Coolest open throat all wood
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teachingprotx
Legend
It was almost 27 inches in length Just shy of it . I wanted to love it as it was all 100 % wood and I love flexible rackets and I love junior rackets . But alas it was not for me .. but god it was beautiful . I couldn't hit a clean shot with it , so I hung it on the wall in my pro shop then one day ... she was gone ... someone stole her..
galain
Hall of Fame
Never seen one before. What a nice looking stick that is.
teachingprotx - that's horrible! I've often (semi) joked with my wife that if we have a fire, I'm grabbing at least half my collection if I can. I can't imagine what it would feel like to know someone just came in and took it off your wall.
teachingprotx - that's horrible! I've often (semi) joked with my wife that if we have a fire, I'm grabbing at least half my collection if I can. I can't imagine what it would feel like to know someone just came in and took it off your wall.
teachingprotx
Legend
Yeah I kinda 'cried in my car that day . The racket ...It hit terrible but it was so pretty to Look at. It added such a cool , vintage , staunch, old money country club vibe with it up on the wall that I loved .
stapletonj
Hall of Fame
bring back white rackets..... just sooooooo cool looking
retrowagen
Hall of Fame
That Kneissl Junior is an extremely rare frame! I have only seen one come up on US big giant auction site in the last 17 years that I have been checking.
teachingprotx
Legend
Retro ---- ugh man I didn't realize that . Makes it 10 times worse for the loss . I got it from " the auction site " for 17 dollars free shipping it was brand new too. Never been hit with . It came prestrung with that gorgeous star stencil !
Autodidactic player
Professional
My nomination for coolest:
MikeMechanic
Rookie
Long long time ago I had a beautiful blue / wood colored Slazanger tennis racket. Made of wood.
teachingprotx
Legend
My nomination for coolest:
Love the gauthiers I think puma nodded their hat tip when they created the puma lines ..
Man now how cool would that be .
At least for me I'd love to have an all wood puma super!!
theMy nomination for coolest:
teachingprotx
Legend
Auto - don't know anything about these . They look super cool !! how did the gautheir play??
Autodidactic player
Professional
I've never played with these rackets. I'm a collector and bought these rackets strictly because they are "cool". Back in the 70s when I played with wood rackets I heard about these fabulous european Gauthier rackets but I never met anyone who used them. I never actually got to hit with one back then either.
Migelowsky
Semi-Pro
My Head Vilas =)
flanker2000fr
Hall of Fame
My Head Vilas =)
I would second that. I think it's one of the most beautiful racquets ever made. Love that leather cover too.
Migelowsky
Semi-Pro
I bought it and the head cover had inside 3 tretorn balls =), and they still bounce well.
flanker2000fr
Hall of Fame
Ha! Were these some of the pressureless Tertorn balls? I remember hitting those a few times in the 80's. With my GTX Pro, it felt like hitting rocks with a sledgehammer.
My Head Vilas =)
Love this racquet, have it also. This racquet cover is great!
Rabbit
G.O.A.T.
Yeah, I love the Head Vilas as well and own 4. I also have a couple of the Bosworth ATP Fox Mid frames purchased from TW some years ago. They are pretty cool as well.
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Bosworth_Fox_ATP_Mid_Wood_Racquets_5_8/descpageRCBOS-BFGW5.html
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Bosworth_Fox_ATP_Mid_Wood_Racquets_5_8/descpageRCBOS-BFGW5.html
