Your Racquet Timeline

[The_Racketeer]

Some Dunlop junior thing
Wilson Sledgehammer
Head i.Radical MP
Prince Warrior 100
ProKennex Ki Q5 295
Prince Classic Graphite 100

Misc racquets in my bag:
Prince EXO3 Tour 100 16x18
Volkl V1 Classic

 

[JohnBPittsburgh]

It's been one heck of a year!!! Almost

June 18th 2014 - Walmart Wilson Advantage to see if I liked Tennis
Prince O3 White - Found out I do, Started Racquetaholism
Prince Premier 105
Head Extreme
Prince O3 Red
Wilson Kblade Team 104
Wilson Kobra Tour

April 2015

Head Microgel Radical MP
Prince Textreme Tour 100
Angell TC 100

Several others that I still have for fun, but the last 3 are my main sticks (I can seamlessly switch between them). Still rotate others into a 6 pack. I realize a newcomer doesn't need 23 racquets. But there is a good reason (which is personal, I'll just say tennis saved my life) This forum has been very helpful, and I would still be buying Chain store racquets if it weren't for TT members sharing their knowledge. Many thanks

 

[The_Racketeer]

Several others that I still have for fun, but the last 3 are my main sticks (I can seamlessly switch between them). Still rotate others into a 6 pack. I realize a newcomer doesn't need 23 racquets. But there is a good reason (which is personal, I'll just say tennis saved my life) This forum has been very helpful, and I would still be buying Chain store racquets if it weren't for TT members sharing their knowledge. Many thanks

Very uplifting. Glad to hear tennis and this community being such positive forces in your life.

 

[Capulin Zurdo]

-Wilson junior racquet
-Wilson oversize racquet (I remember it being blue, but forgot its name)
-Wilson K Factor KTour 95
-Wilson K Factor Kobra Tour
-Volkl Tour 10 Generation II
-Wilson BLX Six. One 95 16x18 (2010)
-Wilson BLX Pro Staff 90 (2012), current

Updated to include my current racquet

Wilson junior racquet
-Wilson oversize racquet (I remember it being blue, but forgot its name)
-Wilson K Factor KTour 95
-Wilson K Factor Kobra Tour
-Volkl Tour 10 Generation II
-Wilson BLX Six. One 95 16x18 (2010)
-Wilson BLX Pro Staff 90 (2012)
-Volkl PB 10 Mid, current

 

[bobombom]

Very uplifting. Glad to hear tennis and this community being such positive forces in your life.

TT has made me much poorer, that's for sure..

 

[JohnBPittsburgh]

But it makes life, so much richer! Money well spent

 

[smalahove]

In the 80s:
- - - - - - - - -
Misc. jr and wood rackets in my youth
Prince The Pro (or something similar)
Prince Woodie
Pro Kennex (white glass fibre racket)
A Yonex subsidiary brand carbon/glass fibre frame
Pro Kennex Copper Ace
Prince Graphite Pro 90 (2)

Last few years:
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Prince TT Scream OS
Prince O3 Silver
Head Radical (unsure which)
Babolat Pure Drive Roddick
Prince Rebel 98 Team
Prince Tour 100 16x18
Prince Tour 100 18x20
Wilson Blade 98 18x20 (2)
Prince Warrior 100 ESP (2)
Prince Tour 98 ESP (2)
Prince Rebel 95 (3)
Yonex Ezone AI 98
Babolat PD 2015
Prince CTS Lightning 90
Prince T. P. 100 ESP (2)
Head Gr. Speed Pro Ltd
Head Gr. Prestige Pro
Babolat Pure Drive Roddick
Head IG Prestige Pro
Head IG Prestige MP
Wilson Pro Staff 95 S
Wilson 6.1 95s
Wilson 6.1 95 16x18
Wilson Pro Staff RF97A (2)
Yonex AI 100*

Rackets I currently play with - or hang onto as keepers - are in bold red. All others are either sold or in the process of being so

* on the way in

 

[sma1001]

In the 1970s/80s:

Wooden racquet as a youth
First metal racquet - began with a G...

1994-1999

Slazenger Mystique 115

Big gap...

2012-2014

Slazenger Mystique 115 (reprise)


2014-15

Prince Warrior 100 ESP
Head Prestige IG MP
Fischer Pro No 1
Pacific X Feel 95
Pacific X Force 98
Head Prestige IG Mid
Prince EXO3 Tour 100
Wilson PS97
Dunlop M200 Classic
Dunlop Aerogel 300
Volkl O10 Super G 295
Prince Textreme Tour 95
Yonex RDX500 MP
...still experimenting...

 

[osutennis24]

From What i can remember

Prince Thundercloud
Prince Triple Threat Hornet
Some new version of the Hornet
Prince 03 Blue
Prince 03 Citron
Wilson K Pro Team
Dunlop M4.0

you can now add

Wilson Blade 16x19 (2013 version)
Wilson Blade 16x19 (2015 version)

 

[Arthuro]

Don't know....really like EXO3

 

[elamarrj]

1.jack kramer autograph
2.donnay borg pro
3.prince pro (aluminum)
4.prince graphite pro 90
5.prince original graphite 90
6.prince cts blast midplus
7.wilson pro staff 4.5 si 95
8.wilson pro staff classic 6.1 95 (played with this the longest)
9.hyper carbon pro staff 6.1 95
10.k factor k.six one 95
also used but not regularly
wilson prostaff 85
volkl c10 pro
yamaha secret 04

I still have all but the borg pros and pro staff 4.5 si 95s

 

[robbo1970]

1. Donnay Midi
2. Maxply Fort
3. Donnay Borg Allwood
4. Yamaha XAM4
5. Prince Exo3 Graphite 93
6. Dunlop Bio300
7. PCG 100/Dunlop F100

 

[GregSV]

Dunlop Aerogel 4D 16x18 (early 2011)
Head Youtek Speed MP 315 18x20 (early 2014)
Head Graphene Speed Pro Ltd (late 2014) 2 racquets leaded up to 356 gr.

 

[PMac]

2011 - Volkl Quantum 10 Lite MP
2012 - Dunlop Biomimetic 400 Tour
2015 - Head Microgel Radical MP

Started playing at age 36 with the hand-me-down Volkl from my father-in-law, slowly progressing from there.

 

[ace18]

Early years (1977 to 1985)
Some Aluminum racquet that was a Head Master knockoff
Jack Kramer Autograph
Jack Kramer Prostaff
Yonex Carbonex 8
Dunlop Maxply
Donnay Allwood
Head Vilas
Head Graphite Edge, 1981ish I believe
Pro Kennex Black Ace

20+ year break (2007 to now)
Dunlop AG300
Prince Ozone Tour for 8 months or so
AG300 again
Head IG Rad Pro
Yonex Ai98 (recent switch)

 

[1HBHfanatic]

cool thread, here are mine,

x1 old yonex (metal/copper frame) 98" y1990-1991
x1 prince graphite os 110" y1991-1994
- 15y break
x3 prokennex innovator 98" y2007-2008
- i learned to string
x2 spalding taxi comf 90" y2008
x2 head flexpoint radical 98" y2008-2009
x2 dunlop mfil 300 98" y2009
x1 dunlop aerogel 100 90" y2009
x6 wilson k.blade tour 93" y2010-present

 

[1HBHfanatic]

Early years (1977 to 1985)
Some Aluminum racquet that was a Head Master knockoff
Jack Kramer Autograph
Jack Kramer Prostaff
Yonex Carbonex 8
Dunlop Maxply
Donnay Allwood
Head Vilas
Head Graphite Edge, 1981ish I believe
Pro Kennex Black Ace

20+ year break (2007 to now)
Dunlop AG300
Prince Ozone Tour for 8 months or so
AG300 again
Head IG Rad Pro
Yonex Ai98 (recent switch)

interesting history
looks like imheaded into YONEX frames also
hate to leave my blades, but im liking the yonex.vcore.g.310 (leaded)

 

[kimguroo]

Started to play tennis with Prince o3 Orange.
Prince O3 black
Yonex RDS 001 tour.
Yonex RQIS
--------------------
Japanese rebel 95 and 105 (used almost two years)
Loved control but need more power

Head IG speed MP (16x19)
Dunlop Bio 300, 500.
Blade 98 and 104
Prince rebel 98

Started to explore extended rackets
Donnay x-99 white extended
Prince TT bandit OS, Prince TT hornet extended (28")and another old Prince OS extended racket (28").

Got shoulder an injury for the first time and BLX90 was only racket I could serve without pain.
Wilson BLX90
Wilson prostaff 85

The shoulder injury was better and tried
APD GT with weights 12.4oz.
APD original
APD 2013 version
I thought I find the one and thought will stay with APD for a while but I had the first wrist injury (lucky that I could recover within 3 weeks)

Started to find replacements.
Prince warrior DB team
Prince o3 white
Prince warrior ESP
Old fox racket for fun (bosworth design)
Yonex AI100
Yonex SI98
Wilson RF97A
-----------------------
Search is over.
Found the one.
Yonex Regna.
Will stay with it forever ^_______^

 

[ace18]

interesting history
looks like imheaded into YONEX frames also
hate to leave my blades, but im liking the yonex.vcore.g.310 (leaded)

Yes it is...I never had 2 of the same racquets until I started to use the Head Graphite Edge. As a kid, I loved Vilas and Borg so needed their signature model. Not sure how I ended up with the Yonex Carbonex 8, i guess that it wasn't a wood frame intrigued me.

Starting out again in 2007, I had no idea where to start. One of my HS and College buddies that played D1 told me to buy the AG300, so I did, lol. Ended up having like 10 of them thru the years. I like the Ai98, its not as flexy as my Rad Pro so there are shots I can hit with the Rad that I can't with the Ai98, yet. But overall, I think it will be a good move.

I have a few buddies that have and use the blade 93 and love them. Good luck with the transition..

 

[Anton]

I think it's possible that a list of rackets released in the past 10 years that I haven't played with at least a few times would be shorter.

All around winner?

Pure Control 98 - perfect platform frame that can work for anyone that can take a full swing.

 

[1HBHfanatic]

I think it's possible that a list of rackets released in the past 10 years that I haven't played with at least a few times would be shorter.

.................

haha i know what you mean..

i had to think how i wanted to list them as well,
ive demoed and played with anything that had strings, haha, still do..
i had to settle for a list of racquets i can recall playing for a decent amount of time, like a few months, year..

 

[cknobman]

Wilson nTour 105
Prince O3 speedport White
Wilson KFactor 6.1 95
Prince Speedport Tour
Babolat Aero Pro Drive
Wilson Pro Tour BLX
Dunlop Bio 200
Dunlop Bio 300
Wilson 6.1 95s
Wilson PS 97

 

[SFrazeur]

1. Wilson Court E/X
2. Wilson Hammer 7.4 stretch OS
3. Wilson Hammer Power Holes 6.3 OS
4. Wilson Hyper Hammer 6.4 OS
5. Wilson Hyper Hammer 4.0
6. Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.3 stretch MP
7. Wilson nCode 6.1 18x20
8. Wilson nCode 6.1 90
9. Yonex RDX 500 MID
10. Yonex RDS 001 MID
11. Yonex RDS 002 TOUR
12. Babolat Pure Drive Roddick+
13. Wilson k6.1 95X
14. Yonex RQiS 1 Tour
15. Yonex RDiS 100MP
16. Babolat Pure Drive Roddick GT
17. Babolat Pure Drive 2012 / Play
18. ?

 

[The_Racketeer]

I'd love to see the TW testers chime in here. Curious what their progression has been like considering how many racquets they get to test.

 

[Roland G]

Donnay something
Wilson something
Wilson K4
Mantis 300
Prince o3 red
Prince exo3 red
Prince o3 white
Prince Classic Graphite
Tecnifibre T Flash 300
Wilson Blade 98
Head Graphene Radical Pro
Yonex Ai 100
Prince Tour 16x18
Dunlop Bio 400 Tour
Dunlop f3.0 Tour
Dunlop m2.0

 

[Franklin_B]

Wilson rage graphite stretch: late primary school
Head Ti Heat: early high school
Head i.Prestige mid: late high school

- 5 year hiatus -

Wilson PS95: sold them
Wilson PS90: current choice
Wilson PS85: for fun
Wilson RF97: just bought

 

[ryze]

1. HEAD Microgel Raptor Oversize
2. HEAD Graphite Edge
3. Dunlop Aerogel 4D 500 Tour
4. Dunlop Hotmelt 300g (broke)
5. Donnay X-Red 94
6. Babolat Pure Storm Tour GT
7. Dunlop Aerogel 300 16 x 18
8. Donnay X-Dual Gold 94 (Loving it)

 

[astromanic]

wilson hyper sledgehammer
prince TT hornet
prince TT bandit
babolat pure drive plus original
dunlop mfil 200 plus
babolat aeropro drive 2013

 

[thebigz]

Babolat XS Sweetspot
Wilson Pro Staff 90 BLX
Yonex Vcore Tour 89

 

[GL44]

Babolat AeroPro Drive Cortex
Prince 100T ESP
Prince Tour 100 16x18
Yonex Tour G 330
Tecnifibre 315 Ltd. 16 Main
Wilson Six.One Tour BLX

 

[Bender]

c2005: Wilson Hyper Hammer (forgot which one)
2007: Wilson KSurge
2008: Babolat AeroPro Drive+ Cortex
2010: Babolat AeroPro Drive GT
2013/4: Wilson Pro Staff 90 (2012)
2014/5: Wilson Pro Staff 90 (2014) x2

 

[NastyWinners]

2004-2006: Head Liquidmetal Radical Mid+
2007-2009: Babolat APD
2009-2013: Wilson K6.1 95 18x20
2014-present: Wilson PS90 BLX2

 

[shaneno]

1- babolat APD (nadal)/ prince o3 rebel
2- wilson kblade 98
3- wilson BLX six.one tour 90
4- wilson ksix.one 90
5- wilson BLX prostaff six.one 90
6- wilson BLX P.S six.one 95
7- yonex vcore tour 97(330)
8- wilson P.S 95/95S
9- wilson steam 96
10- yonex vcore tour G (330)
11- wilson p.s R97/97
12- back to yonex vcore tour G (330) - current

 

[Jonboy]

PD
Head Instinct
Wilson Juice
Radical pro
Blade 98
PD 2015 (current stick)

 

[hisrob777]

1. Wilson Hammer
2. Prince O3 Hybrid Shark
3. Prince O3 Tour
4. Head Speed Pro
5. Wilson Pro Staff 6.1 Classic
6. Babolat Aero Pro Drive Cortex
7. Wilson BLX Pro Staff 95
8. Dunlop 500 Tour
9. Wilson BLX Blade 98
10. Head Microgel Radical OS
11. Babolat Aero Pro Drive 2013
12. Head Microgel Radical MP
Current. Yonez Ezone Xi 98

 

[cvweert]

1. Tecno Pro junior thing (first tennis experience)
2. Pro Kennex Kinetic
3. Wilson Hyper Hammer 7.3
4. Wilson Hammer 6 (Red / Black)
5. Wilson N Six One Team 18x20
6. Wilson Six.One 95 BLX2 16x18 (current sticks)

 

[beepee1972]

Some old wooden Adidas (eighties)
some wooden rucanor (eighties)
graphite Snauwaert (eighties)
some wilson racquets (can't remember them)

then nothing for 20+ years, then since 2010

Prince O3 Tour team 18x20
Wilson K6.1 95 team 18x20
Babolat Aero Pro Drive
Babolat Pure Drive
Prince Speedport tour (oh I wish I had never sold those)
Wilson BLX SixOne 95 18x20
Wilson BLX Blade Team 104 18x19
Prince Tour 100 16x18

Conclusion: I am glad I am back with Prince, really like them a lot!

 

[Cobra Tennis]

PS 85 when I was a kid
Prince TT Hornet 110
PD
Fischer Pro Tour FT
Wilson HPS 6.1
PD
Volkl C10
PD
Fischer Pro 1
PD
Wilson Hyper 5.2
PD
Prince O3 Red
APD
Pacific X Feel tour
Pacific X Fast Pro
Solinco 300 (PD clone)


I see a pattern...

 

[warney]

This is from last 6 years. I did not play tennis before that.
1. Walmart racquet
2. Prince O3 Hybrid Hornet Oversize
3. Babolat XS 102
3. Babolat Pure Storm LTD GT
4. Volkl PB10 mid
5. Volkl C10 pro
6. Prince Exo3 Rebel 98
7. Head YT IG Prestige Pro
8. Volkl X10 mid

 

[tennisjon]

Yonex R-22
Yonex R-27
Pro Kennex Silver Ace
Head Radical
Head Pro Tour 280
Yonex RD-7
Yonex Super RD-Tour
Dunlop 200G + 1
Babolat Pure Drive+
Babolat AeroPro Drive+
Babolat Pure Storm Tour+
Pro Kennex Ki-5x
Pro Kennex Ki-5

All other racquets were used for under 6 months, so they don't really count for me.

 

[AeroPro Staff]

2002(or 2003)-2008 Walmart Wilson racquet but used Pro Staff 90 or Pure Drive at lessons
2009-2013 Head Ti.S1
2013-2014 AeroPro Drive 2013
2014 Pure Storm Ltd. Gt
2014 AeroPro Drive 2013 (Customized)
2014-2015 Pro Staff 95S (Customized)
Future.........? Pro Staff 97S Hopefully

 

[ProStaff forever]

Playing racquets
1.Wilson Pro Staff 85
2.Wilson N-Code Tour 90
3.Wilson K-six one tour 90
4.Pro-kennex silver ace 90 (Current)

Fun racquets
Head prestige Mid
Dunlop 300 tour
Babolat pure storm tour
Wilson BLX prostaff 95

You manage to win matches? No joke because I'm struggling to play a respectable game with my PS90.

 

[junior74]

1. Tretorn wooden frame
2. LecoqSportif Yannich Noah sign.
3. Prince Response 97
4. Yonex RD TI 80
5. Wilson 6.1 95
6. Prince EXO3 Tour
7. Prince Classic Graphite 100

Not including the flings. Only steady relationships.

 

[fibonacci888]

1. Wilson ncode6
2. Prince O3 red
3. Prince exo3 black
4. Babolat pure drive
5. Tecnifibre Tflash 315
6. Wilson 99s
7. Pacific xfast 100
8. Yonex ai100
9. Te be bought (prince textreme 100 or 107)

 

[mavsman149]

99-00 Wilson Titanium 6.6 OS
00-02 Prince TT Graphite Mid
02-03 Babolat Pure Drive Standard Swirl
03-05 Babolat Pure Control Standard Swirl
05 Head LM Prestige Mid (all 3 cracked really quickly)
05-06 Babolat Pure Storm 98 Zylon Matrix
06 Babolat Pure Control Standard Swirl
06-08 Fishcer M Pro 1 98 SL
08-11 Wilson KBlade Tour
11-15 Head YouTek Prestige Pro
15- Babolat Pure Drive Roddick 12

 

[Rabbit]

Started playing in 1971

Western Auto metal racquet
Wilson T2000
Head Arthur Ashe Comp 1
Spalding Pancho Gonzalez Auto
Dunlop Maxply Fort
Slazenger Challenge 1
Tad Davis Classic I & II
Adidas Haillet
PDP Fibrestaff
Donnay Allwood
Dunlop Maxply Fort
Wilson Jack Kramer Auto
Le Coq Spotif TXM
Yonex R-7
Prince Pro
Prince Graphite
Pro Kennex Silver Ace
Wilson ProStaff
Yonex RQ 260
Wilson Hammer 5.0
Yonex RD Tour 90
Head Pro Tour 280
Wilson ProStaff
Volkl C9
Volkl C10
Volkl Cat 8
Volkl C10
Babolat APD
Volkl C10
Prince O3 Tour
Prince O3 Black
Wilson 99S
Wilson 6.1
Volkl C10


I'm sure I missed a few somewhere.

 

[greeeg]

• …
• Prince "Chang"
• Wilson Hammer 6.1
• Wilson nCode
• Wilson Pro Staff 6.0 85
• Wilson K Pro Staff 88
• Head Radical MidPlus
• Babolat Aero Pro Drive
• Wilson Pro Staff 6.0 85 (current)

 

[bobtodd]

Wilson T2000
Kneissl (Mint Green)
Wilson PS 6.1
Yonex Cyborg 2200 & 2300
Dunlop Revelation Classic Pro
Head Pro Tour 280 (Made in Austria)
Wilson 6.2
Babolat Pure Drive
Head IG Radical MP
Head IG Prestige MP
Head IG Prestige S
Volkl VI Pro
Wilson PS97
Hope I'm done for a while. Really like the PS97.

 

[dantespark33]

Head iS12 (1 year)
Head i.Radical OS (1 year)
Head Flexpoint Radical Tour (1 1/2 years)
Head Liquidmetal Radical (1 1/2 years)
Prince Tour Diablo MP (4 years)
Head Youtek IG Prestige MP (current)

There were a few rackets in between there, but nothing I used as a main.

 

[1HBHfanatic]

1- babolat APD (nadal)/ prince o3 rebel
2- wilson kblade 98
3- wilson BLX six.one tour 90
4- wilson ksix.one 90
5- wilson BLX prostaff six.one 90
6- wilson BLX P.S six.one 95
7- yonex vcore tour 97(330)
8- wilson P.S 95/95S
9- wilson steam 96
10- yonex vcore tour G (330)
11- wilson p.s R97/97
12- back to yonex vcore tour G (330) - current

im trying to switch to the yonex vcore g (310) from wil.k.blade.tour
price is still high. I guess thats what happens when they make a good 1hbh racquet..