Racquet Evolution!!!!

[jimanuel12]

A similar thread was started a few years back but I thought it would be fun to say it again. You can start out with your very first tennis racquet and go up to what racquet you use currently.
Here are my "evolution" of racquets:

started out with a el cheapo K-Mart racquet - wood
jack kramer pro - wood
Slezenger aluminum
wilson T-2000
Wilson T-3000
Bancroft bamboo
Wilson Jack Kramer - Pro staff - wood
Jack Kramer autograph - wood
Wilson graphite midsize - can't remember the model
Head graphite oversize - can't remember the model
Wilson hyper hammer

fischer 105 - still use this one
fischer 98 - still use this one
Prince graphite pro 110 - still use this one
Prince graphite Spectrum 110 - still use this one

i forgot a few:
Head Liquidmetal os
Head flexpoint os
Head microgel os
wilson sting


thanks

 

[TennisMaverick]

Pancho Gonzales Autograph
Jack Kramer Autograph
Dunlop Maxply Fort
Garcia 3000
Dunlop Maxply Fort
Red Hed
Yonex Green OPS 8500
Snauwaert Boronite II
Snauwaert Graphite Composite
Wilson Ultra 75
Kneissl White Star Lendl and all cosmetic upgrades- 11 years
Kneissl White Star Mid
Volkl Tournament Pro
Volkl C10
Volkl C10 Mid
Volkl C10 Pro
Volkl C10 Pro Tour
Volkl Tour 10 Mid
Volkl Tour 10 V-Engine Mid
Volkl DNX 10 Mid
Volkl PB 10 Mid

 

[flashfire276]

Head Ti. Eclipse (Big 5 for $40).
Head Agassi Oversize XL (Goodwill for $5).
Prince Quake XLT (Goodwill for $5)
Babolat Aero Storm Cortex (Tennis Shop for $200)
Prince TT Shark MP (Loan)
Babolat Aero Storm Tour Cortex (Trade from Shark MP)
Babolat Pure Storm Tour (Trade from AST)
Head LM Radical Tour (Used for $40) (Sold)
Wilson nSix Two MP (Loan) (Broken)
Head LM Radical MP (Used for $35) (Sold)
Wilson Sting Mid (Used for $30) (Sold)
Head FXP Prestige MP (Trade for PST)
Wilson K Blade 98 (Used for $60) (Sold)
Babolat APD Original (Used for $35)
Babolat APD Cortex (Trade for APD)
Babolat AeroPro Control (Trade for APDC) (Sold)
Wilson nPro Staff 95 (Used for $30)
Babolat Aero Storm Prototype (Keep this a secret)

Oh shoot... I didn't even know I traded that many racquets!

 

[LeeD]

I'll miss a few, as I don't think before typing....
Wilson StanSmith...
Wilson JackKramer..
Wilson KProStaff.
Bancroft RedBamboo..
Head Pro,the red one.
YonexGreen/Gold, used Greens for big serves, gold for pushing matches.
Stopped tennis for 13 years...
PrinceOS, not the Precision, but the white one.
PrinceOSChangExtended.
PrinceTTOS 28.5
HeadLMRadMid
DunlopMfil and Aero 200's...
DunlopAero 500's...

 

[OldButGame]

1970?-Wilson T3000
2004 - Head Liquidmetal Rave MP
2009 - Head Microgel Radical MP
2010 - Dunlop AG200
2010 - Boris Becker 11 MP
2010 - Yonex RDS001 MP
2010 - Tecnifibre TFight 335
2010 - Babolat Pure Storm Limited (non GT)
2010 - (2nd) Dunlop AG200 MP
2010 - (2nd) Babolat Pure Storm Limted (non GT)
2010 - Head Liquidmetal Radical MP
2010 - (2nd) Boris Becker 11 MP
2011 - Dunlop 4D300 Tour
2011 - Kneissl Red Star (2007 version)

(thats all,...for the minute,....)

(Wow!!!....YOU guys are OLD!!!!...:lol::wink: )
__________________

 

[LeeD]

When I got my first StanSmith, I was 24.

 

[dje31]

Chemold cheap wood (HUGE letdown 8th birthday present)
TAD Davis Imperial (borrowed from big sis)
Cordozova Wood (from Service Merchandise/Luria's, but was actually great for me at the time)
Wilson T-2000 (almost made me quit the game; perhaps because I radically altered my game, tried to hit like Connors)
Rossignol Strato
Rossignol F-250 Graphite
Prince CTS Graduate 90
Wilson ProStaff 6.0 95
Babolat Pure Control (swirly)
Volkl Tour 10 Mid

 

[VGP]

Here are a couple of similar threads.....

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=15511

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=185129

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=162062

and another one:

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=275844

 

[Hewex]

Cheapo drug store model which I'd throw after breaking strings
T2000
Jack Kramer Autograph
Prince Pro
Head (something)
Yamaha Secret 2
Wilson Triad Hammer 4.0
Head Liquid Metal 2
Wilson Ksurge
Wilson Kpro team FX
Prince Ozone 7
Yonex RDS 001 MP

 

[Don S]

JK Autograph... my first racquet. My first girlfriend threw it at me one day and it cracked

T-2000 ... Replaced the JK Autograph. Absolute crap!!!
Only redeemable feature: It excelled at hitting rocks.

C10 pro .... Bliss

In between ,throw in a few Prince Pros, Wilson Stings, PK Black Aces, Dunlop Revelations, PK 5G's and a can or two of balls.
There ya have it! 35 years of racquets.

 

[OldButGame]

T-2000 ... Absolute crap!!!
Only redeemable feature: It excelled at hitting rocks.

C10 pro .... Bliss

In between ,throw in a few Prince Pros, Wilson Stings, PK Black Aces, Dunlop Revelations, PK 5G's and a can or two of balls.
There ya have it! 35 years of racquets.

(Jimmy Connors Made it work!!!..:wink: )

 

[MikeVolkl123]

Here you go

Jack Kramer (god I am old)
Jack Kramer (midsize hard to remember and used very short time-had graphite inlaid int he hoop)
Prince Pro 110 aluminum
Rossignol F200 Carbon
Puma Boris Becker Super (used this for over 10 years)
Kneissl Aero 20c (brief as it broke)
Rossignol DT 60 (very brief time played with this)
Estusa Advantech Pro Becker (another long sting 4 years)
Yonex Pro RD70 Long
Volkl V-Engine Tour 10 mid
Kneissl Toms Machine green- (present racket)

So not to many different rackets over a 35 year period.

 

[tom4ny]

- yonex r3
- snauwaert dyno
- kneissl white star big
- kneissl aero 30
- yonex r-22
- volkl c pro (red)
- volkl c-10
- volkl tour 10ve mp
- volkl tour 10 gen 11
- volkl tour 10ve mp (again)
- kneissl red star 2010

 

[ace0001a]

For me it started out in 1989 when I was a sophomore in high school:

Pro Kennex Mid (don't remember the model, bought from Target)
Pro Kennex Ceramic something MP (can't remember the name either)
Prince Graphite Comp OS (I think that was the name of it)
Head Team Graphite Mid
Wilson Sting Highbeam MP
Donnay Formula Pro
Donnay Pro One OS Original (Blue/Yellow, original mold different from the LE)
Prince POG OS 4-stripe
Prince CTS Precision OS
Prince CTS Graduate OS
Prince CTS Approach OS
Donnay Ultimate Pro OS
Donnay Pro One LE OS

And that was all through High School in the early early '90s...guess I was quite a racquetaholic back then. For sure it didn't help me improve my game, but I tend to be a gear head when it comes to things I like. Practically all my racquets then were used and then sold as I wasn't a collector in those days.

During my college years I used:

Donnay Pro One LE OS
Head Radical Tour Trysis 260 OS

Then I didn't care about tennis for a long time, but did pick up one racquet in those years:

Head Ti.Radical OS

I picked that one up at Big 5 Sporting Goods because they had a great sale on it. It's too bad I didn't care about Tennis for such a long stretch. As a racquetaholic, I'm sure I missed out on some great frames. Even Big 5 sold the reissued Pro Tour 280, which is still considered a great racquet even though it was made in China.

And these days, er, well, my collection has ballooned up to around 40 racquets. I've slowed a lot lately because I'm realizing how much space tennis racquets can take up.

 

[GPB]

- Cheapo stick to test my interest in the sport
- ProKennex Graphite Ace Plus (midsize + widebody + even-weighted = not a good stick to learn on)
- Wilson Pro Staff Classic 6.1 (my baby through highschool)
- Babolat Pure Drive Plus Team (getting back into tennis after graduating college)
- Vantage VTCustom (once was +14oz, now matches the...)
- Volkl C10 Pro (modified a little)

 

[Macedo]

Wilson Sampras Comp 26 (Junior)
Babolat Pure Drive 360
Wilson Nsix One Team (6/7years)
Babolat Pure Drive Cortex (2months)
Wilson Kblade 98 (1year)
Wilson Nsix One Team (Again, yeahh!)
Wilson Blx Six One Team

 

[rudester]

1. Jack Kramer autograph
2. PS 85
3, PS 90
4. 5 years of being lost and trying about 60 other racquets, some good some bad.
5. Vantage 95

 

[whomad15]

2002 - Head liquidmetal intelligence
2003 - Wilson H tour
2004 - POG OS
2008 - POG longbody
2010 - EXO3 graphite 93 & 4 stripe POG mid

 

[jhutch]

-Kfactor six.one team
-Aeropro drive cortex
-Aeropro drive cortex plus
-Aeropro drive GT plus

Those are the sticks I've owned as my primary racquets, I have hit with most every racquet out there though.

 

[Larrysümmers]

Walmart racket.
ti tornado
ncode 9.1 95 16*18
k factor team 95
rebel team.
rds 001 mid
pro kennex graphite saber
prince TT warrior os.

 

[Kevin T]

Great thread!

Wilson Sting
Rossignol F330
Rossignol F200
Rossignol DT 6.40
Rossignol F295
Rossignol FT 5.80 (~ 5 years, maybe my fave racquet of all-time)
Wilson Pro Staff 6.0 95 (2nd fave, used close to 10 years throughout my 20's)
Kneissl Tom's Machine/(original black/silver/gold model) and Head Pro Tour 280
-went back to the 6.0 95
Dabbled in the Fischer Vac Pro 90, Donnay Pro One Mid and Rusedski Pro, Volkl C10 and Yonex Super RD Tour 95, Wilson Rok, Gamma Trad 18 and DF 9.5
-went back to the 6.0 95

Pro Kennex Redondo 98, Ki5 and Type R-went back and forth

Currently using the Fischer M Pro 1 98 but not completely satisfied
-recently tried the Kneissl Red Star, Tom's Machine and Black Star-loved the Red but it gave me elbow issues (1st time in a long time)

I'm sure I forgot a few along the way Now thinking about giving the Yonex Rd ti 80 another try...or maybe Volkl...or maybe Pacific...

 

[jimanuel12]

Jack Kramer (god I am old)
Jack Kramer (midsize hard to remember and used very short time-had graphite inlaid int he hoop)
Prince Pro 110 aluminum
Rossignol F200 Carbon
Puma Boris Becker Super (used this for over 10 years)
Kneissl Aero 20c (brief as it broke)
Rossignol DT 60 (very brief time played with this)
Estusa Advantech Pro Becker (another long sting 4 years)
Yonex Pro RD70 Long
Volkl V-Engine Tour 10 mid
Kneissl Toms Machine green- (present racket)

So not to many different rackets over a 35 year period.

you are not old - just old of us senior citizens that still love to play tennis.
i started out in 1967 - we only one tennis court in my home town and it was always empty because no one played tennis in those days.
my girlfriend taught me how to play - we both sucked but it was fun to learn.
started playing in collage - bought my first "good" racquet - a JK pro used for $4.00 from my room mate. that was allot of money back in the day.

 

[TheLambsheadrep]

1st ever racket- Wilson Rakattak (haha, I was like 9)
7th Grade- Wilson US Open (not fully serious about tennis yet)
8th- Head Ti. Radical OS
11th- Head Liquidmetal Radical MP/ Head T. Carbon One 1000 (variation of the Head Ti. Carbon 6000)
12th (2008 )- 3 Head Radical Twin Tube Tour OS
College- 2 more Head Ti. Carbon 6000

I'm currently using the 3 Radical TT Tours and 3 Ti. Carbons back and forth. There's a small fracture in the Ti. Radical and I sold the Liquidmetal- it hurt to part with it, it was a good racket but something about the MP size didn't feel right to my game. I'm good with racket quantity (even though I still keep my eyes open for more of what I use), now want to get more focused on strings and maybe customizing the Ti. Carbons, maybe...

 

[Backhanded Compliment]

Chemold Rod Laver (bamboo graphics)
Dunlop Mcenroe (plus?... I think)
Max 200G (used this for like 7 years)
Wimbledon Eclipse Graphite 88
Head Ventoris 600
(16 years later after college ACL replacement)
Babolat Pure Drive Roddick Cortex
Prince Speedport Black LB
Head Youtek Prestige Midplus (I think this is one to stay with)

 

[Don S]

(Jimmy Connors Made it work!!!..:wink: )

It didn't take very long for me to discover that I was not Jimmy Connors lol

I still have that POS ... for those days that I feel particularly masochistic .... or if I just want to go out and hit rocks

 

[Ash_Smith]

hmmm...

Pro Kennex Alu kids racquet
Pro Kennex Regal Comfort
Wilson ProStaff Hammer
Wilson Hammer 5.2 Spin
Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.5
Dunlop HM 200G
Head Ti Radical
Head iRadical
Head LM Radical Tour
Babolat AeroPro
Babolat Pure Drive Roddick
Babolat Pure Storm
Head Microgel Radical Pro
Head Microgel Prestige MP
Head YouTek Prestige Mid

That feels like quite a lot - and that's only the ones I spent some time using, there's plenty more I acquired and discarded/sold over the years.

Cheers

Ash

 

[struggle]

slazenger jr. tournament (wood) - still have it!!
edit: bancroft "bjorn borg" woodie - dime store racket.
some slotted throat woodie, can't recall the brand.
prince classic
pro kennex power ace
pro kennex silver ace
wilson aggressor
puma BB winner
wimbledon all pro
wimbledon GK 98
prince POG mid (4 stripe)

- ~ 20 year hiatus from tennis

prince michael chang LB/OS
prince speedport black LB
head LM radical mp

 

[caesar66]

Various walmart racquets
Head Ti.S4
Prince Lightning DB
Babolat Pure drive + (Swirly)
Babolat pure control zylon 360 +
Volkl Tour 8 V-Engine
Head iRadical OS
Wilson PS tour 95 (still miss these)
Hyper prostaff 6.1/6.1 classic
N 6.1 95
K 6.1 95
Kpro tour
K6.1 team/Hyper prostaff 6.5
6.0 95/Pro supex nano energy
Kobra tour

with sprinkles of pure storms, aero storms, kblades, asian k90s, and various radical MPs

 

[TheBoom]

Wilson N-4
Wilson K 6.1 tour
Ptro Kennex Bronze Ace
Head Microgel Radical mp
(after a little i weighted it)
Dunlop 4d 500 tour
Dunlop Biomimetic 300 tour
Loved something about each of them for my current game and found it all in the 300 tour

 

[spacediver]

Prince CTS Graduate 110
Wilson Kblade Tour 93 / Babolat Pure Storm Ltd

 

[jnd28]

I am sure I am forgetting some but the primary players have been

TAD Davis
Kramer Pro Staff
Dunlop Maxply
Head Professional ( red head)
Donnay All Wood
Dunlop 200G
Yonex Super RD tour 95
Yonex ti 80 ( i think those are the numbers )
Volkl V1
Volkl Tour 8
Boris Becker 10
Volkl V1
Babolat Pure Storm Tour
Head LM OS
Volkl V1
Volkl tour 8
Volkl Tour 9
Becker London
Volkl Tour 8/Volkl Tour Crusher

 

[schenkelini]

Spalding World Open - wood
Bancroft Player's Special - wood
Head Graphite Edge
Head Graphite Director

15 years break from tennis

ProKennex 5g
ProKennex 7g
ProKennex Ki15 PSE
Vortex ES116

At 55 I think the Vortex will be my last racket.

 

[Trick Shot]

I've only been playing 4 years, but in that time I'v played with:

Head Liquidmetal 4
Head Flexpoint 4
Babolat Pure Drive
Wilson K6.1 Team
Yonex RDS001 MP
Yonex RDS001 MP 08
Yonex RDS001 Mid 08
Babolat Aerostorm Cortex
Babolat Aerostorm GT
Head Youtek Prestige Pro
Volkl DNX Mid
and in the mail at the moment Yonex V-Core 95D

I've gone through a lot of racquets in 4 years .

 

[Bear2014]

Wow I envy some of you who have gotten to play so many classic sticks, mus have been pretty awesome
Middle School
2004
Walmart aluminum no brand $5
Prince beast( just started playing for school)
2005
Head LM radical
Babolat Pure control brown model(given to me by my first real coach still have this one)
2006
Babolat Pure Drive Roddick +
2008
Wilson K 6.1 95 X (kept for a while then traded to a high school coach little did I know my future girlfriend would end up with it)
Babolat Aero pro Drive cortex(serious start of my current game)
Tecnifiber TFight 320 XL(still my choice today)
Head LM prestige mid(fun stick)

 

[SirGounder]

Pro Kennex Predator (117 sq in thing given to me by my uncle)
Wilson Hyper Hammer 6.3 OS
Babolat Aero Pro Drive Cortex
Babolat Pure Storm Tour
Wilson Pro Staff Classic 6.1
Pro Kennex 7g / Tecnifibre 305XL (current sticks)

 

[canadad]

This is a goo thread!

It is nice taking a walk down memory lane.
Cheep metal racquet of some sort
Boris Becker Super
Prince Graphtech DB
Slazenger Silhouette
Wilson Pro Staff 6.5
Wilson Hammer 6.2
Wilson K Pro Open
Head Speed MP 18X20

My fav's are the Slazenger and the Pro Staff.

 

[DAS2011]

Aluminum Wilson childs racquet (about 8 years old)

--- 6 years pass ---

Prince O3 Speedport Blue
Prince EXO3 Red
Yonex R-22 (found it in garage)
Wilson KBlade Tour
Prince EXO3 Tour 16X18 (current frame)

Well, those are the ones I have used, I own many more random wood ones that I have picked up at garage sales and thrift stores. In fact, there are 9 racquets in the room that I am currently sitting in.

 

[karophiteblu]

walmart prince
big*5 prince TT
head liquidmetal radical mp
head flexpoint radical OS (stolen...so i got)
head flexpoint radical mp
babolat apdc
wilson kblade 98
wilson blx95 16x18
wilson k90
head microgel prestige mp

haha pretty weird changes

 

[junboo]

THis is a fun thread...

Stan Smith "All American" (purchased at the local PayLess drug store)
Donnay Wimbledon Mid (birthday present from parents when I was 10)
Wilson Agressor 85 (first racket i picked out myself. I still remember getting it strung at 70lbs with Technifibre 515 strings.)
Wilson Ceramic 85
Rossignol F250
Wilson Ultra FPK (still my all-time fave)
Wilson Pro Staff 4.5si
Mizuno Reactor Pro (bought them from some coach selling them out of his trunk for $40 each. Used them for 3 years)
Volkl C10 Pro (Used these for the better part of 10 years)

Then I discovered the TT for sale/trade boards and have used maybe 6-10 rackets in the last 2 years.

Currenly playing with Kneissl Tom's Machine

 

[2ManyAces]

Prince 25' Shark
Head Agassi 25'
Prince Airo Rival 27'
Wilson K.Six.One 26'
Babolat 26' Pure Drive Roddick Junior
Dunlop Aerogel 4D 500 Lite 27'

 

[eman resu]

1996 - Dunlop Tactical Control
2008 - Wilson Pro Staff 6.1 Classic
2009 - Prince Ozone Tour
2010 - Wilson Graphite Matrix
2010 - Back to the Ozone
2011 - Extended Ozone Tour (28'', main racquet)
2011 - Extended Head Flexpoint Radical MP (28", backup)

 

[tigerstring]

Aluminium Pro Kennex junior racket
Prince Junior Graphite
Prince Graphite Extender
Prince More Control 800
Prince Speedport Tour
Prince Ozone Tour
Wilson K Six.One 95 16x18
Wilson K Pro Open
Wilson BLX Six.One 95 16x18
Wilson Kobra Tour

 

[Seth]

2001 - Wilson Impact
2001 - Wilson Grand Slam
2002 - Wilson Triad 3.0 115
2002 - Wilson Triad 4.0 100
2003 - Wilson Hyper Hammer 4.0 100
2003 - Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.2 95
2004 - Wilson Hyper ProStaff 6.1 95
2006 - Wilson nCode 6.1 95 18x20
2008 - Wilson Hyper ProStaff 6.1 Tour 95

Since then a downward spiral of demoing and buying/selling/trading. I blame myself and these boards. Joking, of course. These have included AeroPro Drive GTs, Pure Drive Roddick GT +s, POG OSs, K6.1 95 18x20s, KPS88s, LM Instinct Tour XLs, o3 Speedport Pro Whites, BLX90s, and K90s. I think that wraps them up.

Currently with the Wilson BLX 6.1 95 18x20s.

 

[OldButGame]

UPDATED EVOLUTION;...

1970?-Wilson T3000
2004 - Head Liquidmetal Rave MP
2009 - Head Microgel Radical MP
2010 - Dunlop AG200
2010 - Boris Becker 11 MP
2010 - Yonex RDS001 MP
2010 - Tecnifibre TFight 335
2010 - Babolat Pure Storm Limited (non GT)
2010 - (2nd) Dunlop AG200 MP
2010 - (2nd) Babolat Pure Storm Limted (non GT)
2010 - Head Liquidmetal Radical MP
2010 - (2nd) Boris Becker 11 MP
2011 - Dunlop 4D300 Tour
2011 - Kneissl Red Star (2007 version)
2011 - Youtek Radical MP
2011 - Dunlop Bio 300 Tour
2011 - ProKennex Redondo MP

(thats all,...for the minute,....)

 

[TheBoom]

UPDATED EVOLUTION;...

1970?-Wilson T3000
2004 - Head Liquidmetal Rave MP
2009 - Head Microgel Radical MP
2010 - Dunlop AG200
2010 - Boris Becker 11 MP
2010 - Yonex RDS001 MP
2010 - Tecnifibre TFight 335
2010 - Babolat Pure Storm Limited (non GT)
2010 - (2nd) Dunlop AG200 MP
2010 - (2nd) Babolat Pure Storm Limted (non GT)
2010 - Head Liquidmetal Radical MP
2010 - (2nd) Boris Becker 11 MP
2011 - Dunlop 4D300 Tour
2011 - Kneissl Red Star (2007 version)
2011 - Youtek Radical MP
2011 - Dunlop Bio 300 Tour
2011 - ProKennex Redondo MP

(thats all,...for the minute,....)

Racketholic lol

 

[TennisMaverick]

UPDATED EVOLUTION;...

1970?-Wilson T3000
2004 - Head Liquidmetal Rave MP
2009 - Head Microgel Radical MP
2010 - Dunlop AG200
2010 - Boris Becker 11 MP
2010 - Yonex RDS001 MP
2010 - Tecnifibre TFight 335
2010 - Babolat Pure Storm Limited (non GT)
2010 - (2nd) Dunlop AG200 MP
2010 - (2nd) Babolat Pure Storm Limted (non GT)
2010 - Head Liquidmetal Radical MP
2010 - (2nd) Boris Becker 11 MP
2011 - Dunlop 4D300 Tour
2011 - Kneissl Red Star (2007 version)
2011 - Youtek Radical MP
2011 - Dunlop Bio 300 Tour
2011 - ProKennex Redondo MP

(thats all,...for the minute,....)

I'm on pg#1 for comparison, but don't tell me that you played with that stiffer version T2000 with the 2nd bridge for 34 years!!!

 

[OldButGame]

I'm on pg#1 for comparison, but don't tell me that you played with that stiffer version T2000 with the 2nd bridge for 34 years!!!

Noooooooooooooooooo,...The T3000 was what I "Cut My Teeth" on,...when i was around 18-22yrs old,.....then fell away for that long lapse into other sports and,....much to my mistake,..'Work'....(mistake),....picked up again for a year in 2004 (father/daughter bonding deally),...then avidly back in 2008,,...hooked since then...

 

[OldButGame]

Racketholic lol

Boom I seriously AM!!!!...I need a group!!!!:-?

 

[TennisMaverick]

Noooooooooooooooooo,...The T3000 was what I "Cut My Teeth" on,...when i was around 18-22yrs old,.....then fell away for that long lapse into other sports and,....much to my mistake,..'Work'....(mistake),....picked up again for a year in 2004 (father/daughter bonding deally),...then avidly back in 2008,,...hooked since then...

Wow! You must have started late. I'm a few years younger than you, but both my kids were in college by 2004. My kids can play well, but growing up in my house did not endear them to want to play. My daughter was recruited by many schools, but chose not to play. Now that she is out, she regrets it, and wants me to start training her again. Girls.....

 

[nalbandian]

2000- prostaff 6.0 classic 85, (belonged to my dad, and still use it occasionaly)
2005-wilson n-code 6.1 tour
2006-head flexpoint prestige mid
2007-wilson k6.1 tour
2010-2011 wilson blx-6.1 tour
2011-prestige mid youtek
Nuff good rackets