Tennis Warehouse-Mid Atlantic Chapter

[tennismonkey]

doesn't the warning on viagra say something about calling your doctor if you experience stiffness lasting longer than 8 hours?

watched a little bit of blake getting crushed by djoker. looked like JV vs varsity. i think blake used to be #8 in the world.

[hollywood9826]

When he got to finals of Shanghai in 06 and lost to fed he was ranked #4.

[hollywood9826]

Originally Posted by datsveryinterestin

got my new RDIS200s in the mail today. woot.
i bought epoxy and balsa wood to possibly make them 27.5" long
but dunno if i can do it to them. especially since i have no proof
that it will make me even .0001% better. it might make my backhand
5% better but everthing else 5% worse.
hrmm. better leave it alone for now.

Just find a couple old Rd-Ti 50 longs, similar weight and flex. A little more HL than a 200. But should give you a pretty close feel to the 200 with the extra length to see if you even want to extend them.

I can get the one I lent to my friend back. He never uses it anyway. I think its 4 1/2 grip size. Just lemme know man.

[zapvor]

yep blake is done. along with american tennis. its really sad

[tennismonkey]

i had the rdis 200 dats. surprised you picked up a couple. they are similar to the rdis 100 mp with a bit more pop and flex. i guess if you're coming from the EXTREMZ to the MAX they make a bit of sense. figure most of the pop and spin you like from the EXTREMZ but with a lot more control and feel. hope it works out for ya.

[zapvor]

dats i was thinking of buying the rdis200 as my next stick too.....i demoed it a few times but cant commit to that paintjob =/

[PaulMan]

Dats, two things to consider if you do extend those RDIS200s:

1. An extension of 0.5 inch will increase swing weight of at least 10 points but maybe even 25, every frame is different. So according to TW, 326+10 isn't too bad but 326+25=351 would be a bit too much considering the extra length. Typically 27.5 frames with manageable swing weights are in the 330-340 range, otherwise they're too sluggish.

2. Check my comments on the last few posts in that balsa wood extension thread. Either use bass wood instead, using that method, or I have 3/8" balsa wood that you can cut and use it lengthwise against the grain for additional strength.

[tennismonkey]

dats two things to consider if you want to shorten the rdis 200.

1 -- if you shorten it, it becomes the rdis 150 mp with the best of both the rdis 100 mp and the rdis 200 mp.

2 -- it will compensate for your freakishly long orangutan arms which is makes it impossible for you to find your perfect contact point. therefore you are as consistent as 3 month old rutabagas.

[hollywood9826]

RDiS 150 MP is the frame of frames. its got pinpoint control and enough power to make the opposition cower in fear.

[sapient007]

[tennismonkey]

[datsveryinterestin]

well, once i get an idea in my head, i can't stop from doing it no matter how many people tell me not to do it.

i almost impaled myself several times just trying to remove the staples.
cut the balsa wood to size.
glued them together.
stuck them in the cap.
tried to epoxy them to the handle.
but the handle only had 1/4 inch or less to hook onto....
wrapped some grip tape around the handle/cap junction
and crossing fingers.
i have no confidence that it will hold up.
i plan on choking up the 1/2 inch on forehands and only using the extra length for 1st serves and backhands. so hopefully any increased swingweight will not be too noticeable.

rdis200 - backhands feel awesome with it and i liked the flexy feel on forehands. if i wasnt careful, it would fly on me, so i plan on stringing them with Lux Original closer to 60 than 56 (like i did on the demo). volleys were pretty bad with the 200... too flexy for me. but i stink at volleys anyway. 1st serves felt 90% of the RDIS100mp which i loved, but still have to work on better 2nd serves.

my tennis enthusiast friend said that i played better with the igSpeed, and if they were cheaper (and i had seen the goofy novak commercials beforehand) i would just get them. but for some reason i kept using the rdis200 during the demo period so somehow i connected with it and after a few horrible games, i actually started to play some decent points with it.

so the 1/2 inch extension was probably dumb and probably won't even hold... but hopefully this 5 minute epoxy really can handle the ukranian twisted wrister style of hitting. wish me luck!

anybody have a staple gun and good staples for racquet? that would make me feel 5% more confident!

my wrist was really painful for a week, but a week of wrapping it up and not playing seems to have healed it up. still nervous about hitting with it though.
guess i'll just go to wall and practice a little more each day.
another reason i got the rdis was that it felt like i was able to just use a SW grip and hit the ball "normally". whenever i get a Head racquet, i end up going crazy western and my forehand gets 3 extra hitches in my swing. hopefully i can re-learn how to hit a clean ball with less backswing and a less xXxtreme grip!

VAMOS TODO LOCO AMIGOS!!!!!! (D- in spanish.. sorry)
thanks for the help and kind words twmac.. i pour out some fermented beet juice for all my talktennis homies!
go epoxy go! please be stronger than steel!

[PaulMan]

^^^^ lol Dats, way too funny man! FYI, best way to take off the staples is with an awl... Epoxy works really well IMO. The balsa is actually the weak link, not the epoxy. G/L Dats!

[hollywood9826]

Dats,

Im gonna agree with paul here and say that the wood will probably fail before the epoxy. But if it does fail just use some of this stuff.



J-B WELD is packaged in two tubes. One contains liquid steel/epoxy resin, and the other contains hardener. When mixed together in equal portions, a chemical reaction occurs that turns the mixture into a compound as hard and tough as steel -- and with similar properties.

Properties (psi)
Tensile Strength: 3960
Adhesion: 1800
Flex Strength: 7320
Tensile Lap Shear: 1040
Shrinkage: 0.0%
Resistant to: 500° F

Mechanics -- you can use J-B WELD with confidence. It is designed for safe, reliable, permanent repairs in engine compartments and heated environments up to 500° F. It's strong as steel and impervious to water, gasoline, chemicals, and acids. Working with J-B WELD is quick, easy, and convenient -- and saves you time, work, and money!

[BPeeps]

Originally Posted by hollywood9826

Dats,

Im gonna agree with paul here and say that the wood will probably fail before the epoxy. But if it does fail just use some of this stuff.



J-B WELD is packaged in two tubes. One contains liquid steel/epoxy resin, and the other contains hardener. When mixed together in equal portions, a chemical reaction occurs that turns the mixture into a compound as hard and tough as steel -- and with similar properties.

Properties (psi)
Tensile Strength: 3960
Adhesion: 1800
Flex Strength: 7320
Tensile Lap Shear: 1040
Shrinkage: 0.0%
Resistant to: 500° F

Mechanics -- you can use J-B WELD with confidence. It is designed for safe, reliable, permanent repairs in engine compartments and heated environments up to 500° F. It's strong as steel and impervious to water, gasoline, chemicals, and acids. Working with J-B WELD is quick, easy, and convenient -- and saves you time, work, and money!

Are you going to be like the guy in the crazy glue commercial where we see you advertising this stuff suspended in midair while being stuck to a metal beam?

If you start advertising a sham wow, I may have to start worrying about you.

[datsveryinterestin]

got 1 RDIS200 strung w/ BBO at 58.5M/57.5X
should be just over 12oz strung w/ overgrip.

gonna slap an overgrip on it and let it be for the day.
p.s. - dunno about summer humidity, but right now i really like Gamma Supreme. try it out if you haven't already!

p-man: i tried 2 awls, pliers, screwdriver, wirecutters, etc to get the staples out. eventually had to use a drill to make small holes to make room for an awl.
even then it was still a pain. but what a JOY it was when i finally yanked each staple out!

hw, i used loctite epoxy 3200psi supposedly. hopefully i used enough and didn't EFF this up!

swung it around the living room. yup, by the feel of it, i'm prolly goin pro now! pretty sure my inside-out forehand is going to be 9.0 ukraine tennis/buffet combined rating. (it doesn't get much higher than that, i think?)

the 200 paint is definitely not as great as the ferrari 100. but it has a classic look to me that will look nice when i am drinking a glass of Scotch and listening to Sinatra. definitely needs the YY stencil in red though!

[BPeeps]

Originally Posted by datsveryinterestin

got 1 RDIS200 strung w/ BBO at 58.5M/57.5X
should be just over 12oz strung w/ overgrip.

gonna slap an overgrip on it and let it be for the day.
p.s. - dunno about summer humidity, but right now i really like Gamma Supreme. try it out if you haven't already!

p-man: i tried 2 awls, pliers, screwdriver, wirecutters, etc to get the staples out. eventually had to use a drill to make small holes to make room for an awl.
even then it was still a pain. but what a JOY it was when i finally yanked each staple out!

hw, i used loctite epoxy 3200psi supposedly. hopefully i used enough and didn't EFF this up!

swung it around the living room. yup, by the feel of it, i'm prolly goin pro now! pretty sure my inside-out forehand is going to be 9.0 ukraine tennis/buffet combined rating. (it doesn't get much higher than that, i think?)

the 200 paint is definitely not as great as the ferrari 100. but it has a classic look to me that will look nice when i am drinking a glass of Scotch and listening to Sinatra. definitely needs the YY stencil in red though!

You know, you lost me at all the technical specifications, but when you started talking about racquets having pretty colors (and scotch and sinatra), I could relate. Is it bad that I love the way the Prestige Pro looks? Or is this something attributable to the fact that I bring some estrogen to the table in this forum?

[PaulMan]

Originally Posted by BPeeps

Are you going to be like the guy in the crazy glue commercial where we see you advertising this stuff suspended in midair while being stuck to a metal beam?

If you start advertising a sham wow, I may have to start worrying about you.

Nah, HW's right. JB Weld is awesome but definitely overkill for this job.

Originally Posted by datsveryinterestin

got 1 RDIS200 strung w/ BBO at 58.5M/57.5X
should be just over 12oz strung w/ overgrip.

gonna slap an overgrip on it and let it be for the day.
p.s. - dunno about summer humidity, but right now i really like Gamma Supreme. try it out if you haven't already!

p-man: i tried 2 awls, pliers, screwdriver, wirecutters, etc to get the staples out. eventually had to use a drill to make small holes to make room for an awl.
even then it was still a pain. but what a JOY it was when i finally yanked each staple out!

hw, i used loctite epoxy 3200psi supposedly. hopefully i used enough and didn't EFF this up!

swung it around the living room. yup, by the feel of it, i'm prolly goin pro now! pretty sure my inside-out forehand is going to be 9.0 ukraine tennis/buffet combined rating. (it doesn't get much higher than that, i think?)

the 200 paint is definitely not as great as the ferrari 100. but it has a classic look to me that will look nice when i am drinking a glass of Scotch and listening to Sinatra. definitely needs the YY stencil in red though!

Man those staples must have been a pain! Usually I just use the awl and it'll poke right thru the edge of the butt cap plastic and under the staples...but then again maybe Yonex butt caps and staples are extra hard to get out or maybe titanium plated?

I've used the Loctite epoxy stuff - it's plenty strong.

[PaulMan]

Originally Posted by BPeeps

You know, you lost me at all the technical specifications, but when you started talking about racquets having pretty colors (and scotch and sinatra), I could relate. Is it bad that I love the way the Prestige Pro looks? Or is this something attributable to the fact that I bring some estrogen to the table in this forum?

Nope, I love that Youtek Prestige pj too! I was telling Downs_Chris that has to be one of the best pj's out there. I'm always tempted to buy me one or two even though I've never really hit with one and may not even play with it but since the pj is so nice...lol

P.S. I love me some good aged Scotch too but my preference most times is fine Cognac.

[BPeeps]

Originally Posted by PaulMan

Nope, I love that Youtek Prestige pj too! I was telling Downs_Chris that has to be one of the best pj's out there. I'm always tempted to buy me one or two even though I've never really hit with one and may not even play with it but since the pj is so nice...lol

I am definitely considering it. Though it will take a lot for me not to play matches with my PDR.