pro_staff said:wow. is it like solid aluminum? i bet it's heavy as hell
Deuce said:Yes, the feel of those racquets was something today's frames can only dream of.
Ronaldo said:Mid, try a Head Vilas or XRC to find what you are missing
Ronaldo said:Mid, try a Head Vilas or XRC to find what you are missing
That's interesting - I'm traveling in the opposite direction. After years of being frustrated by the garbage frames of today (or 5 years ago), I went back to the Graphite Edge, and find that it is 10 times the racquet as any racquet made in the past 10 years.Midlife crisis said:So far, the list of rackets I've tried, all of which I have used in my tennis career, include a Wilson Ultra II mid, Head Graphite Edge, and a POG OS, all of which I still own from all those years ago. I've also recently purchased several wood rackets, and have also hit with a Head Pro, Prince Woodie, and the original Wilson Pro Staff. I even played one year of Division 1 collegiate tennis with the Graphite Edge or POG, and then played at a high level for a few more years with the Ultra II. NONE of these rackets comes close to the precision, control, power, and forgiveness that I can get with my newer racket.
Midlife crisis said:That picture looks to be of a Comp I. The Comp II had different color striping on it.
There are two aluminum skins that sandwich a composite core material. I had one of the early Comp I's, and if you hit the ground in just the wrong way, the skin would separate from the composite. Also, there were string holes near the throat which were not countersunk, so the string did the countersinking, and you had really bad tension loss the first couple of string jobs until the hole got deformed enough to not deform further.
Still, it was a great racket in its day.
Close Deuce, its was actually boron.Deuce said:Yes, the feel of those racquets was something today's frames can only dream of.
The material in the middle of the aluminum 'plates' is fiberglass.
Agree, the head AA Comps, XRC & vilas woodie were all awesome hitting sticks if you can consistently hit the dime size sweetspots. I still have quite a few of all of these rackets, including some virginsRabbit said:I also own an Ashe Comp 2. When I was in high school, I was the proud owner of a Comp 1. I hit with my Comp 2 not too long ago. It hits really good, better than most of its contemporaries. The Comp series wasn't balanced as evenly as most rackets of the period, it is more headlight and more playable. The frame is also very comfortable, it has enough flex that it doesn't kill your arm when you play. Power is good off the ground, but on volleys, you probably need to pay attention and watch the ball and your form. Overall, one of the better early frames that was not made of wood.
I like the Comp2 better than the XRC, but nowhere near as much as the Vilas.
maaaan! who can play with this bat?dmastous said:Here's another pic;
Deuce said:That's interesting - I'm traveling in the opposite direction. After years of being frustrated by the garbage frames of today (or 5 years ago), I went back to the Graphite Edge, and find that it is 10 times the racquet as any racquet made in the past 10 years.
The only possible exceptions would be the Head Prestige Mid, Head Pro Tour 280, and the Volkl Catapult 10. The graphite Edge is only about 3 times bnetter than these three.
Ronaldo said:Midlife, still using your RIP? Have one and never hit with it. Will try it this weekend
joe sch said:Close Deuce, its was actually boron.
Those AA comps played great, more power from the aluminum sandwich but the feel of a woodie. They did have a small head and sweetspot so one needed advanced strokes and good control. I did not like most of the metals, but these rackets were sweet, especially when strung au natural.
Deuce, the comp II filler is orange in color and the com I & III are black. They all look like the same material. The Comp I does not list the material, the comp II lists boron and the comp III lists graphite. I thought they all played pretty similar so sorta figured the same filler composite was used but not exactly sure ? Keubler book lists them as "fiberglass cores".Deuce said:Not that I want to argue with you, Joe, as you've no doubt possessed more Ashe Competition frames than I've ever even seen... but I'm quite sure that the Competition 1 was essentially an aluminium & fiberglass sandwich. The Competition 2 had the Boron, I believe.
What did the Competition 3 have?