woodie

[abenguyen]

so i went to a "Barely Used" store next to my driving school yesterday and to my amazement found a woodie and a very old aluminum. I had found a dunlop maxply fort last time i went there and got it for $5. this time i found a "Wright & Ditson Comet" woodie. looks like many other woodies, pretty similar to the maxply fort, but felt a little lighter. anyone know the specs? and i also found a old aluminum(i think) "Wilson Defender" it is warped pretty bad or someone just hit it on one side and it sticks out in one corner. it had a old used leather grip on and both had missing but caps. but to my amazement again, they were only 99 cents each. what a steal

 

[max]

You know, wood is fun to play with, and I really believe wood groundstrokes aren't that much slower in pace than those hit with a graphite frame.

The problem for me is simply having enough time to respond with a heavier frame. I don't find the smaller head size that difficult: I don't have extreme western grips. They serve nice, but at a notably slower pace.

 

[abenguyen]

bump anyone know the specs?

 

[superstition]

Wright and Ditson is an old company that went out of business quite a while before the end of the wood era, I think. The racquet may be somewhat collectible, depending on the condition.

 

[max]

Abe: I think it's tough to come up with specs for old wood racquets. Most didn't really were so closely matched in tolerances that definitive specs could be put together. Try swinging a couple of old Jack Kramers and you'll know what I mean. A lot of variance there in weight and flex.

Wright and Ditson is an old company; I'm not sure these kinds of things have much extrinsic value. But sentimentally, there's an old wood Victor I'd love to have. . .

 

[MaximRecoil]

and i also found a old aluminum(i think) "Wilson Defender" it is warped pretty bad or someone just hit it on one side and it sticks out in one corner.

Give it a good whack on the other side and on the top and voilà, instant Yonex.