Oversize Fischers?

[Captain Haddock]

As my general dexterity is declining in my mid-forties, I have been searching for a frame that would make tennis a little easier. The problem is that I find most tweeners too stiff, too light, and too numb. I have eastern grips and old school, linear, flat strokes (none of that helicopter reverse forehand follow-through for me — I'd hit myself in the head and strangle myself with my own arm if I attempted something like that). Back in the 80s, one could find oversize frames or even widebodies that were both heavy AND flexible. These days, it's either thin, small, and flexible, or large, wide, light, and stiff. Anything with an RA over 60 gives me elbow pain, so my choices are very limited. I'm a Fischer enthusiast and have always loved the red VT Pro 98 and the silver Vacuum Classic 98 (still have many of these), but I've been looking for something with a bit more pop. I've obtained a couple of Elliptics from our buddy Retrowagen, and they did the trick for a while, but I had a lot of fun today with a pair of M-Speed Pro Number One 105s (320 grams). These have a buttery RA of 54 and a very open string pattern. They were a lot of fun to use for my style of play. So my 2 questions are: 1) does anyone have some to sell or trade? and 2) Were there previous classic Fischers in an oversize (105-110) head from the Vacuum Pro line that I should look into?

 

[Steve Huff]

I have some MSpeed 105s, but not sure I'm ready to sell them yet. Fischer made a monoshaft that is OS and fairly flexible. Some of their other models are oversized, but are stiff. The MSpeed 105s are really nice frames though, aren't they.

 

[Captain Haddock]

Steve,

Yes, these 105s are really nice indeed. I've had some in my collection for several years, but never really gave them a chance until I replaced the pallets to my proper grip size and found the right string combination for them (Isospeed Professional at 55 lbs.). Apparently, Pacific still uses that mold, but no longer offers the "heavy" 320 gram version. I'd be weary of using such a flexible frame in a much lighter package. If you ever want to sell yours, let me know.

What Mono model are your referring to? I've only tried the red Mono Pro.

 

[Hannah19]

I've got a Vacuum Oversize 280 on the bay at the moment.

 

[Steve Huff]

The Mono I have is a dark, drab green. It's rectangular, boxy shaft looks bulky compared to the thinner Prince Mono.

 

[classic tennis]

As my general dexterity is declining in my mid-forties, I have been searching for a frame that would make tennis a little easier. The problem is that I find most tweeners too stiff, too light, and too numb. I have eastern grips and old school, linear, flat strokes (none of that helicopter reverse forehand follow-through for me — I'd hit myself in the head and strangle myself with my own arm if I attempted something like that). Back in the 80s, one could find oversize frames or even widebodies that were both heavy AND flexible. These days, it's either thin, small, and flexible, or large, wide, light, and stiff. Anything with an RA over 60 gives me elbow pain, so my choices are very limited. I'm a Fischer enthusiast and have always loved the red VT Pro 98 and the silver Vacuum Classic 98 (still have many of these), but I've been looking for something with a bit more pop. I've obtained a couple of Elliptics from our buddy Retrowagen, and they did the trick for a while, but I had a lot of fun today with a pair of M-Speed Pro Number One 105s (320 grams). These have a buttery RA of 54 and a very open string pattern. They were a lot of fun to use for my style of play. So my 2 questions are: 1) does anyone have some to sell or trade? and 2) Were there previous classic Fischers in an oversize (105-110) head from the Vacuum Pro line that I should look into?

What you should be looking for are the following;

Vacuum Power 110
Power 110
Vacuum Control 110
Vacuum Pro 110

Happy Hunting !