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Does any one know what racquet Thomas Muster is currently using?
Also the string he uses if you know.
Also the string he uses if you know.
galain said:More than one poster has also suggested that the LM Prestige MP plays very closely to the PT280. If this is the case he may be using the newer model.
Colpo said:One of the interesting aspects of watching the Senior Tour is seeing the bats that our heroes are now using. Almost all of them have graduated to 98 or bigger heads (Courier and Krickstein excepted).
Colpo said:What are you seeing to suggest his LM Prestige MP is a paintjob? Be specific. It's not 1995 anymore - it makes perfect sense that he'd now be using something light and mushy like the LM Prestige MP, no?
One of the interesting aspects of watching the Senior Tour is seeing the bats that our heroes are now using. Almost all of them have graduated to 98 or bigger heads (Courier and Krickstein excepted).
big ted-That is the original "Tom's Machine". Whether it is a REAL Kneissl Tom's Machine or not that is hard to say from that photo. I had one of those back in the day. Great color combination on the racquet.
Probably not tournagrip. I never knew why there was an "X" on the buttcap except to perhaps hide what racquet it really was or for some other reason known only by him. I always liked seeing him play. He was a player that gave 100%. To me his real test was getting hit by a car and his leg smashed up and yet still came back to play after he healed up.yes true, i only showed that pic because it shows muster had the same cross tape on buttcap as described above...
but his butt end was enlarged and dont think he used tournagrip?
Reviving this very old thread because I recently got a Kneissl racquet which, maybe, could have been a Muster Personal one back in the days.
It is a Kneissl Toms Reach Machine pj, being the mould slightly different from retail ones.
In particular, it does not feature the "plastic" piece on throat and racket's head does not have the typical median "groove" starting from about the middle of it straight to the top.
Also, racket's buttcap has that typical "+ shape" tape applied and on inner throat there's a yellow sticker from "Peter's Shop" (Peter Lehrner was his personal stringer as far as I know), but on it there's not Muster name unfortunately...maybe the racquet was played by another person after him, who knows...
I' d appreciate any hint on this topic, thanks
Thank you very much!That frame is a pro-stock frame but not for Muster. It’s made for and used by former pro player Markus Hipfl. A great player back in the days with a very nice one handed backhand.
Thanks for your kind appreciation wordsHoly crap ! This is huge ! Wow man how super interesting! Can you please please tell us what you think the specs are !? Where did u find this ? Wow!
So cool . I would love to hear more about this . This is the reason why I come here to these sites ! For these kind of awesome brilliant posts .
wil you be playing with this ?
would love to know how it plays !
Exactly...for sure unplayable for my levelStrung, it should be more or less evenly weighted and a massive sw
I dont remember Muster did ever play with a Kneissl. I remember seeing him playing a Donnay at a gravel tournament at Netherland when he wasnt yet famous. I wonder if his grunting made him famous or his patience during baseline ralleys? Later he used them pro stock Head. Finally when he had to pay for his divorce when he tried his last come back when he was already 43 he appearantly tried normal Aero pro drives with moderate amount of lead and Babolat rpm blast with normal tension.Reviving this very old thread because I recently got a Kneissl racquet which, maybe, could have been a Muster Personal one back in the days.
It is a Kneissl Toms Reach Machine pj, being the mould slightly different from retail ones.
In particular, it does not feature the "plastic" piece on throat and racket's head does not have the typical median "groove" starting from about the middle of it straight to the top.
Also, racket's buttcap has that typical "+ shape" tape applied and on inner throat there's a yellow sticker from "Peter's Shop" (Peter Lehrner was his personal stringer as far as I know), but on it there's not Muster name unfortunately...maybe the racquet was played by another person after him, who knows...
I' d appreciate any hint on this topic, thanks
What I got from reading here and there, plus by searching for images on web, is that he actually played with a Kneissl mould (the Toms Reach Machine in extended length) for a period during last years of his career, interchanging it with his beloved PT630.I dont remember Muster did ever play with a Kneissl. I remember seeing him playing a Donnay at a gravel tournament at Netherland when he wasnt yet famous. I wonder if his grunting made him famous or his patience during baseline ralleys? Later he used them pro stock Head. Finally when he had to pay for his divorce when he tried his last come back when he was already 43 he appearantly tried normal Aero pro drives with moderate amount of lead and Babolat rpm blast with normal tension.
I had that shirt
You forget Muster made numerous comebacks. An original adp cant be mistaken by other racquets. What is the end of his career? Maybe he is going to try another comeback? There are two boxers who are in the ring again while both are over 50.What I got from reading here and there, plus by searching for images on web, is that he actually played with a Kneissl mould (the Toms Reach Machine in extended length) for a period during last years of his career, interchanging it with his beloved PT630.
I remember seeing him playing with a Kneissl (maybe a paintjob) at a tournament on tv. With the low def tv images you could not really tell what racquet was he really using. Interesting player and a great playing career.What I got from reading here and there, plus by searching for images on web, is that he actually played with a Kneissl mould (the Toms Reach Machine in extended length) for a period during last years of his career, interchanging it with his beloved PT630.
What I got from reading here and there, plus by searching for images on web, is that he actually played with a Kneissl mould (the Toms Reach Machine in extended length) for a period during last years of his career, interchanging it with his beloved PT630.
What people will probably also not remember is Muster's shocking candor about his racquets. At one point, when he was supposedly using his new Kniessl he asked about it, and he quipped "same racquet - new paint", and shrugged lol. Later when he did actually switch, he openly said it had helped him on hard courts but hurt him on clay.
ThanksI remember seeing him playing with a Kneissl (maybe a paintjob) at a tournament on tv. With the low def tv images you could not really tell what racquet was he really using. Interesting player and a great playing career.
Sounds like you have a great racquet find.
What i do remember that he was also peculiar about his stringings. He sent his racquets to his home country to let some them strung overthere and sent back by air. Correct me if i m wrong.What people will probably also not remember is Muster's shocking candor about his racquets. At one point, when he was supposedly using his new Kniessl he asked about it, and he quipped "same racquet - new paint", and shrugged lol. Later when he did actually switch, he openly said it had helped him on hard courts but hurt him on clay.
What i do remember that he was also peculiar about his stringings. He sent his racquets to his home country to let some them strung overthere and sent back by air. Correct me if i m wrong.
He used isospeed professional 1.20 mm string. It came pre-tensioned in a plastic coil from the factory. If my memory is correct he used to string his frames about 40 kilos (like 88 lbs!).He wasn't guite that pedantic, but he did use a special ISO-Speed string that lost tension very quickly, which is ok if you're a pro and getting then done all the time. the string itself was brilliant, had wonderful feel, but was like a trampoline after about 5 to 7 hours hitting,, and really needed to be pre-stretched when u strung it. i tried a few sets, loved the feel, but not the lack of durability. Think a spinny multi. but this was late 90's so way before poly's were the norm. the 1st poly i remember was Kirshbaum, but that also lost tension really quickly
A few days ago I was watching thisMuster cross on butt cap riddle :
Muster was a big fan of white athletic tape apparently. He used a type of this tape for his overgrip finishing tape also when he got his stash of rackets he / or his racket tech ,would remove all grips and secured 2 pieces of same finishing tape to “ secure “ his Butt cap... then apply the first factory grip . Then the overgrip w/ the white athletic tape .
I use tape across my buttcap (with each strip extending an inch along the pallet) in the same way to secure them (in the absence of staples) on racquets where have modified the length.Muster cross on butt cap riddle :
Muster was a big fan of white athletic tape apparently. He used a type of this tape for his overgrip finishing tape also when he got his stash of rackets he / or his racket tech ,would remove all grips and secured 2 pieces of same finishing tape to “ secure “ his Butt cap... then apply the first factory grip . Then the overgrip w/ the white athletic tape .