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Myth busted? It has been scientifically demonstrated to death over the past few decades that using a relatively shallow upwards angle of around 20 degrees, combined with a slightly closed racquet face is a much more efficient method of generating topspin than trying to brush up on the ball with...

Federer has complete exemption from ATP1000 tournaments. 1.08 Reduction of ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Commitment A. A player’s number of ATP World Tour Masters 1000 commitment tournaments shall be reduced by one (1) tournament for reaching each of the following milestones: 1) 600 matches...

Yes Adidas seems a bit better engineered and better quality than Nike. I think Nike's quality became a victim of Nike's popularity. But as fate would have it my feet hate the Adidas shoe shape and loves Nike. :(

Well my main point is the Prestige S is the only one on your list that you can modify to your taste. The YOUTEK PRESTIGE MID is the best racquet in the list, but only if you can handle the high weight. If you are not advanced enough (don't have impeccable technique) it can seriously mess up...

Wow amazing footwork by Fed. Split step. Multiple cross steps. Amazing how his brain has been wired to perform these movements automatically. Simply perfect.

I think the Prestige S should be a bit better for you. Still enough weight to deal with heavy balls but low enough swing-weight to generate lots of spin. And the best thing is you can add weight as you get better. So you can really grow into this racquet. And you can get them for 89,00 euros...

Thanks. Can't wait. :mrgreen:

Bleg. Received an email stating that I get a free Yonex 6-pack bag with each of the AI98's, but I have to wait an additional week as they do not actually have them in stock. So instead of receiving the racquets in the usual 3 days I have to wait an additional 7 days for something I didn't even...

An apology at the very least

Sorry that I disappeared for a while. Was year end at our company. Thanks KYHacker. Great advice. Did not know one could do that! My last tennis week can be summed up pretty much like this: Tuesday: Arrive at court fresh and relaxed. Beat my hitting buddy with his silly tweener racquet 6 0 6...

This might help: http://www.yonex.com/_assets/files/2014-Tennis-Catalogue_P10-15_VCORE-and-JUNIOR.pdf Scroll to the bottom page. There is a racquet weight / swing speed (power) map. Basically the vcore racquets are heavy/low power and ezone more middle of the road.

Personally I would buy say three or four of the listed racquets. That way you can keep switching to the racquet of whichever Pro is doing well at the time so you never lose court cred.

Hi. Thought it was about time for an update. Sorry for the long post! I am currently waiting for the review of the PS97 to see if that is maybe the answer to my quest for an "easier to live with" "players" racquet. In the meantime I've been reading some articles and reviews based on the...

Thank you. Very insightful and good racquet suggestions! From the new tennis warehouse professor article (http://twu.tennis-warehouse.com/learning_center/racquetweighting.php) it seems a SW of 300 is actually optimum for maximum power (minimum energy input / least fatigue). But I guess...

Thank you for all the suggestions. I appreciate the insight. Sounds like I should first look at the 95 in^2 330-340g range before I go down in weight too drastically. I shall try get hold of a 6.1 95 or PS95 and let you know how it went.

Thank you for all the advice and insight on the racquets. Thank you for the personal insight. I still immensely enjoy the K90 for singles. Its just on those bad days where I wish for something a bit more effortless and forgiving. For doubles on the other hand I seem to struggle with...

Hi, As someone that rarely switches racquets I need some advice from the more experienced racquetholics on this forum for some pointers. Some of my questions might seem a bit basic but I have only played with two racquets for my entire 36 year 'tennis career' so my racquet knowledge is a bit...

Well the RF97 has an almost 5 square inch bigger power zone than the APD according the the TW measurements and that's with a 3 square inch smaller head :shock: That makes it one of the racquets with the biggest power zones for its size according to the rankings. I've been looking for a...

Wimbledon ticket prices for last four days: Thurs 3 July 112* Fri 4 July 124* Sat 5 July 124* Sun 6 July 148* So they reckon the ladies final is worth to the public about the same as the mens semifinals.

Might be some truth in here. I thought Fed has permanently lost the ability to hit his forehands hard. But then in the fourth set he upped the intensity and started cranking up the pace on his forehand to the extent that Djoker could not keep up with it anymore, which shows that its a mental...

How about the good old tennis ball in long sock drill? Impossible to launch the sock without a drop first. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVh7tsa2R6I

Well I'm not quite there yet, but the older gents at my club all seems to have switched to huge headed powerful racquets, and play the ball flat with a slicing motion, on the backhand and forehand. Balls comes at you quick and about 10cm from the ground. The young generations just can't handle...

Well that just about covers everything I used to order :( Guess its either switch to Yonex or buy local that costs 3x as much :(

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Just switch courts with them?

Yup that pretty much describes everyone playing with a HH racquet at my club. They all basically tap the ball. Relying on the HHness to supply the power.

Pretoria, South-Africa: 1) Tennis court hourly fees (or yearly/seasonal club membership) Public courts are scarce, but pretty much every neighbourhood/suburb has a municipal tennis club which is maintained by the municipality but run as a private club by its members. All courts are...

I do not do stringing myself, but logic dictates that you don't get to the required tension by waiting for the string to stretch or forcing the drop weight down, but rather by adjusting the length of string between the racket and drop weight mechanism until the drop weight is horizontal.

The general opinion when reading these boards seems to be that the Federer single-handed backhand is a liability and easy to exploit and/or prone to breaking down, especially on a high bouncing surface like at the French Open. On the other hand many people seem to consider the Djokivic...