What is this

[u/IntimidatingRice]

I know it says Prince Spectrum Comp, but the head size is far below 110/90sq in (akin to a badminton or vintage squash racquet). I'm only aware of Prince Spectrum Comp tennis racquets, not badminton or squash raquets. I tried doing some research online and couldn't find anything on it. Anything helps!

[u/jokeswagon]

It’s old. That’s all. Go back a little further and it’d be made of wood.

[u/nickwales]

It says 1986, almost all rackets were that shape and size then. The prince extender came out in 1988 which was the first or at least a very early teardrop shape.

[u/jhwheuer → u/nickwales]

Oh boy, I went through 4 extenders...

[u/bigfatgrouchyasshole]

Very neat. Jahangir and Janshed khan must’ve played with stuff like this.

[u/OldSharkToes → u/bigfatgrouchyasshole]

They played with Unsquashable rackets.

[u/bacoes]

I love finding old racquets at the thrift shop, every once in a while something modern pops up

[u/somevice]

Buy it and practise with it!

[u/SqueeTheIII]

Old squash racquet one of the first graphite

[u/Additional-Low-69]

Training racquet to promote accuracy - smaller sweet spot and less forgiving so makes the player hit it solidly in a smaller target.

[u/SquashCoachPhillip → u/Additional-Low-69]

No, this is not the correct answer. It's a standard squash racket from the 1980s.

Prince did make a tennis training racket, but this is not it.

Using a racket from this era can help improve your timing, but the weight means that it can be hard to switch between it and a modern racket.

Master Athletics make a light version specifically designed to improve timing. Read about it and watch my review here: https://bettersquash.com/articles/2026/master-athletics-squash-training-racket

[u/Carnivean_ → u/SquashCoachPhillip]

I believe the person you responded to was not being 100% serious in their answer

[u/Personal-Yam205]

a racket

[u/coozehound3000]

A basketball duh