Here is my HEAD Prestige COLLECTION

jetlee2k · Jan 16, 2009

As promised, here is my HEAD Prestige collection. B/c there are too many of them, I just post a sample of 3 racquets in chronological order as best as I can.. This Head Prestige collection comprises only MIDsize with CAP grommet and prestge mold except for Premier Tour MID (I will try to CAP this when I have sometimes). Some of the racquets does not have CAP grommet but it is CAPABLE so I put in MG Prestige MID CAP.. All of these racquets are either NEW or MINT condition.. except for the grips since some of them disintegrate over time. I played with ALL of the racquets in my collection.. There are a few model that I can't find anywhere specially the PRESTIGE PRO USA version (which has Italic "Prestige" & a big capital PRO).. if someone got one please drop me a note.... I hope you enjoy the collection..

Here is Head Graphite PRO (USA version & Austria version, with CAP & NON CAP). This is a serving MONSTER with the CAP on.. AWESOME racquet.. THANK YOU BUD for the ideas of CAPPING it..

Here is HEAD Graphite PRO European version with CAP & NON CAP. This is a BEAUTIFUL racquet with black CAP grommet. It is a little bit stiffer and heavier than the US model. The bottom racquet is HEAD Graphite Pro with Twaron fiber.. it's beautiful with metallic statrek paint.. The beam is thinner. It plays and feels exactly like Prestige Pro but lighter.. I will CAP this racquet soon..

These are HEAD Prestige PRO Special Edition European model.. They look gorgeous with full CAP grommet. It's 100% graphite.. It plays like a PRESTIGE PRO.. Great RACKET

jetlee2k · Jan 16, 2009

Head Prestige Collection

Head TXP Pro racquets.. This is truly a Prestige Racquet.. awesome player racquet.. lots of touch, feel and control.

Head Prestige PRO 1st generation.. GREAT Player racquet

Head Prestige Pro 2nd generation..

jetlee2k · Jan 16, 2009

Head Prestige 600 (green) with BLACK CAP Grommet. This is a so so racquet in original green grommet but after I put on a CAP grommet.. man, this is a weapon.. very stable with lots of feel, spin and control. The beam seem a little thinner than the PRESTIGE Pro.. great player racquet

Head Prestige Classic 600 Made in Austria

Head Prestige Tour 600

jetlee2k · Jan 16, 2009

Head Trisys 300

Head Trisys 270 & Head Prestige 600 (I just want to compare difference color and head size)

Head Premier Tour Twin Tube MID

jetlee2k · Jan 16, 2009

Head Elite PRO with FULL CAP, Head Elite 600 Pro, Head comfort PRO

Head Comp Pro, Head Comp TOUR .. All made in Austria with USA Flag aside..

Head i.Prestige.. this racquet is very stiff with low power

jetlee2k · Jan 16, 2009

Head LM Prestige.. Nice player racquet..

Head Flexpoint Prestige.. nice player racquet

oops.. somehow I am missing this image

Here is the Head Elektra Pro, Royal Flex and Head 600 PRO SE (USA Version).. All with CAP grommet

Well.. I intentional did not incle MG Prestige in here b/c it considers current, modern racquet.. I played with MG Prestige MID but did not like it. It felt like plastic..

May be I have sometimes, My next one is going to be Boris Becker collection Puma, Estusa and etc..

rubberduckies · Jan 16, 2009

That is sooooo awesome.

jayserinos99 · Jan 16, 2009

Very nice. Thank you for sharing.

AndrewD · Jan 16, 2009

jetlee2k said:
Head Prestige PRO 1st generation.. GREAT Player racquet

That's the one I've got. Played it to death (very soft now and slightly lost head shape due to so many re-strings) but still can't find anything that comes close and later editions just don't have the same feel.

QUESTION: Have you noticed any change in the grip shape over the years OR in the shape created by the newer pallets? I ask as it seems to me as though the handle shape and buttcap on my Prestige Pro are slightly more rounded than on my iPrestige Mid.

jayserinos99 · Jan 16, 2009

AndrewD said:
QUESTION: Have you noticed any change in the grip shape over the years OR in the shape created by the newer pallets? I ask as it seems to me as though the handle shape and buttcap on my Prestige Pro are slightly more rounded than on my iPrestige Mid.

I'm not JetLee2k, but I feel that my trek-font Prestige Classic 600s (as well as my Prestige Pros when I had them) were more rounded than the later versions. I even find a difference when I use my Pro Tour 630 (which is more flat/rectangular) and my trek-font Prestige Classic 600s.

Bud · Jan 16, 2009

Impressive collection of Head 600's!

MichaelChang · Jan 16, 2009

wow, this is the only collection you posted that I actually have some of them. lol.

Regrowagen, there you see the Elite Pro you are after...

Pro_Tour_630 · Jan 16, 2009

OK thats it

now you have done it, you are crazy, I am with deuce, sorry deuce you were right and I was wrong after all, you are not a true tennis fan, you see i play with all of my Head frames you don't. Now if you would care to display your Pro Tour 630 collection so we can declare you clinically insane

roundiesee · Jan 16, 2009

Thanks Jet! Great pics! Would you say you have the full collection? Anything missing from your "stash"? Thanks again!

Hankenstein · Jan 16, 2009

jetlee2k: Do you know that some persons would actually kill for such a collection... ;-)

A M A Z I N G ! ! !

Posts like this makes it extra fun to visit this BB on a regular basis!

Bud · Jan 16, 2009

CAPping the 2nd generation GP (with Power Wedge)

jetlee2k said:
Here is HEAD Graphite PRO European version with CAP & NON CAP. This is a BEAUTIFUL racquet with black CAP grommet. It is a little bit stiffer and heavier than the US model. The bottom racquet is HEAD Graphite Pro with Twaron fiber.. it's beautiful with metallic statrek paint.. The beam is thinner. It plays and feels exactly like Prestige Pro but lighter.. I will CAP this racquet soon..

These are HEAD Prestige PRO Special Edition European model.. They look gorgeous with full CAP grommet. It's 100% graphite.. It plays like a PRESTIGE PRO.. Great RACKET

The 2nd generation Graphite Pro 600 on the bottom (with Twaron and Power Wedge) is tricky to CAP... due to the single Power Wedge beam design. I used the MG Prestige mid CAP grommet set.

I CAPped mine earlier this evening, after reading this post, to make sure it could be done... and it can (although, not perfectly or easily

). The throat grommets have to be cut as the drill pattern is slightly different (angle on grommet main #3 and location) than the other 600's. So, on these, I cut the last two grommets on each side from the center four (which fit nicely in place). When I string it later, I'll see how this worked out.

Also, the single power wedge design makes it impossible to CAP the rest of the frame, without first cutting the CAP grommet where the power wedge taper begins. On your pic, above, the grommet that lies right above the blue accent mark (power wedge begins here) is the location where it has to be separated. You'll note after... there's quite a large gap created, that measures 0.25", between the two pieces of CAP grommet. When I string it later, I'll have to look at this area, again... as the string will be spanning this 0.25" gap (on one side of the frame). It may look a bit funky... and head tape may be in order

Lol.

I'll create a new thread over the weekend with pics of the newly CAPped 2nd generation Graphite Pro with the 'Power Wedge'.

Bud · Jan 16, 2009

Hankenstein said:
jetlee2k: Do you know that some persons would actually kill for such a collection... ;-)

A M A Z I N G ! ! !

Posts like this makes it extra fun to visit this BB on a regular basis!

Lol!

Hint... steer clear of Hankenstein :lol:

Bud · Jan 16, 2009

Bud said:
The 2nd generation Graphite Pro 600 on the bottom (with Twaron and Power Wedge) is tricky to CAP... due to the single Power Wedge beam design. I used the MG Prestige mid CAP grommet set.

I CAPped mine earlier this evening, after reading this post, to make sure it could be done... and it can (although, not perfectly or easily ). The throat grommets have to be cut as the drill pattern is slightly different (angle on grommet main #3 and location) than the other 600's. So, on these, I cut the last two grommets on each side from the center four (which fit nicely in place). When I string it later, I'll see how this worked out.

Also, the single power wedge design makes it impossible to CAP the rest of the frame, without first cutting the CAP grommet where the power wedge taper begins. On your pic, above, the grommet that lies right above the blue accent mark (power wedge begins here) is the location where it has to be separated. You'll note after... there's quite a large gap created, that measures 0.25", between the two pieces of CAP grommet. When I string it later, I'll have to look at this area, again... as the string will be spanning this 0.25" gap (on one side of the frame). It may look a bit funky... and head tape may be in order Lol.

I'll create a new thread over the weekend with pics of the newly CAPped 2nd generation Graphite Pro with the 'Power Wedge'.

BTW, the racquet looks MUCH better with the black CAP grommets, as opposed to that cheesy, white, brittle POS that was stock on many Head racquets during that time period.

jetlee2k · Jan 16, 2009

Bud said:
The 2nd generation Graphite Pro 600 on the bottom (with Twaron and Power Wedge) is tricky to CAP... due to the single Power Wedge beam design. I used the MG Prestige mid CAP grommet set.

I CAPped mine earlier this evening, after reading this post, to make sure it could be done... and it can (although, not perfectly or easily ). The throat grommets have to be cut as the drill pattern is slightly different (angle on grommet main #3 and location) than the other 600's. So, on these, I cut the last two grommets on each side from the center four (which fit nicely in place). When I string it later, I'll see how this worked out.

Also, the single power wedge design makes it impossible to CAP the rest of the frame, without first cutting the CAP grommet where the power wedge taper begins. On your pic, above, the grommet that lies right above the blue accent mark (power wedge begins here) is the location where it has to be separated. You'll note after... there's quite a large gap created, that measures 0.25", between the two pieces of CAP grommet. When I string it later, I'll have to look at this area, again... as the string will be spanning this 0.25" gap (on one side of the frame). It may look a bit funky... and head tape may be in order Lol.

I'll create a new thread over the weekend with pics of the newly CAPped 2nd generation Graphite Pro with the 'Power Wedge'.

Bud, this is not the power wedge.. That's why I put it in there.. I have the power wedge version also.. it looks like that but it's wedge.. this is normal standard thin beam.. very strange indeed.

tandayu · Jan 16, 2009

Thank you for posting the pics, it is very time consuming to take these pictures

I always like the older European Head models, those are made in better quality

SchreckTennis · Jan 16, 2009

That's a beautiful collection. Do you love them all equally or do you have favorites:twisted:

Tennisguy777 · Jan 16, 2009

what's the difference between the classic 600 and tour 600. They look the same is the tour heavier?

vsbabolat · Jan 16, 2009

jetlee2k said:
As promised, here is my HEAD Prestige collection. B/c there are too many of them, I just post a sample of 3 racquets in chronological order as best as I can.. This Head Prestige collection comprises only MIDsize with CAP grommet and prestge mold except for Premier Tour MID (I will try to CAP this when I have sometimes). Some of the racquets does not have CAP grommet but it is CAPABLE so I put in MG Prestige MID CAP.. All of these racquets are either NEW or MINT condition.. except for the grips since some of them disintegrate over time. I played with ALL of the racquets in my collection.. There are a few model that I can't find anywhere specially the PRESTIGE PRO USA version (which has Italic "Prestige" & a big capital PRO).. if someone got one please drop me a note.... I hope you enjoy the collection..

These are HEAD Prestige PRO Special Edition European model.. They look gorgeous with full CAP grommet. It's 100% graphite.. It plays like a PRESTIGE PRO.. Great RACKET

Great Collection!!!!!!

That is a Special Edition Pro. It was out of the Graphite Pro Mold.

Bud · Jan 16, 2009

jetlee2k said:
Bud, this is not the power wedge.. That's why I put it in there.. I have the power wedge version also.. it looks like that but it's wedge.. this is normal standard thin beam.. very strange indeed.

Really? I didn't realize they made a 2nd generation GP without the Power Wedge. All 5 of mine have the PW :shock:

Bud · Jan 16, 2009

jetlee2k said:
Bud, this is not the power wedge.. That's why I put it in there.. I have the power wedge version also.. it looks like that but it's wedge.. this is normal standard thin beam.. very strange indeed.

If you get a chance, would you take some more pics of the 2nd gen. GP with angles that reveal what the beam looks like?

Thanks!

matchmaker · Jan 16, 2009

OMG, what a collection. I consider myself lucky to have only 2 of them.

That Head Premier Tour mid seems an intriguing frame. Do you have the specs on it? How does it play?

Maybe one suggestion. I find this thread fantastic, but if it was possible to take some photos of the sides of the throat where it says Prestige Classic (600) or Tour with the different fonts according to the different batches that would be awesome as it would be great bibliographical material for people to be able to distinguish between all the Prestige iterations.

MichaelChang · Jan 16, 2009

matchmaker said:
OMG, what a collection. I consider myself lucky to have only 2 of them.

That Head Premier Tour mid seems an intriguing frame. Do you have the specs on it? How does it play?

Maybe one suggestion. I find this thread fantastic, but if it was possible to take some photos of the sides of the throat where it says Prestige Classic (600) or Tour with the different fonts according to the different batches that would be awesome as it would be great bibliographical material for people to be able to distinguish between all the Prestige iterations.

The japanese site listed the prestige mids once for all:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/prestige/600/prestige.html

vsbabolat · Jan 16, 2009

jetlee2k,
I hope you don't mind....I thought I would show what the Elektra Pro looks like with the original Grommets.

jetlee2k · Jan 16, 2009

vsbabolat said:
jetlee2k,
I hope you don't mind....I thought I would show what the Elektra Pro looks like with the original Grommets.

Oh no problem at all.. Please post any Head Prestige or related to Head Prestige series/mold that you have.. I know a few of you out there got some nice Prestiges.. You know who you are so please show off your ware..

I was trying to take some pictures aside of the racquet too but too many pictures that would be loaded in the thread.. May be I'll have it up some place..

jetlee2k · Jan 16, 2009

matchmaker said:
OMG, what a collection. I consider myself lucky to have only 2 of them.

That Head Premier Tour mid seems an intriguing frame. Do you have the specs on it? How does it play?

Maybe one suggestion. I find this thread fantastic, but if it was possible to take some photos of the sides of the throat where it says Prestige Classic (600) or Tour with the different fonts according to the different batches that would be awesome as it would be great bibliographical material for people to be able to distinguish between all the Prestige iterations.

It's soft & flex.. 16x18 pattern.. Tons of spin with power.. It looks like a tweener racquets but it is a serious player racquet..

I took some side way pictures and close up pictures but just too many of them upload to the thread which very inconvenient to load.. May be in the future I'll upload some details into a homepage or website..

jetlee2k · Jan 16, 2009

SchreckTennis said:
That's a beautiful collection. Do you love them all equally or do you have favorites:twisted:

I love heavy & stable racquet.. so the Prestige PRO 1st generation, TXP Pro, Graphite PRO Special Edition and the rest of GRAPHITE PRO are my most favorite..

Prestige 600, Classic, tour... and etc rests are alittle too light for me so it need some lead work to make it as a nice racquet

MomentumGT · Jan 16, 2009

That is a DOPE collection!!!!. I used to use the Classics (red ones) in HS and now currently use the Premiere Tour Mids and keep coming back the the Premiere Tours after trying the latest and greatest sticks out on the market right now. Thanks for sharing.

-Jon

jetlee2k · Jan 16, 2009

Bud said:
If you get a chance, would you take some more pics of the 2nd gen. GP with angles that reveal what the beam looks like?

Thanks!

Here we go..

vsbabolat · Jan 16, 2009

Here are two U.S. Prestige Pro.

vsbabolat · Jan 16, 2009

Here are a few Prestige 600 with Green C.A.P. Grommets.

Bud · Jan 16, 2009

vsbabolat said:
Here are a few Prestige 600 with Green C.A.P. Grommets.

Wow! Those are sharp

I bet those attract no additional attention when on court.

So, are the green CAP grommets brittle, like the white ones? Or are they decent like the black/brown CAP grommets?

Mick · Jan 16, 2009

Pro_Tour_630 said:
OK thats it now you have done it, you are crazy, I am with deuce, sorry deuce you were right and I was wrong after all, you are not a true tennis fan, you see i play with all of my Head frames you don't. Now if you would care to display your Pro Tour 630 collection so we can declare you clinically insane

i remember watching an episode of top gear where jeremy clarkson explains that an object could not be considered as an object of art unless it could serve *no other* purpose -- thus a car or a tennis racquet could not be considered as objects of art since you could drive or hit a tennis ball with it.

but then to some collectors, anything could be an object of art

vsbabolat · Jan 16, 2009

Bud said:
Wow! Those are sharp

I bet those attract no additional attention when on court.

So, are the green CAP grommets brittle, like the white ones? Or are they decent like the black/brown CAP grommets?

They are like the Original Brown Grommets. I have white grommets that did not become brittle from a later batch....

OnyxZ28 · Jan 16, 2009

This thread is awesome.

jetlee2k · Jan 16, 2009

vsbabolat said:
Here are two U.S. Prestige Pro.

wooww.. these are nice.. that's the one I am missing.. I had an almost brand new one but I just could not find it.. I don't know where I put it or may be my 2 year old son use it or put it somewhere.. that's a beauty..

vsbabolat · Jan 16, 2009

jetlee2k said:
wooww.. these are nice.. that's the one I am missing.. I had an almost brand new one but I just could not find it.. I don't know where I put it or may be my 2 year old son use it or put it somewhere.. that's a beauty..

Thanks. I am amazed by the scope and depth of your collection. I am really jealous of your Special Edition Pros. They are beauties!!!!

mdqm · Jan 16, 2009

jetlee2k
beautyful collection,thanks for sharing

Deleted member 21996 · Jan 16, 2009

are the premiere tours tt any good? i read somewhere that they are not good.

BigEleven · Jan 16, 2009

Wow, I gotta jump into this thread. I am shocked and speechless.

To all Prestige gurus, is there a place where I can still get the original brown grommets for PC600? I know I can use the MG ones but I just want to be loyal to the original because of its awesomeness and I don't want a single change.

MichaelChang · Jan 17, 2009

vsbabolat said:
Thanks. I am amazed by the scope and depth of your collection. I am really jealous of your Special Edition Pros. They are beauties!!!!

The special Edition, from the pictures, look like coming out of the Graphite Pro mold, not the Prestige mold?

jetlee2k · Jan 17, 2009

MichaelChang said:
The special Edition, from the pictures, look like coming out of the Graphite Pro mold, not the Prestige mold?

It seems the mold is the same but the beam is 1" thicker.. I tried to compare with both model but honestly I don't know which one better... The Graphite Pro feel heavy, stable with more blow thru.. The Prestige Pro has more feel & touch but not as stable & blow thru as the graphite pro...

MichaelChang · Jan 17, 2009

I think the "bigger" part beneath the "U" and above the handle, on the Graphite Pro mold, made it slightly more stable. However as we know more touring pros prefered using the Prestige Pro, not many pros used the Graphite Pro, somehow.

tandayu · Jan 17, 2009

MichaelChang said:
I think the "bigger" part beneath the "U" and above the handle, on the Graphite Pro mold, made it slightly more stable. However as we know more touring pros prefered using the Prestige Pro, not many pros used the Graphite Pro, somehow.

The euro black graph pro is heavier and more swing weight than any stock prestige pro/classic. THe graph pro has less inherent power than the prestige, it takes more effort to generate pace.

The graph pro came out before the prestige era.
I remember several players use the graph pro mold like Mayotte, Frana, Sanchez brothers, alberto mancini, Wheaton, Sergio Casal....but I could have mistaken for the Graphite Director. I know for sure JEff Borowiak used Graphite Director back in 1986-1987 watching him practice at Golden Gate Park. One or both of the Gullikson twins used Graphite edge (was using Aldila Canon)

VSBabolat maybe can provide inside infos ..

gocard · Jan 17, 2009

jetlee, thanks for the pictures! I really like the prestige pro, I played with someone who had one and got to hit with it for a bit. For the MG Mid, what do you mean by "plasticky?" As in it didn't feel as solid as the older versions? Just curious since I haven't played with many Head racquets.

jetlee2k · Jan 17, 2009

tandayu said:
The euro black graph pro is heavier and more swing weight than any stock prestige pro/classic. THe graph pro has less inherent power than the prestige, it takes more effort to generate pace.

you are absolutely right.. The Euro Black Graphite Pro is heavy.. I did not weight it but it feels heavy and totally different feel than the US black/turquoise version.. no wonder went i play with it I could not get any pace.. well the string was pretty dead but still.. The Special Edition Pro seems more like the US graphite Pro version..

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