Anyone know of any?
thanks guys but i was thinking of racquets in the 100 sq range...Theres a JK AUTOGRAPH mid that goes around 80 sq in, real nice looking , same graphics as the wood version, but with graphite inlay. Also the Prince woodie is wood/graphite but closer to OS in size, i believe.
thanks guys but i was thinking of racquets in the 100 sq range...
Snauwaert Lady wood,
again Prince Woodie,
Pro Kennex Golden Ace,
Pro Kennex Graphite Ace,
Spalding Big Bow
Those are a few that I can name
I've got quite a few wood composites -- Anyone else have some in this size range?
I've got quite a few wood composites -- and most are about the same head size as the traditional wood racquets. But at least these eight of mine have larger heads, which in this case translates to probably 85-90 sq. in. None of them is as large as the Prince Woodie, the third from the right in the photo above. Even then, Prince was the champion of the oversize racquet.
The racquets, left to right, are: Pro Kennex Golden Ace, Snauwaert La Grande, Pro Kennex Graphite Ace, Head Edgewood, Slazenger Vilas Pro, Prince Woodie, Dunlop A-Player and Spalding Big Bow. They all mix wood with graphite layers or overlays, and the Golden Ace has boron as well. The wood composites, particularly the Golden and Graphite Aces and the Head Edgewood and Vilas, are among the most beautiful racquets ever, IMO. And they play so well, with the feel of wood, but larger and easier to hit, with a little more power. Can't beat 'em.
Anyone else have some in this size range?
So nice to see you on this thread. I know you have a wonderful collection, and I also know you have a special love of these composites. We've traded enough racquets between us to know we have the same taste. I envy you your V-24s -- that's one I'm missing.
I think we both need to get one of those Jack Kramer wood composite mids like atatu has, though. And I think you need to post some pictures of those great racquets of yours.
In the meantime, here are two more of my favorites, the Head Vilas and Garcia Graphite, both beautiful. I'm willing to bet you have both of them, too.
Yes, I've seen that on a couple of racquets. I've also seen "Your Serve" and "My Serve" on a Slazenger I think it was. A fair number of Snauwaerts have a similar sort of thing on the butt cap.The other interesting thing about it is that it says "my choice" in little letters at about 8 oclock on the frame. On the other side, it says "your choice." I guess that was to help people decide who got the choice of service. It's a very sweet racquet.
Hey atatu,
I think I've got that Donnay graphite/wood you're wondering about. Is this it?
This baby has vulcanized fiber, beechwood, ash, fiberglass and carbon fiber -- quite a mix! The other interesting thing about it is that it says "my choice" in little letters at about 8 oclock on the frame. On the other side, it says "your choice." I guess that was to help people decide who got the choice of service. It's a very sweet racquet.
I must admit, I thought he was talking about the blue FlexPRO or green FibrePro, which have identical look to the BorgPro, only obviously different colours
Dont forget the Graphite Pro.:wink: http://www.80s-tennis.com/pages/diffdonn81.html
The Graphite Pro is the first racquet all the way to the far left in the link.
Oh man, that's it, gorgeous, takes me back to 1981 when I was 17 and anything seemed possible....
please don't bring up now....it's too depressing
I have a bunch of Vilas frames and the Fox ATP Pro and a Wilson Advantage...
Rabbit, I enjoy playing the standard head frames more than the midsize frames and enjoy playing all the classics more than todays oversize, stiff airshells. I been playing an Advantage strung with natural gut recently against modern players and still playing an all out agressive game
My dear Virginia,
So nice to see you on this thread. I know you have a wonderful collection, and I also know you have a special love of these composites. We've traded enough racquets between us to know we have the same taste. I envy you your V-24s -- that's one I'm missing.
I think we both need to get one of those Jack Kramer wood composite mids like atatu has, though. And I think you need to post some pictures of those great racquets of yours.
I'm wondering if Bud or Plaz or some of the other regulars on these pages have a collection of wood composites.
In the meantime, here are two more of my favorites, the Head Vilas and Garcia Graphite, both beautiful. I'm willing to bet you have both of them, too.
schu47 - you're starting to catch me up now in the wood composite department. I don't have the Dunlop, or the Snauwaert or the Spalding and really like the look of those. They're now on my wish list.
I still have a few that you don't have though - the Davis CL-500 (though one of those will be coming to you shortly), the PK Blue Ace and Grapower 70, the Rossignol C-12, Snauwaert Meso Composite, the Wimbledon Pro and three V-24's (but I thought you had one of those?)
It looks like we are rivals in this department at least, even if not in others.
I've got quite a few wood composites -- and most are about the same head size as the traditional wood racquets. But at least these eight of mine have larger heads, which in this case translates to probably 85-90 sq. in. None of them is as large as the Prince Woodie, the third from the right in the photo above. Even then, Prince was the champion of the oversize racquet.
The racquets, left to right, are: Pro Kennex Golden Ace, Snauwaert La Grande, Pro Kennex Graphite Ace, Head Edgewood, Slazenger Vilas Pro, Prince Woodie, Dunlop A-Player and Spalding Big Bow. They all mix wood with graphite layers or overlays, and the Golden Ace has boron as well. The wood composites, particularly the Golden and Graphite Aces and the Head Edgewood and Vilas, are among the most beautiful racquets ever, IMO. And they play so well, with the feel of wood, but larger and easier to hit, with a little more power. Can't beat 'em.
Anyone else have some in this size range?