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    Uniqlo apparel review

    Federer wore a nice light-green warm up jacket earlier in the year, but I've never seen it offered through Uniqlo.
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    Asics Court FF (2019): rubber buckling / irritation

    Wow -- where did you get the blistering? Just curious if it's in the area I mentioned above. And shin splints? I want to see if mine maybe have a QC issue, as I see something in the area that's bothering me, where the right and left shoes have a very slight difference. I'll have to take them...
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    Asics Court FF (2019): rubber buckling / irritation

    I should clarify: the buckling probably will not go away, but will the rubber loosen so that it isn't irritating my foot?
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    Asics Court FF (2019): rubber buckling / irritation

    This may have been covered elsewhere (sorry), but I just got the Novak version of the Court FFs and while the right shoe feels perfect, the rubber of the left shoe buckles a bit on the inside, right next to the ball of my foot or just a little behind. I played for about an hour and my foot...
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    New Asics Court FF 2

    Perhaps this was addressed earlier (sorry, couldn't read all the messages), but I notice that with my left shoe, the rubber next to the inside of my foot buckles a little and rubs against my foot. It's by the ball of my foot or just a little bit behind this area. If anyone's experienced this...
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    Babolat: Propulse Blast or Jet Mach 1?

    I've been wearing the Babolat Propulse Team, from 2017, as I have low arches. I understand the Propulse Blast is the updated version of the Team, but the arch is characterized as "normal" on TW's page, while the Team was "slightly low" (if I remember correctly). I see that the Jet Mach 1 does...
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    Donnay X-Dual Gold 99 (2016)

    @Unchi The TE was strange: I can't point to any differences in set up that preceded the problem. The PS85 has been strung in the low 50s for as long as I've been playing with it (since 2013). I occasionally hit with different rackets, even trying (and enjoying) a Wilson Advantage (maybe the last...
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    Donnay X-Dual Gold 99 (2016)

    Thanks. The Donnay experiment was muddied by the different strings (and tensions?) the company has in their demo rackets, so kind of frustrating (but at least they offer demos). The Gold and Silver X-Duals are very maneuverable for their size, so probably good for net play. The TC95 at 63RA...
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    Donnay X-Dual Gold 99 (2016)

    @Unchi Of the Angells I was thinking of the TC95, but that's interesting that the KPS88 seems to have a larger sweet spot. The only drawback of the 88 is its weight, but when I was testing out the Donnays, i preferred the KPS88 to them. Do the Angells have the same kind of solid feel as the...
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    Donnay X-Dual Gold 99 (2016)

    Thanks for resurrecting this thread. I appreciate the confirmation that the Gold is springy (at least the more recent versions). I tested the X-Dual Silver a little while after the Gold, but this time the strings appeared to be poly. A little less springy than the Gold with multifilament, but...
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    Contacting Babolat?

    Thanks, so much, Sean (and thanks, esgee). The V Pro and V Pro 2 both worked well for me, since both had a relatively low arch. It looks like the Propulse Team's arch is 'slightly low' according to TW's description, so I hope that will work as well.
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    Contacting Babolat?

    I had a question about the successor to the V Pro 2 shoe, but it's not certain what that would be (perhaps Propulse or Jet from what TW tells me). There seems to be no way to email Babolat directly - the email form on their contact page doesn't work (no 'captcha' to enter). Only other option is...
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    Donnay X-Dual Gold 99 (2016)

    Thanks. I like the feel of the Gold a bit more than the Pro One, but the springiness is a concern. I'm wondering if a higher tension would solve that (the SoBad asides notwithstanding). I have remnants of tennis elbow so the softer feel of the Gold seems to be better for me, but in hitting with...
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    Wilson dumping Sampras heritage for profit

    Did Sampras play with the K-Factor 88 on tour, or was this made for him after he retired? I actually found one in a thrift store, and while heavy, it's a great racquet. Would be a little strange if the racquet was made after he retired...
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    Donnay X-Dual Gold 99 (2016)

    So higher or lower tension?
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    Donnay X-Dual Gold 99 (2016)

    I recently got a chance to demo the X-Dual Gold and the Pro One Pentacore 16x19 from Donnay. Unfortunately it was an apples to oranges comparison as the X-Dual had multifilament strings (or gut?), while the Pro One had poly, I think (I wasn't able to confirm this with Donnay). I really liked the...
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