do you use a vibration damper?????

[Alpine]

Sounds like to some people, using a vibration dampener is like wearing a condom.

[mrmo1115]

yep i use one in all racquets

[soyizgood]

Originally Posted by TNT16

I use the Dunlop square ones; the rubber is quite soft so there is ample feel left despite the dampener. I used to use the Yonex triangle ones but in comparison to the Dunlop ones the Yonex takes quite a bit of feel away.

I have that dampener with my mfil 200+.

[lawrence]

rubber band here
takes away that annoying ping sound, but doesnt take away the feel of the stringbed like most of the dampeners i used
not to mention itll never fall off, i lost 2 wilson dampeners, realised my racket was making a ping sound halfway through a rally and couldnt find it anywhere lol

[meowmix]

Vibration dampener. My Ipex 7.0 makes a really loud ping when anything hits the stringbed. It's annoying.

[quicken]

Oh man I used to use the babolat custom ones, they fell off on me when I was hitting a smash and... It got lost. So now I use rubber band, it feels weird without having a rubber band.

[soyizgood]

Originally Posted by meowmix

Vibration dampener. My Ipex 7.0 makes a really loud ping when anything hits the stringbed. It's annoying.

I mentioned the ping sound when I tried out the iPex 7.0 today. And that's with a dampener too.

[TNT16]

Originally Posted by Alpine

Sounds like to some people, using a vibration dampener is like wearing a condom.

Hm I guess that is one way to look at it LOL!

[Silke1c]

I go back and forth on rubber bands but I use volkl so vibration isn't really a problem but the ping can get annoying especially when playing indoors.

[bobbyb]

yuppp the yonex ones are sweet..so are the luxilon ones but nobody ever sells them

[bobbyb]

but i use it cuz i hate the sound and the feel...with a dampener i love my rracqquets without them i would switch in a heartbeat they make a huge difference to me even the slightest change of position annoys me cuz i feel like the ball gets soo much more pop when it goes off the bottom string

[TNT16]

Originally Posted by bobbyb

but i use it cuz i hate the sound and the feel...with a dampener i love my rracqquets without them i would switch in a heartbeat they make a huge difference to me even the slightest change of position annoys me cuz i feel like the ball gets soo much more pop when it goes off the bottom string

With the Yonex ones you can actually adjust the amount of dampening effect you get by moving them up and down the mains once the triangle is off the bottom cross. This can be almost as effective as switching racquets to a slightly higher or lower string tension.

[akoni]

rubber band, dampens the feel just enough.

[Behtareen]

i used to use a babolat aeropro dampener, or something similar to it. It was amazing, but after it kept falling out i decided not to use a V Dampener. makes little difference once you get used to the feel.

[bobbyb]

Originally Posted by TNT16

With the Yonex ones you can actually adjust the amount of dampening effect you get by moving them up and down the mains once the triangle is off the bottom cross. This can be almost as effective as switching racquets to a slightly higher or lower string tension.

maybe thats why i love them so much haha

[Vermillion]

only wimps use dampeners

[bobbyb]

so must pros are wimps???

[jediknightdan]

I dont know why, but every time i play with 1, i screw up alot more.
none at all FTW

[yellowoctopus]

I don't use it because I don't think it provide value to anyone's game. I believe it's just one of many successes by the marketing folks to convince people that they 'need' this stuff to play well.

[beth14]

My Wilson PS 6.1 Classics don't seem to need them. Lots of folks have hit with my racket and comment on how quiet and stable feeling mine are compared to whatever new racket they are using with a damper.