wilson steam 99s?

[ga tennis]

Im thinking about ordering one for my daughter to try out. Anybody tried it out yet? I noticed the swing weight is a little heavier than her babolat but i think im falling victim to the hype about the spin production.

[arche3]

Ha ha I'm thinking the same for my son. My only reluctance being my son has played with the various incarnations of the APD for almost 5 years. I'm reluctant to change anything. He has used the same racket same strings at the same tension since age 7. Why mess with it?
He doesn't think about gear i don't want him to have any thoughts that gear matters. Want him to only focus on his tennis skills.

[ga tennis]

Originally Posted by arche3

Ha ha I'm thinking the same for my son. My only reluctance being my son has played with the various incarnations of the APD for almost 5 years. I'm reluctant to change anything. He has used the same racket same strings at the same tension since age 7. Why mess with it?
He doesn't think about gear i don't want him to have any thoughts that gear matters. Want him to only focus on his tennis skills.

I agree. One of the problems my daughter has is she sometimes hits too flat. Im thinking i can use the racket to do some mind tricks with her. If she knows her racket is made for hitting spin then she might think spin more often. I know im looking for short cuts. The same thing happened with me back when prince made the chang extended length racket. For some reason i really started to go after my serves because all the hype about the racket was with the longer racket you could serve bigger. Its funny how the brain works. Might just be a placebo affect.

[Alohajrtennis]

Originally Posted by ga tennis

I agree. One of the problems my daughter has is she sometimes hits too flat. Im thinking i can use the racket to do some mind tricks with her. If she knows her racket is made for hitting spin then she might think spin more often. I know im looking for short cuts. The same thing happened with me back when prince made the chang extended length racket. For some reason i really started to go after my serves because all the hype about the racket was with the longer racket you could serve bigger. Its funny how the brain works. Might just be a placebo affect.

I do the same thing except when I change her strings. Give her a little speech about what these strings do. Cheaper than buying a new racket...

[arche3]

Originally Posted by ga tennis

I agree. One of the problems my daughter has is she sometimes hits too flat. Im thinking i can use the racket to do some mind tricks with her. If she knows her racket is made for hitting spin then she might think spin more often. I know im looking for short cuts. The same thing happened with me back when prince made the chang extended length racket. For some reason i really started to go after my serves because all the hype about the racket was with the longer racket you could serve bigger. Its funny how the brain works. Might just be a placebo affect.

I think as tennis parents we are kind of obsessed. Yesterday my son was running to his fh. Hopped one legged on his right foot and hits reverse fhs. Every time i hit cross court to him. For 5 minutes. I asked him wtf are you doing and to practice how you play matches. He told me to loosin up. He is just having fun. Oops, lol.

[ga tennis]

Originally Posted by arche3

I think as tennis parents we are kind of obsessed. Yesterday my son was running to his fh. Hopped one legged on his right foot and hits reverse fhs. Every time i hit cross court to him. For 5 minutes. I asked him wtf are you doing and to practice how you play matches. He told me to loosin up. He is just having fun. Oops, lol.

I feel your pain. Same thing happens with us. My daughter will hit some crazy shot and i will give her a wtf look and she will say im just having fun. She keeps me in check.

[chalkflewup]

Originally Posted by arche3

I think as tennis parents we are kind of obsessed. Yesterday my son was running to his fh. Hopped one legged on his right foot and hits reverse fhs. Every time i hit cross court to him. For 5 minutes. I asked him wtf are you doing and to practice how you play matches. He told me to loosin up. He is just having fun. Oops, lol.

Post of the week! And thanks for sharing the tender moment.

[ga tennis]

My daughters frames are over a year old. Im sure the 70flex is probably about a 60 now after being restrung weekly. I know she needs new frames. Im just trying to spice things up a little with the wilson.

[arche3]

Originally Posted by ga tennis

My daughters frames are over a year old. Im sure the 70flex is probably about a 60 now after being restrung weekly. I know she needs new frames. Im just trying to spice things up a little with the wilson.

Plus you can try it too. They look cool. The steams always looked like chick sticks, match her outfit lol.

[ga tennis]

Originally Posted by arche3

Plus you can try it too. They look cool. The steams always looked like chick sticks, match her outfit lol.

I just hate to demo the racket because demos are always strung with some god awful synthetic and play like a trampoline. I wanna get one and put my magic on it. 18G BLACKCODE MAINS 17G BIPHASE CROSSES 51LBS

[Pro_Tour_630]

GA she hits flat, let it be, if she hits flat with the 99S you and her are in for a big disappointment, get her a prestige mid and have her thumb the ball.

[sureshs]

This is the authoritative thread on it.

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=443235

drakulie should be able to answer all your questions as he is also a pro stringer

[Pro_Tour_630]

^^^authoritative you think GA has time to go through 1200 posts,

GA just get the stick used on bay or they pop up here in the classified, if you don't like it you can always sell it and get our money back, or just get a new one and try it, worst case you lose $50, better than waisting time reading all these threads and posts and are only subjective in the end, no one will know better than your 11 year old girl.

[BMC9670]

Originally Posted by ga tennis

My daughters frames are over a year old. Im sure the 70flex is probably about a 60 now after being restrung weekly. I know she needs new frames. Im just trying to spice things up a little with the wilson.

Originally Posted by ga tennis

I just hate to demo the racket because demos are always strung with some god awful synthetic and play like a trampoline. I wanna get one and put my magic on it. 18G BLACKCODE MAINS 17G BIPHASE CROSSES 51LBS

ga - some questions. Do you replace her frames each year? Do the frames really "need" replacing after a year? Also curious as to how you feel about poly hybrid at 10 years old. Do you think she really benefits from it? Do you worry about her arm?

Not being facetious here. It's just that I've not seen someone this age needing so much attention to equipment. If I didn't know, I would have thought you were talking about an ATP player.

[ga tennis]

Originally Posted by BMC9670

ga - some questions. Do you replace her frames each year? Do the frames really "need" replacing after a year? Also curious as to how you feel about poly hybrid at 10 years old. Do you think she really benefits from it? Do you worry about her arm?

Not being facetious here. It's just that I've not seen someone this age needing so much attention to equipment. If I didn't know, I would have thought you were talking about an ATP player.

Yes new frames every year. Yes she benefits from poly hybrid
Give it a try in your sons racket.

[Bash and Crash]

Originally Posted by ga tennis

Yes new frames every year. Yes she benefits from poly hybrid
Give it a try in your sons racket.

Dang if she needs new sticks every year, I need to get some every three months . I know some college players that used same stick for over two years, didn't want to switch.

[Pro_Tour_630]

Originally Posted by ga tennis

Yes new frames every year. Yes she benefits from poly hybrid
Give it a try in your sons racket.

I replace my kids frame every year, I have a contract with head through USPTA. Kids abuse their frames more, especially boys and with the constant restringing the hoop can be compromised, thereby adding unnecessary vibration to the arm. Do not worry about her arm, you are using a CO poly which is soft, plus the softest string on the planet in the cross, plus at low tension, with one of the best coaches in the country for proper strokes,,,,,,,she is fine.

[mimibighead]

I'm going to have my 11 year old son (top ranked sectionally) try the Steam 99s. I was wondering what string setups for this raquet other juniors were trying. I'm starting with:
Mains: RPM at 52
Crosses: NXT at 54

Thoughts??

[crosbydog]

Originally Posted by mimibighead

I'm going to have my 11 year old son (top ranked sectionally) try the Steam 99s. I was wondering what string setups for this raquet other juniors were trying. I'm starting with:
Mains: RPM at 52
Crosses: NXT at 54

Thoughts??

My soon to be 12 y.o. daughter, ranked #36 in section, who has been using the racket for a week and is using it in a tournament tonight has:

Mains: Tour Bite at 52
Crosses: Poly Master One at 55

[NLBwell]

I think it is worth getting and trying out. Frames with less cross strings (with poly) might change the game. (I think for the worse, but we'll see)
If it does make a significant difference in your daughter's game, she will be a step ahead if she is an early adopter.