I used to use Feron squash bats in the days before synthetics. I recall the heads being quite small, requiring a precision I no longer have. I wouldn't mind hitting with a wooden racquet to recall the feel. Same with tennis. Dunlop and Slazenger. A whiff of the past.
I am a huge tennis fan and player. I also love old wooden rackets, and on ocassion, I play with one. I truly feel that the game lost something once they were abandoned.
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I used to use Feron squash bats in the days before synthetics. I recall the heads being quite small, requiring a precision I no longer have. I wouldn't mind hitting with a wooden racquet to recall the feel. Same with tennis. Dunlop and Slazenger. A whiff of the past.
Nice picture. Thanks for posting.
I am a huge tennis fan and player. I also love old wooden rackets, and on ocassion, I play with one. I truly feel that the game lost something once they were abandoned.
Richard,
I believe you are referring to lawn tennis rackets, which are not in the picture. Real tennis has never been played with anything but wooden rackets.
Love this picture!
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