Post Pictures of your Racquets and Tennis Gear

[zapvor]

ohh i thought you molded teh tape. but its real cap grommets. interesting

[Kal-El 34]

Happy Holidays




a little holiday hybrid for yall

[LanEvo]

Originally Posted by Kal-El 34

Happy Holidays




a little holiday hybrid for yall

What strings are those?

[Kal-El 34]

solinco outlast / luxilon savage

[Francis27]

Just got my Pure drive 2012 today

[zapvor]

Originally Posted by Francis27

Just got my Pure drive 2012 today



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hehe you got them on sale

[gonzalocatalino]

[gonzalocatalino]

[ChicagoJack]

Originally Posted by Kal-El 34

i find them to be among the nicest looking frames on the market.. jmo though

Yea man for sure. I have one x-Blue 99, and in my humble opinion, it's the prettiest frame I've ever seen. Honestly, it's the only frame I've ever bought based on looks alone. I've never strung it up because I'm afraid I will like it too much LOL. I just pushed all my chips in and stocked up with nine Pro Ones and I am in no position to be switching frames having just splurged on a 10 year supply of sticks.

Jack

[zapvor]

Originally Posted by gonzalocatalino

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Very niceeeeeeeeee

[zapvor]

Originally Posted by ChicagoJack

Yea man for sure. I have one x-Blue 99, and in my humble opinion, it's the prettiest frame I've ever seen. Honestly, it's the only frame I've ever bought based on looks alone. I've never strung it up because I'm afraid I will like it too much LOL. I just pushed all my chips in and stocked up with nine Pro Ones and I am in no position to be switching frames having just splurged on a 10 year supply of sticks.

Jack

are you still playing with the blue99?

[ChicagoJack]

Originally Posted by zapvor

are you still playing with the blue99?

I still have, it but I've never hit with my x-Blue99. I ordered it for a demo, meant to get it strung up, but fell in love with the Pro One in the interim. I've been playing with the Pro One since this past summer, it's really elevated my game and my arm likes it too.

[zapvor]

Originally Posted by ChicagoJack

I still have, it but I've never hit with my x-Blue99. I ordered it for a demo, meant to get it strung up, but fell in love with the Pro One in the interim. I've been playing with the Pro One since this past summer, it's really elevated my game and my arm likes it too.

oh cool. yea donnays are awesome.

[jjs891]

Jack

Are all your pro ones specs similar? Are you just slapping on the leather grips on them and nothing else?

I have 3 pro ones and playing well with them but I had to tweak them a bit to match in wt and balance. Specs seem to vary somewhat, not horrible but I expected better. I also noticed that specs listed on the sticker aren't all that accurate

[shaneno]

Originally Posted by darklore009

Here's one of my rackets. didn't strung it cuz i don't want to waste my strings when i have finals to study for in 2 weeks.

Under that bumper the paint is messed up right ... i seen it happen when u remove it.

[ChicagoJack]

Originally Posted by jjs891

Jack

Are all your pro ones specs similar? Are you just slapping on the leather grips on them and nothing else?

I have 3 pro ones and playing well with them but I had to tweak them a bit to match in wt and balance. Specs seem to vary somewhat, not horrible but I expected better. I also noticed that specs listed on the sticker aren't all that accurate

Hi jjs891,

Yeah I know, tolerances are not super great but are still within the + or - 7 grams industry standard. What isn't standard is having the cohones to measure and indicate the specs of every frame rolling off the line. Given that bold and audacious practice I expect they will tighten things up a bit in the future.

The first three I obtained from flea bay and from TT classifieds, and wasn't quite sure at the time what specs I'd like. Having figured that out, I obtained my last six as a special order directly from the VP of manufacturing at Donnay. With those last six I indicated my desired specs and acceptable tolerance range. Because I was looking for flexier than average, lighter than average, and as headlight as possible, I had to wait 3 months for the next big batch to roll off the line.

From there I have everything I need to get them to a perfect match: Balance board, scales, lead tape and patience. With past frames I've leaded up to the 345-360 sw range, to get some oomph and stability. The P1 feels awesome right out of the box at 327, with just the 10+ gram buttcap, and a dampener. I don't use leather grips anymore, I use a somewhat unique combination of comfort grips which weighs about the same.

Cloudy day here in Jackville, I might post some pics when the sun decides to visit the Chicago area, and if there is any interest.

Jack

[jjs891]

Jack

Thank you for your response.

I also opted to tail weigh by adding varying amts of blu tac like putty to match my racquets. Just have 1gm at 12 o'clock to bring it to right at 12.0 oz strung with og and a dampner. I feel like the head comes around a bit faster with this set up.

[zapvor]

jack-did you get my message?

[I Heart Thomas Muster]

Not much has really changed in a while but I thought I'd post a money shot cause I've been feeling left out!

[skraggle]

Originally Posted by gonzalocatalino

Nice, Gonzo...so glad you skipped the horrible all-yellow models!