The Lendl Adidas racquet was made by Kneissl. The company had a unique graphite molding process. The Rossignol F-200 was used by Mats Wilander for many years; he won the French Open and other slams with it. The F-200 featured an inverted bridge design that matched the curve of the top of the frame; this design allowed the center main strings to be the same length for increased sweetspot and stability. The racquet that put Yamaha on the map was The Secret 04 - a beautiful, ultra powerful and stiff frame - it was also very heavy. I bought the "more flexible and lighter" Secret 10 and could not play with it because it was so ridiculously stiff. If I recall correctly, Yamaha stopped making racquets because there was little to no profit in the business. Other 80's brands included TAD Davis, Snauwaert, Slazenger, Bancroft, PDP, AMF and other brands that did not transition well from wood and/or aluminum frames to graphite ones.
Sorry I did not read your post before I put mine... Yes.. I remember PDP, AMF with Head, Sanuwaert made an odd shaped one and Borg also used Bancroft with other pros.. Slazenger was still around in 90's where Tim Henman, Aranxa Sanchez used it I remember...
It's right, tennis rackets in the 80's and early 90's didn't have head guard on it. We used to put tape guard on the head and that changed the head a little bit heavier especially when we double the tape for maximum protection. I used to played with a Donnay Pro Cynetic, MADE IN BELGIUM! Those were the days.
Rossignol rackets sponsored Mats Wilander who was my favourite player in the 80's. Super flexible awesome rackets. Snauwaert also made great rackets back in the day.
Thank you mister spin....enjoying every bit....especially the 80s rackets of which I have a massive collection. I have a Rossingnol F200 Carbon like Mats Wilander used.....it's a sledgehammer at 381 grammes. I also have a addidas GTX Ivan lendl at 387g.
Lendl won Queens in 1990 with a 90 sqi Mizuno, where he won against mcEnroe in the semi and Becker in the final. I played that racquet for a long time.
The Yamaha White Gold 100 had removable plastic strips that attached to the outside of grommets at 3 & 9, which gave it more SW and stability. Still got mine that I used as a child, except mine is heavier.
Black Ace and Silver Ace.... They came to NBTA and literally started giving out free frames to everyone to try Kennex. It is a Taiwanese company. Seppi is still using it.
I stop playing since 1999 about 20 years. I just started again with some of my old racquets, FISCHER MatchMaker 1 and 2, SUPERFORM, Adidas GTX and of Couse The Davis TAD classic. Love the 70's
Rossignol rackets were very popular with 3 different size of the frame.. Clay court machine Mats Wilander is one of the ones that used that racket for a while. Yamaha and Kawasaki made great rackets and were available everywhere. Victor Amaya used Kawasaki graphite ruler, John Sadri used Yamaha when he played the famous NCAA individual final against John McEnroe. He continued to use Yamaha on tour.. The racket made swoosh sound. Adidas racket is a paint job from Kneissl, used by Ivan Lendl, Helena Sukova and lots of European players. Kneissel rackets first came out with that cobra head shape and used by so many players including Ivan Lendl. That shape continued to be produced with different names besides Kneissl. Puma was used by Boris Becker, Adidas sold it under Adidas name when Ivan Lendl was sponsored by Adidas fully. Finally Estusa had Boris Becker racket with the same shape that were used by him, Petr Korda and others. I still have few frames given to me during a tournament by the rep and they are somewhere in my garage. Weight of the rackets in 80's for pro spec were high in 300g. Most used 365 to 380 where Borg's wooden Donnay racket was 420g strung at 80 lbs with VS Gut... McEnroe used to string his at 47 then with Pacific Gut. I was on ITF junior tour and witnessed the changes and all different rackets to try...
I had that Yamaha. I can't recall how good it was or how much I liked it but I had one. I had that Adidas Lendl. That is the one that I loved back one. That and the Head Arthur Ash were my faves back in the 80s. The Lendle by Adidas was actually made by Kneissl if my recollection is right. Kneissl had a racquet just like the Lendl for sale. The Lendl may have played like a wooden racquet but it has been so long I can't confirm that. In my junior year in high school 83/84, I bought it off my friend for $40. The price I do remember for sure. New I am not sure how much they were. Maybe $100 or so. I think the white version you played actually was the Kneissl branded Ivan Lendl not the Adidas version. He had a sig model on both. Same racquet, different branding.
Great video. You should talk about the Puma Boris Becker Super and Winner racquets from the 80's. They had a screw at the bottom of the handle where you could adjust the length of the racquet. Very powerful racquet.
I agree with the member below - it would be great to do a video on the old Prince CTS sticks. I believe they just re-released the synergy, and many of these still play very well by modern standards
Prince first came out with Classic (used by Pam Shriver), Pro (Jay Berger) Woodie (Haha Kathy Rinaldi now Fed Cup Captain) and graphite (so many including Gene Mayer, Vince Van Patten later to Andre Agassi, Michael Chang......) Then they introduced gold colored Boron....
The Rossignol you shown is one the best rackets I have tried when I was a teen and one of the "rich" girl I dated had it 8-) Rossignol is also best known for ski. And it is funny how you pronounce "Rossignol".
I played with a black and green pinstripe graphics 90 sq. inch Yamaha last weekend. It was flexible, heavy ceramic and still played well with synthetic gut. I also had fun playing with a Head Pro series 90 stick which was fun. Of coarse, the classic heavy Head Edge graphite of the 80's is fun too. ** I have a challenge for you. I have a great Pro Series racquet from the 80's that is carbon graphite called the Terminator sold at CALDOR and it has a "CALPRO" make graphic on it. It is black with red&gold pinstripe around the hoop and yoke. With good results, I still regularly use the Calpro Terminator and would like to know what it's specs are for a more modern version of it. I would appreciate any help in this effort. Thanks ahead of time for any help anyone can provide.
Back in the day, there were no head guards on some of the sticks. So, people put tape on some of those old heavy racquets which made them heavier to total weight.
I have a Yamaha Secret EX which is a beautiful racquet and was Sabatini’s stick of choice. I also have a CTS Midsize Blast from back in the day. Love those old racquets. My understanding is that Wilson sued Yamaha based on some patent infringement and Yamaha decided to get out of the tennis game. However, that could have been a rumor back in the day.
I'm also curious about the material differences. How much stiffer, less vibration and different the carbon graphite of today is compared to that of the late 80's / early 90's?
Rossignol, a French brand made in the US; Yamaha, a Japanese brand made in Singapore & Adidas, a German brand made in France. That's very surprising to know. Especially now everything mostly made in China. I used to play mainly with Dunlops, a couple of Wilson Hammers, one Prince Precision & possibly the best racquet I've ever used, some Mizunos. Great times.
Weight, stiffness and width (thickness) are the main differences between 80s and today's rackets. Mr T, perhaps can tell us about the thickness and string pattern. I know you don't have an RA machine. Thanks. Love the video.
I played with the Rossignol f250 graphite for 5 years. On groundstrokes you just had to get it going in the right direction and let the.racket do the work. At the net just get it in front of the ball and it wasn't going to twist no matter what the speed of the passing shot. And heavy serves that hit in the service box and kept rising as they hit the back fence. Such a bummer when it cracked and couldn't find a replacement
R-22 was flexible compared to R-27 made with Boron... It was a great stick for a long time... How many tournaments did Martina Navratilova win with that???
The Lendl racket I remember was grey and just picking it up in the shop I knew it wasn't for me and I never saw anyone using one; small head, stiff and heavy.
That Rossignol looks gorgeous, such a great French design, and appears lightly used. How much does your friend want for it? LOL Really hope you move into the 90s with a Slazenger Pro Braided original checkerboard version. Ideally with original cream coloured strings. Great review!
I have a old late 80's pro staff 6.0 oversize (110sq) I put hyper G in it, it's a blast!!! 320g unstrung, around 350 strung. I don't know for a player that's 3.5-4.0, I don't know what we can ask for more...
Hi boss, could you please suggest a best racquet for one handed backhand player 😘 (I'm 25 yo, but not strong. I love to make fast ball (flat). Maybe lower than 300g is enough for me)
A one handed backhand is not about arm strength, it's about form. Your body does the work, your arm mainly goes along for the ride. I could go on and on about my favorite shot, but I'd just say look at Justine Henin in slow motion and see how much power she generates with her body. There are several details about a good one handed backhand, but look at her lead shoulder. All the forces in her body drive her shoulder up and forward in a way that her arm just naturally swings around it. As for how heavy a racquet should be: as heavy as you feel comfortable with. Power = racquet head speed x weight. Too light a racquet and you have a tendency to push the ball with your arm to get extra power; too heavy and you have to use your arm more to swing the racquet around easily.
Lendl first played a Kneisl (SP?) white star, or maybe it was called a 5 star. I played a head Vilas, graphite edge, and prince graphite 110. That becker Puma was interesting in that you could turn a screw at the butt and lengthen or shorten the frame. Back then frames didnt have bumper guards, you layered babolat tape to protect them.
@@MuvoTX True! Lendl began with exactly same frame like ADIDAS GTX Pro, but it was a KNEISSL White Star Pro. Kevin Curren played exactly the same racket. and he lost Wimbledon final 1985 against Boris Becker, playinf the PUMA racket you mentioned;) (Kneissl produced in the Whitestar Range Pro, Twin, Big)
Maybe bring back the wood racquets like the Stan Smith, Prostaff, Davis, and Maxply. It's amazing some pros like Chris Evert stayed with wood until about '82.
Wilson Pro Staff with the Diamonds down the shaft! Got my first one ballboying at a Stanford match and Jeff Aron's had a big win and gave me his stick. It was strung with gut- I was the happiest kid ever!
Swingweight is a combination of not just weight and balance, but critically distribution of the weight and also materials used. Yamaha's ceramic formulation is quite different from just plain graphite.
Harry, I could send you one or two Graphite Edges. So many club players used HGE is the early 80s. One of the earliest Graphite midsized used by the masses. Please do a playtest!
Tennis Spin man I wish you’d turn your shoulders more and get your racket back a little better on your forehand! You hit awkwardly and sometimes a little off because of it. Have one of the young good players you’re friends with work on it with you then show us the new forehand! 😀
Hi, I am from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 . If I wanted to buy a raquet from you and wanted to know the real spec of the, what do I have to do? Phone number or web site? I would prefer a phone number. Thanks!!!
i have a 2 Yamaha secret 04 and a GOSEN Secret 04 lite the 2 Yamaha are HEAVY !!! about 350 Grams Headlight and the GOSEN is about 270 grams - Head HEAVY !!! VERY STIFF !!!! YANNICK NOAH ENDORSED it at the END of His Career
@@tedneanderthal7373 You are Correct - at the Beginning of his Career - 1983 French Open Final Le Coq Sportif TCO : WOODEN , then Transition to Graphite Version , then the YAMAHA Secret 04 before he Retired
The Lendl Adidas racquet was made by Kneissl. The company had a unique graphite molding process. The Rossignol F-200 was used by Mats Wilander for many years; he won the French Open and other slams with it. The F-200 featured an inverted bridge design that matched the curve of the top of the frame; this design allowed the center main strings to be the same length for increased sweetspot and stability. The racquet that put Yamaha on the map was The Secret 04 - a beautiful, ultra powerful and stiff frame - it was also very heavy. I bought the "more flexible and lighter" Secret 10 and could not play with it because it was so ridiculously stiff. If I recall correctly, Yamaha stopped making racquets because there was little to no profit in the business. Other 80's brands included TAD Davis, Snauwaert, Slazenger, Bancroft, PDP, AMF and other brands that did not transition well from wood and/or aluminum frames to graphite ones.
Excellent background info. Thank you.
Had a slazenger 105 head size phantom, nice power racquet
Sorry I did not read your post before I put mine... Yes.. I remember PDP, AMF with Head, Sanuwaert made an odd shaped one and Borg also used Bancroft with other pros.. Slazenger was still around in 90's where Tim Henman, Aranxa Sanchez used it I remember...
Remember the Donnay Borg Pro?
Who are you? 😮 We're you in the racquet business? I'm eager to hear more racquet stories from someone like you....
90% of this channel's content matches my interest to the fullest. That's why I love it! Thank you for all the advices and reviews! :)
No head guard on em, so we'd use some Babalot head tape to protect... remember them? Give thanks for the content... BIGUPs! 💚💛❤🤙
It's right, tennis rackets in the 80's and early 90's didn't have head guard on it. We used to put tape guard on the head and that changed the head a little bit heavier especially when we double the tape for maximum protection. I used to played with a Donnay Pro Cynetic, MADE IN BELGIUM! Those were the days.
I played a Snauwaert Orbit . It was my first graphite racquet after a wooden Snauwaert.
We used elec tapes as head guards
By the late 80's pretty much all racquets had head guards, and by the early 90's 99.9% of racquets had them.
Rossignol rackets sponsored Mats Wilander who was my favourite player in the 80's. Super flexible awesome rackets. Snauwaert also made great rackets back in the day.
My first graphite racquet was a snauwaert orbit.
Thank you mister spin....enjoying every bit....especially the 80s rackets of which I have a massive collection. I have a Rossingnol F200 Carbon like Mats Wilander used.....it's a sledgehammer at 381 grammes. I also have a addidas GTX Ivan lendl at 387g.
I have 6 different Yonex raquets from the 80s and still play with them. I like the solid feel and the way they sound, plus the square shape.
Roberto Garcia which ones? I have 5 of them 😊 R-7, R-22, RD-7, RQ-380 and RQ-180. Great stick. Still occasionally play with them. Cheers.
@@skylaxx r5, r7, r22, rq 300 so far
I need to go check my bag
@@skylaxxby the by weight of yonex r 22 racquet?
I love Rossignol racquets! I have a collection of 12 different models. Really cool frames!
Nice....I've kept 3 :)
Do you have any Vectris? What 12 models do you have and what are your favourites?
@@yangchen7521 F100, F200, F230, F240, F280, F295, F330, FT 6.60, FT 5.60, Dakota, Vectris 2000, and Vectris 3000. My favorite is the F295.
Lendl played with Adidas gtx-pro. The gtx-mid was endorsed by him. Later he played with gtx pro-t which was silver greyish 👍
Lendl won Queens in 1990 with a 90 sqi Mizuno, where he won against mcEnroe in the semi and Becker in the final.
I played that racquet for a long time.
The Yamaha White Gold 100 had removable plastic strips that attached to the outside of grommets at 3 & 9, which gave it more SW and stability. Still got mine that I used as a child, except mine is heavier.
Should have brought up ProKennex. They used to be the largest racquet manufacturing company in the 80s
Taiwan made
kennex had some nice frames back then.
Pro Kennex Copper Ace is a nice 80s racquet!
my fav - copper plus 90 still my fav racket
Black Ace and Silver Ace.... They came to NBTA and literally started giving out free frames to everyone to try Kennex. It is a Taiwanese company. Seppi is still using it.
It definitely wasn't bad and soft hitting. Unfortunately the frame cracked on me during a HS match.
I stop playing since 1999 about 20 years. I just started again with some of my old racquets, FISCHER MatchMaker 1 and 2, SUPERFORM, Adidas GTX and of Couse The Davis TAD classic. Love the 70's
That single neck Fischer was good... Stan Smith used it...
Rossignol rackets were very popular with 3 different size of the frame.. Clay court machine Mats Wilander is one of the ones that used that racket for a while. Yamaha and Kawasaki made great rackets and were available everywhere. Victor Amaya used Kawasaki graphite ruler, John Sadri used Yamaha when he played the famous NCAA individual final against John McEnroe. He continued to use Yamaha on tour.. The racket made swoosh sound. Adidas racket is a paint job from Kneissl, used by Ivan Lendl, Helena Sukova and lots of European players. Kneissel rackets first came out with that cobra head shape and used by so many players including Ivan Lendl. That shape continued to be produced with different names besides Kneissl. Puma was used by Boris Becker, Adidas sold it under Adidas name when Ivan Lendl was sponsored by Adidas fully. Finally Estusa had Boris Becker racket with the same shape that were used by him, Petr Korda and others. I still have few frames given to me during a tournament by the rep and they are somewhere in my garage. Weight of the rackets in 80's for pro spec were high in 300g. Most used 365 to 380 where Borg's wooden Donnay racket was 420g strung at 80 lbs with VS Gut... McEnroe used to string his at 47 then with Pacific Gut. I was on ITF junior tour and witnessed the changes and all different rackets to try...
"When is this ball leaving." Great line, love it.
I had that Yamaha. I can't recall how good it was or how much I liked it but I had one. I had that Adidas Lendl. That is the one that I loved back one. That and the Head Arthur Ash were my faves back in the 80s. The Lendle by Adidas was actually made by Kneissl if my recollection is right. Kneissl had a racquet just like the Lendl for sale. The Lendl may have played like a wooden racquet but it has been so long I can't confirm that. In my junior year in high school 83/84, I bought it off my friend for $40. The price I do remember for sure. New I am not sure how much they were. Maybe $100 or so.
I think the white version you played actually was the Kneissl branded Ivan Lendl not the Adidas version. He had a sig model on both. Same racquet, different branding.
Ivan Lendl used a Kneissl White Star Pro earlier in his career which I had one way back in the 80’s.
Waiting for the wood racquet specs and the T2000 as well
T 300, TX 500 Wilson Al frames, Wilson sting graphite
T5000 had a little rubber sticking out of butt cap to reduce tennis elbow they said then... haha
I had the Rosignol F250. It was a fun racquet to play with
Great video. You should talk about the Puma Boris Becker Super and Winner racquets from the 80's. They had a screw at the bottom of the handle where you could adjust the length of the racquet. Very powerful racquet.
Nice to see these old sticks .... Particularly the Adidas Lendl ... and in good condition too ..
I agree with the member below - it would be great to do a video on the old Prince CTS sticks. I believe they just re-released the synergy, and many of these still play very well by modern standards
Hey Harry, could you cover the prince cts series(precision, graduate, lightning, approach, thunderstick) from the early 90’s! Thanks
How about the Prince Original Graphite 110?
Prince first came out with Classic (used by Pam Shriver), Pro (Jay Berger) Woodie (Haha Kathy Rinaldi now Fed Cup Captain) and graphite (so many including Gene Mayer, Vince Van Patten later to Andre Agassi, Michael Chang......) Then they introduced gold colored Boron....
The Rossignol you shown is one the best rackets I have tried when I was a teen and one of the "rich" girl I dated had it 8-) Rossignol is also best known for ski. And it is funny how you pronounce "Rossignol".
I played with a black and green pinstripe graphics 90 sq. inch Yamaha last weekend. It was flexible, heavy ceramic and still played well with synthetic gut. I also had fun playing with a Head Pro series 90 stick which was fun. Of coarse, the classic heavy Head Edge graphite of the 80's is fun too.
** I have a challenge for you. I have a great Pro Series racquet from the 80's that is carbon graphite called the Terminator sold at CALDOR and it has a "CALPRO" make graphic on it. It is black with red&gold pinstripe around the hoop and yoke. With good results, I still regularly use the Calpro Terminator and would like to know what it's specs are for a more modern version of it. I would appreciate any help in this effort. Thanks ahead of time for any help anyone can provide.
Back in the day, there were no head guards on some of the sticks. So, people put tape on some of those old heavy racquets which made them heavier to total weight.
I could kill for that GTX. Ivan for the win!
Lendl was my fav. Do the adidas rackets have some similar lineage with Kneissel White Star Pro? I played with it in high school.
Yes they do Lendl played with Kneissel before Adidas sponsored him.
Judd Sciortino thanks. Yep I knew that but wondered if their manufacturer and model were the same. The head shape was similar.
I'm not too sure , great question.
I read the Adidas was the Kneissl with paint job.
Cool thanks Judd and Miguel
I have a Yamaha Secret EX which is a beautiful racquet and was Sabatini’s stick of choice. I also have a CTS Midsize Blast from back in the day. Love those old racquets. My understanding is that Wilson sued Yamaha based on some patent infringement and Yamaha decided to get out of the tennis game. However, that could have been a rumor back in the day.
Wilson sued Yamaha regarding the Yamaha 04 using some kinda stiffness profile. Gosen used the molds for the Yamaha 04.
Prince Response 90 (Burgundy color) favorite sticks from the late 80s to early 90s. A little heavier than most in Prince's line-up.
I'm also curious about the material differences. How much stiffer, less vibration and different the carbon graphite of today is compared to that of the late 80's / early 90's?
Rossignol, a French brand made in the US; Yamaha, a Japanese brand made in Singapore & Adidas, a German brand made in France. That's very surprising to know. Especially now everything mostly made in China. I used to play mainly with Dunlops, a couple of Wilson Hammers, one Prince Precision & possibly the best racquet I've ever used, some Mizunos. Great times.
Adidas made by Kneissl. Kneissl Lendl Pro or Master Pro was my weapon of choice in the mid-80s
Mine too....legendary racquet!
Hey I didn’t know Yamaha made rackets in Singapore, where i am from! Looking forward to yr Yamaha video!
Weight, stiffness and width (thickness) are the main differences between 80s and today's rackets. Mr T, perhaps can tell us about the thickness and string pattern. I know you don't have an RA machine. Thanks. Love the video.
I played with the Rossignol f250 graphite for 5 years. On groundstrokes you just had to get it going in the right direction and let the.racket do the work. At the net just get it in front of the ball and it wasn't going to twist no matter what the speed of the passing shot. And heavy serves that hit in the service box and kept rising as they hit the back fence. Such a bummer when it cracked and couldn't find a replacement
Bring back Yonex R22.
Weighted mine to almost 390g.
With RA of around 50.
Headsize about 90.
R-22 was flexible compared to R-27 made with Boron... It was a great stick for a long time... How many tournaments did Martina Navratilova win with that???
@@briany1957really good racquet.
Harry maybe you should try my old stick, Yamaha YFG-30, 376 grams. Loved that racquet.
Used to play w/ yfg 30
The Lendl racket I remember was grey and just picking it up in the shop I knew it wasn't for me and I never saw anyone using one; small head, stiff and heavy.
That Rossignol looks gorgeous, such a great French design, and appears lightly used. How much does your friend want for it? LOL
Really hope you move into the 90s with a Slazenger Pro Braided original checkerboard version. Ideally with original cream coloured strings. Great review!
Used to play that Yahama when I was a teenager
4:04 "well... NOT cool that you wore out the graphites" LOLLLLLLLL
Play test review coming up soon?
Super disappointed no playtest; and ceramic rackets felt sooo good.
It won’t be pretty with those small head size. It will be a shankfest..
@@whuang03 not with coach andrew!
I was able to buy a almost mint Yamaha EOS 100 recently for 28.00. I have another which was my first racquet.
“I’m gonna weight and measure these...”
My cue to fast forward...
As a former racquet tech, that's my favorite part! 😁
Shhhh...stop saying negative things about him. Someone will hear you and think you’re trying to subvert the channel.
I have a old late 80's pro staff 6.0 oversize (110sq) I put hyper G in it, it's a blast!!! 320g unstrung, around 350 strung. I don't know for a player that's 3.5-4.0, I don't know what we can ask for more...
Awesome! Could you do the same for the late 80's early 90's?
Early 90s racquets has thick beams, wilson profile, head thunderstick, prince vortex
@@mylesgalos6465 Exactly... and the Yamaha Secret. There were some popular non-widebodies as well then
I was hoping you were going to pull out a Prince Spectrum Comp 110!
Can you do a comparison video on your old PT57A vs the newer head pro tour 2.0
Great video
I can’t imagine restringing one of these old frames. I have no idea where to get string patterns and specs.
Hi boss, could you please suggest a best racquet for one handed backhand player 😘 (I'm 25 yo, but not strong. I love to make fast ball (flat). Maybe lower than 300g is enough for me)
A one handed backhand is not about arm strength, it's about form. Your body does the work, your arm mainly goes along for the ride. I could go on and on about my favorite shot, but I'd just say look at Justine Henin in slow motion and see how much power she generates with her body. There are several details about a good one handed backhand, but look at her lead shoulder. All the forces in her body drive her shoulder up and forward in a way that her arm just naturally swings around it. As for how heavy a racquet should be: as heavy as you feel comfortable with. Power = racquet head speed x weight. Too light a racquet and you have a tendency to push the ball with your arm to get extra power; too heavy and you have to use your arm more to swing the racquet around easily.
Yonex and Rossignol's rackets are best shaped, the former with its isometric form and the latter that curved bridge on the underside of the frame!
The lendl racket is supposed to be stiff. Or it's possible that his was but the retail version is flexible.
Lendl never played that GTX MID.
GTX PRO! www.ebay.de/itm/Adidas-GTX-Pro-Graphite-IVAN-LENDL-von-1986-/323948874734
Lendl first played a Kneisl (SP?) white star, or maybe it was called a 5 star. I played a head Vilas, graphite edge, and prince graphite 110. That becker Puma was interesting in that you could turn a screw at the butt and lengthen or shorten the frame. Back then frames didnt have bumper guards, you layered
babolat tape to protect them.
@@MuvoTX True! Lendl began with exactly same frame like ADIDAS GTX Pro, but it was a KNEISSL White Star Pro. Kevin Curren played exactly the same racket. and he lost Wimbledon final 1985 against Boris Becker, playinf the PUMA racket you mentioned;)
(Kneissl produced in the Whitestar Range Pro, Twin, Big)
@@vanlendl1 Thought he did briefly at one Wimbledon. Heavily customised by Bosworth. That GTX mid specs are so different from his usual GTX Pro.
Dude, what is it with you and The Wilson Clash?
Back in the 80's chicks could not resist a guy with a Prestige. Same as today.
Damn. I gotta get me a Prestige !!
They couldn’t resist Eric Estrada either! 😎😄
@@alvindexplorer2567 LOL
@@jerome_morrow LOL...saw him at my local airport and the guy still has super white teeth.
@@LaBestia2156 It can only mean they’re not his own! 😬😆
I have pro Kenneth 90 silver just love itttt I use it I like it
i want lendl stick..
How do you get the balance when on the board it's either inches or centimeters?
When I was a teenager I had a Yamaha Focus racquet 🤣
Maybe bring back the wood racquets like the Stan Smith, Prostaff, Davis, and Maxply. It's amazing some pros like Chris Evert stayed with wood until about '82.
Evert used a wood racquet in the 1983 U.S. Open final and changed to the original ProStaff after that. She was the last wood hold out!
Wilson Pro Staff with the Diamonds down the shaft! Got my first one ballboying at a Stanford match and Jeff Aron's had a big win and gave me his stick. It was strung with gut- I was the happiest kid ever!
The Adidas GTX was the head heaviest of the bunch according to your numbers, not the lightest.
Pleas do a racket review over rackets for control pleas
I still have a Wilson prostaff 95,5.5si PWS aire shell and a HEAD pyramid power racquet both hanging on my wall
Before pro staff, there was Sting (Edberg used it) and Ultra1 and Ultra 2 (Came with small, mid and large size) Head Graphite Edge was a good one too
Pleas do a racket for control pleas.
Nice!!
Do a video just on the yamaha secret line, I know you like the 04!
7:01 anyone knows the racket model ? love the color
Mats Wilander use Rossignol.
I still have a few late 80s racquets.
Adidas Lendl was a copy from Kneisel.
Head Composite Director is gud.
what happened to slazenger???
Yahama: heavy frame, stringed and still SW 290 only, how possible?
Swingweight is a combination of not just weight and balance, but critically distribution of the weight and also materials used. Yamaha's ceramic formulation is quite different from just plain graphite.
Even a 10 dollar Walmart racket today is better than any of these
You don't know what you're talking about. If you string those old frames with poly strings you will be surprised of how good they are.
Why? They likely are a lot better
Head Graphite Edge anyone? :))
Don't forget the Head Director!
Harry, I could send you one or two Graphite Edges. So many club players used HGE is the early 80s. One of the earliest Graphite midsized used by the masses. Please do a playtest!
Yamaha EX Secret one of the best from Yamaha
My Rossignol F 250 was made in France
Becker bought 200 of the Puma racquets and put them in storage.
Which model? Winner?
Actually, Becker bought the mold to make the racquet!
@@ifixiphone3g Boris Becker Super. After Puma, it was produced by Estusa for a while.
the addidas that Lindal used was white. And the head was not oval, and more exagerated then this one.
Can you do a video on avoiding tennis elbow
I thought the Rossignol was frensh!? Why is it made in the USA?
Tennis Spin man I wish you’d turn your shoulders more and get your racket back a little better on your forehand! You hit awkwardly and sometimes a little off because of it. Have one of the young good players you’re friends with work on it with you then show us the new forehand! 😀
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That Rossi was heavy as a brick.
Actually it wasn't. Racquets of that era, often weighing 340-380 grams, where all more or less head light.
The Commodores wrote a song about it
Hi, I am from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 . If I wanted to buy a raquet from you and wanted to know the real spec of the, what do I have to do? Phone number or web site? I would prefer a phone number. Thanks!!!
Sounds like you are hung up on technology that was popular 40 years ago.
“Some of you have been asking what happened to Yamaha. I’ve been calling around...”. Try using google. 🙄
i have a 2 Yamaha secret 04 and a GOSEN Secret 04 lite
the 2 Yamaha are HEAVY !!! about 350 Grams Headlight
and the GOSEN is about 270 grams - Head HEAVY !!!
VERY STIFF !!!!
YANNICK NOAH ENDORSED it at the END of His Career
I recall that Yannick Noah played with Le Cock Sportif racquets.
@@tedneanderthal7373 You are Correct - at the Beginning of his Career - 1983 French Open Final Le Coq Sportif TCO : WOODEN , then Transition to Graphite Version , then the YAMAHA Secret 04 before he Retired
N=3 sample size. give me a break! who watches this crap.