Dunlop Black Max II

[max_brat]

Hey guys,

I saw a Dunlop Black Max II on the big auction site for $114. What is the difference between this Black Max II and the original graphite Black Max?

 

[retrowagen]

The original was made in Taiwan, and the II was made by Erbacher in West Germany. Roughly the same head size, but different molds. Both are good racquets, but I liked the II a little better.

 

[max_brat]

Thanks for the information. I tried the original Black Max and compared to my usual Max 200G, it played like a dog. Someone compared it to the PS85 once, but I can't see what they meant by that; the PS85 plays way nicer.

 

[Ciaron]

Hey guys,

I saw a Dunlop Black Max II on the big auction site for $114. What is the difference between this Black Max II and the original graphite Black Max?

That seems way over priced by the way

 

[max_brat]

That seems way over priced by the way

Yeah it quite does, especially because I've recently bought Max 200Gs for $9-15 and a MaxPower Competition (with the weight balls) for like $30

 

[fritzhimself]

......... I treated myself to one.

 

[Grafil Injection]

......... I treated myself to one.

Looks great condition, and a relatively lightweight sample, although that could be the few missing strings. Design is unsurprisingly very similar to the Slazenger Panther Pro Ceramic (Connors).

 

[vsbabolat]

Looks great condition, and a relatively lightweight sample, although that could be the few missing strings. Design is unsurprisingly very similar to the Slazenger Panther Pro Ceramic (Connors).

Same mold. There was a lot of Dunlop and a couple of Slazenger racquets made with the same Black Max II mold.

 

[fritzhimself]

Looks great condition, and a relatively lightweight sample, although that could be the few missing strings. Design is unsurprisingly very similar to the Slazenger Panther Pro Ceramic (Connors).

I also think I got a lighter one. The old gut strings were still in it.
Here are the unstrung specs:
SW 298.6; weight 330.5 grams; balance 323 mm and RA 56.

 

[Cerbo]

Here are some photos of my Dunlop Black Max II.

 

[Cerbo]

I also think I got a lighter one. The old gut strings were still in it.
Here are the unstrung specs:
SW 298.6; weight 330.5 grams; balance 323 mm and RA 56.

It seems I got the heavier one. My Dunlop Black Max II weighs 358g as in photos (strung two overgrips instead of the main grip), evenly balanced at 34cm.

 

[fritzhimself]

I hope you still have a lot of fun playing.

 

[Cerbo]

I hope you still have a lot of fun playing.

It was great for serving. Probably would have suited me for groundstrokes as well, if we were playing outdoors on clay like this summer. But we already started the winter season, in this local amateur league. We're playing in a balloon hall, where clay is very damp and muddy. When balls soak up the moisture, they bounce less. And there are more bad bounces. So I wasn't getting enough time to execute my strokes properly. That's why tomorrow, to prepare for my next match, I'll be stringing this Dunlop Revelation Tournament Pro, which is 18g lighter, its balance is 1.5cm more head light, and has a 5 sq in larger head.
Ha, ha, a couple of weeks ago, I reached my highest level of play so far, and it was, believe it or not, with this Fischer Superform Open Lite, which was produced in 1987, the same year as Dunlop Black Max II!

just an update
The switch to Dunlop Revelation Tournament Pro strung at 25/24kg with hexagonal black 'Head Lynx Tour' was a resounding success!