What Prince racquet is this...
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Steve Huff
G.O.A.T.
Is it 27" long? To me, it looks like a Prince Jr.
retrowagen
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I think that’s the Pro International.
kevin qmto
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Is that not the Classic II? Just a recoloring of the original Classic after 1982?
Spin-A-Lot
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I just purchased this online today! I was thinking it was a Prince Boron...oh well...waiting for it to arrive. Still a good buy just for the rarity of it I guess 
Will post pics when it arrives.
Will post pics when it arrives.
kevin qmto
Hall of Fame
Thick top cross beam gives it away, but I think these old metal princes hit great so have fun with it!I just purchased this online today! I was thinking it was a Prince Boron...oh well...waiting for it to arrive. Still a good buy just for the rarity of it I guess
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The racket finally arrived! Looks classy in person with the gold trim. Compared to the original Classic this is definitely much lighter! Still feels solid though. So much easier to swing!
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
Have you been waiting for the racket since February?
Spin-A-Lot
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Nahh...I purchased it before Christmas. The OP was back in February but I posted only a couple of weeks ago
vsbabolat
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Tell us how it hits compared to the Classic. Congrats!Nahh...I purchased it before Christmas. The OP was back in February but I posted only a couple of weeks ago
Spin-A-Lot
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The Classic is much heftier than this. I guess maybe it's the quality of aluminium used. This one is much easier to swing though. They're both head light but this frame seems so much lighter overall. Good thing is that it doesn't wobble on off centre hits. I don't have any weighing machines or other equipment to back it up, just my feeling
kevin qmto
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I can see from your photos that your Classic is the older version. The newer version looks basically identical to the racket in the top post, except it’s green/silver. I almost wonder if they’re identical minus color.The Classic is much heftier than this. I guess maybe it's the quality of aluminium used. This one is much easier to swing though. They're both head light but this frame seems so much lighter overall. Good thing is that it doesn't wobble on off centre hits. I don't have any weighing machines or other equipment to back it up, just my feeling
Spin-A-Lot
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It looks like Prince made different versions of the Classic for different markets. I found this Prince Phantom from the same online shop. The colour is a combination of the Classic and the Spirit, green and gold! Perfect for any Aussie Prince fan I would like to get it but the asking price is too much for my liking.
I would like to get it but the asking price is too much for my liking. retrowagen
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What’s with the Daiwa sticker on the Phantom? Do you have to hold down a button on the grip right before serving? Is it strung with 50-pound monofilament?? Was this the granddaddy of the Prince Turbo Shark???
Spin-A-Lot
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No idea about the Daiwa sticker. Most of the rackets I got from that place have them. No idea about the answers to your other questions either. Sorry...
USMC-615
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Daiwa makes fishing reels...bait casters, spinning reels, etc as well as fishing rods. Probably the most sold bait caster on this planet for decades was the Daiwa Millionaire, as well the Ambassadeur bait caster by Abu Garcia. Paired with Lew's Speed Sticks you had a helluva bait caster setup. I'm sure @retrowagen knows exactly what I'm saying here.
travlerajm
Talk Tennis Guru
I used to like how my Prince Classic was so spinny even with plain old syn gut strung in the 70s.
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Lol..so that was a fishing reference...Looked up Daiwa as soon as I finished posting and, yeah, found out that's what they do
kevin qmto
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That would be your nice angle of attack and good complete stroke causing that AND your opponents giving you sitters causing that.
But - man your backhand is crazy in a good way, just cant stop watching it. It looks like you are about to a tricky slice but instead you slam it from the otherside of your racquet.
Good stuff.
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ongbenghui
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I think Daiwa might be a distributor or partner to prince tennis in Japan.The old prince racquet I got from Japan (Graphite & Spectrum Comp) all come with Daiwa label.
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