PV Audio's Playtest Thread

[rdis10093]

adrenaline rough is the best poly for the price.

[pvaudio]

Originally Posted by edwincen

just trying whisper touch 17 last night with adrenaline cross at 55/54, not really impressed for my first 2 hours of single play.
Lack of power and spin especially compared with the big banger or yptp cross at same tension.

I am confused as to whther you're saying this is a fult of the gut or of your cross...

[pvaudio]

Originally Posted by rdis10093

adrenaline rough is the best poly for the price.

Isospeed baseline, no contest.

[edwincen]

Originally Posted by pvaudio

I am confused as to whther you're saying this is a fult of the gut or of your cross...

I think its more on the cross, this is my first whisper touch experience though.

[finalfantasy7]

Originally Posted by edwincen

I think its more on the cross, this is my first whisper touch experience though.

I find that your right about power and spin compared to vs touch/team you can tell the difference, but for flat hitters like myself, I love it, as you get more control, and more feel, due to most guts are either too soft touch/team (for me it was), other cheap guts are too stiff, I find whispertouch is inbetween these, not soft/stiff

[pvaudio]

So I went out today to practice, and before I started serving, I decided to see what the incoming view looks like. So, I set the camera on the teaching cart about 3 feet behind the baseline in a returner's position and then hit two first serves and then a second serve into the body. Coming up now is that video.

http://youtu.be/SRiNgd_ZCgM?hd=1

[pvaudio]

I also spent some time working on my backhand. Since I have gotten some good comments on it from the receiving end, I am finished large-scale modifying it. As like above, coming up now is that video.

http://youtu.be/um0N0g4Y5aM?hd=1

[pvaudio]

Originally Posted by finalfantasy7

I find that your right about power and spin compared to vs touch/team you can tell the difference, but for flat hitters like myself, I love it, as you get more control, and more feel, due to most guts are either too soft touch/team (for me it was), other cheap guts are too stiff, I find whispertouch is inbetween these, not soft/stiff

Indeed, WT is on the stiffer side, but it does not play like a stiff gut. Many of the performaxx offerings play closer to multis as they are so stiff.

[mikeler]

Nice vids. Form looks good on both the backhand and serve. I think I'll pick on your forehand if we ever play.

[Up&comer]

Originally Posted by mikeler

Nice vids. Form looks good on both the backhand and serve. I think I'll pick on your forehand if we ever play.

I was thinking low slice approach to the forehand all day .

[finalfantasy7]

Originally Posted by pvaudio

Indeed, WT is on the stiffer side, but it does not play like a stiff gut. Many of the performaxx offerings play closer to multis as they are so stiff.

i forgot to type that to me it plays very similar to NRG2 but stiffer - similar characteristics

[pvaudio]

Originally Posted by Up&comer

I was thinking low slice approach to the forehand all day .

This is the antithesis of Rafa

[Up&comer]

Originally Posted by pvaudio

This is the antithesis of Rafa

An it's just as effective. I use that play against almost anyone: crosscourt backhand, slice down the line, charge the net. Very few players can do anything but try a sharp crosscourt, which is pretty easy to cover, or a down the line, which is very low percentage and still pretty easy to cover. I pride myself on overheads, so lobs aren't a big problem.

[pvaudio]

What would you say is the most effective play against you? So basically, what is your foil?

[pvaudio]

Haha I forgot I bought a set of polylon ice blue this summer to measure out string lengths (I don't particularly trust stringers in cities I don't live in when handing them reels of string they've never heard of i.e. Scorpion and Thunderblast), but I never did use it. Perhaps that's a playtest for another day.

[Up&comer]

Originally Posted by pvaudio

What would you say is the most effective play against you? So basically, what is your foil?

To take control of points. If you let me dictate play, I'm a pain to play. If you can keep me from being offensive, or, more importantly, you can be aggressive, it makes it difficult for me to win.

The most effective thing to do is go hard crosscourt to my forehand or hard down the line to my forehand. While I can take control of the points with my forehand, it isn't particularly fundamentally sound. It gets a little...I guess floppy is the word. My backhand is solid and I can redirect pace very well as well as attack. I was always such a handsy player that I moved the ball around rather than get good solid stroke on the forehand. It just doesn't hold up well against hard, deep pace.

[pvaudio]

Which are worse to the backhand, low balls or high? I play regularly against two players who each deal with this problem.

[Up&comer]

Originally Posted by pvaudio

Which are worse to the backhand, low balls or high? I play regularly against two players who each deal with this problem.

Unless it's a really high ball and I don't catch it early, I don't really have a problem with either. I might have to slice a really low one, and I might not be able to fully drive a high backhand, but neither really trouble me. The worst by far is dealing with hard pace to my forehand.

[BigM]

Originally Posted by pvaudio

I also spent some time working on my backhand. Since I have gotten some good comments on it from the receiving end, I am finished large-scale modifying it. As like above, coming up now is that video.

http://youtu.be/um0N0g4Y5aM?hd=1

Interesting footwork on this backhand. Looks like you have good rhythm and would reflect pace very well. Do you sometimes have problems with contact that is too close to your body? Looks pretty smooth.

BigM.

[pvaudio]

Many thanks, and yes, close contact is an issue.