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    **any PRINCE USERS have any arm problems??

    I don't use polys but might one day. I wonder why the obsession with high tensions ? What's there to prove? Some people say polys being inherently a stiff string, they are meant to be strung low and about 57 lb is the way to go. If that is true, why not start with using a product the way it's...
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    Why All The Talk About "Players" Racquets When Most People are Sub-4.0???

    I can agree with your points, but complexity, what complexity ? It's really not that complex. Most of those technologies and fancy names are hype and don't change the fundamentals. Re: ordering over the Net. Where I live consumer habits have remained a bit more traditional compared to the...
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    Why All The Talk About "Players" Racquets When Most People are Sub-4.0???

    My humble take on this - while I'm extremely careful about the frames I chose I don't like demoing, and haven't played many frames over the years so my perspective is necessarily limited. My new frames are 2 Prince POGs. Before that I had 2 Völkl Tour 10 MPs for four years. And before that a...
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    POG mid string questions

    Hey guys, I didn't have time to log in these past days, just wanted to say thank you for the very helpful replies. When I first saw the POG stringed - my first job - the pattern looked really strange to me. A guy at my club who has a 18x20 said to me, you did it wrong, you must have skipped a...
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    POG mid string questions

    I'm a recent convert to the POG mid and own a couple of them. They play like a dream. Those things are pure genius. They compare favourably to anything else I've played and it's hard to believe they were released more than 20 years ago. One issue though, a string snapped clean after only a...
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    Does anyone like Safina?

    I like her. I find her touching. I think her feminine charm will only grow. She grew up in total admiration for her big brother. She's only now coming into her own.
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    Federer Still Getting Gold

    I think this doubles gold medal will be remembered because Federer won it. Federer will remember it too. He and Stan were ecstatic and it was wonderful to see. Nadal_Freak surely you can see as well as anybody that it was a beautiful moment. Whether Nadal wins the singles gold or not won't...
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    Totally new to tennis

    As a general recommendation - get a "tweener" racquet, see if tennis is for you. When you reach the 3.5 level, switch to a forgiving "player" racquet.
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    Federer should drop Higueras??

    Really Murray does that? Interesting. Do you have more info as to what he does exactly by way of meditation ?
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    Brad Gilbert is so annoying...

    I agree... Brad Gilbert deserves respect.
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    Roger's stick change...

    Shameful, really ? Get your facts straight please. Federer is an elite super athlete - witness for instance his quicksilver foot speed - and you can bet he is super strong as well. People have been brainwashed to think that fit and strong means a Rambo physique. But the truth is strength begins...
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    Federer Becoming No. 2 is a GOOD THING

    You, on the other hand, know how to perform when it counts. Heck, you just won Wimbledon.
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    advice please about replacing my Tour 10 MP Volkls: what about the POG ?

    I really don't understand what's the policy at Volkl. I thought the BBecker brand had taken over the upper range segment. So know they're going to have two competiting player's lines in the same company?
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    advice please about replacing my Tour 10 MP Volkls: what about the POG ?

    Thanks guys... as another thread re: RDS001 / POG comparison, it's all very subjective and only a demo can really settle it and since that option is complicated where I live I'll just make do... I'm pretty sure it can't be a bad choice though and I can make it suit my game. Bengt, I'm pretty...
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    advice please about replacing my Tour 10 MP Volkls: what about the POG ?

    Sorry to bring this up again - but I made the decision, and just bought a pair of Mid POGs which should be on their way. The deciding factor besides your recommendations was the heavier swingweight compared to my current racquet, the Tour 10 MP. I'm not used to analyzing how a racquet performs...
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    stringing: how long does it take?

    Thanks !
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    stringing: how long does it take?

    Simple question I had, how long does it usually take to string a racquet, once you get the hang of it? I saw a good deal on a used machine and am considering buying it.
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    Which tennis player chokes more than Gasquet?

    Well I'm French and don't think it is true that Gasquet ever had to suffer from pressure from the entire country. Maybe from the tennis community & officials as he grew up, but certainly not from the country. Before his 2005 Monte Carlo match Gasquet was virtually unknown to the general public...
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    Tennis balls are really expensive in Europe

    Yes and it is rather scandalous. How is a 4 or 5 fold difference in price justified ? Does anyone have an explanation ? It is a similar situation with racquets, and made more dramatic by the low dollar, though it isn't as bad. I'll buy my new racquets from TW at half the price, probably an older...
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    WTA onehander at number one spot ?

    Maybe, I don't know... but that reminded me of something a tennis coach told me recently - whether it is really the case or not, or has anything to do with a backhand preference - he said that more kids wanted to be Nadal rather than Federer. I mean, what if more kids dig Sharapova over Henin?
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    It's time, Fed..................

    I don't know, is the fact that Roger has been able to win so much without a coach reassuring news, in the sense that it's one major card at his disposal he hasn't used yet? What if he finds his magic coach, like a Gil Reyes or a Daren Cahill? Whatever happens, I don't have a crystal ball, but...
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    advice please about replacing my Tour 10 MP Volkls: what about the POG ?

    Thanks NoBadMojo - I didn't occur to me to look at the Becker line - it wasn't around when I last looked for a racquet - Boris has been making some changes at Volkl it seems. I can't demo sticks from TW because I don't live in the US and my local store doesn't carry Volkls anymore. Anyway I'm...
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    advice please about replacing my Tour 10 MP Volkls: what about the POG ?

    Thank you for all the replies! Bengt I've thought about the mid but TW gives it as suited for 5.0 + players and these days I play at a 4.5 level max on a good day. It seems to be a perfectly designed stick and it's reasonably priced so it is tempting, but if it turns out to be harder to play...
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    advice please about replacing my Tour 10 MP Volkls: what about the POG ?

    Hello, I'll soon be replacing my Volkls. My favourite store where I live doesn't carry Volkl anymore and I'm not familiar with any of their newer models or classics reissues (such as the C model). I haven't tried many other racquets in the past four years and none that I've found...
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    Increasing the weight you push/curl/lift

    How about an alternative to weights... and to increasing loads and more and more strain on your joints. Google "transformetrics" and check their web site, it should be worth your time.
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    Martial Arts - which to choose?

    Tai chi chuan is very interesting as martial art, if you can find an instructor who also teaches it as the martial art that tai chi originally is. But don't expect fast results. Closer to what you may be looking for, recently I read some articles on the Web about the Russian martial art Systema...
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    Tennis Hardest Sport?

    I remember reading about a similar study in a general-interest - Sports Illustrated type - European magazine. Ranked in terms of athletic difficulty, tennis came a surprising second in the ranking as toughest competitive sport, after swimming if I remember correctly. The parameters used included...
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    A good WTA Match

    Strange, too, that Jankovic doesn't seem to elicit much interest here because she is a magnificent player.
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    More ProKennex frames available at TW, so is PK back?

    Those news / rumors of Pro Kennex shutting down are a bit suprising to me, as I thought - or so I heard a few years ago - they were one of the top manufacturers, making the bulk of their production not under the PK name but sub-contracting for quite a few major brands. Does anyone know more...
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    **Yonex RDS002 Tour Review**

    Hi, I'm looking for a replacement to my Völkls Tour 10 mid + (gen I). I have a feeling that this Yonex could fit the bill. Has anyone played with both? Thanks,
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