Bag Check?

[Shruf]

i have a cheap head 6 pack bag tour team with one babolat and one wilson racquet. i can stuff my winter coat in it. who cares? noone =P

[mhj202]

Originally Posted by texacali

My friends and I used to have this saying when we skied...if you are wearing the all yellow North Face ski outfit, you better be one hell of a skier. Same applies here.

That must've been a long, long time ago...

[loosegroove]

I do feel like a bit of a dork these days toting around my Prince Tour Team 9 pack (actually I think they call it a 12 pack). I essentially got it for free when I picked up a pair of Exo rackets. Awesome bag, love the extra compartments for my clothes and the lined cooler compartment for holding my drinks. But as your typical 4.0, nothing special player, I look like I'm trying too hard. But at the same time, whatever, it's a great bag.

[Big_Dangerous]

Originally Posted by Cindysphinx

I have an Adidas backpack bag. $20 or so.

The problem I am having now is the two side pouches for carrying water bottles have stretched out, and now the water bottles topple out if I'm not careful. I had a match this summer where the bottle fell out and cracked, leaving me parched on a hot summer day.

I am too cheap to buy a new bag. I just need some duct tape!

Got me the GOAT bags.

Head Prestige Monstercombi! Hell Yes! I love that thing. 12 Rackets if I need it, and 4 compartments.

[michael_1265]

Originally Posted by J_R_B

That's about the same as me. The tennis balls just pile up until I get really annoyed by them, then I dump them out and put them in the hopper for serving and trash the ones that were already in the hopper.

It's funny, when I was in HS, we played some rich and private high schools where the kids had the fancy clothes and bags and about 50 racquets. I purposely used to wear a Grateful Dead t shirt and show up with 2 racquets and half gallon of iced tea and nothing else, and then smoke them like 1 & 1.

When I have a singles match, and my opponent is younger than me,shows up looking like he just rolled out of bed wearing a backward baseball cap, and doesn't have a tennis bag, I know that I am toast.

[Maui19]

Does anyone even notice what bag other players use?

I do notice when players show up with no bag and just two racquets. Generally it means the dudes can play.

I use a backpack bag, and it is just perfect. 2 Racquets, some balls, sweatbands, Rx sunglasses, some bandaids, 4 lbs of ibupropen and a small towels. It has a shoe compartment in the bottom where I can put a few beers and an ice pack

[vcat]

It's been my secret desire to get the bag check interview like on Tennis Channel. I'd go through my racquets, grips etc. and then unzip the minibar pouch and then follow that up with the thermal pockets which are great for keeping beer cold. but alas, I'm not a pro, but if I was...if I was...

[sureshs]

Originally Posted by Maui19

Does anyone even notice what bag other players use?

I do notice when players show up with no bag and just two racquets. Generally it means the dudes can play.

I use a backpack bag, and it is just perfect. 2 Racquets, some balls, sweatbands, Rx sunglasses, some bandaids, 4 lbs of ibupropen and a small towels. It has a shoe compartment in the bottom where I can put a few beers and an ice pack

If it rains, your racquets will get wet as they will be sticking out

[Maui19]

Originally Posted by sureshs

If it rains, your racquets will get wet as they will be sticking out

Not a factor at all.

[Timbo's hopeless slice]

Originally Posted by texacali

My friends and I used to have this saying when we skied...if you are wearing the all yellow North Face ski outfit, you better be one hell of a skier. Same applies here.

that reminds me of one time in NZ when some guys got on the chair ahead wearing these bright red one piece suits. From behind, all you could see was the words blitzenschnell across the top. My frineds and I were pointing and laughing all the way to the top where we were in the perfect position to see these guys launch in to space at a hundred miles an hour and carve turns down what looked like an ice cliff. Just as they dropped over the precipice, we just had time to read what was beneath blitzenschnell

It read Ski Austria National Squad

[retlod]

Originally Posted by Maui19

...4 lbs of ibuprofen...

QFT.

10 char

[tbuggle]

it takes all types...

[TennisDawg]

Bag Check. I see it on tennis channel all the time. Does anybody really give a S##?? Really, so some guy pulls out a candy bar and a book he's reading and a headband. Why is that so important? He/she shows you a tennis racquet. Barf!

[pmerk34]

Originally Posted by TennisDawg

Bag Check. I see it on tennis channel all the time. Does anybody really give a S##?? Really, so some guy pulls out a candy bar and a book he's reading and a headband. Why is that so important? He/she shows you a tennis racquet. Barf!

All the Bag Check clips really show me is the stunted social growth of WTA players. 24 year old women traveling with teddy bears in their bags? Hello Kitty? Giggling over the fact they have cell phone in their bag?

[OrangePower]

Originally Posted by pmerk34

All the Bag Check clips really show me is the stunted social growth of WTA players. 24 year old women traveling with teddy bears in their bags? Hello Kitty? Giggling over the fact they have cell phone in their bag?

Richard Gasquet is more interesting - he has cocaine and condoms in his bag

[Timbo's hopeless slice]

I have tennis racquets in my bag. And some tennis balls. And a hat. Key to the tennis club. A drink bottle.

No wonder I never made it on the tour, nowhere near enough stuff!

[Angle Queen]

Originally Posted by vcat

It's been my secret desire to get the bag check interview like on Tennis Channel. I'd go through my racquets, grips etc. and then unzip the minibar pouch and then follow that up with the thermal pockets which are great for keeping beer cold. but alas, I'm not a pro, but if I was...if I was...

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one with a few "minis" in my bag. But I have given up the diapers. Kids are potty-trained now.

My bag is actually bigger than it needs to be; it twas a rare "tennis" gift from dearest hubs. I do have my share of stuff...but, like Cindy I suppose, I do/have used it all at some point. Thing I get asked for the the most: the instant ice packs. Whether it's injury or over-heating, they're worth their weight in gold.

[pmerk34]

Originally Posted by Timbo's hopeless slice

I have tennis racquets in my bag. And some tennis balls. And a hat. Key to the tennis club. A drink bottle.

No wonder I never made it on the tour, nowhere near enough stuff!

Woah...free court time??

[Timbo's hopeless slice]

Originally Posted by pmerk34

Woah...free court time??

yeah, absolutely.

I mean, I coach there too, but all members have keys to the courts. We have coin boxes for the lights, but otherwise no charge if you are a member. (well, other than our exhorbitant membership fees, lol!)

[Humble_Warrior]

Don't think it really matters what bag you bring to the courts. I play with a guy that puts his racquets in an empty ball hopper. Go figure!