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Having grown up with wooden racquets I can still remember the day that I saw my first T2000. With looks not dissimilar to the a Terminator robot sent from the future here was a racquet which just looked so cool. No string holes like conventional woodies. Flashing glints in the sunshine all made any player wielding such a weapon feel a little taller, a little faster and the shots a lot more accurate. Metal had arrived…and it could not be stopped. They were soon everywhere and being virtually indestructible, many are still available today. To be a little different my move into the new age came in the form of Yonex Gold 7500. Not many people had seen these and afterall they looked more valuable being gold and had a great shape. My racquet always looked new because indeed it was. A big serve and power game was no match for the welding on the shoulders and the poor distributor honouring the 12 month warranty ruefully handed over racquet after racquet. Whilst build quality was an issue I confess that my first YY8500 looked a true piece of beauty in that shiny green livery that finally matched the wonderful lawn courts Kooyong delivered. Just last month after 4 years looking, I finally found a really nice condition example which now hangs on the wall…..Anyone else enjoyed the love affair? …… Rod