Anyone have a "go to" stick that defies Logic?

HRB · Oct 22, 2013

The scenario is whenever I'm feeling "burnt out" and every "modern" stick (well modern for me...Radical TT MP, HPS 6.1 95, a leaded up Microgel Extreme Pro) starts to feel like a powerless board....I whip out a Head Graphite Pro and feel like I can actually hit a damn tennis ball once again?

Is it placebo effect? How the hell can a 89.5 sq inch heavy frame suddenly feel like the most maneuverable and effective weapon I have?

Then I go back to my "modern" sticks, and they feel good again, and so I'm "cured". It's like I have to "kick it old school" to get my mojo back!

Most of the time if I'm playing a heavy hitter it would be suicide to use this stick, so I realize it's limitations, but then again their are times it's all I can effectively wield!

Weird...may be all mental...but this old guy always has a home in my bag!

Anyone else have an "ol faithful"?

Tamiya · Oct 22, 2013

when things go awry playing lazyman's big heads,
I go back to a soft plushy mid to "reset" my swing.

same with golf too, Big Berthas cause laziness.
Every so often gotta go back to small head to reset the feeling,
I keep a tiny Yonex driver (Jumbo Ozaki era) around for that purpose.

retrowagen · Oct 22, 2013

For me, it's a Kneissl White Star Pro Masters.

Hannah19 · Oct 22, 2013

Max200g....!!

classic tennis · Oct 22, 2013

Fischer Vacuum Twin Tec Pro (purple model).

chrisberchris · Oct 23, 2013

I just started playing with it a couple of weeks ago, but the Wilson Graphite Matrix will always stay in my bag. I'm considering tracking two more down and making it my permanent stick

v-verb · Oct 23, 2013

early 80's Chicago made Wilson Pro Staff 125. Yep it's BIG! But it's really good too.

joe sch · Oct 23, 2013

I always find a great way to get the blast back in my strokes is to play a wood racket. After switching back, its like hitting on steroids.

Frankc · Oct 23, 2013

Head P Pro 600 - too gorgeous, a flex that is alive, loves natty gut... instills confidence

HRB · Oct 23, 2013

Frankc said:
Head P Pro 600 - too gorgeous, a flex that is alive, loves natty gut... instills confidence

My Graphite Pro is basically your Prestige's Dad! Also nice and flexy and also loves gut...but this cheapskate currently has a decent syn gut on it!

HRB · Oct 23, 2013

chrisberchris said:
I just started playing with it a couple of weeks ago, but the Wilson Graphite Matrix will always stay in my bag. I'm considering tracking two more down and making it my permanent stick

Ballsy move...I love the old sticks, but against the youngsters that, thankfully, I can still "hang" with I need a little faster moving "modern" stick. I can beat 80% of others with the Old Dude though!

Stein · Oct 24, 2013

HRB said:
The scenario is whenever I'm feeling "burnt out" and every "modern" stick (well modern for me...Radical TT MP, HPS 6.1 95, a leaded up Microgel Extreme Pro) starts to feel like a powerless board....I whip out a Head Graphite Pro and feel like I can actually hit a damn tennis ball once again?

Is it placebo effect? How the hell can a 89.5 sq inch heavy frame suddenly feel like the most maneuverable and effective weapon I have?

Then I go back to my "modern" sticks, and they feel good again, and so I'm "cured". It's like I have to "kick it old school" to get my mojo back!

Most of the time if I'm playing a heavy hitter it would be suicide to use this stick, so I realize it's limitations, but then again their are times it's all I can effectively wield!

Weird...may be all mental...but this old guy always has a home in my bag!

Anyone else have an "ol faithful"?

Thanks for sharing this. It is really comforting to hear that i am not the only one. I play with the Pro special Edition or the Graphite pro. After an hour they just get to heavy for my arm so i have to turn to a customized Youtek Prestige MP (355 gram strung plus overgrip). Recently i "discovered" how wel a standard Prestige Tour 660 plays. Little more comfortable than a 600, but still that solid flexibel feel to it

HRB · Oct 24, 2013

Stein said:
Thanks for sharing this. It is really comforting to hear that i am not the only one. I play with the Pro special Edition or the Graphite pro. After an hour they just get to heavy for my arm so i have to turn to a customized Youtek Prestige MP (355 gram strung plus overgrip). Recently i "discovered" how wel a standard Prestige Tour 660 plays. Little more comfortable than a 600, but still that solid flexibel feel to it

I'll have to keep an eye out on the "bay"...I hear more and more good things about that stick. I have a Head Twin Tube Pure Competition that is a 102" but it is very flexy but fun...Prestige Tour may be a hair stiffer and more precise.

chrisberchris · Oct 24, 2013

HRB said:
Ballsy move...I love the old sticks, but against the youngsters that, thankfully, I can still "hang" with I need a little faster moving "modern" stick. I can beat 80% of others with the Old Dude though!

I am 24 and play with mids anyways, so it's not really a big switch. I just like the 16x19 pattern more than my current 18x20. My 1hbh really came alive with that stick! I like to think that I have a pretty devastating forehand, and with the matrix my backhand felt just as lethal

HRB · Oct 25, 2013

chrisberchris said:
I am 24 and play with mids anyways, so it's not really a big switch. I just like the 16x19 pattern more than my current 18x20. My 1hbh really came alive with that stick! I like to think that I have a pretty devastating forehand, and with the matrix my backhand felt just as lethal

You're 24...that explains it all! At 24 I could play with baseball bat and rally deep! When you turn 44 and are still hanging in there with 24 year old's (which you will be since you're a cool enough kid to appreciate older sticks, and obviously don't get caught up in trendy sticks) then you may need to pop up to a Midplus!

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