Recent content by esantoro

When I played more regularly from the 1980's through 2008, I usually played with 15 ga and 16 ga Prince synthetic gut and Top Spin. I used this string because it was affordable and I didn't want the string to break too frequently. Having recently gotten back into playing, someone was surprised...

I misquoted from the back of the reel. What I meant to quote was "Super Strength Nylon Monofilament." The "monofilament" is what has me puzzled. But you seem to have explained it: "monofilament" is a single "core" "with one or more wraps around it."

I know this is an old post, but regarding forum posts, we should not be ageist. Long live the dead. I am sitting next to a reel of 16ga. Gosen OG Sheep Micro and contemplating using it in a hybrid set up with 17 ga. Volkl Cyclone. The back of the reel states "super strength nylon filament," yet...

Which balls cannot be repressurized: Babolat Roland Garros or Head ATP?

I have now built two of these tubes. However, they are not air tight and lose pressure over a number of hours. I used two-part epoxy to glue all the fittings. I don't think the epoxy is a good choice for air-tight fittings. I also used hot glue to seal the valve, top and bottom, which also...

Why can't certain pressurized balls be re-pressurized?

Does anyone know if the dual-colored Gammas are better than the all-yellow Gammas?

This seems like what I'm looking for. Thanks. Poly is new to me, and my 50-year-old arm doesn't seem to mind 17 ga. Cyclone.

It is now 2018, and I can confidently say that at least for ball machine use, if I had to choose between Penn balls and Gamma balls, I'd choose Gamma.

Is there something unique about tennis players? By "tennis players," I do not mean only professional players but people who see and feel playing tennis as part of their identity. I grew up playing baseball and American football in organized leagues and schools and tennis as something on the...

Will going to a hybrid 17ga. Cyclone/16g. (or 17ga.) Gosen synthetic gut be a better solution if I plan on trying to extend the playing life of strings as long as possible? I ask because I have reels of both.

I played tennis somewhat regularly from 1980 to 2008. During this time, I always played with multifilament string and synthetic gut and never thought twice about letting a racket sit for months while I favored playing with a different racket. I would play with a racket until the strings broke...

The charger puts out 13.05 V at 5 Amps.

People need to stop claiming that the Spinfire is the only machine with internal oscillation. Several of the Siboasi machines have internal oscillation. I currently have the S4015 that has internal oscillation; rugged wheels to roll over curbs, bricks, and rocky terrain; compact size for...

My main mistake in practicing the drop shot and, most likely employing it in match play, is initiating it from the baseline and not from a position closer to the net.