Fischer Pro No 1 red-silver version

[Hankenstein]

I finally found it! I have heard so much good about the red-silver version of the Fischer Pro No 1 racquet so i decided to track one down and buy it, no matter what price (..well, almost.. )

I found one in really good shape in southern europe and today it arrived.

Looks really good i must say.

320 grams pure Austrian engineering art:

Have not test-played it yet, but it will be really interesting to see how it plays compared to my other classics from the same year.

 

[mutantducky]

looks good, nice find even if it turns out to be a dud.

 

[Ross K]

What beam is that? Not tapered beam, no? I have one with this pj but believe it's an earlier version (VT Pro 98, is it?) under the silver/red cosmetics... it's actually among the best frames I've EVER hit with. A very special frame indeed... it's got a tapered beam however.

 

[big bang]

nice frame, got 2 myself

 

[flashfire276]

Looks very beautiful! Great find!
Too bad it's no box beam though...

 

[Ross K]

What beam is that? Not tapered beam, no? I have one with this pj but believe it's an earlier version (VT Pro 98, is it?) under the silver/red cosmetics... it's actually among the best frames I've EVER hit with. A very special frame indeed... it's got a tapered beam however.

Just to add a bit more info after checking my notes...

My frame is almost certainly a VT98 Pro or 1st gen Pro No. 1 - it doesn't matter which one exactly as they are the same mold and virtually the same racket beneath the different pj's.

As i said, a very special frame indeed.

R.

 

[alfa164164]

Yup, great find, congrats.

 

[anirut]

The recom tension range is very narrow!!

 

[Sleepstream]

I thought the Red-Silver was supposed to be 330g, like the VT Pro 98.

 

[Outlined]

Congratulations with your purchase. Does it have the square grip shape ? Does it also have the tapered beam ?

Thanks for the pics btw. If I you want/can post more then that is highly appreciated.

Surprised to see it has a 306 mm balance. Thought Fischer used 310 mm or 320 mm in most cases.

 

[Mig1NC]

IIRC the red-silver was the stiffest of the Pro No 1 series. I would love to try that one.

 

[Hankenstein]

Congratulations with your purchase. Does it have the square grip shape ? Does it also have the tapered beam ?

Thanks for the pics btw. If I you want/can post more then that is highly appreciated.

Surprised to see it has a 306 mm balance. Thought Fischer used 310 mm or 320 mm in most cases.

The grip is pretty square. Feels the same like my other red-black pro no 1´s that i played a short short period last year.

Will upload a bunch of photos from all angles tonight. Any special "wish" or detail u want to see?

IIRC the red-silver was the stiffest of the Pro No 1 series. I would love to try that one.

I might actually sell it later. I always buy racquets, mostly to try out and see how it feels and then sell it. I am so extremely satisfied with me current Wilson PSC 6.1 Kfactor paintjobs and now i have also got used to the unstrung weight of 347 grams. The raquets i buy now is just because im a racquetoholic and needs a racquet delivered once in a while

 

[forthegame]

^^^
Off point, Hank: Thought you were UK based at one time?

 

[Hankenstein]

^^^
Off point, Hank: Thought you were UK based at one time?

Not UK , but Australia 2001/2002

 

[Outlined]

Hi Hankenstein, Could you post a pic of the shape of the butt. I would like to see how squarish Fischer grips used to be.

 

[frekcles]

I thought the Red-Silver was supposed to be 330g, like the VT Pro 98.

I thought so too. My red/silver Pro #1 says 330g.

Attached is a pic.

 

[Hankenstein]

Hi Hankenstein, Could you post a pic of the shape of the butt. I would like to see how squarish Fischer grips used to be.

 

[Outlined]

thanks a lot

I own 3 Fischer's myself but they have the new (more rectangular) grip shells.