That my friend is the main reason I check the thrift stores...Found this Fischer Pro Classic 90 for a fiver in Victoria, left behind one of those ultra thin triangular Hammer 5.8s and a slightly warped Adidas Nastase wooden racket.
Nice Graphite Pro 600. Looks like the grommets aren’t dried out?Oops.. here are the pics
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"Balloon" was the usual description when folks tried the Durbin back in the '70s
Like hitting with a balloon !
That was my last HEAD weapon of choice "back then", before I switched to the Volkl team. Nice to see a 'new' one !Brand new without tags. Picked it up at Goodwill. No evidence that this Head Pro Tour 280 Trysis has ever been hit. Pristine bumper, original string with logo, no ball fuzz in strings, grip was crumbling in the cover. I replaced the grip. It is even in my grip size 4&1/2. I was getting ready to cut the string out and restring with a multi to go have a hit with this "weird" find, but thought I better check this one out. A couple of years ago I gave away a Chicago PS 85 and didn't want to do something like that again. Holy Moly! Have you checked the prices of just used rackets of this Head model!? @vsbabolat, someone told me you are the expert on this racket. Can you give me some advice, if t is possible, to turn this Head into a Yonex VCore Pro 97 310 or a couple of Chang 95 LB Ti's?
I took it to the courts this morning and hit 150 serves with it and some self feed groundstrokes. Best $2.99 racket I have ever purchased, regardless of how much this one may have been sold for in a big box store. Seeing as this racket lived the last "20" years inside the cover I just used it as it was strung. Most comfortable 18x20 I have hit with.
No these grommets are actually in almost new condition, which in and of itself is an amazing find because they are almost always worn out or crumbling after more than 30 years! I also look forward to putting in some new strings and testing it out this summer if my body will allow me to!
+100 for Mrs Retrowagon!
Yep, Mrs. Retrowagen is a keeper!
Amen Retrowagen... preach it! [emoji106] Now those are words of wisdom to take in [emoji6]
Wow, @Sanglier, now that is an odd sight in our neck o’ the woods!You are a poet, Retro! Yours is a far more commendable approach to matrimonial harmony than the one my unfortunate spouse has had to adapt to, which can be summarized as:
It could have been much worse!
Back to the topic of this thread: the pickings around here have never been rich, and I have largely stopped visiting thrift stores, but I came across this licensed Soviet copy of the Kneissl Blue Star Mid (called "Progress") the other day, which counts as my only interesting GW racquet find this year. @BorgCash mentioned in another thread that these are as common as dirt in Moscow and aren't worth anything, but in a sea of trashed kiddie sticks and Walmart specials, this was certainly an unusual (and welcome) sight. Some years ago, I also found a Soviet-made "IPTS Bolshevik" sport jacket at a different GW. Evidently the many engineers and scientists here from Russia and other former Soviet republics have been quietly helping to make GW inventories slightly more interesting for some time.
Man I’d love to hit with this !Fino 35 (no, never heard of it either) for £4. Lovechild of a Head Legend and a Yonex R-1.
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Their answer to the Vortex (a question NO one asked!)Bought this because I'd never seen or owned a graphite Gamma racket before. It's a power beast for sure, but not horrible, and cost less than $10.
Apparently this Accura line dates to the mid 90s, and I like the look of it.
That Gamma has a drill pattern similar to the Prince Extender I have. I wonder how many brands/models rackets of the 90s had that "offset" drill pattern and what was the idea behind it?
You are a poet, Retro! Yours is a far more commendable approach to matrimonial harmony than the one my unfortunate spouse has had to adapt to, which can be summarized as:
It could have been much worse!
Back to the topic of this thread: the pickings around here have never been rich, and I have largely stopped visiting thrift stores, but I came across this licensed Soviet copy of the Kneissl Blue Star Mid (called "Progress") the other day, which counts as my only interesting GW racquet find this year. @BorgCash mentioned in another thread that these are as common as dirt in Moscow and aren't worth anything, but in a sea of trashed kiddie sticks and Walmart specials, this was certainly an unusual (and welcome) sight. Some years ago, I also found a Soviet-made "IPTS Bolshevik" sport jacket at a different GW. Evidently the many engineers and scientists here from Russia and other former Soviet republics have been quietly helping to make GW inventories slightly more interesting for some time.
I took down my pair (don't ask why a pair) of 116" Prince Extenders to take a closer look again. One thing this pattern does is allow the outer mains to remain firm but slide back and forth nicely. I wonder how big the sweet spot is on the Extender? In any case there must have not been enough demand for this pattern and/or it was too costly to manufacture.
I would fall to my knees weeping for joy if that happened to me
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Don't be too "alarmed" man. I have built up AT LEAST twice as many in my collection the past few years from thrift stores, charity shops & 2nd hand goods stores. I hope I don't fall into the obsessive category then... [emoji848]
I put a fresh set of Revolve at 53lbs in my lightest 4-stripe POG OS and had a good hit with it last night. I'm going to keep swinging it for a week or two and see how it goes. I had the I wants for a new Yonex or Wilson my buddies are either buying or demoing, but after last night I am no longer interested.
