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Out -of-the-box I believe the point of these "low-tension" discussions is to challenge the existing parameters and not just assume that high tension is best. Its like a scientific hypothesis ; do low tension strings offer any advantages ? A perfectly acceptable hypothesis. And...

What A Big Change-from 60 Lbs To 58 Lbs I had rotator cuff surgery in Jan. of the year. It is true that shoulder surgery has a reputation for being painful. Something about a dense nerve area. Personally, I have a high pain tolerance (dental visits never bother me, like others ) ; so I had no...

Brad - Width The beam width is 10.25 inches. The beam thickness looking at the side profile is 26 mm. Interestingly ,I suppose that you could call the 500 I a wide beam. Stay thirsty my friends !

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5.5 Spin I just acquired 2 fair condition Wilson 5.5 spins. Have not hit with them yet. But, I find it interesting that the beam is so thin. I measured them at 15 mm. For reference my Yonex R-22 is 19 mm and an old standard wood racket measures 17 mm. I was thinking that if the Wilson...

Repair It Anything can be repaired if a person is tenacious, creative and takes their time to analyse the problem. some people even say a problem is just a solution waiting to happen -like the hack, overused expression- American ingenuity . If all else fails, take it to a high school...

My worst racket was also my best. As the racket gods dealt me a bad card.In about 1982 my club got a new pro that liked Wilson. He and his wife used a t-2000. She was at the top of the Senior national rankings.He would easily beat local teaching pros that were 20 years younger. So, he...

6 Years Later I see that I'm only 6 yrs late to respond to this burning question. But, in case anyone still cares-I have 2 movies to nominate. actually, 2 plus 1 movies. 1). get him to the Greek 2). fear and loathing in Las Vegas with Johnny Depp the plus one). Depp managed...

Coachrick always knows what he is talking about. In Sarasota, Fl. in 1980 you could go to 2 clubs,3 miles apart, and see different sets of rackets used by the members. When my club got a new Pro, and he used a largehead Wilson aluminum model, then the club members would try one and gradually...

Pro Lite 90 I Have A Dunlop Pro Lite 90 Its Blue And Mine Says Graphite Ceramic At The Very Top. I Have Only Hit With It Once For A Short Time.it Seemed To Play Very Neutral. No Extra Power. It Came With Factory - Like Strings So I Cant Say If The Control Was Good. It Did Seem To Have...

graphite ace 110 There is a graphite ace 110. Mine has an overall blue color.Its not a wide body so it must be an older,classic racket.

Also, The Head Red Head Was Very Popular In The U.s. It Was Very Rugged And Provided High Power And Reasonable Control. It Was A Little Hard On The Elbow,but With Low String Tension And A Flex String (like Blue Star ) It Was Tolerable. Many Teaching Pros Used It,some Tour Pros Also. Because It...

I Like The Concept Of This List The Rosewall Seamless Was My 1st Racket. It Was Made Out Of Aluminum (not Steel,as Listed). Like The T-2000 It Had An Interior String Bed Thar Provided Isolation From The Metal Frames Vibration And Harshness. Modern Wide Bodies Could Use The Same Principle. The...

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Merit Of Cut- Offs I AGREE,AND NOTE THAT EVERY TIME THAT I HAVE CUT A FRAME HANDLE DOWN 3/4 INCH OR 1 INCH ; THAT THE FRAME SEEMS ,TO ME, TO DO EVERYTHING BETTER. FASTER AT NET,BETTER SERVING, BETTER GROUNDIES, JUST BETTER OVERALL. I DIDN'T KNOW WHY. I WILL HAVE TO READ MORE ABOUT THE...

OVERALL, IT SEEMS LIKE THE MIS0-GYNISTS HAVE TURNED INTO MARY-GYNISTS. I MET MARY CARILLO BRIEFLY AT A CLUB IN FLORIDA. SHE SEEMED DOWN TO EARTH, HUMBLE ,AND OUTGOING. ITS HARD TO FAULT HER ANNOUNCING, SHE RELATES THE PRO'S SKILLS TO SOMETHINGS THAT THE AVERAGE FAN CAN UNDERSTAND. NOT EASY. SHE...

PERSONALLY, I THOUGHT THAT WAS QUITE CUTE, WELL WRITTEN , AND WELL DELIVERED BY MARY.

WELL,BAD ARMED KID,YOU HAVE 2 PROBLEMS.A LONG TERM PROBLEM OF PREVENTION OF TENNIS INJURY.MY ADVICE ON THAT WOULD BE TO LOOK FOR A LINK TITLED CURE TENNIS ELBOW AT TENNIS******.COM/TENNIS ELBOW.htm THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE RESEARCH TO HANDLE ANY LONG TERM ARM PROBLEMS. NOW FOR YOUR SHORT...

Skunked I have a skunk racket story.I got a cheap one at a garage sale.When I 1st played with it I hated it.It vibrated, felt hollow , hurt my arm, and did not hit ground strokes or serves good ,for me. So, I put it away with the intent to put softer strings in it. Instead I decided...

I agree with this post and find it helpful and informative. I use some different terminology.Instead of " cut upward " I say brush up on the ball. This,as everyone knows, gives topspin and some side spin to the serve ;when you are using what I call a "backhand " grip.I only ever talk about 2...

IN MY OPINION SERVES SHOULD BE DONE WITH THE "V" OF YOUR HAND (THUMB AND 1ST FINGER ) BEING ON THE TOP LEFT LINE OF THE GRIP BEVEL. THAT IS , FOR A RIGHT HANDER. THEN, PRACTICE BY SERVING AN ABBREVIATED BASIC SERVE, THAT IS,PUT YOUR ELBOW UP AND SCRATCH YOUR BACK -START THAT WAY. DO YOUR REGULAR...

low-tech stiffness test I agree with the test.I cant bring a ball up from the ground using this technique with a Rossignol f-200 or most small head flexible wooden frames.For example,the T.A Davis frames and the Jack Kramer. The Dura Fiber white fiberglass model could not bring the ball...

question - do you like the head villas better than the pk golden ace ? I suppose that would be assuming that you have tried the golden ace. thank you

for mr timball-if i were to guess,i would say that you are trying to nail the ball when you might be better served to just block the ball back.when you play big hitters,think in a zen-like manner.don't try to out hit them,use their pace and turn the tables with placement. instead of thinking the...

Rip Control My suggestion is to try head rip control in the crosses. It is a low power string and gives you an added benefit of being arm friendly. If that works but,you want slightly less power, then put the poly on the crosses and rip control on the mains.If that doesn't work ,try a new,lower...

Agreed I agree that low tension would the way to go. this technique combined with high tension could reduce frame life. i have done this on my personal frames. I normally go poly mains at 45 lbs and syn gut crosses at 35 lbs. That way its arm friendly and I get...

Blue Star Fan Mr. Grim Ripper, may I please ask a question ? When can you get original Blue Star now ? I did not google for it ,so, I hope you don't mind the question. Blue Star original was my favorite string in the late 70 s early 80 s. I was told not to string it over 60 lbs. So when I...

Thanks Thank you Coachrick. I will,surely,take that advice when I string my TT c-6 's. Not sure who sold MatchMates. I know I liked them. I had a titanium and much later, a graphite. Looking back, I think they would have sold more graphites if they were standard length- 27 inches. I have 2 now...

Slow on the pictures I wish I could send pictures of the Snauwaert Fortissimo. Sorry,I am not on the cutting edge of technology.I use the Yahoo finance site,I use ask.com,and I use talk tennis.thats it. I dont even carry a cell phone. I dont know facebook from spacebook.I will read the info on...

Sorry I messed up on this one. I wanted to reference VGP s post about the force. My comments are about the Snauwert.