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you could always wait till the next line of pure storm's come out which should be soon since they debuted at the french open this year (see one of the many fernando gonzalez racket threads) They'll definitely drop in price then

Anyone ever hit with the k six two (aka skunk) racket? heard it's much like a pure drive except with more control and feel and a bit less power. There are no reviews up for it so i'm just wondering what the TT community thinks

lol i hope you check out the cafeterias closely when u go visit colleges!

that's how i tie mine and i love it. IMO a rubberband is bit more effective than regular logo dampeners but not as "dead" as the snake dampeners

Hey just wondering what everyone eats pre-match. For me it's always a cold cut turkey sandwich, some pretzels (or other baked chip), and a yogurt about an hour before match. what's yours?

if u want a thin overgrip use that blue tournagrip the pros have, good stuff. but beware: it tears easily. personally i use yonex supergrap but it may not be for u since it's relatively thick

well i like nike athletic clothes the best but.... lacoste has much better non-tennis stuff which u'd prob get for free too! and i do like lacoste tennis stuff too

i assume u mean 5 and 8 o'clock?

wanted to experiment with a bit of counterweight, i feel a bit slower on my swings rite now. i use 11 g of lead tape, a head guard, and a rubber band dampener, so i feel i'm getting weighed down. i don't wanna sacrifice the lead since i feel a marked improvement when i hit extreme topspin shots...

i like the smiley face :)

thousands of hours of practice not burning out talent a bit of luck here and there

you need to get a tripod for that camera i can't really judge you since it's hard when the cam is shaking

footwork is fine, if other ppl are bothered then screw em. your forehand take back is a bit unorthodox, i dunno if it's because the way you like to grip the racket that makes it this way or not. if you adopted a more "looping" motion you might find you drive through the ball better. although...

is kobra basically gonna be wilson's version of the pure drive?

my racket specs recommend 51-57 lbs. also i've strung higher than the median before (54lbs) and it feels really dead

agree with tofu on the pro supex, prob some of the softest poly out there

^^ thanks for all the input everyone! i'm gonna go with 52/53 on my first try with this string and adjust from there. (my rec. tension is 51-57)

^^ you could always get some good racquets for cheap. something like the head liquidmetal radical (98 in) is like 80 bux on TW and you could prob get it even cheaper used if you don't mind and those are fantastic rackets!

a good reflex and hand eye coordination improvement tool are those balls with all the bumps on them, the ones where you bounce and they fly off in a random direction. toss those around for awhile and they help, me and my baseball playing friend throw em around all the time and they help reflexes...

good lord those things on the side look ugly

yea i dunno maybe since they're younger it's good to learn this way since that is the trend of tennis (going toward more topspin and power) but i'm 20 and play club tennis so it's not like i'm gonna be playing any college level and up players. but learning to drive through a forehand is very...

sometimes if i feel like the ball was really heavy i will automatically grunt, not that loud though, it's natural for most ppl to do so much like when they're working out

I just got Pro Supex Matrix Hybrid and wondered what tension i should use, this string is composed of: Pro Supex Big Ace (a poly for my mains) Pro Supex Maxim Touch (Multi crosses) i've never really tried a poly/multi hybrid so wondered what tension i should go with, my racket and tension...

i dunno if this would work with beginner's but i did try and copy fed's hybrid easter/semi-west forehand grip since as a club player i prob will never have to handle balls that have incredible top spin that many pros have and it's worked great!

i was thinking about using the syn gut as the main since it's more durable. dunno about the tension since i've never actyally done it

^^ wondered about this cuz i could use a bit more feel than my regular syn. gut offers (Gosen OG-Sheep Micro) but didn't wanna switch to full multis just yet...

i don't think it's been the required 4-6 weeks but has anyone gotten theirs yet?

i use fed's grip for forehand and i think it's awesome for me. since i dont play against ppl with ridiculous, pro level top spin it works really well

back hand approach shot (im a 1HBH)

small shuffle steps are usually the main thing most ppl say