gs returned for? I am curious.
The 200G was a warping machine here in the hot Southeastern USA. Didn't help that many players coming from wood were stringing it tight to cut down on the power. Dunlop rather quickly "insisted" that 55# was the perfect tension for the 200G. Especially at high tensions, the hoop ended up looking like a spoon; but many more had the warp so reminiscent of wood frames from the 60s/70s.
Thank you for your reply. I've read about the tendency of the racquet to get warped but I didn't think it is as bad as this. I guess I need to be more careful with mine.
Heat and high string tension are the enemiesThank you for your reply. I've read about the tendency of the racquet to get warped but I didn't think it is as bad as this. I guess I need to be more careful with mine.
Yours may be in a "petrified" state by now!Perhaps it needs some more time to get them petrified. They still feel soft and supple.Heat and high string tension are the enemies
