Jack Kramer autograph tennis racket

[austro]

Has anyone ever tried this? Sounds a bit like the new Dunlop Maxply (which I have now ordered) in concept...

Although I am not sure I quite understand: they say it recreates the oriinal wood racquet in new materials. But it has an entirely different shape...

http://www.woodtennis.com/kramer/jk2000me.jpg

LIMITED EDITION JACK KRAMER AUTOGRAPH

Wilson replicated the original wood Jack Kramer autograph tennis racket as a hypercarbon Limited Edition Jack Kramer Autograph tennis racket. The original wood Jack Kramer was first introduced in 1948 and had sales of 10 million units --the #1 selling Wilson racket of all time. These wood racket stopped selling in 1984. Each New Limited Edition racket will be numbered and packaged in an exclusively designed box, which also includes a Certificate of Authenticity and a set of string. The racket has similar cosmetics to the original wood model, and features Hyper Carbon technology. The Jack Kramer is ideal for players with a fast swing speed and long, loopy stroke style. It is designed with a 95" head size, traditional 27" length, 21 mm flat beam, and weighs 10 oz unstrung.

 

[MasterOfDisaster]

10oz??? long fast swings???

if its a replica of a wood i cant see them making it anything less than 11 oz.

but cool find!

 

[shovel99]

Sounds like the "revived new improved 2 seater Thunderbird"

I loved the original Kramer autograph... played with it from about 1960 to 1972 ....when I made the mistake of buying T-2000.

I even picked one up at an antique shop a year ago just to have a bit of nostalgia. Might mount it on the wall somewhere.

A plastic replica knockoff will have a very very short shelf life. There are great sticks out there now using incredible technology to bring us large sweet spots, control and power with reduced effort.

To those who can't find a real Kramer and must relive the nostalgia... enjoy!

Shovel

 

[shovel99]

And the guys with money played TAD Imperials!

When you had about five racquets to choose from if you were a player, so the choosing was easy! There were no demo programs... you just tried your friends' racquets. If you had no friends with good racquets, you were just out of luck. No RDC data, no online reviews (thanks TW!), no blogs and boards. But tennis then was all, only, about skill.

shovel

 

[cadfael_tex]

The racquet in question was a painted memorabilia version of the Hypercarbon 6.5? (round about). It came with a certificate, string, and case. I have one, nice looking but I'll never play with it.

 

[vsdtrek]

Post #5 is exactly right. I had three of them and actually strung one up. It felt and hit really bad. To me, it was more of a showpiece. If you're looking to play it, I think something like a 6.0 95 is a far better option.

 

[ssjkyle31]

Actually, it is not bad for older players looking for a light racket. the racket states it is for a fast loppy swing. IMHO, the racket is for a medium swing to fast swing, the Wilson's blue suits wanted to market it as a "player's" racket (what a joke) . The sweet spot is pretty typical for the hyper carbon series. Not small but not large either.

I expermented with one my kramer rackets and added lead to the handle. It provided a more solid feel. Even with the mods, it still does not compare to the wood kramers.