British Juniors?

[BestLefty UK]

maybe 7.1. I dont need to work on technique any more as it is very good now. I Just need to work on the mental and hit a lot of balls

Mind putting up a vid. I'll probably put one up around the end of Jan. Need to focus on my school work right now

[Petekbladetour1]

yeah but i dont have acces to youtube

[rebecatennis]

maybe 7.1. I dont need to work on technique any more as it is very good now. I Just need to work on the mental and hit a lot of balls


My dad says that Nadal & Federer still have to work on Technique , so I guess that makes you better than them :)

[BestLefty UK]

What about Vimeo?

[SaunderS]

cant you just create an account?

[Petekbladetour1]

my dad wont alow me.

[Petekbladetour1]

well yeah nadal works on his technique sometimes, but both for him and me, that is not wot u need to focus on. The mental is the most important ;-)

[BestLefty UK]

So your comparing the stage you're at to Nadals? You actually think that at 14/15 years old that you don't need to work on your technique? Really???

[SaunderS]

Pete you had a pic of you during a tournament but it wouldnt show. Where you hitting a shot or anything? can we get a look at it?

[Petekbladetour1]

nah i was just posing with my trophe. Sorry i cant get it to work :-( im not to good with uploading photos. What is ur LTA number?

[Tofi]

Pete join photobooth and upload the pic then get the url for it and post it here.

[Petekbladetour1]

im actualy in the car on my way to play tennis now :-)
im writing this on the internet on my phone :-D

[SaunderS]

104487614 10char

[SaunderS]

im actualy in the car on my way to play tennis now :-)
im writing this on the internet on my phone :-D

Indoor or floodlit? What club?

[Petekbladetour1]

im playin wiw my dad in david lloyds. Indoor ;-)

[Tofi]

hey pete do you know of any new coaches in the David lloyd club??? one possibly called adam lawson???

[Petekbladetour1]

So your comparing the stage you're at to Nadals? You actually think that at 14/15 years old that you don't need to work on your technique? Really???

of course i need to work on it a bit, but what i need to focus on is the mental and hit loads a bals. And tofi, the answer is no!

[SaunderS]

Tofi do you have coaching?

[Tofi]

i dont have one to one coaching atm i wish to but atm i'm fine with just getting coached in a group of around 8 people or a little more and playing against afew of my friends. i might ask my friends to do this thing with the coach that gets us better at 3 or 4 differnts strokes and our serves. i'm thinking the group should be a max of 4 people.

[SaunderS]

i dont have one to one coaching atm i wish to but atm i'm fine with just getting coached in a group of around 8 people or a little more and playing against afew of my friends. i might ask my friends to do this thing with the coach that gets us better at 3 or 4 differnts strokes and our serves. i'm thinking the group should be a max of 4 people.

What do you mean? I have a group session with just 4 people.

[robertg06]

Thought I'd but in. Tofi, you say 3 or 4 different strokes. How many different strokes are there? Forehand, backhand?

[BestLefty UK]

volley

10 char

[SaunderS]

forehand, backhand, fh volley, bh volley, smash?

[Tofi]

Its working on your strokes and serves with a coach in a small group and i think its a 5 week thing 1 day a week. i'll have to check tomorow as i have a ladder league game. from what i remember it says on the ad at the club:
topspin forehand,backhand, volley serve and i think there was another thing but i have to check.

[SaunderS]

Whats your LTA number Tofi?

[robertg06]

Oh, thanks for clearing that up, I just don't see Volleys as a 'stroke' as such.

[Tofi]

i havent played a tourny yet though so i dont see how my LTA # will be much of use to you.

[SaunderS]

its been 6 weeks since my matchplays and its still not on the website.

[TMCW140]

What racket do you use TMC?

Sorry, posted then forgot :p
I'm currently using some Aero Storms with pro hurricane tour

[robertg06]

Ah, Aero Storm, I was interested in those about a month ago...

[SaunderS]

I love PHT, i was axtually considering the Aero Storm wit PHT. How is it?

[Alexio92]

its been 6 weeks since my matchplays and its still not on the website.

I wouldnt worry too much unless it turns ratings runs and its still missing and it affects your rating jump.

3 weeks until I am off crutches :?

[TMCW140]

I love PHT, i was axtually considering the Aero Storm wit PHT. How is it?

I love it! Tried a few other things, but definitely the best by far. Great feel to it.

[Petekbladetour1]

just finished playin after 4 weeks off tennis

[SaunderS]

I love it! Tried a few other things, but definitely the best by far. Great feel to it.

What else did you try? as for Pete, did it feel weird?

[TMCW140]

All sorts-can't always remember. best ones i tried before these were some synthetic Pacific ones. Didn't last too long though

[Petekbladetour1]

What else did you try? as for Pete, did it feel weird?

a little bit.

[Tofi]

Hey guys. i was out on court playing my set its sooo cold 0 degrees. i didnt do aswell as i did yesterday and lost.

[SaunderS]

We've just had for 10 mins! Pics of my Smiley Dampeners coming up.

[Tofi]

just had what??

[SaunderS]

Snow!!!!!!!

[Petekbladetour1]

:razz:nice! over here where i am there is frost brrr

[SaunderS]

Lucky i play indoors:)

[SaunderS]

Pete, do you hire courts for like an hour?

[Tofi]

^^^ your so lucky i have to play out doors in the effin' cold.

[SaunderS]

No indoor courts/centre near you?

[Tofi]

no the nearest indoor courts are in another town and they only have 2 indoor courts......

[robertg06]

I played outdoors today and it was -8 at one point :)

[Tofi]

when was that rob????

[Petekbladetour1]

Pete, do you hire courts for like an hour?

eh 2-3 hours usually, now that i play with this girl thats been no600 WTA(Carly Homewood). When i played at sutton the coaches booked the courts ;-)

[Petekbladetour1]

anyone ere?

[SaunderS]

how much does it cost to hire them? It cost me 8 pounds an hour, 14 for 2.

[rozy888]

where do you guys come from. i live in ipswich :)

[BestLefty UK]

LDN up in here!

[SaunderS]

Wigan, Lancashire.

[rozy888]

im ranked around the 50 mark nationally for under 14's and am a 7.1. havent been doing too well recently due to injury but am hoping to shoot up the rankings soon

[SaunderS]

what about county? do you have a sponsorship?

[rozy888]

suffolk
and i dont have a sponsorship yet, but some people said they might consider sponsoring me when the "credit crunch" is over

[SaunderS]

suffolk
and i dont have a sponsorship yet, but some people said they might consider sponsoring me when the "credit crunch" is over

Go for Head, you will definatly get it. Whats your county ranking? for Head, you must be top 25 county, and something like 250 nation. Easy for you mate.

[BestLefty UK]

Is your name Paul Midgley?

[rozy888]

really?
i'm 2nd in my county by 4 points!!! how close can you get
and personally i'm a babolat man. but thanks for pointing that out. i'm looking for some new rackets so i might look at some heads

[BestLefty UK]

SaunderS these are the exact requirements copied straight from email:
Criteria:

To qualify for a free of charge contract (only 2 in each age group):

Top 10 in national rankings or one of the top ten British players in the Tennis Europe rankings.

To qualify for a preferential rate contract (only 5 in each age group):

Top 40 in national rankings or one of the top 40 British players in the Tennis Europe rankings.

[SaunderS]

really?
i'm 2nd in my county by 4 points!!! how close can you get
and personally i'm a babolat man. but thanks for pointing that out. i'm looking for some new rackets so i might look at some heads

You should get Babolat, they are top 5 county arent they?

[rozy888]

as bestlefty said it's really hard to get sponsors from big names like head and babolat. my friend is sponsored by babolat but he's 16 in the country and was spotted at the nationals

[SaunderS]

what racket do you use? and strings?

[rozy888]

babolat aero pro drive cortex
with babolat pro hurricane tour strings

[SaunderS]

good choice of string ;)

[rozy888]

yeah it's great
i get a reel of ****
it saves so much money
and i am trying to learn how to string my own racket

[rozy888]

it doesnt let me say where i got it from
e-b-a-y i had to put the hyphons in

[SaunderS]

Yeah, it does that with its competitors like Tennis Nuts, and Pro Direct. Was it a good deal for the PHT?

[Alexio92]

really?
i'm 2nd in my county by 4 points!!! how close can you get
and personally i'm a babolat man. but thanks for pointing that out. i'm looking for some new rackets so i might look at some heads

11 points actually :)

[rozy888]

11 points actually :)

you are cheeky. whats your name, i'm gonna look you up

[rozy888]

Yeah, it does that with its competitors like Tennis Nuts, and Pro Direct. Was it a good deal for the PHT?

yeah it was. its the way forward trust me

[Alexio92]

you are cheeky. whats your name, i'm gonna look you up

Ill give you a challenge, find me on the lta site without knowing my name.

[rozy888]

thats a tuff challenge and im not sad enough to do it. lol

[Petekbladetour1]

hey, whos the new guy?

[Petekbladetour1]

good choice of string ;)

Nah, should get big banger and natural gut ;-)

[SaunderS]

i buy everything off e-bay. Apart from my racket. you never know if its fake or not!

[Petekbladetour1]

Do u guys know where to apply for Wilson sponsorship?
I will be good enough soon for one :-)

[SaunderS]

Dont get cocky, and actually, you wont. They come to you if they want to sponsor you.

[Petekbladetour1]

im not cocky!

[SaunderS]

Whats your county and national ranking Pete?

[Petekbladetour1]

ive just gone over to u16s so it is not that good yet. in u14 i played 5 tournys and got up to no 50 in the county

[Petekbladetour1]

the rest of the matches i played was matchpkays wich does not count towards the ranking points :-(
ive gone from 10.2 to 8.2 in only 1 year. and im beating most 8.2s im playing :-)

[SaunderS]

no chance in hell will you get a Wilson sponsorship at 50 in county. You wouldnt get any. Wilsons #1 county and like top 10 nation.

[Petekbladetour1]

yeah, i know but ive improved since then. and i was beating guys that were no 10 in the county. So really i should have been much higher ;-)

[Petekbladetour1]

u still there?

[rebecatennis]

ive just gone over to u16s so it is not that good yet. in u14 i played 5 tournys and got up to no 50 in the county

Long way to go then :)

[Petekbladetour1]

nah just need to win around 10 tournys. Not that hard ;-)

[rebecatennis]

nah just need to win around 10 tournys. Not that hard ;-)

What grade ?

[rebecatennis]

nah just need to win around 10 tournys. Not that hard ;-)


And whats the point of winning 10 when only your best 6 will count ?

[Petekbladetour1]

well yeah 6 then lol. how about grade3? ive been planning to do those :-)

[rebecatennis]

well yeah 6 then lol. how about grade3? ive been planning to do those :-)


Nope you would probably have to be a 6.2 minimum just to be accepted into the qualifying draw for any grade 3
Maybe grade 4 or 5 you could do .

[rebecatennis]

well yeah 6 then lol. how about grade3? ive been planning to do those :-)


Forgot to add , at 16 & U

[BestLefty UK]

im not cocky!

Sorry but yes you are.

[Petekbladetour1]

Sorry but yes you are.

No! not compared to rozy who the first thing he/she does is telling us he/she 2 in the county

[Petekbladetour1]

Nope you would probably have to be a 6.2 minimum just to be accepted into the qualifying draw for any grade 3
Maybe grade 4 or 5 you could do .

no really? ive seen 8.2 coming in to grade3s in u14s i was accepted with no probs in grade4. shouldnt be a problem to get in a grade3 tourny.

[SaunderS]

No! not compared to rozy who the first thing he/she does is telling us he/she 2 in the county

He's not cocky, I asked him what his rankings are.

[rebecatennis]

no really? ive seen 8.2 coming in to grade3s in u14s i was accepted with no probs in grade4. shouldnt be a problem to get in a grade3 tourny.

Yes , but you said that you had to play 16 & U now and I said that you would probably have to be a minimum 6.2 to get into a 16U grade 3 , which is true .

[SaunderS]

Pete, how many rackets do you have?

[robertg06]

'Cos rackets are an obvious measure of ability :P

[SaunderS]

No, but in another thread, he said he had 6 k blades. i just wanted to know if he was telling the truth.

[robertg06]

6? Wowza, that's a lot..

[SaunderS]

Exactly. 10char

[rebecatennis]

No, but in another thread, he said he had 6 k blades. i just wanted to know if he was telling the truth.

Why have 6 K blades when your 50th in the county ?????
Seems a bit silly :)

Should spend more time training and less wasting money on rackets :)

[SaunderS]

Why have 6 K blades when your 50th in the county ?????
Seems a bit silly :)

Should spend more time training and less wasting money on rackets :)

+1!!!10char.

[robertg06]

Haha, I'm even worse than that in the county, but I'm gonna get ma ranking up :) Plus, I only have one AG 300 and one AG 200.

[SaunderS]

I have one PDC! and a few crappy spares.

BTW, Wawrinka v Murray, Doha, is on Eurosport now.

[robertg06]

Woop, thanks, gonna watch it.

[SaunderS]

what racket do you use, rebecatennis?

[SaunderS]

My club was giving away free dampeners when you join. In case you cant read it, it says -

Tennis Club
Winstanley
2008

http://i42.tinypic.com/34pdlyu.jpg

[BestLefty UK]

No! not compared to rozy who the first thing he/she does is telling us he/she 2 in the county

What were the first things you said. "I used to play 5/6 hours a day." "I play with someone who was ranked 600 in the WTA" "I'd probably be a 5.0"

[SaunderS]

in another thread (K blade tour club) he said - "i have 6 k blades, is that enough?"

[robertg06]

Monfils is on and he's playing with a new Prince. I don't like how he plays, too boring for me. Saunders, that shock absorber looks cool :)

[BestLefty UK]

Nah Monfils is a legend! I find him so entertaining to watch. He seems to have added a bit more power and direction to his game, hopefully this will be a good year... maybe a couple titles, some QF/SF in grand slams

[robertg06]

I find him horribly boring to watch...

[BestLefty UK]

I like the way he plays cuz it's just so unorthodox and relaxed. It would be good to have his type of style (not for your body).

[SaunderS]

I love this camera, the low one. I hate that one thats really high up, you cant see how high the ball clears the net!

[BestLefty UK]

Wooohayy Monfils won. Did anyone see that Bernard Tomic is playing on the ATP? (he's no.4 junior in the world)

[SaunderS]

Whens he playin?

[BestLefty UK]

He played already and lost to Verdasco 6-4 6-4

[SaunderS]

He played already and lost to Verdasco 6-4 6-4

He did well to get 8 games against verdasco. How old is he?

[robertg06]

Yeah, I hate how it looks like the players clear the net so tightly, but they don't, the mens game is all about height and depth.

[SaunderS]

it was 6-4 6-2

[rebecatennis]

what racket do you use, rebecatennis?

I,ve just moved up to a full sized racket and I now use a Wilson N-code N100 , its its great for me as its a full size but still quite light , my back up is my old racket a Wilson N-Blade 26 inch .

[BestLefty UK]

it was 6-4 6-2

Yea sorry wasn't paying attention

[SaunderS]

I,ve just moved up to a full sized racket and I now use a Wilson N-code N100 , its its great for me as its a full size but still quite light , my back up is my old racket a Wilson N-Blade 26 inch .

I use a 100sq racket aswell.

[rozy888]

did that guy say im cocky?
and trust me he wouldnt get into any good tournaments as a 8.2. and if he's number 50 in the county he shouldnt even be mentioning the word sponsor.
by the way guys im a dude and rozy is just a nickname

[SaunderS]

Dont worry, he's the cocky one.

[rozy888]

saunders what your name??

[SaunderS]

Thomas Saunders

[rozy888]

you havent done many tournies. have ya?
i suggest match plays. this will help your rating. it doesnt matter too much about ranking as they go by rating first

[SaunderS]

I've been playing for nearly 2 years, but only started competing about 6 weeks ago. I'm gonna start doing matchplays often aswell.

[rozy888]

yeah good. you seem to be dedicated to tennis a lot. i need to start doing that more if i want to take tennis seriously

[SaunderS]

Yeah i am, but my coach isnt, he doesnt take me seriously enough.

[rozy888]

luckily for me mine does, but he's been coaching me for about 5 years and he's never come to watch me play a tournament

[SaunderS]

do you have one on one lessons or group?

[westy]

petekbladetour1, i don't want to be a downer but, i'd give up on your hopes of getting sponsored by wilson, seriously. In fact, stop thinking about getting any kind of sponsorship.

I know someone, played junior davis cup for GB last year. Will Wilson sponsor him? No.

[SaunderS]

he has 6 k blades, does he even need one?

[robertg06]

Haha what SaunderS said...

At rebeca: I'm a 9.1 and got into a grade 4 where the best player was an 8.1 :)

[Petekbladetour1]

Pete, how many rackets do you have?

6 kbladetours :-D
Why you asking?

[SaunderS]

Just to make sure you wernt lying. Why do you have so many? Do you even use them all?

[robertg06]

Because having more racquets makes him feel more important :)

[Petekbladetour1]

Why have 6 K blades when your 50th in the county ?????
Seems a bit silly :)

Should spend more time training and less wasting money on rackets :)

hang on a sec... dident you read in my other post how much i play?
i used to play 6 hours a day. 6 h a day took alot of stress on the body so now i play 2-3h a day. And that is the reason for so many rackets. i break alot of strings when i play that much. when i used to play in sutton, one racket would last me 2days. It took 3 days for the laddy there to restring it. and that is also the reason i bought a stringing machine :-)

[Petekbladetour1]

Just to make sure you wernt lying. Why do you have so many? Do you even use them all?

and yeah i use em all

[rozy888]

it gives him hope that one day he might actually be good at tennis

[Petekbladetour1]

Because having more racquets makes him feel more important :)

No! I need so many rackets becouse i break the strings

[SaunderS]

Yeah, you need them when you where playing twice as long as you are now, so you only need half as many. You should sell a few.

[robertg06]

it gives him hope that one day he might actually be good at tennis

Ouch, harsh. I try to be neutral but that was quite a good line :twisted:

Anyways, I'm gonna give dunlop a ring soon and ask them about sponsorship as they told me to call them in january.

[Tofi]

Hey guys. welcome to the forums rozy. I have to say pete 6 of the same racket wtf. i bet you dont even play level 2 or 3 tournys. i would only get 6 of the same racket if i'm excelent or more than excelent like in the top 500 in the uk or so. at this point though 2 rackets is enough. if you break strings that easily then stop using those strings and use more durable ones.btw what strings do you use??

[Petekbladetour1]

yeah yeah rozy. You havent seen me play. Rankings and ratings doesnt say anything really! I should put up a vid of me playing so all of you could see. The only problem is that my dad wont allow me :-(

[SaunderS]

Hey guys. welcome to the forums rozy. I have to say pete 6 of the same racket wtf. i bet you dont even play level 2 or 3 tournys. i would only get 6 of the same racket if i'm excelentor more than excelent like in the top 500 in the uk or so. at this point 2 rackets is enough.

I wouldnt even need 6 then, 4 should do.

[SaunderS]

yeah yeah rozy. You havent seen me play. Rankings and ratings doesnt say anything really! I should put up a vid of me playing so all of you could see. The only problem is that my dad wont allow me :-(

Gotta agree with ya there.

[Petekbladetour1]

What were the first things you said. "I used to play 5/6 hours a day." "I play with someone who was ranked 600 in the WTA" "I'd probably be a 5.0"

thats not the forst thing i said! id already been writing 200 posts when i said that :-D

[Petekbladetour1]

tofi whats your rating?

[robertg06]

Hey guys. welcome to the forums rozy. I have to say pete 6 of the same racket wtf. i bet you dont even play level 2 or 3 tournys. i would only get 6 of the same racket if i'm excelent or more than excelent like in the top 500 in the uk or so. at this point though 2 rackets is enough. if you break strings that easily then stop using those strings and use more durable ones.btw what strings do you use??

Look, he has his methods. He's obviously encouraged by his parents to play tennis unlike me, so all the luck to him. Just cos he has 6 rackets doesn't make him any worse or better. Maybe he's a chronic string breaker, unlike me and Saunderss.

[SaunderS]

Oh yeah he said stuff before he said that. he's not cocky:confused:

[SaunderS]

tofi whats your rating?

I though Rating and Ranking doesnt really mean anything?

[Tofi]

i havent played one tourny yet so its still 10.2 . i wish i had more time to train in the week as i feel 3 - 5 hours a week is too little.

[Tofi]

Look, he has his methods. He's obviously encouraged by his parents to play tennis unlike me, so all the luck to him. Just cos he has 6 rackets doesn't make him any worse or better. Maybe he's a chronic string breaker, unlike me and Saunderss.

i'm not a choronic string break either.actually to be truthfull i havent broken any strings yet.

[robertg06]

You want to train more than 3-5 hours a week in winter?

[BestLefty UK]

hang on a sec... dident you read in my other post how much i play?
i used to play 6 hours a day. 6 h a day took alot of stress on the body so now i play 2-3h a day. And that is the reason for so many rackets. i break alot of strings when i play that much. when i used to play in sutton, one racket would last me 2days. It took 3 days for the laddy there to restring it. and that is also the reason i bought a stringing machine :-)

There you go boasting again. Being honest Sutton isn't that good of an academy. You wanna brag about academies then go somewhere like Bollitieri.

[robertg06]

Calm down lads, let's not gang up.

[SaunderS]

yay 100 pages!!

back on topic, Pete, what bag do you use, it must be a Super Sixteen if you have 6 rackets plus all ur stuff!

[Tofi]

hey bluk when did you go to equelite???

[SaunderS]

Calm down lads, let's not gang up.

Turning into a bloody riot this!

[robertg06]

Lol, I wish I had support like Pete does. I tried convincing my parents that two of the same racket isn't much at all, but it didn't go so well.

[BestLefty UK]

hey bluk when did you go to equelite???

I didn't go there I went to a different one but I'm going this summer for a fortnight.

[robertg06]

I think I might switch back to one-handed backhand.

[SaunderS]

Lol, I wish I had support like Pete does. I tried convincing my parents that two of the same racket isn't much at all, but it didn't go so well.

Same. I will have to wait til my birthday or christmas to get a new racket. Before my PDC, i had something like a 107sq. 'roger federer 27" titanium' or some crap like that, and my dad said why is the PDC smaller?

[SaunderS]

I think I might switch back to one-handed backhand.

Just out of the blue?

[Petekbladetour1]

Look, he has his methods. He's obviously encouraged by his parents to play tennis unlike me, so all the luck to him. Just cos he has 6 rackets doesn't make him any worse or better. Maybe he's a chronic string breaker, unlike me and Saunderss.

actually, all the coaches ive had is saying completely the opposite of what you are saying!
And shouldnt the coaches know better than you. They have known me for a long time, and you have never even met me!

[rozy888]

i like it how robert tries to change the subject :P

[Petekbladetour1]

I am not encouraged by my parents. it is actualy that sometimes my parents disincourages me :-(
I LOVE tennis!

[Petekbladetour1]

I though Rating and Ranking doesnt really mean anything?

Yeah they dont. I just wanted to know.

[SaunderS]

I am not encouraged by my parents. it is actualy that sometimes my parents disincourages me :-(
I LOVE tennis!

So after buying you a stringing machine, 6x 150 quid rackets and sending you to Sutton, they disencourage you?

[BestLefty UK]

Ranking does mean something whereas rating really doesn't. I've seen people ranked way higher than people rated higher.

[robertg06]

@ Saunders: Well, I've had a long battle with backhands and I've never really made a proper decision. About a year ago I started playing with a one hander and it started to get really good, but it wasn't stable enough and was a bit loopy...A few days ago, I started to use it again and it was really good, really consistent and could hit loads of winners. Technique wise, it's far better than my two hander but my two hander used to be more solid. Overall, I prefer the one hander's elegance and beauty, and I enjoy hitting a one hander, it feels a lot nicer to me.

@ Rozy: Haha, I do try.

[Petekbladetour1]

There you go boasting again. Being honest Sutton isn't that good of an academy. You wanna brag about academies then go somewhere like Bollitieri.

Im not boasting about sutton. it is actualy one of the worst academies ive ever been to! thats why i stopped going there

[rozy888]

Ok. If you are going to ask what club i go to, i will tell you now. I do not go to a club i have a private coach that was 600 WTA ranked.

ok sorry pete but you've forced me to do this. you say your coach was 600 in the wta. i'll tell you who i hit with. elena baltacha! ever heard of her? she's about 150 in the world and at this moment is in australia getting ready for the aussie open, also i have the same fitness coach as her. so stuff that down your pipe and smoke it

[BestLefty UK]

Battle of the Boasters

[Petekbladetour1]

yay 100 pages!!

back on topic, Pete, what bag do you use, it must be a Super Sixteen if you have 6 rackets plus all ur stuff!

ive got the same bag as saunders has in his picture :-D

[BestLefty UK]

And another thing... am I the only one with supportive parents? My mum doesn't mind spending money on my tennis but she hates it when I switch rackets constantly

[Petekbladetour1]

Nice! elena baltacha shes very good ive heard. My coachs name is Carly Homewood. ever heard of her?

[robertg06]

Haha, doesn't Elena Baltacha play at Hazelstone Tennis club?

[SaunderS]

there is people in Lancashire ranked about 40/50 who are 10.2's. Rozy, isnt she top 5 women in GB?

[Petekbladetour1]

So after buying you a stringing machine, 6x 150 quid rackets and sending you to Sutton, they disencourage you?

No not in that sense. But somethings they say to me. Like forcing me to have 4 weeks off. It wasnt my will to have these 4 weeks off you see. But its a long story and i dont have time to tell it now.

[rozy888]

there is people in Lancashire ranked about 40/50 who are 10.2's. Rozy, isnt she top 5 women in GB?

yeah she's 3 i think

[SaunderS]

Rozy how did you get such a good coach? you too Pete.

[robertg06]

I'm with Peter Albertelli who coaches Rianka Patel and Zack Evenden :)

[rozy888]

Rozy how did you get such a good coach? you too Pete.

i've just been lucky. she lives in ipswich and thats where i train, and her fitness coach is the same as my one so he arranges for me to have hits with her

[BestLefty UK]

I'm with Peter Albertelli who coaches Rianka Patel and Zack Evenden :)

Hey robert I was thinking about joining Harrow cuz Esporta doesn't take tennis as seriously as it should. Does Peter coach there?

EDIT: Maybe you lot could help me out picking a new club. It between Pinner Lawn tennis club, Moor Park & Radlett. Any other suggestions would be welcome

[Tofi]

I didn't go there I went to a different one but I'm going this summer for a fortnight.

I was thinking of going. i might go next year or so.btw try batchwood ltc in st. albans i dont go there but its a hpc and i hear its good.

[BestLefty UK]

I was thinking of going. i might go next year or so.btw try batchwood ltc in st. albans i dont go there but its a hpc and i hear its good.

Cool I'm also gonna try out a chinese academy (I got fam that live there)

[rozy888]

I was thinking of going. i might go next year or so.btw try batchwood ltc in st. albans i dont go there but its a hpc and i hear its good.

i went to batchwood once to play a njcl match, we got their and no one turned up so they gave us free drinks :)

[SaunderS]

I'm with Peter Albertelli who coaches Rianka Patel and Zack Evenden :)

I'm wit Andrew Carey who coaches eerrrrr.. Tom Saunders!

[rozy888]

I'm wit Andrew Carey who coaches eerrrrr.. Tom Saunders!

wow! i heard that guy was really good and is totally under rated

[SaunderS]

What club are you guys currently at? (except Tofi, coz you see it as personal.)

[SaunderS]

wow! i heard that guy was really good and is totally under rated

Haha, thanks mate:)

[Tofi]

i went to batchwood once to play a njcl match, we got their and no one turned up so they gave us free drinks :)

My friend plays there. what other clubs in hertfordshire have you been to??? hey guys is tihs a good deal 2 200m reels of blue gear for $84???

[rozy888]

My friend plays there. what other clubs in hertfordshire have you been to???

st albans and gosling

[robertg06]

My friend plays there. what other clubs in hertfordshire have you been to??? hey guys is tihs a good deal 2 200m reels of blue gear for $84???

Why on earth do you want REELS of strings?

[Tofi]

its a deal i was offered and they dont do blue gear in sets. they only do pro supex poly control in sets.

[rozy888]

Why on earth do you want REELS of strings?

i buy reels. it saves so much money especially if you get them of e-b-a-y

[SaunderS]

My friend plays there. what other clubs in hertfordshire have you been to??? hey guys is tihs a good deal 2 200m reels of blue gear for $84???

+ like $20 for shipping. get it from tennis tech, 55 pounds for 200m

[robertg06]

its a deal i was offered and they dont do blue gear in sets. they only do pro supex poly control in sets.

They do blue gear in sets!

[SaunderS]

http://www.tennis-tech.co.uk/polyesterstrings.htm

[BestLefty UK]

God Tofi I think you need to learn what's needed and whats not. I'm sorry to say this and this is out of complete honesty;
You rightfully said you're about a 3.0 so (no offence) I doubt you really need a poly let alone 2 reels of it. You also said you're not a stringbreaker so why on earth would you need a reel, in my opinion you could probably make a reel last for at least a decade if you didn't care about the tension drop. Next, you can/may explain "oh they go dead after a week" but for your level I doubt the tension matters that much and I also doubt they go dead after a week cuz I'm sure you're not hitting the ball hard enough to make them go dead after a week.

[Petekbladetour1]

rozy, what is your real name?

[SaunderS]

Yeah, Tofi, you said you're not a string breaker.

[robertg06]

I'm still trying to find the most secure UK site to buy Pro Supex strings...

[Petekbladetour1]

Nice! elena baltacha shes very good ive heard. My coachs name is Carly Homewood. ever heard of her?

Has anyone ever heard of Carly Homewood?

[1012007]

Tofi, where did you get offered that deal?

[robertg06]

I've heard of Carly Homewood!

From you...

[SaunderS]

I'm still trying to find the most secure UK site to buy Pro Supex strings...

Tennis-tech.co.uk or tennisstringer.co.uk.

[BestLefty UK]

Has anyone ever heard of Carly Homewood?

You want me to be honest? Nope never heard of her

[robertg06]

I think I'll go for tennisstringer, as I did find it :)

Now, onto convincing my dad that a restring does make a difference.

He was saying to me:

Strings make no difference.

And I would reply: They make nearly as much difference as the racket!

To no avail...

[BestLefty UK]

rozy, what is your real name?

Rohan something

[robertg06]

I don't get how you order from tennis-tech or tennis stringer :S

[SaunderS]

Tell us how it is, and how the company is etc.. when(if:)) you get it

[SaunderS]

I don't get how you order from tennis-tech or tennis stringer :S

http://www.tennisstringer.co.uk/TennisStringer.co.uk%20-%20Placing%20an%20Order%20-%20Great%20products,%20cheap%20prices.htm

[rozy888]

rozy, what is your real name?

rohan abel

[1012007]

You have to order by phone, or paypal on tennisstringer

[robertg06]

Will do, for tennis stringer you have to email them

[SaunderS]

for tennis-tech, i would just phone them.

[robertg06]

Yeah, I'll ring 'em tomorrow or something. And ring Dunlop.

[SaunderS]

Dunlop for a sponsorship?

[Petekbladetour1]

rohan abel

what is your LTA number?
Mine is 100815407

[Petekbladetour1]

;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

[Petekbladetour1]

NO not really. My real number is 103808384

[rozy888]

i dont no my new one but my old one is 290493 and it still works if you type it in

[Petekbladetour1]

I've heard of Carly Homewood!

From you...

Ha ha okay. She was top 10 england before she quit tennis 6 months ago

[Alexio92]

i dont no my new one but my old one is 290493 and it still works if you type it in

Did you play cornwall in the county cup?

[Petekbladetour1]

ive checked you. your new no is 102904937. Have you guys ever heard of Jett Cash? have you played him?

[Tofi]

I know you guys will probabley take the piss so much and stuff but eh..... I asked pro supex about a sponsorship for future references and they said because i dont have a ranking that they will give me a semi sponsorship the deal includes 2 reels of blue gear for 84$ and 25 12m sets of poly control for 70$ and any other string of my choice and free grips vibration dampeners butt caps etc.

[rozy888]

nice amount of points you've got there pete. a WHOLE 1

[rozy888]

ive checked you. your new no is 102904937. Have you guys ever heard of Jett Cash? have you played him?

i havent heard of him

[SaunderS]

what is your LTA number?
Mine is 100815407

Wow, you've played 0 tournaments and your #1!

[BestLefty UK]

I know you guys will probabley take the piss so much and stuff but eh..... I asked pro supex about a sponsorship for future references and they said because i dont have a ranking that they will give me a semi sponsorship the deal includes 2 reels of blue gear for 84$ and 25 12m sets of poly control for 70$ and any other string of my choice and free grips vibration dampeners butt caps etc.

A great story to tell all of your friends... "I just got sponsored... Haha I'm better than all of you"

[Petekbladetour1]

nice amount of points you've got there pete. a WHOLE 1

I know. I just went over to u16 and only played one tournament, where i didnt play particulary well.

[Petekbladetour1]

Wow, you've played 0 tournaments and your #1!

I was just Joking. Anyway how did Murray get his no1 ranking without playing any tournys?

[SaunderS]

I know you guys will probabley take the piss so much and stuff but eh..... I asked pro supex about a sponsorship for future references and they said because i dont have a ranking that they will give me a semi sponsorship the deal includes 2 reels of blue gear for 84$ and 25 12m sets of poly control for 70$ and any other string of my choice and free grips vibration dampeners butt caps etc.

Good on ya lad! so your getting a 'partial' for doing bugger all! do they know that your british?

[Petekbladetour1]

But i used to have quite alot of points in u14. At least quite alot for having played only 4 tournys in the u14. I got 140 points in the u14. I knoe it might not sound like alot but i only played 4 tournys remember...

[robertg06]

@ Saunderss: Yeah for sponsorship, partial.

@ Tofi: How did you get in contact with them?

[SaunderS]

I was just Joking. Anyway how did Murray get his no1 ranking without playing any tournys?

Oh, you see, he knows the Directing Manager of the LTA, so he asked him nicely. :confused: maybe because hes on the frikkin ATP Tour?

[Tofi]

if you dont beleive me here's the email right from the start of me saying about knowing about sponsorships(btw read from bottom upwards as its from an outlet express email box):

Patrick:
UK player.
1.thanks your e mail reply.
2.As u have not yet to enter ATP ranking and LTA with high ranking. so we will sponsor u with semi-way.(what is your racket brand))
Please be kindly consider to study our proposal :
a. Blue gear-2 reels- price-USD84.oo(in UK each reel u must pay USD89/reel) from us u pay 50% only.
b. poly control-UK- set silver color- in set 12M-25sets- USD75.oo
c.what other strign u like to play???
d. free overgrip,free protection tape, free vibradamper,Free Caps etc...

3,.can u e mail me your playing tennsi picture?
Rgds
Jopng
prosupex-Taiwan.
USA miami.
Europe-belgium.

From: Patrick Tawfik
To: PROSUPEX
Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: Sponsorship


Hi jong. What do you mean by tournament records before me joining the LTA. the LTA is the Lawn Tennis Association that i got my British tennis membership from. without that i cat play any proper tournys. Also can i just have a String Sponsorship as i like the racket i'm playing with atm.

cheers for the info though
----- Original Message -----
From: PROSUPEX
To: Patrick Tawfik
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: Sponsorship


Patrick:

1.pls mail your personal player information in details???
age:? photo of playing tennis? address? tournament record before LTA?(ranking?)
2. do u have coach now? play and trainned in?????
3.Your target for LTA tour??? 2009?
4.the racket u play ? brand? Modle? the strign u play now? brand? model?
rgds
Jong
prosupex.
www.prosupex.com.tw
ITF/WSF member.
USA Miami
Europe-belgium.
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Tawfik
To: prosupex@seed.net.tw
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 12:53 AM
Subject: Sponsorship


hi i'm from the uk. i'd like to ask about sponsorship for future references as i just joined the LTA.

Cheers

Edit:

i know he thaught i was an adult but at first i didnt tell him my age i just did after reading his email.

[Petekbladetour1]

Anyway lets stop bragging! No one can say how good they are without us having seen them play. has anyone heard of Jett Cash?

[BestLefty UK]

I know. I just went over to u16 and only played one tournament, where i didnt play particulary well.

Hey you know that matchplay that you played at Riverside Northwood. Well the kid you lost to (Asher Spencer)... The kid that beat him is a kid I hit with.

This one:
http://www2.lta.org.uk/Search/FindACompetition/EventResults.htm?Id=1-18QL2J&BSMGuid=4f1b09a5-1d3a-47d3-970d-42efcc018542

Kid that I play with:
http://www2.lta.org.uk/Search/PlayerSearch/PlayerDetails.htm?Id=1-WB-41699&EventId=1-18QL2J&BSMGuid=6c0c2adc-53b7-45b2-b650-5f0ce1479daf

[robertg06]

so, Tofi, how did you email them?

[rozy888]

Anyway lets stop bragging! No one can say how good they are without us having seen them play. has anyone heard of Jett Cash?

i looked him up and he's not anything special