Federer's racquet and pro racquets in general. *must read* - Page 3

Kaptain Karl · 09-19-2004, 12:33 AM

I’ve played with multiple models of the following
wood rackets: Davis, Wilson, Dunlop, Bancroft, Spaulding. Scanlon’s “recollections” are whacked.

In the Wilson’s ... the Smith was a club ... the Kramer Autograph was a touch head-heavier and “not quite” as stiff as the Pro-Staff ... (I did always wonder at the similarity of design of the King and the Kramer. And the Evert seemed just like the King, with only the slightest cosmetic differences).

(Ah! The Fort. Best racket around ... for four or five sets. After that the top of the hoop got so whippy, it was time for a new one.)

- KK

intense2b · 09-19-2004, 03:01 AM

Breakpoint,

You have stooped to a new low . You will do anything and say anything rather than admit that you said you were more of an expert than Scanlon. You will make odd sexual remarks, talk about extraneous issues on Amazon, and simply try and confuse everyone on this board when the sole issue before us is whether you actually said that you were MORE of an expert than Bill Scanlon. You are really getting desperate now. So you now basically have three choices now:

1. You can continue to personally attack me and cloud and confuse everything on this board rather than focusing on the fact that you think that you are MORE of an expert than Scanlon.

2. You can simply be a man and admit it .

3. You can choose to simply ignore that this ever happened and run away.

I bet you choose the first option. Any wagers out there?

BreakPoint · 09-19-2004, 11:12 AM

intense2b,
I'm not running away from anything. I've already stated before that "I still stand by what I said". I AM MORE OF AN EXPERT THAN BILL SCANLON ON THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DIFFERENT BRANDS OF WOOD RACQUETS!!!! So is Gary Britt and so is Kaptian Karl. So is EVERYONE out there that has ever played with a wood racquet! And that's millions and millions of tennis players! You are obviously NOT one of them. There, are you happy now?

EVERYONE who has used a wood racquet knows that Scanlon is cleary WRONG! You, for some *******ed reason, choose to believe that Scanlon, the only person in the world that thinks ALL wood racquets were identical, is correct rather than the millions of people that actually played with wood racquets and know that they are different.

You, my friend, are clueless, since you obviously have NEVER used a wood racquet. You are way over your head and are speaking about a subject you know nothing about! I have used many, many wood racquets in the '70's and 80's, so compared to you, I must be the freaking world authority on wood racquets!

For some reason you seem to think that just because Scanlon wrote a book that he must be an expert. Guess what? You don't need to be an expert to write a book. Any moron can write a book. It's all about your ability to SELL the book. The publisher and the author are in the business to make money! You obviously bought into it hook, line, and sinker and gave Scanlon and his publisher your hard earned money. So sad.

Now admit that you were a fool for believing Scanlon.

Datacipher · 09-19-2004, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prostaffer

and yes, taylor's rok is more flexible. i can get pics but what can i prove with them? most of them are just "paint jobs" made to fool you.

You just said that you had 1st hand experience with Dent's stick and it was stiffer, now you suddenly change because Greg Raven corrects you?

The rest of your post is nonsense. You acknowledge the pros frames can be totally customized yet you then say it's almost the same? Of course, it's not like they have a Granny stick disguised as a pro staff, advanced player frames are relatively similar, but if you knew racquets you'd know even a small change in weight and balance can have a large effect on play, let alone, grip, mold, stringing pattern, weight etc. You aknowledge that some pros use custom molded frames....how much different do you want before you call it a different racquet?!

intense2b · 09-19-2004, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by intense2b

Breakpoint.
You have dug your heels in. I believe that there is no power on earth to make you utter the words: "I am wrong". I could keep on typing excerpts until my fingers turn blue and you still would not change your position (By the way Scanlon talks about most of the brand names out there....but read the book for yourself...I am not typing anymore). I have already made my point. I have nothing left to prove. The evidence speaks for itself and people can decide for themselves if you are more of an authority than Scanlon is.

nuff said.

Kaptain Karl · 09-22-2004, 04:36 PM

In the late 80’s my older brother went to the “family center” in upstate NY and -- as we all did -- joined the Men’s Doubles on Saturday morning at our very small club. He refused the offers of using all of our extra rackets and played with ... his (really old) Davis Classic II (!).

My brother-in-law nearly quit tennis for good because my brother out-played him with that horrible stick. Every time I think about it, it still makes me laugh.

- KK

The Pusher Terminator · 09-24-2004, 08:47 AM

Wow...I just read this article from ESPN showing how racquet companys decieve the public...I think intense may have had a point:

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/ten...ory?id=1872892

Jay34 · 09-24-2004, 03:11 PM

All of you conspiracy theorists and Federer wanna be's need to get over it and find something else to do. Seriously, you cannot determine what any pro is using by watching a match on tv and seeing his/her racquet for a split second. Unless you tape it, then super skow mo the part where they show their racquet, in that case, please refer to the first sentence of my post. Thank you

Redflea · 09-24-2004, 04:09 PM

Does anyone else think that Breakpoint and Intense2b are the same person?

09-19-2004, 12:33 AM	#41
Kaptain Karl Hall Of Fame Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The High Country of Colorado Posts: 5,245	I’ve played with multiple models of the following wood rackets: Davis, Wilson, Dunlop, Bancroft, Spaulding. Scanlon’s “recollections” are whacked. In the Wilson’s ... the Smith was a club ... the Kramer Autograph was a touch head-heavier and “not quite” as stiff as the Pro-Staff ... (I did always wonder at the similarity of design of the King and the Kramer. And the Evert seemed just like the King, with only the slightest cosmetic differences). (Ah! The Fort. Best racket around ... for four or five sets. After that the top of the hoop got so whippy, it was time for a new one.) - KK __________________ Join PUT-OFF: Players Unwilling To Overlook Foot Faults .. .. .. .. .. The MAN -- Monster At Net .. .. .. .. ..

09-19-2004, 11:12 AM	#43
BreakPoint Bionic Poster Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 36,213	intense2b, I'm not running away from anything. I've already stated before that "I still stand by what I said". I AM MORE OF AN EXPERT THAN BILL SCANLON ON THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DIFFERENT BRANDS OF WOOD RACQUETS!!!! So is Gary Britt and so is Kaptian Karl. So is EVERYONE out there that has ever played with a wood racquet! And that's millions and millions of tennis players! You are obviously NOT one of them. There, are you happy now? EVERYONE who has used a wood racquet knows that Scanlon is cleary WRONG! You, for some *******ed reason, choose to believe that Scanlon, the only person in the world that thinks ALL wood racquets were identical, is correct rather than the millions of people that actually played with wood racquets and know that they are different. You, my friend, are clueless, since you obviously have NEVER used a wood racquet. You are way over your head and are speaking about a subject you know nothing about! I have used many, many wood racquets in the '70's and 80's, so compared to you, I must be the freaking world authority on wood racquets! For some reason you seem to think that just because Scanlon wrote a book that he must be an expert. Guess what? You don't need to be an expert to write a book. Any moron can write a book. It's all about your ability to SELL the book. The publisher and the author are in the business to make money! You obviously bought into it hook, line, and sinker and gave Scanlon and his publisher your hard earned money. So sad. Now admit that you were a fool for believing Scanlon. __________________ "You CANNOT be serious!!"

09-22-2004, 04:36 PM	#46
Kaptain Karl Hall Of Fame Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The High Country of Colorado Posts: 5,245	In the late 80’s my older brother went to the “family center” in upstate NY and -- as we all did -- joined the Men’s Doubles on Saturday morning at our very small club. He refused the offers of using all of our extra rackets and played with ... his (really old) Davis Classic II (!). My brother-in-law nearly quit tennis for good because my brother out-played him with that horrible stick. Every time I think about it, it still makes me laugh. - KK __________________ Join PUT-OFF: Players Unwilling To Overlook Foot Faults .. .. .. .. .. The MAN -- Monster At Net .. .. .. .. ..

09-24-2004, 04:09 PM	#49
Redflea Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3,844	Does anyone else think that Breakpoint and Intense2b are the same person? __________________ Yonex RDX 500 Mid \| Alpha Pioneer DC Plus Stringer \| Visit http://www.photostringer.com

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