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I string Hyper-G at 55. I tried it from 46 to 55 and the thing that made it so confusing is that it loses a lot of tension after two hours of hitting. My ALU Power tension was 51 so I tried that and it felt fine for two hours. So it plays like a board for two hours and then settles into around...

I'll have to look it up. I'm not really crazy about looking at strings, and then, if I like it, going through the process of finding the right tension, but I'll take a look.

Yes, the feel allows you to adjust your swing if you want more spin because you have an idea what it feels like. It's just a tradeoff and if there were a string that was arm-friendly with good feel and tension maintenance, I'd look at it. But I suspect physics means that you can't have both in...

I was a college player back in the 1970s but the game back then bears no resemblance to the game today. I switched to Hyper-G about five or six years ago from ALU Power because I have to drive about 30 minutes to my stringer and the drive back and forth was getting annoying. So tons of players...

We were hitting indoors a few months ago and someone walked onto the empty court next to ours and was inspecting the surface, lighting, etc. He walked over to talk to us when we were done and asked us questions about the court. We used to have three courts but they turned one into a hockey rink...

I learned at a time when the Continental grip was the most popular so it would have been unlikely for me to learn the Eastern grips unless I had a coach that was modern for the time period. But even then, it would probably not have been to learn the semi-western or western grips.

Take up running so that you can last longer. Then think about equipment changes.

I used ALU Power from about 2006 until three or four years ago when I switched to Hyper-G. I decided to go with Hyper-G because so many recommended it on the strings forum as being more arm friendly and durable. And I found this to be the case. So I switched strings and don't have TE. I...

The topic is that it contributes to it.

This is my experience as well. And even pros, which we assume have good technique, get GE and TE. Stan Smith had tennis elbow. He played with what would now be considered an ultra-flexible wood racquet, non-poly strings and had classic strokes, not the modern topspin strokes of today. That...

From my experience, it's caused by dead poly. Technique is the same when the strings exceed 8 hours but that's when my arm complains. Arm is fine when I switch to a racquet with fresh strings. This is ALU Power. I switched to Hyper-G and can play about 25 hours with it and then it gets too...

I think that weight loss helps to keep it away but doesn't cure it. My serious PF issues were back in the 1990s. I've had some minor flareups since then but nothing serious that stretching didn't take care of. The problem is when it gets into a chronic cycling stage of healing overnight and then...

Fritz has the talent but he's quite moody on the court. He's been doing a better job at controlling his emotions lately.

Fritz and Tiafoe are playing really well.

It's probably too heavy for the average player, similar to Nadal's racquet.

Fritz has the ability but he needs to get his head straight. He is often frustrated out on the court despite his talent and athleticism. I love Tommy Paul's game but he needs more to crack the tippy top. It's always fun to see a player taking it to the next level but it doesn't actually happen...

I'm pretty sure that he could get a green card if he wanted it. I think that you just have to promise to start a business with something like $1 million here and employ some number of people. Then start the path to citizenship. Any of the top players could do this and many have done so in the...

Switching to Hyper-G from ALU Power has had a noticeable difference on arm comfort at the cost of loss of feel. I still do the flexbar about 5 days a week but I don't worry about arm problems anymore.

Run if you enjoy running. I'm a runner and I spend more time running than playing tennis because running is just a ton more convenient. I enjoy tennis as well but logistics are somewhat harder.

I've found the setup Hyper-G at 55 pounds which gives me about 25 hours of play before I have trouble keeping the ball in the court. Sure, I could add more spin but I don't really like to change my stroke to accommodate string changes. It is a shaped string and starts to lose spin potential...

I wonder if he moved it between 10 and 2 under the bumper. It would seem pretty strange to remove that amount of lead tape suddenly.

I'd love to try it but that's my big worry. I had a severe injury in 2010 and was out for 6 months and the IG Prestige has been my goto since then. I've playtested the RF97 and I can play with that but I don't have to worry about arm health with the Prestige. I'm never going to hit with the...

We have a place in Newton, MA where the life expectancy is 94.2 years. It has excellent schools, an excellent hospital in the city itself but also access to world-class hospitals in Boston, and excellent senior social services. There are lots of public tennis courts too. I can't think of a place...

The main thing that I wanted lefty was the backhand as the righty forehand was painful. Learning a lefty forehand wouldn't have been that difficult but a lefty one-handed backhand would have required a lot of time and effort to learn.

I tried for ten minutes. My hitting partner has full strokes on both sides. It took 10 years of effort.

I had a weightlifting injury in my 20s and it affected tennis and basketball but it's not a problem if I keep up with my core work. I've not had the problem in the past decade. I've had other minor issues with hips, knees and calf and returning back to gym training keeps them away. I'm in my...

I was able to hit at full power yesterday without thinking about the finger. I will progress to volleys and serves if things continue to go well. I thought that I might have to learn to play left-handed a few weeks ago.

I have not had TE for many, many years. My gym had one going back to around 2010 and I used it there but eventually bought a green one and a blue one for home. One of my tennis partners started to develop TE so I gave him the green one. They work really well but you just have to do the...

I have a blue Flexbar on my desk and do the exercises about 4 days a week. I queue up a YouTube video and just do the exercises while watching the video. I have an old iPad that I use as a clock for timing. Make it convenient and you'll do it more often.

1980s or 1990s.