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    Prince Experimental

    I recently bought an Experimental OS for $55 on ****. Clean racquet. Shown with orig syn gut from seller, since restrung with Gamma Professional 18 at 60# for elasticity, dropping 5# since and playing much better. With one layer head protection tape, the OS weighed 11.8 oz, about 0.5 oz...
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    RacquetTune - String Factor Values

    I just strung with Gamma Live Wire Professional 18. String Factor was not available. So I started with Live Wire XP SF=1.48, and then edited the SF=1.42 so that the measured tension = tension just strung. I would think its all relative, and all I need to know is tension loss over time, and...
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    AMF Head Professional "Red Head" -- still great after all these years

    I'm used to heavier racquets for my classic strokes, versus 11 oz racquets customary for the top spinners. A few months ago, I found a pristine aluminum Prince Classic 110 at Goodwill for $5, with original strings and Prince stencil "P", and still measuring 47 lbs tension using the Racquet Tune...
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    Two Racquet Compare Tables: 18x20 and 16x19 Specs

    To help friends narrow their choices for 18x20 or 16x19 racquets, I created two tables in PDF format (requires Facebook login). Perhaps, racquet buyers and fans will find these useful and interesting. The 18x20's are those reviewed in the Dec 2022 TW 18x20 video. The 16x19's are selected for...
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    Prince Woodie weight

    Here's my 2023 update on my Prince Woodie 100's. My 1st $5 Goodwill Woodie purchased Aug 2021 cracked after 4 months just above the yoke on both sides, at inner string holes, strung 55# with Gamma Live Wire XP 17. My 2nd $7 Goodwill Woodie since Sept 2021 strung 60# XP 17 with a major boost in...
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    Jan-Michael Gambill 2 hand forehand and backhand

    Gambill's two-hand backhand is conventional two-hander, with regard to the grip. Gambill's two-hand forehand, is not really a two-hander, as his left-hand is butted up against the right-hand, i.e. side-by-side. The left-hand fingers are not gripping the butt as Fee posted above per Gambill...
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    Dad's Prince Woodies - How To String?

    Over the last year, I've raised Woodie (100) string tension to 66 lbs, with no issues other than GREAT play for all court, volleys, serves. Gamma TNT2 React Pro 17 worked better than Live Wire XP 17, which would lose more tension. React Pro seemed to provide a firmer string bed, which is...
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    RDC.txt converted to XLS format

    I found a 2010 reference to http://woodtennis.com/rdc.txt at TW post on vintage racquet weight, stiffness, and swingweight. https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/stiffness-index-of-wooden-racquets.328519/ The file rdc.txt was converted to Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format *.xls...
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    AMF Head Professional "Red Head" -- still great after all these years

    With continued play with The Red Head, it feel stiffer than my flexy Head Prestige Tour MP (RA56), but slightly softer than my Head i.Prestige Tour, Prince NXG Graphite Tour, and Dunlop CX200 OS at RA62. My guess is RA60, given its solid hits when the ball is struck hard. Of course, no one...
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    AMF Head Professional "Red Head" -- still great after all these years

    By the way, after restringing with Gamma TNT2 React Pro 17 at 50 lbs tension, the Red Head plays really great. Solid hits with control and minimal vibration, hitting anywhere near the sweet spot. Better than 50 year old strings. React Pro: Multifilament outer wrap, solid core, slick outer...
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    AMF Head Professional "Red Head" -- still great after all these years

    Thanks for submitting. Oh, a Red Head Tournament Director with ~95in2. It weight 12.7 oz including the 5 string dampers (0.1 oz each, i.e. 0.5 oz)? Cool. My Tournament Director was Black. When I moved to the Tournament Director, its head area seemed so large, but only in comparison...
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    AMF Head Professional "Red Head" -- still great after all these years

    Thanks to steveq81, Bob Lutz Bob Lutz, Men's US Open Championships ~1978 Tim Mayotte, Bettina Bunge
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    AMF Head Professional "Red Head" -- still great after all these years

    Wojciech Fibak (854 matches – 63.1% winning record, 15 career titles, #10 career-high rank; 52 doubles titles), across hard court, clay court, hard court and grass. In a rare feat, all of Fibak’s 15 tournament wins came at different events across multiple continents and courts. 1974-1988...
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    Head i prestige tour series

    I bought the i.Prestige MidPlus used, which has a 98 in2 head. The racquet plays great, with excellent damping from its flex, and with nice balance of power and control. It plays close to my Prince NXG Tour Graphite MP (100 in2), except the NXG hits with more of a "thud", totally damped from...
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    AMF Head Professional "Red Head" -- still great after all these years

    I pulled my classic AMF Head Professional aluminum from the closet, and tested several days this week. The head seemed so small, and I wondered how I ever hit with the racquet in the mid-70s. I recall the Pro had a solid feel, with good punch and control -- one could direct the ball on target...
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    My current serve at 72 (and E2HBH)

    Yep, at 75 my serve in 2021 was closer to leading on edge, and my two-hander nearly as strong as ever. Here's clips from 2021 at 75, then 2020, and 2018 at 72. After discovering a couple Prince Woodie Graphite racquets at Goodwill for $5 and $7, lately I start the mornings with the 13.2 oz...
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    Recommended strings for wood racquets?

    Try a set of Gamma TNT2 React Pro 17, which has a multi-filament wrap around a solid core -- plus a SLICK outer coating that is resistant to grooved/notched strings which should offer good snap back across the strings, i.e. pocketing. I've played on my Woodie at 55# and 60# strung with good...
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    I was cleaning out my closet and found a bag of old racquets that I forgot I had

    Between the two bags, I count 13 steelies altogether! A lotta weight to lug around! Each one would sell for $7.67 at Goodwill, versus lesser racquets for $4.76.
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    Prince Woodie weight

    My $5 Woodie #1 (55# TNT2 React Pro 17) was showing cracks after five months, so its being replaced by Woodie #3 just purchased for $22, a real beauty. My $7 Woodie #2 was strung at 60# same strings for two months w/o cracks, and plays super, more control than at 55#. The new racquet appears...
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    Prince Woodie weight

    Well, one Woodie cracked after playing 4-5 months with Gamma TNT2 React Pro 17, strung 55#. My other Woodie ok after two months Live Wire XP 17 60# (lost 14# tension quickly), followed by one month with React Pro 17 60# with no hairline cracking yet. The latter played better with more...
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    Prince Woodie weight

    You might like this clip, playing with my brand new Woodie. The off-the-shelf Goodwill strings measured 40# with Racquet Tune iPhone app. Served fine, but less control on volleys and strokes. ZERO shock on arm. I've fixed my volley technique since, adding a little wrist rotation on contact...
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    Prince Woodie weight

    In the 1st 4 minutes of this video, I'm using the my Woodie to smash two-hand backhand volleys at the net, and then on the far side hit solid two-hand backhand ground strokes -- using my extended grip ( Extended grip video ), and taking full advantage of the Woodie's flex and plow through...
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    Prince Woodie weight

    Bummer, my Woodie strung 55# with Gamma TNT2 React Pro 17 started to crack just above the yoke. Having gotten used to the Woodie, the racquet plays now really nice with power/spin serves, and volleys with great feel! I'll play it until it splits apart. The heavy 13.5 oz weight has improved...
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    Extended Two-Hand Backhand (E2HBH) Lives On

    Its been another 3 years since my last post on my unique Extended two-hand backhand (E2HBH) in 2018, so its time for a new video of highlights of my two-hander with its novel grip. Aside from unusual grip, which gives a 3.5-4" longer swing radius, the stroke gives a longer path forward through...
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    Prince Woodie weight

    Finally got the Woodie restrung with an extra set of Gamma TNT2 React Pro 17 at 55 lbs. Tennis Anywhere shop said it was one of easiest racquets to string. With RacquetTune App, tensions measured 59 lbs strung (larger deviation vs my graphite racquets!). Played for 3 hours doubles, tension...
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    Prince Woodie weight

    While still healing tennis elbow, continuing experimenting with tennis elbow. The two quarters were unstuck from butt, to give a more manageable 12.7 oz. My serves are as good as ever), but ground strokes and volleys are very low in power. Control seems to be an issue with RacquetTune...
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    Prince Woodie weight

    While on topic, here's How to Customize Grip and Balance for newbies, on our FB group website, via a sequence of images that illustrates the process.
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    Prince Woodie weight

    Played twice in 2 days with the Woodie, at full weight 13.1 oz 6-pt HL, and for my mid-level game the Woodie plays quite nice, AND GREAT FOR TENNIS ELBOW. Very comfy, cushioned feel, and one can hit fairly hard, given your best stroke (2HBH & serve). Given my recent elbow injury, 1HFH and...
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    Prince Woodie weight

    Prince Woodie Graphite 100 in good condition picked up for $4.76 at Goodwill, to play test for senior game just for fun. Measured 13.1 oz straight from Goodwill with Leather grip and nylon strings. I planed grip from L5 to L3, and added quarter(s) to butt tip for 12.9 oz 4-pt HL, or 13.1 oz...
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