Racquetmania

my collection of racquets (classic and not-so-classic) and reviews of them

Monday, 9 December 2024

Prince EXO3 Graphite 100

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  Well here we are, another year, and yet another Prince. At least I am cutting down on my racquet addiction, at the risk of getting boring....
Friday, 16 December 2022

Prince Textreme Tour 100 (290)

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  At 290gm, this is the lightest version of this stick, there are 300gm and 310gm versions as well.  It's slightly head heavy as stock, ...
Monday, 28 October 2019

Prince Tour NXG Graphite Midplus

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AS I've mentioned elsewhere, I've mainly been a Wilson racquet loyalist, probably because they tend to be quite a bit stiffer than o...
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Saturday, 5 May 2018

Yonex R-1

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  My first tennis racquets were Yonex, which were very popular with club players in the late seventies and early eighties. My first wa...

Pro Kennex Composite Destiny

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 This is the first of the three versions of the original Destiny model, all of which have different compositions and flexibility.  The Com...
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Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Wilson BLX Blade 98

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This racquet is similar to the Tour in specs; more flex and closer to even balance than the Pro Staff / 6.1. It has a little more heft...
Monday, 5 August 2013

Pro Kennex Asymmetric

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Q: What goes ThickThinThickThinThickThin? A train? A python after a meal of rabbits?  No, folks it's the PK Asymmetric. The dec...

Yonex RDX500

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The RDX500 has gained an enthusiastic following, based on its touch and arm-friendly flex, although I have seen it described as ...

Yonex RQ-380

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This is not a traditional player's racquet. But I'd always lusted after one, from the days when I played with the metal...
Thursday, 4 October 2012

Prince Precision 730 Longbody

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Prince Precision 730 Longbody PP730 Detail I tend to prefer Wilson racquets rather than Prince; I can't say why for sure, maybe...
Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Wilson Ultra (Tapered Beam) Firebird

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Wilson Ultra Firebird Yet another Wilson racquet with the signature PWS bumps at 3 and 9 oclock - This is the first I've owned with ...
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Wednesday, 5 September 2012

Wilson Ncode Ntour

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Wilson Ncode Ntour Ok, some think that racquets like this  are too modern to have earned their stripes as "classic", but there...
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Friday, 24 August 2012

Donnay WST Universe

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Donnay WST Universe Supermid I can't even remember how I came by the Donnay, must have been as part of another purchase. It'...
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Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Wilson Prostaff Classic 6.1

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Wilson Prostaff Classic 6.1 Stefan Edberg's choice of racquet,  in the famous Prostaff line - I had big expectations of this racquet...
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Wilson Avenger

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Wilson Avenger The classic Prostaff profile of this caught my eye one day - and it's quite a nice racquet. Plenty of flex (60% graph...

Yonex Glaflex

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Yonex Glaflex I used to love my black Yonex Carbonex 8 back in my beginner days, so when I saw this from the same era, I couldn't re...

Yonex OPS-102

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Yonex OPS-102

Rossignol F200

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Rossignol F200 Rossignol F200 detail the Rossi is... interesting. They do not exaggerate when talking about it's legendary flexi...
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Pro Kennex Silver Ace

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Pro Kennex Silver Ace My one is the white version, but the black version is more common - do not ask me where the silver bit comes from....
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Pro Kennex Graphite Destiny

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What a nice racquet - does everything well. I understand Kennex used to make most of the world's racquets, and probably still do - and t...
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