Prince Original (Tour) Graphite 93 because of the crossbar.

I've also seen a player from

an opposing high school use this racquet too but I could never figure out the name of it until
now. That guy was decent.

Anyways, are there different midsize headsizes for this racquet? I know there is an oversize
version of this racquet from browsing the listings. I saw one 85 but the rest were 95. I'm
confused. What is the original headsize for the midsize version of this racquet?

Any other information on this racquet would be much appreciated. Playability? Quality?
Personal thoughts? Things like that.

standard (not sure what the actual headsize is, but it's too small for me)
midsize (85 sq in)
oversize (110 sq in)

the high beam sting comes in a 95 sq in headsize.

i own a couple of the 85 sq in stings and a couple high beam stings. the std beam sting mid
is a great racquet. typical of graphite sticks from the 80s, it's low powered by today's
standards. excellent feel and playability. the small headsize does require solid fundamentals
and fast, full strokes. compared to the POG mid, it's not as stiff or as powerful. both are
great sticks though.

the high beam sting has loads of power and is very stable due to it's widebody construction,
but offers less feel.

Oh so the standard is the 85. Now I'm not confused anymore (haha). Whether the one I
order is a standard or hyper beam was not specified. I'd be really happy if it was the
standard though. I love small frames so I'm already used to them.

To my knowledge, I'm the only high schooler around that plays with classic frames or a
small heftier frame. All of the new frames are crammed with technology. I like the plain
racquets with either minimal or no technology at all. I'm a fan of graphite too.

The specs are as follows:

85 sq. in.
12.6 oz
7 pt head light
beam width 17mm
16x18
stiffness 61

I am currently using a Sting II (black/red). It's almost identical as Sting Mid but it has a
bumper guard and is probably less stiff. It is my favorite racket. Its power level is very low,
probably similar to a PS6.0. Although it is heavy, the swing weight is actually not that high
due to the small head size. The overall quality is good but not excellent. It was sold at
around $150 back then (not as expensive as POG). The one I have has a few paint chips,
but the grommets are all good -- the grommets are probably the No.1 thing I look at when

evaluating the quality,

have only seen two headsizes in the old Sting that launched in the early 1980's to compete
with the POG. A mid and an oversize (largehead). Evidently, there was also a standard size
which was smaller than the mid. Can't imagine playing well with anything smaller than the
mid as it is fairly small. There were later versions of the Sting that were different rackets
entirely, the Highbeam (wide body?) and some others. There was even a fugly 1970's
elongated aluminum version that was strung through the throat. The first graphite Stingss
were grommetless and just said Graphite (no OS, no Largehead labels.) I think those
grommetless versions did not have the PWS. The originals Stings graphites were all black
graphite with blue pin stripes. The later version mid size was very similar but had gray
facings.

The mid is about 85/90, the OS/Largehead was about 107/100. Decent, very POG-like
players rackets and there a million used ones out there so they sell very cheap. Hey, that's
my racquet!! I'm just taking up the game again after a loooong layoff and I'm using the same
Sting midsize that I picked up in 1984. I tried demoing some newer racquets but didn't like
any as much as the Sting. Heck, looking at the specs, the Sting is very similar to any
modern "players" racquet but is slightly smaller in head size and a little more flexible.

I recently picked up a spare off craigslist that I've got to get re-strung and re-gripped. OP,
where did you pick up yours