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Max200G-user... read the rules. Absolutely no trading/selling/soliciting outside of the FS/T.
I have a max 200G original version only with graphite on it.
On one side there is a sticker with "medium6".
what does that mean? is there anything special about this?
I have a max 200G original version only with graphite on it.
On one side there is a sticker with "medium6".
what does that mean? is there anything special about this?
okay, thx so far...
are you sure that 6 means the gripsize?
it doesn't feel that thick...
For some reason the older large grip sizes feel a bit smaller in comparison to the modern rackets.
Maybe it's because in the old days grip size went all the way up to 4 7/8.
Nowadays it stops at 4 5/8. Maybe they cheat a bit and make modern grip sizes a bit bigger so large handed fellows can still hold them comfortably??
Or it's the shape that differs and feels different?
I have a 4 1/2 Fox ATP (Bosworht) with a square shaped grip that feels small compared to a more rectangular modern grip.
I weighed my 200G and it came in at 365 grams!
I played with this racquet when I was 14! How did I manage to swing it?
Can someone of you tell me the value of a first generation dunlop max 200g in 9.5/10 condition? I have to sell mine =(
Simple, let the racket do the work.
It's much harder to swing and put mass behind ultra light rackets, imho...
Evidently it was not possible to comprehend the physical apperance of this frame. It looks as a blacksmith spent a week annealing graphite in to something one can go to war with.
Is it ok to put a two piece stingjob on this racket?
i wouldn't bother, can't feel much difference whatever string is in it already
t'is the dreaded black stick forged in the depths of Birmingham,
its ominous presence foreboding to anybody on the other side of the net
the only way to make them look any more evil is to use all-BLACK string :twisted:
looks real stealth too![]()
I've noticed the same... for instance, it is ridiculous how the size 3 (4 3/8) of the 200g (or of the wood Maxply) is small, even when new... but I think it has to do with:
(i) the buttcap: old buttcaps were in general smaller, and this may give the idea of a small size when handling the racquet.
(ii) the fact that the size is measured on the frame, that is, without the grip wrapped on it. And modern synt grips are in general thicker than old leather grips I think...the latter feel thinner in a sense...
(iii) Leather grips (and especially those fitted on the 200g) tend to reduce their thickness when used...and this reduces the gripsize if they are not replaced...
I would guess that a gripsize 5 (4 5/8) of the 200g fits on the hand like a modern 4 (4 1/2), of course without overgrip...
I've stripped down a few to the bare graphite, spray painted them with heat resistant black paint ( matt finish) and strung it with an old all black graphite string.
Awesome....
let me save you some work
just buff with rubbing alcohol or car cutting compound polish
and all the green gold graphics disappears anyway :twisted:
leaving you with flat black or that dark flecky green
Can blow over with rattle can enamel but looks good enough without
Good luck! Afaik there's no user-accessible cavities other than
whats occluded by the grommets & buttcap.
I just received mine from the bay. Everything looks good except there is an annoying rattle inside the frame. Looks like a loose piece of graphite is trapped inside. How do I get it out? Thanks!
I am having my Max 200G restrung, and is there a special way my stringer must do it? I've seen him do other vintage racquets like T2000s and Prince Woodies, but a Max 200G is a different animal, so is there a special way it must be restrung?
Great frames that can tolerate all strings and still play outstanding. The natty gut setup on these rackets must be experienced.Yeah, I found the max200g is not really string-dependent; the frame construction is what really creates the "feel" here.
Great frames that can tolerate all strings and still play outstanding. The natty gut setup on these rackets must be experienced.
I use natural gut in the mains and synthetic gut in the crosses. The beauty of these rackets is that you can use natural gut from India (which they describe as 16G but is more like 15G). Those strings would not fit the grommets of modern rackets but fit the max 200g and are cheap. Quality may differ though. With the right strings, you may experience Nirvana.
Note: Judging by the picture your stringing is not according to the original.. I belive they used an 'old school' pattern (the leftmost and rightmost mains not parallel to the others). At least that's how i bought a couple of them and how I string mine.
Great frames that can tolerate all strings and still play outstanding. The natty gut setup on these rackets must be experienced.
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This is exact what I love with my Max 150g and Max 200g this diffrent feel comparised with newer racquets. Sometimes I even take out my wooden Dunlop for a play and it feels fantastic. You really need to swing correctly and the footwork is so important, but if you get all in place its a real pleasure.I totally agree. Thats the way.
This eve I practiced using a wooden dunlop maxply fort.
Of course, using the maxply means that you are forced to to the "right things" (early preparation and good footwork), you cannot swing the head around or use only the whrist to produce head speed...the racquet has some inertia and you cannot do "strange things" with the racquet...only the classic long, rithmic "old swing" is effective...but the reward of good timing is to hit really powerful, heavy and "satisfying" shots, characterised by the orgasmic "pafffff" sound...
In addition, the 18x20 stringbed in 68 inches allows you to find impossible angles...Of course, using a Maxply in a competitive match is a different story...if you are not perfect, the ball will always fall short.
The 200g posseses many of these charateristics, but it is still a graphite midsize racquet... it stands in between old woodies and today racquets. I would say it plays like a modern...classic!!![]()