The Yonex is a multi.
So are you going to hybrid the two? I was wondering why you posted about the Tour Bite when this is a multi thread .
I'll probably play the Yonex full bed. Not sure what I'll cross the Tour Bite Soft with. Man people get uptight when I talk about polys here!
Painful memories when polys are mentioned
I hit on the wall for 5 minutes today to assess my elbow. It was a little tender on some shots with the Isospeed Classic Control. So I switched over to the X1 setup and did not feel a thing which means the Isospeed will most likely get the scissors and I'll probably post a review tomorrow.
X1 is the best and nothing like it unless Laserfibre SNPSG comes back, sigh always wanted to try out what I was missing .
I played 2 sets of singles with the prestretched X1 last night. The good news to report is that the tension loss according to RacquetTune is that it only went from 7.1% tension loss to 7.7% which is quite impressive. The bad news is that it does not feel like the X1 without the prestretch. That free almost gut like power on demand is nowhere to be found. It still plays pretty well especially on touch shots and still produces some of the best spin of any of the multis.
Tennis is cruel. Just as my tennis elbow went away, I got a wrist injury. Then when the wrist healed, on 1 shot last week my TE came back and is worse than ever. Time to hang up the rackets for a few weeks.
Yep, I've been there, Mike. I had pretty severe tennis elbow for a number of years. I don't have that any longer, just achilles tendonitis along with some shoulder and back problems. Good stuff...lol. I've walked away from the sport a few times, but I love it too much to give it up.
Got one of those Thera-Band Flexbars, Mike?
I don't know if they really work, but I use the blue one, anyway. I never want to get TE ever again.
get well, mike!
have you tried taking a week-10 days off? no hitting, no practice, no matches. rest helps.
mishit overhead?
Are you asking if that is how I hurt it? If that is the question, the answer is no. I'm finding that I squeeze the handle to tight on forehands so I've got to figure out a way to cast aside that bad habit.
I remember a long long time my grip was too big or it might have been too soft and too big but I started getting TE from the grip. When I reduced the grip size this also reduced the extra cushion and the TE went away.
The extra cushion was allowing me to squeeze harder and this I believe sent more strain to the tendons.
If you are squeezing too hard maybe it is the grip, change something there. Might even try going bigger not smaller. I had TE for a big while but addressed with many equipment changes, grip being one. I use a leather grip with a single overgrip.
Other components were a heavy flexy racquet RA 62, 355g strung, smaller headsize 95, open string pattern 16x19, being picky about my gut/poly choices (cofocus 1.18 is the stiffest cross i can handle). Any of the "soft" polys are ok as crosses, but keep the tension below 50.
Incidentally most full multis bug my arm. Gut/multi is ok though.
If you are squeezing too hard maybe it is the grip, change something there. Might even try going bigger not smaller. I had TE for a big while but addressed with many equipment changes, grip being one. I use a leather grip with a single overgrip.
Other components were a heavy flexy racquet RA 62, 355g strung, smaller headsize 95, open string pattern 16x19, being picky about my gut/poly choices (cofocus 1.18 is the stiffest cross i can handle). Any of the "soft" polys are ok as crosses, but keep the tension below 50.
Incidentally most full multis bug my arm. Gut/multi is ok though.
Leather felt great but aggravated every part joint from my hand to my shoulder. Arthur bites
let us know how it goes.
I did try the shock shield grip, it's a normal grip with a thick blue goo adhesive on the back, i lost too much bevel feel to be practical for me but it might work for you.
I'm not sure if that is good or not. Maybe they have to make them cheap because they suck!
If the Sorbothane feels anything like the leather it would be ideal for me, since i lead up the handle anyway.
Been there,, tempted to try the old Gosen Sorbothane replacement grip system but it adds more weight than leather.
I like the weight and balance of the Exo stock, so I'm always a little leery of putting a new replacement grip on that could change that feeling.
Screwed up more Radicals modifying them, adding lead, CAP grommets, heatshrink sleeves, leather, and silicone. Never kept the feel of the original. What string were you using when the TE attacked?
If the Sorbothane feels anything like the leather it would be ideal for me, since i lead up the handle anyway.
I bought 3 Shock Shield replacement grips on Wednesday. Still have not installed them yet. Got my first match back from TE on Sunday. Naturally, it will be one of the coldest days of the year here.
And how cold is that?
Lows in the upper 30s. We can get below freezing but it is not very common. When your body gets used to mid-80s for a few days in a row, the 30s are quite a shock.
Shirley you can play indoors
Played a set with PPA 16 today then switched to the Wilson gut 16 mains with Ytex Pro Tour 16L poly crosses. PPA is softer but the hybrid was still fine on my arm. Hit a few super heavy forehands with it. Almost no string movement. PPA behaved fairly well in that regard too.
How are the Shock Shield grips?