Collecting and buying vintage tennis racquet for the past years is consistenly growing and one of the hot commodity in the internet market. The mystic of this classic sport tools, began from its , design, engineering and craftsmanship and end up to the  great men and women who played the game. The woods used  varied from ash, maple, bamboo and other woods that meet the criteria of durable, flexible and strong tennis racquet.

Why buy wooden tennis racquet?

In this steroid sports era, it is  desirable to revert back or experience, how tennis was played before with the regular or normal tennis racquet. How you play the normal speed of meeting or hitting the ball without the aid of superlight material or oversize racquet head. Once you experience playing with the regular racquet you will know how those great tennis player played the game fair and square.

Here are my reasons why I prepare to buy Wooden Tennis Racquet and Other vintage tennis racquet of early 80's;

 *Appearane........ I love the engineering, design and craftmanship of the wooden racquet. Most of the wooden racquet were made by  layer of woods glued together.  Different type of woods were used for one tennis racquet, most common woods used  were maple, beech and ash. Layering these different woods give the racquet frame  the degree of flexibility that  abosorbs the impact of the ball and ball control. There were numerous multiple color wood tennis racquet like, Adidas, Fila, Garcia, Wilson  and others.. 

*Training....playing with normal/regular racquet will enable the player, be a beginner or advance to concentrate more in the hitting zone and early preparation of ground stroke which are important aspects of the game. A good example is the Dunlop Fort Maxply, and Slanzenger Challenge , the head  shape of this racquet look like a tear drop or semi-egg shape. Once concentration is built up, anticipation will come next, volley and so on.......

*Inexpensive....Buying tennis racquet will be probably the very first big expenditure you will made to play this game,  but you will be amaze,  that  the cost of tennis racquet today is  too much. To test yourself whether the game of tennis is for you,  play with old tennis racquets and see for yourself if you like the  game, however, look for right weight and grip size to avoid injury.

Information you should consider before buying Wood  Tennis Racquet in the Web

1. Condition.....Ask about the head frame. Is it warped, bend or twisted.......Some seller will not tell you about this. They will say good condition and a picture allow you you to decide for your self.
2. The length of the racquet is it 27" below or 27" up........this refer weather the racquet is for Jr or not.
3. Cover......Ask if original cover or generic.
4. Grip , Original or regrip.
5. Country of Origin

For the beginner you can start with cheaper and expensive wooden racquet which are still available around your neighborhood, flee market or garage sales.....look for those branded name like, Wilson, Spalding, Dunlop and Slanzenger....and be sure they are made from the right origin. These racquets are the basis of the present  tennis racquet, so you are using the same technical design with present days racquets and still good for competetive games. Used racquet with this brand  will cost you under $20.00 and for a mint over $20.00 Once you convince yourself to play the game, then buy the appropriate racquet that will fit you...ask yourself ......not the seller because they will just sell you .......I always believe that the "player make the difference, not the racquet"    

*Display or decoration .....Once you are done with your training or self evaluation of the game,   you can hang the racquet for display in your sport room, cabin, bar, and other rooms. Wooden racquet usually keep with wooden braces, be sure to have this wooden brace on if you are not using it for a long time, otherwise, the racquet is susceptible for warp.When warpage occur, take out the string and put it back to wooden brace. It will not totally restore the racquet head 100% but it will help a lot.

 Racquets made before WWII are great for display, they are heavy and almost 100% solid wood.......The 50's to early 80's  wooden racquet varied in color design, may be in blue, white, black and red in the there body, most notable are, Garcia, Boncroft, Snauwaert, Addidas. Donnay, Tad Davis.....

*Counterfeit. FREE....Not only we having  problems with steroid powered athletes or sports,   fake and counterfeiting sport equipments are also rampant.. The chance of counterfeiting old tennis racquet is nil, that is according to me, in buying old tennis racquet you have assurance that it is original, and tested by time and you get your money worth..You will know on the spot if it is counterfeit because most of the wooden tennis racquets ceased or stop production in early 80's, some of the them are still unused and you can easily identify that they were originally made in that era.......so if you are buying it brand new.......then beware... there something on it.....investigate..........

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