I FOUND A PUMA BORIS BECKER SUPER TENNIS RACKET!
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- In this video, join me as I stumble upon a hidden gem - the Puma Boris Becker Super Tennis Racket. I'll take you through the rich history of this vintage racket, showcasing its unique design and features. We'll then head to the tennis court to test its performance and feel. Join me on this journey of rediscovering an old-school classic!
Thank you Charlie Knoch for the video suggestions.
Thank you Coach Rob as always.
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I played with this racket back in the day, I liked it so much I bought about three of them. The weight, balance, stiffness were all just spot on. Power and control both on tap. Loved this stick!
Wasn't Becker 17 when he won Wimbledon?
Great video. Actually Boris was 17 for the first Wimbledon, had just won Queens, was unseeded when he won Wimbledon and was in 7 finals, winning 3 of them against Kevin Curren, Ivan Lendl and Stefan Edberg, losing to Edberg twice, Stich and Sampras
I heard a story that Puma discontinued the production of this frame, so Becker bought all the 200 racquets that remained in the Puma's factory
No, it was designed by Ing. G. Adams for Puma West Germany. Not USA. It says right there in the racquet. 😂
This was my first expensive racquet. Was a huge Becker fan,probably the only American cheering for Becker against McEnroe in Davis Cup in 88 I believe after he lost to Peter Doohan early at Wimbledon ( useless knowledge in my head I never use). Great Video
I have one of these. It has the sweetest sweet spot of any racket I've hit with but it's also the smallest sweet spot of any racket I've hit with. Feels amazing or absolutely awful. It never came with a head guard. The grommets failed after the 3rd time I ever strung it (back in 2002) and now I've added tubing to all the grommets. Recently I've been using fancy poly string in it as low as 45lbs and it's better than ever. That said I can't play longer than an hour since it's waaaay too heavy. Not sure about the RA but it feels incredibly solid because of the mass and the thickness. Massive amount of feel. Volleys with this racket are incredible. Whenever someone tries it they compare it to a log or a bat or a heavy hammer. Have you ever hit a tennis ball with a wooden bat? It really feels that powerful. I think if I had to hit the fastest serve possible to save my life I might choose this weird ass racket.
I still have Puma Boris Becker Pro, I have the Super too but forgot where I kept it, it is a superb racket to my opinion, everything just suits well to perform a proper swing, the power, the balance, and somehow it can deliver great POP in almost every impact
Boris was actually just 17 when he won his first Wimbledon in -85. And he did it again in -86.
I picked up one brand new a couple of years ago and strung it at 66lbs. Loved hitting with it!
Especially on the single handed backhand it’s fantastic!
Always good to have one of these in any tennis collection.
I have one and I used to play with natural gut from Babolat, waoouhhh it was a awesome racket with much precision and power .Wonderful racket with inspiring game if you are a Becker's fan
What a flashback! My sister used this racquet in the mid-80s. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
I have one Fibreglass/Graphite and one Graphite/Ceramic/Kevlar. I'm going to restring one of them to test out. Used to play with these in 1987.
The real oddity about Beckers game was that used a very slight Eastern forehand grip when serving this was of course unheard of in the professional ranks. Mary Carillo and the other announcers covering his matches couldn’t stop taking/ marveling at a professional level player doing something normally only seen in rec level tennis.
He also landed on his right foot after jumping for the serve. Nearly all right-handed pros land on their left foot after the serve.
I actually have one of these. Mine came with a round Puma coin sized screwdriver to tighten and loosen the screw
A guy at my tennis club had a pair of them in the beginning of the millenium and he played competitively with them. He let me try hitting with them but it was literarly the hardest stick I ever played with. I hit hard and quite flat but man, you really had to find the sweet spot and even when you did there wasn’t much speed in the ball! He strung them at 65 (BigBanger Alupower in the mains!!) and it sure left its mark on my elbow going all the way up to the shoulder. I couldn’t understand how in the world anyone could play well with it. Serving was more or less impossible. Slicing was ok but most of the balls ended up in the net. As for kick serving it just didn’t work. You really had to be a virtuoso to master it. I’ve played with the pro-staff 90 at the end of the 1990-ies but this one was much harder to hit with. Kudos to BB for managing to win so many titles with it!
Sounds Amazing Pop when you guys hit
this is a little bit different to what boris becker played. he never had this pcs system plastic grip on his racket because of the vibrations it delivers. he played something between the puma g.vilas and the puma boris becker super. try the prince magnesium pro 90, sweetest racket ever produced!
My odyssey through the world of racquets ended with the Super some 37 years ago. I still own and play with it. It just suits me.
I've recently acquired 2 of these, a Winner, 2 Puma Davis cup frames and a Puma Onyx Saber. Puma rackets are absolute gems. I also have the Estusa version, also a great frame wish I could another.
i had the kids version as a junior in 1987/88, loved it!
This racket was originally for Guillermo Vilas, and Becker actually won his first Wimbledon with A Vilas paint job on his puma's...
Later they changed it for "Becker"
They are worth about $200 on EBay and in the hands of a 4.5+ NTRP it can stand up to anything today
I have a couple of these in similar condition. Fun to pull ot occasionally.
The grommets will never wear out. Need to use a very soft multi or nay gut and this racquet is absolutely buttery smooth great for an aggressive serve and volley player. I played it and I would say the RA is under 60 fantastic control!! Apply some lead tape at 3 and 9 and this becomes a lethal weapon for a player with full strokes like Boris had. And it was designed in West Germany made in Taiwan sold for about $70 retail
Learned the extreme leg drive from his serve~ 💥
I'd love to see a play test of this racquet with coach Gu and coach Chris.
This racquet would have been seen more back in the day if online shopping was a thing back then. This was a racquet that you couldn't find in your typical tennis shop or sporting goods store. You had to special order it from the tennis stores advertised on the back pages of Tennis magazine. I'm sure courts in Europe saw a good number of these.
Hi Harry. Like the Yamaha YFG50, this Puma Boris Becker is another oldie but a goodie. I never played with this one but its similar in head shape to the Kneissl White Star and the Adidas GTX Pro (Lendl). I think Lendl used the White Star before switching to Adidas. It's interesting how racquet designs have changed over the decades. You should do a review on the Original Mad Rac if you can find one...
Cool fun video!! Thanks
I had that racquet as a junior was way to much flex and nightmare to string.
What is the swing weight on this beautiful racket?
What was the tension you guys tried it at?
Soft, heavy, thin beam an 92 sq in?
Sounds like it could compare to a Prince Phantom 93 pretty well.
So there actually is such a racquet on the shelf for sale.
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Hi Tennis spin, I have a Wilson Pro Staff 85 Mid 6.0 which needs a replacement grommet and bumper. Do you know the best place to get them?
Super rare in the uk there was one in oer local sport shop I used to look in awe at the racquet but as I renemver it was £129 in 87. The Slazenger carbon racquet is still own was £55 and still a weeks wages.
The old high street stores of Sportsco/intersport sold them, this one and the silver one
@@capricornmagic63 I can only remember seeing the aluminium racquets in inter sport I think it was called the PP series.
Becker was the only pro to ever play with this racquet. And he put massive spin on all his strokes. Slice, topspin, sidespin... just everything. So the racquet is never the limitation really.
John Fitzgerald used it too 0
Jakob Hlasik used it too
This racket was actually called "Vilas" and Boris won his first Wimbledon with a "Vilas" paint job
Korda used it too
@@i.m.weasel3681 I'm not sure about Korda... He used Volkl for the longest time... Pretty Similar looking frame
Make a vedio on good quality cheap strings
Boris was 17 when he won Wimbledon 0:26 . Get it right😅✌️
10:47 Come on, Harry. Nobody played with a continental grip back in the 80's except John McEnroe and he was an oddity.
Becker certainly didn't and neither did Guillermo Vilas who was originally the one who endorsed and played that frame.
does is come in tax evasion head size?
I had one of these in the mid or late 90s.. Is not something normal people can use.
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The funny 'gimmick' of this racquet was it had a big flathead screw on the buttcap that you could turn to make the racquet shorter. Totally useless of course! And I never understood the marketing behind it. The racquet looked absolutely ridiculous at its shortest! I guess they felt it needed a gimmick....
it is not a gimmick, you can feel the difference with adjusted length, different power, even today I sometimes I still use it for fun
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This racket limited him lately.
It wasn't the racket; it was the alcohol and women :)
@@alfonz7863 that was very later