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Forum: Pro Match Results and Discussion 12-05-2012, 01:08 PM
Replies: 167
Federer's South American Exhibition Tour - General Discussion Thread
Views: 11,610
Posted By Greg Raven
Just keep telling yourself, "The tennis season is...

Just keep telling yourself, "The tennis season is too long. The players need more time off to rest. The tennis season is too long. The players need more time off to rest. The tennis season is too...
Forum: Pros' Racquets and Gear 06-10-2012, 05:47 AM
Replies: 82
John McEnroe on Nadal and Babolat
Views: 14,138
Posted By Greg Raven
It bothers me because I think tennis is the best...

It bothers me because I think tennis is the best game ever devised by man, but to watch it on TV usually means having to endure non-stop drivel and stupid utterances by the commentators.

It used to...
Forum: Pros' Racquets and Gear 06-09-2012, 04:21 PM
Replies: 82
John McEnroe on Nadal and Babolat
Views: 14,138
Posted By Greg Raven
I was attempting to provide context in my point,...

I was attempting to provide context in my point, which is that McEnroe was dead wrong about Babolat being some backwater company until Nadal came along. As frosting on the cake, he was dead wrong...
Forum: Pros' Racquets and Gear 06-09-2012, 05:54 AM
Replies: 82
John McEnroe on Nadal and Babolat
Views: 14,138
Posted By Greg Raven
John McEnroe on Nadal and Babolat

Did anyone else hear John McEnroe say the other day that before Nadal started using Babolat racquets, Babolat had no racquet business? He made it sound as if it was mainly due to Nadal's popularity...
Forum: Strings 12-22-2011, 04:10 AM
Replies: 19
Ytex Strings
Views: 2,817
Posted By Greg Raven
That's not the testing date, that's the cover...

That's not the testing date, that's the cover date of the issue of RSI magazine in which the playtest report will appear.
Forum: Wanted 05-19-2011, 06:12 AM
Replies: 1
WTB: Babolat Star 5
Views: 379
Posted By Greg Raven
Bump. Still looking for another Babolat Star 5.

Bump. Still looking for another Babolat Star 5.
Forum: Wanted 05-11-2011, 01:44 PM
Replies: 1
WTB: Babolat Star 5
Views: 379
Posted By Greg Raven
WTB: Babolat Star 5

I need a backup machine for my main Star 5. I can pick up anywhere in San Diego County.
Forum: Pros' Racquets and Gear 03-20-2011, 02:56 PM
Replies: 104
Lawsuit?
Views: 7,434
Posted By Greg Raven
No. Technically, the players endorse the brand,...

No. Technically, the players endorse the brand, not any particular stick. Plus you might not have standing, and you'd have to show that you were somehow harmed.
Forum: Pros' Racquets and Gear 03-20-2011, 02:53 PM
Replies: 7
Nadal & Andreev got similar playing style and racquet, but choosing different length.
Views: 1,790
Posted By Greg Raven
25/23 at Indian Wells.

25/23 at Indian Wells.
Forum: Pros' Racquets and Gear 03-20-2011, 02:51 PM
Replies: 35
Gasquet Specs
Views: 7,137
Posted By Greg Raven
Nope, I mean 314. Strung racquet right off the...

Nope, I mean 314. Strung racquet right off the machine, ready to go on court.
Forum: Pros' Racquets and Gear 03-20-2011, 02:11 PM
Replies: 6
Woz nat gut?
Views: 1,283
Posted By Greg Raven
I can confirm the string, although her tension...

I can confirm the string, although her tension was between 25 and 27 kg, depending on conditions.
Forum: Pros' Racquets and Gear 03-20-2011, 02:07 PM
Replies: 18
With all the fuss about Stosur, what's her actual frame/string/tension?...
Views: 4,932
Posted By Greg Raven
At the BNP Paribas Open, she was stringing RPM...

At the BNP Paribas Open, she was stringing RPM Blast in the range of 51-53, depending on conditions.
Forum: Pros' Racquets and Gear 03-20-2011, 02:01 PM
Replies: 35
Gasquet Specs
Views: 7,137
Posted By Greg Raven
I grabbed one of his sticks at IWTG and it was...

I grabbed one of his sticks at IWTG and it was 314 grams, 32 cm balance, 376 swingweight.
Forum: Pros' Racquets and Gear 03-20-2011, 01:59 PM
Replies: 35
Nadal's Racquet
Views: 9,148
Posted By Greg Raven
I grabbed one of his sticks at IWTG. 336 grams,...

I grabbed one of his sticks at IWTG. 336 grams, 33 cm balance, 344 swingweight.
Forum: Strings 02-06-2011, 02:54 PM
Replies: 20
does the string meter really work
Views: 1,292
Posted By Greg Raven
My un-scientific hunch is that each string has an...

My un-scientific hunch is that each string has an "impact signature" that is difficult to measure, but which the human body can detect. If this is correct, the numbers are still correct, but there...
Forum: Strings 02-05-2011, 02:51 PM
Replies: 20
does the string meter really work
Views: 1,292
Posted By Greg Raven
Briefly: You mount the string in the machine (as...

Briefly: You mount the string in the machine (as shown in the video), and hit it with a hammer. You monitor the rebound of the hammer and the tension rise in the string.
Forum: Strings 02-05-2011, 04:34 AM
Replies: 20
does the string meter really work
Views: 1,292
Posted By Greg Raven
I hope you're not trying to imply that the hammer...

I hope you're not trying to imply that the hammer test is invalid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tPUYN5W1Ho&feature=player_embedded

Starting at 1:48.
Forum: Pros' Racquets and Gear 12-06-2010, 05:51 AM
Replies: 21
Bryan Brother's racquet question
Views: 3,745
Posted By Greg Raven
I measured them at the 2010 BNP Paribas...

I measured them at the 2010 BNP Paribas tournament at Indian Wells, and got similar specs:

http://www.hdtennis.com/grs/pro_racquet_specs/201003bnp-paribas-open.html
Forum: Stringing Techniques / Stringing Machines 10-23-2010, 04:02 AM
Replies: 20
New MRT
Views: 1,616
Posted By Greg Raven
Congratulations!

Congratulations!
Forum: Odds & Ends 07-01-2010, 03:59 PM
Replies: 4
Happy Birthday -- Greg Raven!
Views: 310
Posted By Greg Raven
Thank you, thank you!

Thank you, thank you!
Forum: Stringing Techniques / Stringing Machines 05-28-2010, 04:09 PM
Replies: 53
Babolat Starting Clamp
Views: 4,711
Posted By Greg Raven
Note that this procedure is very difficult unless...

Note that this procedure is very difficult unless you're using a Babolat awl, which is textured at the pointy end, so it "grabs" inside the grommet -- against the grommet and string. A regular,...
Forum: Stringing Techniques / Stringing Machines 05-17-2010, 09:39 AM
Replies: 53
Babolat Starting Clamp
Views: 4,711
Posted By Greg Raven
To be accurate, what you show in these photos is...

To be accurate, what you show in these photos is the Babolat "butt saver" clamp. Babolat's starting clamp doesn't have the "ears" on the outside of the jaws.
Forum: Pros' Racquets and Gear 05-10-2010, 04:02 PM
Replies: 29
Nadal's New Strings
Views: 6,118
Posted By Greg Raven
Given the color and shape of his new string, he's...

Given the color and shape of his new string, he's no longer using Duralast.
Forum: Racquets 05-10-2010, 01:05 PM
Replies: 22
So.. The TT Warrior gives me tennis elbow
Views: 1,193
Posted By Greg Raven
FWIW, I have a version of the Racquet Research...

FWIW, I have a version of the Racquet Research calculations that's current as of May 2010 here:

http://www.hdtennis.com/grs/racquetresearch.html

YMMV.
Forum: Pros' Racquets and Gear 05-10-2010, 03:27 AM
Replies: 29
Nadal's New Strings
Views: 6,118
Posted By Greg Raven
Yep. She's using RPM Blast.

Yep. She's using RPM Blast.
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