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  1. marco forehand

    Best “Sounding” Polys

    My $.02 Nothing compares to….. Banana Bite from String Kong
  2. marco forehand

    Replacement for Klip Legend 16g

    Nearing the end of my inventory of Klip Legend natural gut (used in mains, with a slick poly cross). Tried Luxlion, wasn’t for me. I am thinking Volk could be next up but thought I would ask for input here. thx
  3. marco forehand

    Next Generation of Poly - is the hype real?

    Out of curiosity I did look up Toalson Biologic. It does not seem to be sold in the states. The Toalson website has no words of description (I would be looking for the mention of PEEK. I did find Toalson Live Wire which may be something similar to Gamma Live Wire XP ( NOT the same as Live Wire...
  4. marco forehand

    Next Generation of Poly - is the hype real?

    I understand HeavyHitter’s post to suggest that the offerings from newer/smaller companies must (because they don’t own and operate their own manufacturing facilities) be limited in innovation. The suggestion seems to be that smaller company’s are limited to relabeled big guy’s products. My...
  5. marco forehand

    Introducing Grapplesnake USA!!!

    Has Grapplesnake had “Black Friday” sales events in the past ? Should I expect one this year ?
  6. marco forehand

    ***Stringway Machine Users Club***

    To be clear, the pictured stand is a “copy” of an Ektelon stand. The tray is an actual tray from an Ektelon stand (found on an auction site). My 1st stringing machine was a Ektelon H, I added a Wise tension head to that. At times I had that set up, a Stringway es 450 (an machine based around an...
  7. marco forehand

    ***Stringway Machine Users Club***

    PM me (with your email) I can send them direct to you. Currently I am not on any photo hosting sites
  8. marco forehand

    ***Stringway Machine Users Club***

    Years ago I had both an Ektelon H and a Stringway in house. Like you I preferred stringing on a stand mounted stringer, but I thought the Stringway was the better machine. I wasn’t happy with how the Stringway stand worked. Then I sorted out how to mount the Stringway on the Ektelon stand...
  9. marco forehand

    Poly maind - best syn gut or multi as cross string

    try PolyStar Energy as a cross or 16g Topspin main, 17l g Topspin as a cross consider lowering your tension 2 to 4#
  10. marco forehand

    ACC tennis

    ACC All Coast Conference
  11. marco forehand

    Hayley Carter is my new favorite female college player

    And now Hayley is the assistant coach for UNC's women's team
  12. marco forehand

    Closest strings to polystar or polyfibre strings?

    here are a couple of options (not sure which gauge you were looking for) Dyreex Alu Tour Silver 125 Genesis White Magic 2022 125 Topspin Cyber Flash Tour Bite is a good choice, maintains tension better (then PS Turbo or the alternatives I suggested) so consider lowering your reference tension
  13. marco forehand

    ACC tennis

    add a Team title to the trophy collection
  14. marco forehand

    NCAA tournament 2023 will not be televised

    I guess a pickle ball tournament was cancelled or something Tennis Channel to broadcast NCAA tourney
  15. marco forehand

    Backpack rec's

    I believe the op wants a backpack bag (not the more traditional "3 pack tennis bag" as listed on TW). I have been on the look out for the same thing. I have no direct experience with any of these offerings. One option is the ADV Jetpack backpack which claims to hold 3 racquets. Another option...
  16. marco forehand

    NCAA tournament 2023 will not be televised

    the NCAA tournament will not be broadcast (or streamed) but The NIT team championship will (I guess this will be teams that don't make the NCAA tournament like the post season NIT basketball tournament?) This makes the point that it has nothing to do with the number of spectators in the stands...
  17. marco forehand

    ACC tennis

    Historical context (or lets say, facts if you like) regarding UNC's women's program: Jamie Loeb (Individual champion 2015) Jenna Long/ Sara Anundsen (Doubles Champions 2007) Makenna Jones/Elizabeth Scotty (Doubles Champions 2021) Ten ACC championships Making 6 quarterfinals, 3 semis and 1 final...
  18. marco forehand

    ACC tennis

    I have not had a chance to watch ACC matches in person in recent years. I did stream a number of matches (National indoors last year I watched multiple teams. The thing that stood out to me in regards to NC State was their approach to doubles, which was very aggressive on all three courts...
  19. marco forehand

    ACC tennis

    Seems like NC State is ready to disrupt the hierarchy of ACC women's tennis long term. Expect the match ups with Duke, UNC and UVA to be intense.
  20. marco forehand

    NCAA tournament 2023 will not be televised

    hmmm 3 tennis matches on ESPN plus this weekend, you say ? wonder why that is ? oh look...ESPN and Ivy league sign 10 year agreement
  21. marco forehand

    NCAA tournament 2023 will not be televised

    The focus on TC on this thread is, I believe, misplaced. It's the NCAA that makes the call here.Maybe the USTA has some say as well ? I do know I get to watch (on delayed broadcast) both the SEC and ACC conference championships on one of ESPN's channels each year. If those matches can fit for...
  22. marco forehand

    NCAA tournament 2023 will not be televised

    Rennae Stubb's reaction: "Just to let everyone know, I will NOT be investing in a Pickleball franchise & will never turn a tv on to watch Pickleball. I would rather watch pain dry. Why all these tennis players think Pickleball is worth investing in & not the game that made them all the $$$ is...
  23. marco forehand

    NCAA tournament 2023 will not be televised

    per Roland Thornqvist's twitter account: Hearing news that the NCAA tournament will NOT be televised again this spring. I can not for my life understand why the stakeholders in college tennis can’t make this happen. It is the single most important piece in any attempt to elevate our product
  24. marco forehand

    ***Stringway Machine Users Club***

    I had a friend (who worked in a machine shop) make a replacement bar with lines etched to match up with my Stringway "ruler".(I wanted to keep a stock bar just in case) Then I alternated red and black felt makers on the lines. TBH, using the ruler has become second nature. I had a NEOS before...
  25. marco forehand

    **Stringway – information – Questions – answers**

    tested a squash racquet (Dunlop Aero Pro) picked a tennis racquet I "knew" would be on spec (Angell TC90, unstrung spec RA is 70) both racquets I tested were strung RDC readings: TC90 68 Dunlop Aero Pro squash racquet 41 Stringlab 2 readings TC90 10.88 Dunlop...
  26. marco forehand

    **Stringway – information – Questions – answers**

    I can do that (I'll need to borrow a squash racquet from a friend which I can do this weekend)
  27. marco forehand

    Diary of a Racketaholic

    Drive the racketaholics crazy! Post Black Friday sales you think are special
  28. marco forehand

    Hayley Carter is my new favorite female college player

    Hayley is the new assistant coach for Vanderbilt's women's team
  29. marco forehand

    18x19 pattern Club - Djokovic, Medvedev, Agassi and...

    I've settled in with a couple of "classic" over sized racquets with 18/19 string pattern (lead tape added to all but the 6.1 OS) Wilson Pro Staff 6.1 OS (std length not the stretch, 110) Wilson Hyper PS 6.5 OS (std length, 110) (current fav despite the challenging paint job) Wilson K Blade Team...
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