The Cult of PT57
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vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
The photo needs to be higher up where the CAP grommets end
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vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
I’m on the road for a few weeks but when I get home I’ll take photos.
pt630_belgium
Rookie
I think indeed there will be less and less players with the pt57 and the pro tours.
The "new" generation didnt grow up with them.
You can see it already on how many pro tours are on sale and just dont sell.
Yes, exactly. Head speeds or Babs are frames, nextgen have grown on.
Dufur719
Rookie
I was a line umpire last week in a Challenger in montevideo and easily 5 guys were using pt57a including a 17 year old guy who made it to semifinals!
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It's good news
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
Your IG Prestige MP looks just that the IG Prestige MP TGK293.2 or of Pro Stock TGT293.2
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asifallasleep
Hall of Fame
What was the original tennis bag for the PT630? Does anyone remember or have pics? Also what current bag would best suit the color?
FearlessAnimal
Rookie
asifallasleep
Hall of Fame
I have these covers.........i was wondering about the bag.
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
What bag? There was no specific racquet bag. Just Tour Team Super Combi that was black
BigLigma
New User
are the zebra/candy cane codes pt57b, pt57a or something different?
edelp
Semi-Pro
Classic-TXP-IG MID
Hall of Fame
My Zebras had a TK57A-6 stamp, as did my Bumblebee (TK57A-5) and my PT630 as well (can't remember the exact stamp)... so go figure. Didn't check my Candycane.
BigLigma
New User
the plot thickens...
edelp
Semi-Pro
Wow, am not surprised about the bumblebees, but that the Zebra also had the A... I did not check mine when I had one. Interesting.
BigLigma
New User
im confused to why the zebra comes in tk57b and a in the same time, is it not the same racket? im assuming maybe the initial release of zebras were A or something?
Classic-TXP-IG MID
Hall of Fame
I'm not really sure... but I think @vsbabolat explained it once... it was just too long ago for me to remember. I now just go on which racquet feels good for me. I don't intend on spending the huge amounts being asked for PT57A's, so I just play with the Radical Tour 630s I like and the PT630s I have, and I don't worry what the stamp says or means. That's just me.
BigLigma
New User
hundred percent agree on you with that to be honest... besides the bumblebee, zebras and candy canes are legends in their own right. im very likely to get a zebra just for the fun of it... they seem to be really solid frames, have u played with the zebra?
Classic-TXP-IG MID
Hall of Fame
Yeah, I have. It is one of my favourite racquets. Really comfortable, yet very precise, excellent on the change of direction, I can hit all sorts of spin considering it's an 18x20 string pattern, and it has plenty of power due to the higher SW.
BigLigma
New User
awesome sounds right up my alley. i play with a modded up microgel radical mp at the moment @ 350sw and 365 static weight... love it to bits, great with directional change, lots of plow through and the same big levels of spin for an 18x20 . like i said before i only want a zebra for fun at the moment, but if i ever wanted to change to it im sure it wouldnt be too difficult for me anyway considering it seems somewhat similar to my mg rad. im honestly pretty hyped up!
H22 fan
Semi-Pro
Nice one for sale on SF, not mine. One of the best pj’s from Head
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
I’ve got 3 MG Radical paint jobs on the PT57A
That candle Apple sparkle just jumps
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Nice! A while back I acquired a TGK237.1 in the same paint job. Looks nice.
pt630_belgium
Rookie
I see different codes:
PT57a-2
PT57a-3
I see people talk about lay up etc...
Some one knows what they really mean?
Is it correct that the youtek paintjob is the last one made in Austria?
PT57a-2
PT57a-3
I see people talk about lay up etc...
Some one knows what they really mean?
Is it correct that the youtek paintjob is the last one made in Austria?
pt630_belgium
Rookie
When the pt57a is matched to the same specs as my pro tour 630. Will they play and feel te same?
I hesitate
I hesitate
edelp
Semi-Pro
with same specs, and both capped or not, but the same, I would say I never really felt a difference between them. Same frame. The only thing is when one 57a is full of silicone it might feel a little more muted.
And capped vs. non-cap I feel difference. Old and wonderful frame / mould jeje.
edelp
Semi-Pro
Hi, I cannot assure this but if you speak about the A-2 or A-3 on the paper sticker on the hairpin handle, my experience is taht there is a difference in feel, being the A3 slighly more firm (within the super nice soft touch of the 57a still).
But if you speak of the a2 a3 a4 a5 a6 on a hairpin round stamp of retail pT630 i have never felt a difference and never understood differences...
about youtek radical, I actually thought it was the first made in China
pt630_belgium
Rookie
Hi,
It is indeed the A2 or A3 on the sticker. Not the stamp on the hairpin.
Thanks for your input!
The reason why i ask is because i played with the youtek ig mp retail and the feeling is harsh compared to the pt630
It is indeed the A2 or A3 on the sticker. Not the stamp on the hairpin.
Thanks for your input!
The reason why i ask is because i played with the youtek ig mp retail and the feeling is harsh compared to the pt630
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
Here’s some forbidden fruit made by HEAD for tommy haas
pt630_belgium
Rookie
Beauty's!
Does he play 18x20?
Does he play 18x20?
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
Yes, 18x20. It’s sad that we are not allowed to buy them. Senseless
rafa_prestige89
Professional
Really? I love my i.Prestige paintjob, they look great in black and silver!
daddabompa
Hall of Fame
Afaik, the passage from Austria to China manufactoring happened since about the middle of Youtek production, then around 2011 I suppose.
rafa_prestige89
Professional
I think Tommy Haas also thinks that red cap grommets are crap, his racquets are always in black
I guess in comparison to the colors in the Prestige Mid Line (Candy Apple, Burgundy and the white TXP) and the Elite, Elektra, Graphite and Comp Pros.. I prefer those more. I consider those PJs a work of art.
In the PT57 lineage I like the looks of the PT280, Bumblebees, and Zebras.
That said, all of the PJs on my MPs are still ok, the black paint on the 1 mid I have has melted away.
pt630_belgium
Rookie
Need some advise on the specs from the specialists here.
Always played with the standard cap PT630 (dont know the exact specs, since they are all a bit different off course).
Since a couple of years matched them all to 340g/31cm balance (unstrung).
Plays very well off course, but maybe just that tiny little to heavy. But i can handle it.
Tried some others at 355g/31.5cm balance: they where really to heavy for me. Always to late to hit correctly....
Now i hesitate to make them a little lighter, i see 2 options to try:
-330g/31cm balance: so just 10g lighter but keep the same balance
-330g/31.5cm balance: so 10g lighter and move a little the balance
What will be the effect on the swingweight and how will they feel different?
Control/stable/volleys/returns/serve/baseline.
Thanks for your opinions! Would realy help me
.Always played with the standard cap PT630 (dont know the exact specs, since they are all a bit different off course).
Since a couple of years matched them all to 340g/31cm balance (unstrung).
Plays very well off course, but maybe just that tiny little to heavy. But i can handle it.
Tried some others at 355g/31.5cm balance: they where really to heavy for me. Always to late to hit correctly....
Now i hesitate to make them a little lighter, i see 2 options to try:
-330g/31cm balance: so just 10g lighter but keep the same balance
-330g/31.5cm balance: so 10g lighter and move a little the balance
What will be the effect on the swingweight and how will they feel different?
Control/stable/volleys/returns/serve/baseline.
Thanks for your opinions! Would realy help me
Does anyone know whether the Youtek Graphene Prestige MP grommets (the red ones) will fit in the Graphene Touch Prestige MP? I see the Youtek Graphene is listed as a 98 sq in and the Touch MP is 95. Did they really change the mold sometime ago during this Great Graphene Depression?
Dufur719
Rookie
It will fit, all prestiges mp where 95 sq in until the 2020 edition that is a true 98 sq in
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vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
The 2020 Graphene 360 Prestige sucks
