Present for my Dad

[KennyNguyen]

My dad just recently cracked his racquet, and it's the holiday season so I was thinking of buying him a new one. He plays a traditional s&v game with a mostly continental grip, shifting toward eastern sometimes. He also has some shoulder problems. I think that the Dunlop Maxply Mcenroe seems like a good choice. Does anyone have any other suggestions? Or string suggestions for the Maxply? Thanks in advance.

 

[thejuice]

My dad just recently cracked his racquet, and it's the holiday season so I was thinking of buying him a new one. He plays a traditional s&v game with a mostly continental grip, shifting toward eastern sometimes. He also has some shoulder problems. I think that the Dunlop Maxply Mcenroe seems like a good choice. Does anyone have any other suggestions? Or string suggestions for the Maxply? Thanks in advance.

Hi Kenny, first of all the Maxply is a great racquet. I think you should get a soft control string if not natural gut and make sure he strings it no higher than 60 lbs (the mid range for tension). Also look at the Slazenger X-1. It is supposed to be great for s & v players and it has a dampening system in the handle.

 

[hummer23]

either of the sticks mentioned above are great choices. The Maxply is a solid stick, nice feel. It is solid enoguh for penetrating vollies, so i think you're dad will apprecaite it. As for string, a soft multi is a good idea. If not, then maybe a gut hybrid. When i hit with this frame, it was strung with gamma livewire xp 16, and it played great, very crisp.

 

[Kirko]

I think you answered your own question. the maxply mcenroe would be a wonderful replacement racket & gift.

 

[Net Rusher]

i have a maxply in my bag. the slice, volley, and the paint job are great. it's a stiffer and heavier 300G, nice choice for s&v games, and could be wonderful present for your dad because of it's ancient paint.

also consider npro surge, pro braided, pro x1(a little bit heavier but a great player's racket), and tour 9 ve.

 

[Steve Huff]

Depends on what he was using previously, and how well he liked that one.

 

[diredesire]

As always, steve says it right. It's impossible to say whether or not it's a good choice without knowing more info, but i'd say the maxply is a good CANDIDATE. You might also look into the 5g or something along those lines to aid his ailing arm.

 

[Deuce]

Yes - Steve is on the right track here.

Indeed, it's never a good idea to buy a racquet for another person without their approval.

Tennis racquets are often intensely personal items. This is so because each racquet has its own unique feel, weight, balance, etc., and each person has his/her own unique preference in terms of how a racquet feels, its weight, balance, etc. Buying a racquet for another person based on their style of play is nothing more than a slightly modified guessing game... basing the choice on the very inaccurate assumption that all serve and volley players, for example, prefer a certain racquet - or even a certain type of racquet. In reality, this is simply not the case.

While it might be a nice thing to surprise your dad with a new racquet, the unfortunate reality is that doing so is highly impractical.

 

[AndrewD]

Kenny,
Those are all good points regarding individual tastes and the need to demo a racquet.

Perhaps, instead of buying a racquet for your dad, you could put the money towards bringing in a number of frames that he can test and then, either buying the one he most likes or giving him a gift voucher -maybe even from TW.

 

[Marius_Hancu]

To the OP:

Stiffness: 68
that's quite high
the racket has generated problems to some people (shoulder, elbow)
I'd say don't buy it

if you buy, buy something
under 65
over 320g
headlight

but as someone said, a racquet is a very personal thing, your dad might not like what you prefer in this respect ...

 

[Tenny]

Kenny, you are a nice son of your father.

How about Prostaff 6.0 95? Arm/shoulder friendly, headlight (cannot believe it's a 12oz stick!), spin-friendly. Excellent SV or all-courter racquet. Or POG OS?

 

[Keifers]

Kenny, you are a nice son of your father.

How about Prostaff 6.0 95? Arm/shoulder friendly, headlight (cannot believe it's a 12oz stick!), spin-friendly. Excellent SV or all-courter racquet. Or POG OS?

As others have said, the best choice would depend on your dad's particular style and preferences. What you've said so far about his style leads me to second Tenny's suggestion of the PS 6.0 95 -- worth a demo at least. You'll find lots of positive comments about it in this forum. I would string it with a multi or soft mono or gut hybrid (nothing too stiff).

 

[doriancito]

can anyone post a picture of the maxply mcnroe please...or a link?

 

[doriancito]

never mind....found it!