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I played a lot of PB today, exclusively with the CFS16. That wasn't my initial plan, but that's how it worked out, mainly because I had no problem at all adjusting to it, coming from the Encore Engage MX 6.0. Overall, the CFS16 is an extremely solid paddle, doing everything well. And while it...

I received the CFS16 yesterday. I've only been able to hit against a wall at home yesterday and again this morning. I hit with it in stock form. My initial impression before hitting with it is that even though the grip length is above average at 5.5", the grip length seemed noticeably shorter...

Thanks very much for the excellent review of the new Joola Ben Johns Hyperion paddles. They each appear to be excellent paddles. I currently play with the Engage Encore MX6.0, which I like very much. It's also the only paddle I've ever used as my own. However, after a lot of use, it's now...

Wow. That was a long time ago. I have no recollection of the slipperiness, nor actually of the string itself. Also, I have no idea about the current Laserfibre strings, other than I heard the current Laserfibre is an entirely different company making strings that are different than the original...

Any updated or new feedback on the Clash 108 ?

The Court FF is not narrower than GR7, or at least that's my experience as I found the FF to be wider. I was a size 11 GR user from GR1 thru GR5. Starting with GR6 and continuing with GR7, size 11 became longer and narrower, so it no longer fit properly. I tried size 10.5, but it was too...

I just played a couple of sets with 17ga Tier One Firewire Boost (Firewire/Ghostwire). Great combo of power, control, spin and comfort. I'm interested to see how long this level of playability lasts. I'm not a big string breaker, so if I can get 8 hrs near this level of playability before I...

My limited 4+ hours experience with Technifibre Ice Code 17ga strung at 46lbs was good playability with so-so spin, however, my arm started feeling it in a negative way shortly after I started hitting with it so I proactively cut it out after the end of my second session with it before things...

The most recent racket I've hit with that reminded me of the 6.1 95 16x18, which I played with for many years thru various generations, is the Prince Phantom Pro 93P (14x18). The head size is more like a 95 than a 93. Highly recommend giving it a hit.

The good news is that I read somewhere that there will be/is a v7 98S, but the bad news is that it will only be sold in Europe. I hope I'm wrong ! Can anyone verify ?

Wow. That is some seriously defective gut. Who makes it and what did you pay for it. I do recall many years ago playing with some low-end, more-or-less, no-name gut that didn't last long and had poor playability. I learned my lesson from that.

My normal string setup for many years is Pacific Tough Gut 16g in the mains with Gosen Micro 16 syn gut in the crosses both at 60lb in a Wilson 6.1 95 16x18. I should note that I'm not a string breaker in general. For me, this setup holds its tension and maintains its playability for many...

Thanks for everyone's feedback on the V-Square. How does the V-Square compare to Cyclone Tour in terms of power/comfort/spin/tension maintenance?

Thanks for the photo. I checked some old images of her and she definitely used to play with the Steam. The Burn Spin Effect racket has 16 crosses, so I guess its likely she's now playing with a Steam with a Burn paint job as you suggested. Nice find !

Thanks for your interest, but no, I'm not planning on selling it right now. If I change my mind, I'll let you know.

Sounds good. I hope it works out for you.

I noticed that the Wilson Ultra line of rackets, except for one, is on clearance. Does anyone know the status of the Wilson Ultra line of rackets going forward ? Are they being refreshed, discontinued or replaced with something new ? Also, anyone know if Wilson will have continue with a...

I was just wondering if anyone is still using any of the Wilson Steam rackets, which had a lot of Clash-like hype back around 2013, though maybe a little less hype than the Clash. Anyway, back around 2013, I bought both the Steam 99S and Steam 99 (non-S). I mainly tried playing with the 99S...

Let's us what you think of it.

Any other thoughts on the Ultra 105s vs the Steam 105s ? I recently hit with a friend's Steam 105s, which got me interested in it. However, searching around, I've found that it's not readily available, even on the auction site. I'm considering the Ultra 105s, however, it has different racket...

Today I had a chance to hit with a friend's Wilson Steam 105s. Wow. I couldn't believe the easy pop I was getting out of my serve. Like I used to serve more than 20 years ago, or probably longer than that. We played a set of singles and I very easily held serve, which is not the norm when I...

I've been revisiting the 95s on occasion over the past few weeks. I'm playing it stock. Yesterday, I played 3 sets of doubles with the 95s, freshly strung with Wilson 16g Natural Gut in the mains and Gosen OG-Sheep Micro 16 in the crosses, both at 60lbs. What a great feel. Very comfortable...

Very interesting. After your comment, I tried both forehand grips (the one from the photo and the reversed one you had better results with) while swinging the racket around. Your reversed grip does feel more natural just swinging the racket around and trying the forehand grips. I should have...

Aargh !!! After taking a look at the limited photos that are available, I noticed that the WW on my racket was on the WRONG bevel of the racket ! For some reason, I placed the WW on bevel 1 instead of bevel 3. So I then went ahead a repositioned it onto bevel 3. What a huge difference...

Do a Google search on "wonderwedge tennis" and look under Images. There are a number of photos there.

Hey Dan. Sorry to say I gave up on the WW shortly after my last comment. I actually can't really remember why now. I still have the WW on one of my rackets. Just swinging it around I believe the proper use is with the WW down, which feels more natural as you said. In this position with the WW...

Thanks Rattler ! This rule seems exactly right.

I totally agree with this, and fortunately, in my experience, 99.9% of my matches have been played within this spirit, though I used to see more gamesmanship stuff when I actively played tournaments and leagues. Even at the pro level, this cooperative attitude seems to be the predominant spirit...

I guess I wonder if a fairly consistent rhythm or time of pace between serves is a part of reasonable pace. At an extreme, is someone who sometimes takes 45 seconds between 1st and 2nd serve and also sometimes takes 2 seconds playing at a "reasonable pace" ? More realistically, I'm not sure if...

Good points. I understand that the service motion is faster with the ball coming sooner when serving underhand, but if one is set and ready for the serve, I believe the faster motion with the ball coming sooner is mostly irrelevant. My feeling is that I was in the process of getting set and...