legrandLeconte
Rookie
I do the same thing: I play each time with a different one from my collection (137 rackets).
Obviously bad for the game level but a lot of fun.
To compete logically I use well-proven models.
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Obviously bad for the game level but a lot of fun.
To compete logically I use well-proven models.
legrandLeconte
Rookie
The average cost for my collection (mostly classic) is much lower.
130 raquets for approximately 4000 euros.
25-TENNIS
Semi-Pro
€30 per racket, that's really cheap
legrandLeconte
Rookie
Many hours in front of the pc and a lot of luck.
For example in 2018 I purchased a batch of 26 new rackets with plastic on the handle and original covers for 750€. All grip 4 3/8.
-1 Völkl C10 Pro (2ª gen.)
-1 Völkl Catapult 10
-1 Völkl Tour 10 Mid (1ª gen.)
-1 Völkl Tour 8
-1 Wilson Hyper Pro Staff 6.1
-1 Wilson Hyper Pro Staff 5.1 Surge
-1 Wilson Hyper Hammer 4.1
-1 Head Ti Radical MP
-1 Head Intelligence Tour MP
-1 Head Intelligence Is2 MP
-2 Head Intelligence Prestige MP
-1 Head Liquidmetal Instinct MP
-1 Yonex RD Ti-70 Long
-2 Yonex MP Tour-1
-1 Yonex MP-3i
-1 Yonex MP-5i HS
-1 Yonex RD Ti-50
-1 Yonex RQ Ti-1700
-1 Yonex VCon 17
-1 Yonex VCon 20
-1 Dunlop Tour Pro 95
-1 Slazenger Pro braided Trinity (orig.)
-2 Major X-One Guy Forget
I'm sorry I don't have technical support to put pictures.
When I have I will publish my entire collection (now 137 raquets).
Dino Lagaffe
Hall of Fame
DJ-
Hall of Fame
I've added a picture of one section of my collection. Head Prestige on top, Head Radical below.
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Awesome mate. I wanted to thank you also for the specs and info you posted back in the day on Rossignol frames. As a Rossi user and lover thanks!!
Dino Lagaffe
Hall of Fame
jdeloach
Hall of Fame
beautifulJust arrived today!! Replaced the old leather with Head Finest Calfskin and Head Xtreme Track Overwrap. Looking forward to trying it out next week!!
JustTennis76
Hall of Fame
Beautiful paint job and plays amazing, best mid I have ever used and have 4 of these that I take out to hit for fun, not my main playing frame these days but still can play with it.Just arrived today!! Replaced the old leather with Head Finest Calfskin and Head Xtreme Track Overwrap. Looking forward to trying it out next week!!
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
That’s a good one.Just arrived today!! Replaced the old leather with Head Finest Calfskin and Head Xtreme Track Overwrap. Looking forward to trying it out next week!!
tsamo
Semi-Pro
Tried some shadow swings yesterday and for some reason it feels so much more "dense" (in a godd way) than my other rackets even if its weight is same-ish or even lower from some. Really looking forward to next week playing with it in an actual court!
CiscoPC600
Hall of Fame
Another lockdown purchase. [emoji28]
MRfStop
Hall of Fame
PJ blade showed up
CiscoPC600
Hall of Fame
Pro stock? Which one? And how much did you pay, if you don't mind sharing?
MRfStop
Hall of Fame
Not a pro stock but KBlade 98 18x20 underneath.
Painted by Custom Tennis Racquets. $100 total not including shipping
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AceyMan
Professional
From earlier above, isolation shots on the vintage-ish Prince 100 Graphite classic and certified vintage Legend XL constant beam
And .... I haven't hit with EITHER of them, thanks to you people who supported this pandemic <growls>.
/Acey
p.s. the black Rip Control / OGSM noir combo looks killer. I would do it again just for looks.
And .... I haven't hit with EITHER of them, thanks to you people who supported this pandemic <growls>.
/Acey
p.s. the black Rip Control / OGSM noir combo looks killer. I would do it again just for looks.
rlau
Hall of Fame
Great looking frame, but you really oughta straighten those crosses man – it hurts my eyesPut some leather on her today...
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jdeloach
Hall of Fame
lol....I agree.Great looking frame, but you really oughta straighten those crosses man – it hurts my eyes
rayo_fed#1
New User
One of the best paintjob ever. Prostaff 6.0 95
The Pete Sampras Autograph
The Pete Sampras Autograph
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Another lockdown purchase. [emoji28]
Mines on its way! [emoji51]
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H22 fan
Semi-Pro
Wish I can have painted my old H22’s painted like that!
MRfStop
Hall of Fame
H22 fan
Semi-Pro
It would be quite difficult during these times as I live in Europe.
MRfStop
Hall of Fame
Ah gotcha. I contacted Unstrung Customs in the UK when I was first looking for a racquet to be painted.
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
Ring & Roll
AceyMan
Professional
Yesterday I got around to regripping my remaining TFight 315 Xtc Ltd 18x20 that didn't have leather yet on it. Used the standard HEAD Tour leather¹ not stretched too firmly. (It's a size 2 so in any case I'll have two OGs on it when I'm done.)
String job is Multifeel black in 17g crossed with Dunlop S-Gut 17g in white ... yet to be hit with <thank you pandemic>.
[And the red paint isn't faded; we all see how often red trim is "wrong" in other pics, so I didn't try too hard to solve that issue.]
/Acey
¹– I'm not committed to any particular leather yet; I typically pick up a few of any brand I've used before whenever I see them on sale.
String job is Multifeel black in 17g crossed with Dunlop S-Gut 17g in white ... yet to be hit with <thank you pandemic>.
[And the red paint isn't faded; we all see how often red trim is "wrong" in other pics, so I didn't try too hard to solve that issue.]
/Acey
¹– I'm not committed to any particular leather yet; I typically pick up a few of any brand I've used before whenever I see them on sale.
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tsamo
Semi-Pro
Damn, it looks clean as ****!!
Same!!
My rackets currently have Wilson, Babolat, Head, Head Finest calfskin, Fairway and Volkl.
Kal-El 34
Hall of Fame
Kal-El 34
Hall of Fame
Just sold this bad boy but the set up looked awesome. Need the post office to stop dragging so slow and get it to the TT buyer haha
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
I thought the two tone paint scheme was a fun idea
Kal-El 34
Hall of Fame
I like it. Different and I really like the frame
AceyMan
Professional
Continuing the theme ...
Here is My Precious — a cherry HEAD MIA i.Prestige Mid Plus purchased new for myself when this was the current issue.
While I was out of the game I still always kept one good frame strung up and one good pair of shoes at the ready if something came up. I just so happened to pull the trigger at a good time in the historical arc of the Prestige line when I replaced the racquet that came before it.
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And yeap, it's strung with Ashaway Kevlar (Crossfire ZX 17) at 45/50 lbs (the throat sticker tells all). I would probably drop it a couple of kilos next time, but it still plays hits plenty good.
Since joining TT and finding out this frame is "a classic" I didn't want to be restringing it too much so I figured Kevlar would help with that. Now I'm a pretty big fan of Kevlar, but that's a whole 'nutha discussion.
/Acey
Here is My Precious — a cherry HEAD MIA i.Prestige Mid Plus purchased new for myself when this was the current issue.
While I was out of the game I still always kept one good frame strung up and one good pair of shoes at the ready if something came up. I just so happened to pull the trigger at a good time in the historical arc of the Prestige line when I replaced the racquet that came before it.
/* click for fullsize */
And yeap, it's strung with Ashaway Kevlar (Crossfire ZX 17) at 45/50 lbs (the throat sticker tells all). I would probably drop it a couple of kilos next time, but it still plays hits plenty good.
Since joining TT and finding out this frame is "a classic" I didn't want to be restringing it too much so I figured Kevlar would help with that. Now I'm a pretty big fan of Kevlar, but that's a whole 'nutha discussion.
/Acey
Alexh22
Professional
Been wanting to find one of these.Yesterday I got around to regripping my remaining TFight 315 Xtc Ltd 18x20 that didn't have leather yet on it. Used the standard HEAD Tour leather¹ not stretched too firmly. (It's a size 2 so in any case I'll have two OGs on it when I'm done.)
String job is Multifeel black in 17g crossed with Dunlop S-Gut 17g in white ... yet to be hit with <thank you pandemic>.
[And the red paint isn't faded; we all see how often red trim is "wrong" in other pics, so I didn't try too hard to solve that issue.]
/Acey
¹– I'm not committed to any particular leather yet; I typically pick up a few of any brand I've used before whenever I see them on sale.
Do you like x-perience more or hyper g?
Kal-El 34
Hall of Fame
I liked experience more than hyper g
Classic-TXP-IG MID
Hall of Fame
Good to know as I find I'm on the fence when it comes to Hyper-G. What about x-perience was better for you than Hyper-G? Thanks
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
Love this racquet!Continuing the theme ...
Here is My Precious — a cherry HEAD MIA i.Prestige Mid Plus purchased new for myself when this was the current issue.
While I was out of the game I still always kept one good frame strung up and one good pair of shoes at the ready if something came up. I just so happened to pull the trigger at a good time in the historical arc of the Prestige line when I replaced the racquet that came before it.
/* click for fullsize */
And yeap, it's strung with Ashaway Kevlar (Crossfire ZX 17) at 45/50 lbs (the throat sticker tells all). I would probably drop it a couple of kilos next time, but it still plays hits plenty good.
Since joining TT and finding out this frame is "a classic" I didn't want to be restringing it too much so I figured Kevlar would help with that. Now I'm a pretty big fan of Kevlar, but that's a whole 'nutha discussion.
/Acey
jdeloach
Hall of Fame
Continuing the theme ...
Here is My Precious — a cherry HEAD MIA i.Prestige Mid Plus purchased new for myself when this was the current issue.
While I was out of the game I still always kept one good frame strung up and one good pair of shoes at the ready if something came up. I just so happened to pull the trigger at a good time in the historical arc of the Prestige line when I replaced the racquet that came before it.
/* click for fullsize */
And yeap, it's strung with Ashaway Kevlar (Crossfire ZX 17) at 45/50 lbs (the throat sticker tells all). I would probably drop it a couple of kilos next time, but it still plays hits plenty good.
Since joining TT and finding out this frame is "a classic" I didn't want to be restringing it too much so I figured Kevlar would help with that. Now I'm a pretty big fan of Kevlar, but that's a whole 'nutha discussion.
/Acey
Gorgeous racquet!! Nice to see when someone appreciates what they have
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Nice gen 1 pure strike. I agree the 2018 pure drive wasn’t amazing, but let’s hope the 2020/2021 version is better.
Here’s all my rackets. Left to right=favorite to least favorite
Grieeegoorr
Semi-Pro
Funky stencilContinuing the theme ...
Here is My Precious — a cherry HEAD MIA i.Prestige Mid Plus purchased new for myself when this was the current issue.
While I was out of the game I still always kept one good frame strung up and one good pair of shoes at the ready if something came up. I just so happened to pull the trigger at a good time in the historical arc of the Prestige line when I replaced the racquet that came before it.
/* click for fullsize */
And yeap, it's strung with Ashaway Kevlar (Crossfire ZX 17) at 45/50 lbs (the throat sticker tells all). I would probably drop it a couple of kilos next time, but it still plays hits plenty good.
Since joining TT and finding out this frame is "a classic" I didn't want to be restringing it too much so I figured Kevlar would help with that. Now I'm a pretty big fan of Kevlar, but that's a whole 'nutha discussion.
/Acey
WilPro
Semi-Pro
It is beyond me how some people keep all sort of racquets in their collection. Different headsizes, different lengths, different string patterns, different weights.
It just makes no sense to me. When I moved from 27 inch to 28 inch everything was completely different and it took me a while to make the change, though I kept all the other specs perfectly identical.
Maybe it is a big house, large family and everyone is playing. So there are about 3 elderly players (60+ years old), 4 adults, around 40 years old (30-50) and 3 adults between 20-30 years old.
Otherwise it is completely bonkers to me. It is banana.
It just makes no sense to me. When I moved from 27 inch to 28 inch everything was completely different and it took me a while to make the change, though I kept all the other specs perfectly identical.
Maybe it is a big house, large family and everyone is playing. So there are about 3 elderly players (60+ years old), 4 adults, around 40 years old (30-50) and 3 adults between 20-30 years old.
Otherwise it is completely bonkers to me. It is banana.
