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cortado

Professional
not the person you asked, but they're pretty awesome. best radical i've tried in the last 15 years or so. there is a certain retailer that still has them
Yeah I'm tempted. I know I like 18x20 now after playing the VCore HD the last few months. I could get 3 of these for the price of one Zus custom 95.
 

Classic-TXP-IG MID

Hall of Fame
What do the Youtek IG Radical MPs feel like? I've seen some new old stock ones available on eeebay.

They are pretty good. I still prefer the Youtek IG Radical Pro over the MP, but I use both. Excellent racquets. The last Radicals that I have liked (I haven't tried the G360+ iterations, but with a 65RA and the availability of the G360+ PMP, SP, and GP... I'm not going to bother). They don't feel as solid as the Radical Tour 630s or the Microgel iterations from a build perspective (feel a bit more hollow), but they play awesome.
 

MRfStop

Hall of Fame
Was fortunate enough to buy one of Murray’s match played racquets from 2012.

Has a “Sun 57” sticker which obviously means strung Sunday @ 57 lbs. there’s is another that says “217” no idea what it means.
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Crozzer95

Hall of Fame
Was fortunate enough to buy one of Murray’s match played racquets from 2012.

Has a “Sun 57” sticker which obviously means strung Sunday @ 57 lbs. there’s is another that says “217” no idea what it means.
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The 217 part is racquet count number 217, so more than likely the 217th frame P1 customised for Andy.
 

Curtennis

Hall of Fame
amazing. Makes me regret selling a single one…
Realistically, how often do you play outside of your main couple racquets? Over what period of time have you hit with 75% or so of them? Trying to understand if it’s more of a museum collection or an actual Arsenal.
 

TXAK

Rookie
amazing. Makes me regret selling a single one…
Realistically, how often do you play outside of your main couple racquets? Over what period of time have you hit with 75% or so of them? Trying to understand if it’s more of a museum collection or an actual Arsenal.
Once a week I try to play with 2-3. I’ve played with them all over the years. +200 rackets makes every hit different.
 

Fairhit

Hall of Fame
Current arrangement for the 6 racquet bag.
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That Pure Strike red and black was the one that started me into buying racquets, leke 3 years ago I was happy with my Blade 98 and was looking for a similar frame, I found one and it was that racquet, I bought it but the people from the store had already seel it when I went to pick it up, they offer me to import anther one, this time it wasn't 18x20, it was 16x19, I was frustrated but after waiting for a month I decided to keep it, it played very different to the Blade and it push me into keep testing, over here we don't have demo programs so i kept buying frames I liked, the only one not suited for my game is a Pure Aero and that was the first real frame I bought when someone recommended it to me but I didn't know what was my style, from then on, I've bought like 20 frames and everyone of them I've played with, all with something nice to offer.
 

esm

Legend
That Pure Strike red and black was the one that started me into buying racquets, leke 3 years ago I was happy with my Blade 98 and was looking for a similar frame, I found one and it was that racquet, I bought it but the people from the store had already seel it when I went to pick it up, they offer me to import anther one, this time it wasn't 18x20, it was 16x19, I was frustrated but after waiting for a month I decided to keep it, it played very different to the Blade and it push me into keep testing, over here we don't have demo programs so i kept buying frames I liked, the only one not suited for my game is a Pure Aero and that was the first real frame I bought when someone recommended it to me but I didn't know what was my style, from then on, I've bought like 20 frames and everyone of them I've played with, all with something nice to offer.
The PS 16x19 is an interesting one. The red/Blk and Wimby used to be my main pairs, then I went through a period of buying/trying different racquets, and in the end (this week), I went back to the Wimby again and it was like a long lost love. Imo - the PJ on the Wimby is pretty striking though.
I have now strung up both and will give it a go next week. The VC100 will stay in the bag for one of those lazy days. Both PS and VC100 are matched respectively…. Lol
 

Dakota60

Rookie
The newest and most rewarding acquisition to date! What a hunt this was to find - NOS Head Prestige 600. Absolutely lucked out on this one! Swapped out the collars and pallets to 82S', fresh strings, fresh grips, and took it out for a hit and played like a dream.

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esm

Legend
The newest and most rewarding acquisition to date! What a hunt this was to find - NOS Head Prestige 600. Absolutely lucked out on this one! Swapped out the collars and pallets to 82S', fresh strings, fresh grips, and took it out for a hit and played like a dream.

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love it and so jealous!!!!
am still looking for the green CAP for mine... without having to sell an arm/leg + kidney :-D
i think it look cool without the collar
 

Dakota60

Rookie
love it and so jealous!!!!
am still looking for the green CAP for mine... without having to sell an arm/leg + kidney :-D
i think it look cool without the collar

The green CAP was the main motivation to start the hunt. I found it very unique the more I stared at it and wanted it even more with each rejection that I got. Keep searching, keep asking! This one's a definite keeper. Was never a fan of the collar on any Prestiges because I felt it made the frame look and "feel" more elongated than it actually is. The proportion of the white grips without the collar looks better imo. Personal preference. Some find it a trademark with it but to each their own. I'm a very happy camper either way.
 
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esm

Legend
So this is the current state of the 6 racquet bag. Another Pure Strike 98 Wimby joined (the “Yellow”). matched it to both the “Blue” and “Green”.

Will try to find time to string it up tonight with the same hybrid string setup as the “Green” & 2lb lower tension to see how that goes. Lol

I am going to try very hard to commit to these PS 98s as my mains, until end of this year, at least. Lol

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ChrisG

Professional
The newest and most rewarding acquisition to date! What a hunt this was to find - NOS Head Prestige 600. Absolutely lucked out on this one! Swapped out the collars and pallets to 82S', fresh strings, fresh grips, and took it out for a hit and played like a dream.

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Incredible. Congrats !!
 

SinneGOAT

Hall of Fame
pro or mp? there was a cult following of the pro on here circa 2015 or so. theyve got some serious pop.
Mp, this is still when the “mp” models were lower powered and the “pro” models were higher powered? I haven’t hit it yet, string it with velocity and max power. I tell you though, I hate the pallet shape.
 

n8dawg6

Legend
Mp, this is still when the “mp” models were lower powered and the “pro” models were higher powered? I haven’t hit it yet, string it with velocity and max power. I tell you though, I hate the pallet shape.
yeah that was the last one with the TK82 pallet, they went to TK82S with the graphene model. the Pro weighed 315 g unstrung and the MP was 300 g. I think I still have the MP lying around somewhere. I really liked it with a full bed of cyclone, the only gripe I had at the time was that the stringbed was pretty dead in the top of the hoop. otherwise a great frame for baseline bashing.
 

RF_PRO_STAFF

Professional
That is an awesome lineup. I’d love to swing those old prostaffs to see if they feel as great as I remember them in the 90s.
The one without overgrip unfortunately has a crack in the frame but it still looks fabulous on the wall. The other one has been used a lot (not so much by me) but still in good shape. The few times I hit with it were fantastic. Legendary racquet for a reason.
 

WYK

Hall of Fame
I would not call the f2.0 plush. It feels like 66RA to me. Much of that is the 18X20 string pattern.
However, the sweetspot does feel sweet like a typical 6.1 95.
 
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Strayfire

Rookie
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Saved a Dunlop Maxply Austral, Dunlop Pasttime and Dunlop brace thingy to stop warping from being tossed by the club.

I'm not sure what on earth a Dunlop Pasttime is and whether or not it's worth restringing.

We had a few Emrik, Spalding, and Oliver International racquets, but outside of being a historical curio for a time I wasn't alive, I don't think any of them were good quality wooden frames. The nice Slazenger one I found was pretty badly warped. Almost an "S" shape. Shame though, it looked pretty good to me.
 
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Love the M200 Classic. Got that and a Biomimetic 200, both in near mint condition, for $60. Two beauties added to the collection.
I do love both frames - however I have just discovered that my favorite 200 is Aerogel. I managed to buy a couple of them, new! The most plush feel in the whole line, also quite powerful.
 
Ahhhh, that's the one that I don't have! Have the Max 200G, Rev, MW, HM, M-Fil and Plus, AG4D and Tour, Bio, M200 Classic, and F2.0 Tour

Where are you from? There are some nice offerings at the moment on the usual auction site. It is so nice to find someone that still has a love for the 200 lineup!

I've just realized that Aerogel was also offered in a 16x19 string pattern. Great option.
Bu the way – do you know the unstrung weight of the lineup? M200 Classic was 322g as far as I remember. F2.0 Tour 323g.
However, Aerogel 16x19 is only 312g unstrung.

Never played with Rev – it was the predecessor to Muscle Weave – is it different?

What I really like about Bio 200 and M200 classic is the change of the mold – for a bit more PT57-like. So I can have my two favorite lines in one!
On the other hand - Aerogel 4D 300 Tour seems like a copy of PT57 mold. And it shares the same mold with PT924 – the only prostock of Dunlop that I have.
Fantastic feel by the way.

F2.0 Tour however looks more like a Wilson's Six.One mold. Is it less comfortable to use than M200? Never tried this one.
 

BDAZ

Hall of Fame
I have several of those, but I'm still drooling all over my keyboard. As far as my Dunlops go, it's hard for me to really tell what the difference is between them, in terms of stiffness, etc. All produce about the same amount of spin. They all feel relatively plush (except for the F2.0... that thing is much stiffer), especially compared to today's racquets. They got progressively lighter over the iterations, if ever so slightly. The Rev, with leather, pushes up over 13oz. (13.2, maybe). I used that as my main racquet for a while, strung with Bow Brand natural gut. Man, was that sweet. By the time I got that, it had been discontinued for a while, and Dunlop was at the end of the MW era. I got it on a super discount from a golf (mostly) store for $30, brand new. That's the theme with my 200 collection... got them all cheap. That one for $30, MW was given to me, HM I had gotten cheap, then it was stolen, then my girlfriend (wife, now) bought me a replacement for my birthday. M-Fil for $40ish, M-Fil Plus for $25 off of Craigslist, 4D for $20, 4D Tour on crazy discount from TW. They had a March Madness bracket for products with a larger discount for however far they got in the "tournament". Somehow, I got two discounts and got it brand new for $35. Bio and Classic, as I said, got them for $60 total, F2.0 for $45, and a friend found the Max 200G at a thrift store for $20 and refused payment when I tried to give him money. All in all, they play relatively the same, as one would expect. I've used the Rev, MW, and HM the most. Haven't really given the rest as much attention as they deserve. The one I've played the worst with is the 4D Tour. Heavy, not nearly as headlight as the rest, open pattern. Kind of like Prestiges. I have, but have never gelled with, the Youtek Prestige Pro. Something about the open pattern. And I think you're right with regard to the F2.0. Seems close to a Six.One mold. I think it may from Dunlop's mold they used for Tommy Robredo's racquets (Option C, or B... I don't know which).
 
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