That’s the story that’s circulated around the internet. If it was, Babolat certainly modified the design a bit when making the original pure drive. About the only thing linking them to the naked eye is the throat bulges.
Sadly that’s all I have. It’s an auction site listing. (And frankly they want far too much money for me to actually consider buying it)
Those Dunlop XLT Comp’s hit pretty good. I also got one at a thrift store for about the same price. Slices on the backhand feel especially buttery smooth.
Where are you in the states to have 280’s at the thrift??
That's the first PK I've seen where the top of the handle being similar to the Rossignol rooster nest. Guessing that Pro Comp is super flexy!
Washington D.C. suburbs. Trust me I’ve dug through stacks on stacks of crap Walmart racquets, kids rackets, warped and cracked racquets (that people donate after they’ve lost their tempers? Lol). But we’re just posting our decent finds here, right?Where are you in the states to have 280’s at the thrift??
At this point I just put everything here. I just counted my collection last night while organizing, I just passed 50 frames for the first time. It’s getting bad lol.
The Rocky Mountain region needs to level up
To my knowledge thrift stores actually routinely move their merchandise from one store to another, across regions, poor to affluent areas, affluent to poor areas, etc. I resell for a living; racquets among other things and I’ve found Lululemon and Gucci in the most dirt poor thrift shops. And also come up empty handed in affluent neighborhood thrift stores. Ahhh, the thrill of the hunt.
Is that where I need to be!! Utah has been strikes minus the local classifieds - that I will say is always reliable
I found an ad for the Target 210 (which in photos looks identical, minus paint job, both frames are Widebodies and 102in head) which was dated 1990. Like I said, this is only a hunch based on fonts, and Bosworth graphics, but I think this Aero dates from later than the Target. Also based on the later 90s and early 2000s post-Bosworth Fox rackets using the Aero name.
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cuz it had those old strings in it that's why....jkJust found this bad boy for 7 bucks
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I started having a thrifting schedule (dropping by about 3 different thrift stores and 1 Play it Again every 2 weeks or so) when my old buddy found a liquidmetal prestige at a thrift store for $4. In decent shape too.
Hey I like 5/8
Yes, of course because being an avid tennis player and being a racquet collector are two totally different things. You can’t be upset at your friends for this, just if someone asked me if I was into reading 19th century poetry and I replied no. People have different interests and hobbies.
Swap out the pallet. It's actually quite easy to do.
What size grip do you normally use? I have a bunch of pallets...
Sure. Every time I play my regular partners they expect to see and hear about my latest find.
I’m half expecting them to refuse to string it.
What sorcery is this?Ok, well the price was right for me to finally pick up one of these things. The Wilson Project Matrix. Still have to pin down what year this came out, I'm guessing some time between 2005-10? I thought this would be a metal frame, but its quite light and doesn't feel like metal to me. weight is 306g strung, and I have yet to hit with it yet. And I can't wait to ask my local proshop to string it up with some polys lol.
Yes, this happens to me all the time. The tennis folks I mingle with are only interested in the latest tech that will level-up their NTRP or UTR. They raise an eyebrow and nod in mild appreciation when they ask what I’m playing with (30+ year old racquet), but that’s where the convo ends.
Head pallets are just a high density foam material and are taped and glued on the hairpin. Wilson, Prince and many others are molded on and cannot be removed without major interventions. I have a number of Head pallets I've acquired through the years from trades, broken frames, etc. Some older Head racquets can be used as donor racquets. I have heard that TW Europe sells Head pallets but I've never purchased from them.
I don't think so. the shape of volkl sides bulge out a bit.
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I have a feeling it will work but also might take some extra work to get it done.
Great idea Graycrait! I just ordered 4 sets (with buttcaps) for 20% less than the 2 sets I ordered from the New York customized last year. Don’t know why I didn’t think of this earlier!
Sorry, I just saw this. No idea who HR is. This was well past my rep days in the mid-'80s and I'm drawing a blank.
Thanks for trying!
