Post Pictures of your Racquets and Tennis Gear
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Tennisspieler
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Playing the current Pro One myself, I am very much looking forward to your thoughts on the new racquet. It looks as though it still is the same racquet with just a new PJ and brand name, which would be great news since IMO the Pro One is one of the best frames today - it has all the virtues of a thin-beamed, classic player's racquet like stability, control, feel and comfort, but adds MASSIVE power and spin.
Judging by the pictures, the new PJ is bad news. The all black matte finish of the current PJ made it one of the best-looking frames out there. Whenever I turn up on a tennis court people ask me which racquet this is and rave about how much they are attracted by its design. The new silver PJ is just mediocre, makes it look a bit like a racquet from the 1990ies. Hmm. How does it look holding it?
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
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Kal-El 34
Hall of Fame
it looks better in person but still no as nice as the all black i agree. i see what they were doing though as almost all of their rackets looked too similar. at least now there are some colors to tell them apart... they should have kept the all black pro one though IMO
forthegame
Hall of Fame
I still have an old Pro One International at home. Not playing it since it's heavy but man, it's such a solid hit. Is the new one still as heavy?
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vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
Nice Prestige Mids! Which one do you prefer?
yangster007
Professional
darklore009
Hall of Fame
The last of the prestige mids. Savior them while they last.
Kal-El 34
Hall of Fame
they are actually in pretty amazing shape considering the guy literally thought they were junk. no cracks or anything. a few minor chips but structurally solid. you can see the red primer underneath both of them. one is clearly a st. vincent as per the sticker on the bottom. not sure if they both are or what. maybe some experts can weigh in
SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
they are actually in pretty amazing shape considering the guy literally thought they were junk. no cracks or anything. a few minor chips but structurally solid. you can see the red primer underneath both of them. one is clearly a st. vincent as per the sticker on the bottom. not sure if they both are or what. maybe some experts can weigh in
you lucky....
Kal-El 34
Hall of Fame
we still move a lot of frames for them
so they toss me a bone still every now and again!
navigator
Hall of Fame
You can still buy them by the case from Wilson. I think Wilson is the last manufacturer of white tennis balls. They look nice but they're actually not very good balls - two sets and they're pretty unusable. Kind of hard and not a great bounce.
yangster007
Professional
they are actually in pretty amazing shape considering the guy literally thought they were junk. no cracks or anything. a few minor chips but structurally solid. you can see the red primer underneath both of them. one is clearly a st. vincent as per the sticker on the bottom. not sure if they both are or what. maybe some experts can weigh in
Where can I find fools like that to give me these "shxt" racquets ?
WhereIsMacMac
Professional
i was on court training this morning. came in the shop and someone had dropped off 2 "garbage" rackets. said if i didnt want them just to chuck them... i think i will clean them up a bit
wish I can pick up frames just like that
NickJ
Professional
Finally got round to collecting all the sticks & shoes together. Some of these frames will be up for sale soon, UK only I'm afraid. Details to come soon.[/URL][/IMG]
Hey Kal, Must be a St Vincent thing but the PS85 in my collection (the one with the leather grip) was given to me by a friend whose 4yr old was using it to mess around with in his garden! He didn't want anything for it so all good for me!
Kal-El 34
Hall of Fame
gotta take it if people just willing to toss it away....
similar story happened to our original POG mid... it was beautiful and I left at home when I went to college. Came home and my dad had taken it out and swatted bees in the yard with it and broke it somehow... very sad day haha
CivicLx
Hall of Fame
I like both of them but I'd say I prefer the feel of the IG just a little more. I bought one from TW since they went on sale and then bought a second one just a couple days later
I had been waiting for them to go lower than $159.99!Thanks yangster and dark lore. Glad to have gotten a couple more while they're still around
NickJ
Professional
I'll bet he controlled them bee-yootifully . . . . (sorry). Running backhand bee down the line with topspin. C'MON!!!
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
ouch. i guess you got good karma now
I couldn't do that.
Knowing it's a Wilson Pro Staff 85 and has value to it, taking it for free feels pretty bad to me.
I had the same situation, guy didn't want his st vincent anymore couldnt play with it and wanted nothing in return I gave him £50 and told him just at least take this.
He was a mate but didn't know him very well but even if it was some random guy I would at least give something in return.
Knowing it's a Wilson Pro Staff 85 and has value to it, taking it for free feels pretty bad to me.
I had the same situation, guy didn't want his st vincent anymore couldnt play with it and wanted nothing in return I gave him £50 and told him just at least take this.
He was a mate but didn't know him very well but even if it was some random guy I would at least give something in return.
Kal-El 34
Hall of Fame
i already said i would do something nice for the guy. he just dumped them off not like i had a convo with him about it or convinced him to fork them over.
people sometimes just don't care about old stuff. i've had a few people drop me off their old frames that are collecting dust at their houses because they know im a gear freak...
also.. not saying you would or wouldn't do anything but it's always easy to say you would do something different in a situation when you are the one on the outside looking in..
Kal-El 34
Hall of Fame
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
totally agree with this. i still have the boris becker you gave me as bonus. too bad its 5/8 grip=/ Kal is a fair guy
tom497
New User
my current collection - rackets are 2x pro staff 6.6 85 starts n stripes and 2x blx tour 90 all with custom paint jobs
closer pics of paint jobs if anyone interested
- http://s813.photobucket.com/user/tom497/library/current tennis collection
EL_Bombadero
New User
my current collection - rackets are 2x pro staff 6.6 85 starts n stripes and 2x blx tour 90 all with custom paint jobs
closer pics of paint jobs if anyone interested
Hi Tom,
Wow! really nice pj's.
Could you please tell me how you did the stickerbomb?! (-> bj1992 at web dot de)
my current collection - rackets are 2x pro staff 6.6 85 starts n stripes and 2x blx tour 90 all with custom paint jobs
closer pics of paint jobs if anyone interested
Loving the 6.1 tour all black matt. Can you please tell me which paint you used or spray?
Thank you
Fuji
Legend
my current collection - rackets are 2x pro staff 6.6 85 starts n stripes and 2x blx tour 90 all with custom paint jobs
closer pics of paint jobs if anyone interested
I LOVE the BLX paintjobs that are blacked out. They are amazing. How did you do those?
-Fuji
tom497
New User
thanks everyone
-i think there is a thread on here somewhere describing custom pj's and i pretty much just followed those instructions so i sanded them down ( which took a long time ) but on the blx taped off the already black bit so could keep the logo etc and then simply a few coats of primer, matt black paint and the clear matt as well i am from the UK and used a paint called canbrush which is spray can - don't know if you can get in America - they are holding up really well actually and play pretty much the same as before
heftylefty
Hall of Fame
tom, those aren't pj's. They are works of ART!!
Thanks for sharing mate!
Thanks for sharing mate!
yangster007
Professional
New toys !!!
Bancroft Borg Wood Racquet, and I put a poly in it lol
Donnay Borg Wood Racquet Signature Edition strung with Wilson NXT
Dunlop McEnroe Wood Racquet Signature Edition strung with Tecnifibre X-One Biphase
Bancroft Borg Wood Racquet, and I put a poly in it lol
Donnay Borg Wood Racquet Signature Edition strung with Wilson NXT
Dunlop McEnroe Wood Racquet Signature Edition strung with Tecnifibre X-One Biphase
Curryinahurry139
New User
my current collection - rackets are 2x pro staff 6.6 85 starts n stripes and 2x blx tour 90 all with custom paint jobs
closer pics of paint jobs if anyone interested
Beautiful c:
frinton
Professional
my current collection - rackets are 2x pro staff 6.6 85 starts n stripes and 2x blx tour 90 all with custom paint jobs
closer pics of paint jobs if anyone interested
If you ever consider letting go of that black tour 90, let me know...it is pretty much the coolest thing ever
I am even considering doing the same with one of mine! Reg. Sanding down: did you sand down manually just using sandpaper, or is there any tool / machine than can be used for that kind of work? How do you actually get into all the edges?
tom497
New User
If you ever consider letting go of that black tour 90, let me know...it is pretty much the coolest thing ever
I am even considering doing the same with one of mine! Reg. Sanding down: did you sand down manually just using sandpaper, or is there any tool / machine than can be used for that kind of work? How do you actually get into all the edges?
sorry but don't think i will be letting him go soon as that's my main racket - others are more for fun
ye i did just do it manually with various grits of sandpaper, i think in america you can get paint stripper which helps start the process but in the UK nothing is strong enough - when i first tried i used a grinder but ended up going a bit too deep occasionally and making an uneven surface -
it is difficult to get to everywhere like inside the throat etc but you're never going to end up scuffing that area when playing so it doesn't really matter if you just paint on top of the original surface - hope that helps
frinton
Professional
I can't blame you - the 90 is my mainstick too, I am still not so sure which iteration I like best, but I think it is the BLX version...I also really love the black-red pj... well except that you PJ is even cooler. Let's see, maybe I will actually go ahead and start sandpapering one of my BLX90's... Cheers!
mrw
Semi-Pro
New toys !!!
Bancroft Borg Wood Racquet, and I put a poly in it lol
Donnay Borg Wood Racquet Signature Edition strung with Wilson NXT
Dunlop McEnroe Wood Racquet Signature Edition strung with Tecnifibre X-One Biphase
Nice. String them yourself?
yangster007
Professional
Overdrive
Legend
Even the 93's?
West Coast Ace
G.O.A.T.
That's incredible. Let us know how they hit.
mrw
Semi-Pro
Nice job. The strings on my Davis Imperial just broke so i am going to restring it one night this week.
Seth
Legend
I had a few more PS85s but years of coaching and half volleys took them out.
Do you live in Australia?
NickJ
Professional
Hahahahaaaaaaa!!!
frinton
Professional
I had a few more PS85s but years of coaching and half volleys took them out.
Rackets: approved!
I Love the Wilson 90's but my favorite PJ is the black/red BLX.
What are the Princes? Diabolo mids? How do they play, I have one, but need to take it out for some hitting.
And the Donnays... Oh man, I remember when I was a kid and a guy I used to play with had 2 of them, the orange/grey one, and I was so jealous 'cause I thought the were the best looking rackets on the planet! And Agassi played or endorsed them, right? I think he let me hit once and the felt really great too!
Beers: not approved :twisted: what I can see in the background...Heinecken and Corona... At least some Stella ;-)
