wilson hammer 5.5 spin

[yuth]

Hey guy,

I got this racquet from local store, wilson hammer 5.5 spin. It looks really good racquet, but has a round and too thin beam. May be 14-15 mm ? Anyone can point me out about its history? Is it a classic racquet? I did't try it before, so have no any ideas about it. Would you please suggest me about string type and tensions?

Here is a pic

 

[vwfye]

ah man... i'm jealous! if that's the 95 i'm really jealous! most people didn't really like them or the feel, i loved 'em! i'd trade both my Mono's for one!

 

[Tennis Man]

Hey guy,

I got this racquet from local store, wilson hammer 5.5 spin. It looks really good racquet, but has a round and too thin beam. May be 14-15 mm ? Anyone can point me out about its history? Is it a classic racquet? I did't try it before, so have no any ideas about it. Would you please suggest me about string type and tensions?

Here is a pic

It's hardly a classic but a collectors item for sure. I'd be interested in a getting another one of these in a clean condition. As for playing characteristics, it's way too flexy and i find it really hard to play with it.

 

[Colpo]

Hey guy,

I got this racquet from local store, wilson hammer 5.5 spin. It looks really good racquet, but has a round and too thin beam. May be 14-15 mm ? Anyone can point me out about its history? Is it a classic racquet? I did't try it before, so have no any ideas about it. Would you please suggest me about string type and tensions?

Here is a pic

Without doing the research, the Hammer Spins date back to sometime in the mid- to late-90s, if I recall correctly. The ultra-thin beam was their claim to fame. Failed to catch on because there are practical reasons why an ultra-thin beam is not that workable, like too much flex and lack of twist-resistance (both of which Wilson tried to overcome with their Hammer technology). No question the Spins have true "feel appeal," though - you want that kind of whippy beam to work, no doubt. Hope you like it.

 

[ericsson]

I found that racket rather unstable, didnt like the feel eighter.

 

[SFrazeur]

Had one, traded it. It felt really unstable.

-SF