Stars and stripes

[Dino Lagaffe]

I have a pretty decent racquet collection, but not many Wilsons. For some reason or other I just don't like their racquets that much. I realize it's all based on personal opinion, as there are many of you for whom their products work wonderfully. I do have a PS 6.0 85 (China) and a PS Stars and Stripes 85, where I prefer the latter by light years. Actually it's one of the sweeter sticks I know.

Anyway, now to my question: Is there a lot of difference play and feel-wise between the 85 and 95 versions of the Stars and Stripes?

 

[Dino Lagaffe]

Anybody???

 

[S H O W S T O P P E R !]

PS Stars and Stripes? Never heard of it. Give us some specs, specifically it's age.

 

[shavenyak]

PS Stars and Stripes? Never heard of it. Give us some specs, specifically it's age.

It was an 85 sq in Pro Staff 6.6 (I believe) with a wider beam than the 6.0. It was used by Jim Courier (for 1 month LOL!) and bore his autograph on the inside of the throat. It was called "Stars and Stripes" because of the red/white/blue paint job and the stars in the fields of blue. I had one, it was okay, but it was NOT as good as the 6.0 to me. It came out around 93-95 or so.

 

[Dino Lagaffe]

Maybe it wasn't as good as the 6.0 to most people, but I really prefer it. Back to my original question; surely there must be some people who have played both head sizes?

 

[shavenyak]

Maybe it wasn't as good as the 6.0 to most people, but I really prefer it. Back to my original question; surely there must be some people who have played both head sizes?

Damn, I'm sorry, I really should have said TO ME in my post. I was thinking that, but somehow it didn't make to to my fingers. If you like it, use it I love the paintjob. It's what sold me when I was 17.

 

[Deuce]

I hit with the 95 and quite liked it. Nice feel.

I think the 85 was rather rare, though. I've never seen one.

 

[Dino Lagaffe]

No problem, shavenyak, no offence taken. I do believe however, that the 6.6 would have been seen in a more positive light, hadn't it been for the 6.0's iconlike status. The fact that Jim Courier only used it for a short time only doesn't really say anything to me about how good the racquet is/was.

Deuce, thanks for contributing. Yeah, the 85 has a nice feel to it, too. Sometimes there's a significant difference in feel between head sizes. I just wanted to see if they felt more or less the same. The search continues for a good gondition 95 then...

Showstopper, I figured the people who had played with it would recognize it by its nickname.