vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
Cool! I'll bring my Ti. Radical MP with me.I will bring it (113B1)with me down to FL for thanksgiving
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coolschreiber
Hall of Fame
Did you buy this gem when they auction actual player's rackets? I'm assuming it's an actual Djoker racket that he's had court time with?I will bring it (113B1)with me down to FL for thanksgiving
JohnBPittsburgh
Hall of Fame
They are brand new, unstrung, but they came with a set of Prince Premier Control. Unfortunately Prince has decided to kill the O3 White, there were 7 left in Prince's warehouse, I got 4 of them. They were my first main frame, and I still enjoy them. Plus I got a good deal, they actually put all 7 on hold for me, but I thought that was overkill.
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
No, it is not actual "NOVAK" racket, however, it was customized for another player that was testing/using it.
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
OMG you are now my prince dealer. hook me up man!They are brand new, unstrung, but they came with a set of Prince Premier Control. Unfortunately Prince has decided to kill the O3 White, there were 7 left in Prince's warehouse, I got 4 of them. They were my first main frame, and I still enjoy them. Plus I got a good deal, they actually put all 7 on hold for me, but I thought that was overkill.
JohnBPittsburgh
Hall of Fame
I leave the racquet sales to TW!! I just get tons of stuff for me They probably think I am crazy, especially since I have sent them numerous emails demanding specs for the new Textreme Warrior 100!! Just so I can satisfy the other Textreme addicts on the board with new information
They probably think I am crazy, especially since I have sent them numerous emails demanding specs for the new Textreme Warrior 100!! Just so I can satisfy the other Textreme addicts on the board with new information
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Cerps
Professional
Well I must say I'm rather jealous...
Sander001
Hall of Fame
Wow I haven't seen one of those in years, such a great frame and amazing feel, there's nothing like it!
So.......what racquet is that?
n8dawg6
Legend
YOU MEAN THE SCEPTER OF GODS??
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
lol seriously.
I will bring it (113B1)with me down to FL for thanksgiving
Good, see you then!
Sander001
Hall of Fame
Is that really a Midplus?
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
Back when that racquet came out it was larger than the Edge series that was HEAD's midsize line of racquets. So, the Pro series was called Midplus. Today its now a Mid.
achapa8807
Semi-Pro
Slowly building my Yonex bag back. Don't know what will be in play this weekend!
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maxpotapov
Hall of Fame
Pleb123
Semi-Pro
Wow, that looks amazing. A monster to swing though?
maxpotapov
Hall of Fame
Haha, yes it is
347 g static weight with overgrip, a point or two HL.Thinner poly strings help to push it through the air, and I don't think it swings heavier than stock Pro Tour 280 anyway
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Sander001
Hall of Fame
mavsman149
Hall of Fame
That looks so 90's and awesome!
mpournaras
Hall of Fame
Are those from the 90s? or are those Graphene Prestige CAPS? hahah wither way it looks slick as hell
maxpotapov
Hall of Fame
The best parts from the '90s and 2014, mashed up!
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mpournaras
Hall of Fame
Which Prestige model CAPS fit that?
maxpotapov
Hall of Fame
Prestige MP, basically the same mold
Seth
Legend
Very cool. Please explain the color choices. The paint(?) at 3 & 9 match what looks like a pallet.
The_Racketeer
Professional
Also, what racquets are these? Very round heads. NCode?
lwto
Hall of Fame
Since these are older racquets and not many left so I cycle my racquets in hopes of preserving them a little longer. When the strings die/break, I'll que them in the back, but I started getting confused which racquet was which, so I tagged them with a name, but that took to long to see, so I decided to color code it. Since these were older racquets and the 3 and 9 pts were just white, I figured I could just paint that little strip with some color to better and easily be identifiable, plus it allowed me to know which racquet I was using since each racquet has their own particular nuance. I also like leather grips, but a full leather grip weighed to much so I shorten them, but it just made for a ugly eye sore above the cutoff leather grip. I first tried to wrap the over grip above the grip, but it still looked ugly, so I thought about it and decided that by painting the upper portion of the pallet, it would match the paint at the 3 and 9 pts. It turned out better than I thought as now it looked like a finished product, both complimenting each other.
What the original looked like..
...and the customized version looks like, it makes for a very unique and original racquet on the court.
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lwto
Hall of Fame
These are very old Wilson Ncode 98 Pro. The pic maybe misleading, Head is not that round
I liked them because the weight allowed for easy weight customization and they held extra weight very well, plus I really love the 18x18 string pattern which gives you great control as well as power and since, the pattern is not that closed it allows for "spin potential" .
Seth
Legend
These are very old Wilson Ncode 98 Pro. The pic maybe misleading, Head is not that round
I liked them because the weight allowed for easy weight customization and they held extra weight very well, plus I really love the 18x18 string pattern which gives you great control as well as power and since, the pattern is not that closed it allows for "spin potential" .
The nCodes were a great generation any way you slice it. I used the nCode 6.1 95 18x20 for a few years. I never tried the nPro, but I did try the nPro Surge and nPro Surge X (I believe the Bryan Bros used this PJ). Great sticks. 18x18 is interesting.
WYK
Hall of Fame
I have an NOS team now myself. All of these are ELT with loads of rubber bands on them.
Here's my main racquet: 2005 Babolat Pure Drive Team, strung with Luxilon 125 Alu Power 16L. 52 lbs on the mains and 49 lbs on the crosses.
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zapvor
G.O.A.T.
that's the pro openThese are very old Wilson Ncode 98 Pro. The pic maybe misleading, Head is not that round
I liked them because the weight allowed for easy weight customization and they held extra weight very well, plus I really love the 18x18 string pattern which gives you great control as well as power and since, the pattern is not that closed it allows for "spin potential" .
lwto
Hall of Fame
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
lol so that's the regular pro?Are you sure, do you want to put up a little wager?
lwto
Hall of Fame
Open, has a black marking and I believe a 16.18 pattern, completely different and unplayable as it was so light.
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
wow all this time I thought it was the same racket. lol how come I never saw the regular pro
Open, has a black marking and I believe a 16.18 pattern, completely different and unplayable as it was so light.
lwto
Hall of Fame
For some reason the Npro 98 wasn't a very popular racquet and was discontinued shortly and the closest incarnation after that was the kblade98. I'm not sure why it wasn't favored, but it was a great tweener racquet at the time and with the added weight and right strings it's become a helluva players racquet. I went to the Blade series afterwards and last year started getting arm issues, so I thought I'd try this again and now I purchase everyone from the place that I can get. It's really a great racquet and again, 18x18 string pattern provides the best of all the worlds.
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
dude now I wanna hit with one
JohnBPittsburgh
Hall of Fame
Just finished putting in new grommets and restringing them.
Vantage 95 - Kirshbaum Black Shark 17 @ 52 lbs (Should have changed the Wilson Pro Overgrip!) Vantage Leather
Angell TC-100 RPM Team 16 @ 54 lbs (never tried this string, figured it would be fun, will probably go back to Kirschbaum Black Shark 17) Fairway Leather
Vantage 95 - Kirshbaum Black Shark 17 @ 52 lbs (Should have changed the Wilson Pro Overgrip!) Vantage Leather
Angell TC-100 RPM Team 16 @ 54 lbs (never tried this string, figured it would be fun, will probably go back to Kirschbaum Black Shark 17) Fairway Leather
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SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
I wasn't aware that there has been a 18x18 string pattern racquet… I recently was wondering why nobody produces them too haha
lwto
Hall of Fame
SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
Will you be testing Wilson's new 18x17 and 18x19 midplus frames?Glad I could help
srvnvly
Hall of Fame
Do you know the strung specs, including swing weight? Thanks!Glad I could help
lwto
Hall of Fame
Length 27 inches 69 centimeters
Head Size 98 square inches 632 square centimeters
Weight 11 ounces 312 grams
33 centimeters 4pts Head Light
Construction 23mm Straight Beam
Composition 10% nCoded Hyper Carbon / 90% nCoded High Modulus Graphite
String Pattern 18 Mains / 18 Crosses
Of course I have mine weighted and with a leather grip which ultimately came up to about 11.7 ounces at 4-5 pts. head light.
I think remembering on TW that the swing weight was listed as 307, something like that, it's a very fast and easy racquet to swing at 307.
My friend tried mine yesterday and commented that it plowed through balls effortlessly(with my setup)
What I liked about it was that I can crush balls without over hitting it, so it has some power and maybe to much for some as You can easily over hit it if you do over hit like some players tend to do. But just stroke the ball and the ball just accelerates off the racquet.
