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    Official TW String Playtest: 361 Nation

    Guidelines for your review: * Tension it is strung -35lbs mains, 37lbs crosses. * Your regular string set up- -18 g copoly 35lbs mains, 37lbs crosses. * String pattern of your racquet -16 x 19 * Power (or lack there of)...
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    How to Get Rid of All Fear When Stepping onto the Court?

    Play more matches, lose a bunch of them.
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    marathon

    there were a few guys that i played with that ran marathons. they are very fit.
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    Captains-would you pay league fees/ court costs for a good player?

    I would do it. 1 or 2 more match wins can be huge near the end of the season. I paid court fees for about 1/2 of my team and did free stringing for them (with free $10/set strings) if they played well.
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    golfers elbow

    I got gE from a Prince Diablo mid, rested the elbow for 1 wk, bought a prokennex kinetic stick and never had the problem again.
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    Does The Racquet Make The Player?

    i've used 5g, 10g, 15g, 20g, 30g, kinetic, ionics, etc. i like the 15 and the 30. but all of them are arm friendly.
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    Does The Racquet Make The Player?

    For me, Pro kennex kinetics really solved the tennis elbow issues. Can't play with elbow pains so that really changed my game
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    Shoe pads, orthotics - try superfeet

    My podiatrist charged me 220 for a 2 min exam and gave me this tip - get a pair of superfeet orthotics from REI. Man, they are great. Check with ur podiastrists or mds.
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    for the older guys-Revelation: I am finally done with singles leagues!

    I am under 40 and I can play singles and have healthy knees. I can grind it out but I choose to play doubles and I use arm friendly sticks instead of the prostaff 88/90s. My goal is to play to my 70s so I am conserving all my joints/ligaments. Sometimes, I don't go after drop shots even though I...
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    Tennis Fitness Tips

    http://www.amazon.com/Tennis-Fitness-Love-Approach-Injury-free/dp/0982949960/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1292357219&sr=1-1 This is a great book. Tennis Fitness for the Love of it: A Mindful Approach to Fitness for Injury-free Tennis by Suzanna McGee
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    easiest way(s) to fix the sandbagging issue at regional/state/national levels

    1. Poor/Avg self-rated players will not play a lot 'cause he won't win a lot. And he certainly won't play in the playoffs. 2. Self-rated players who play a lot and win a lot are obviously cheating. Wake up people, it's that simple. This is not about giving self-rated players an opportunity...
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    The D.Drew Review: Volkl Cyclone 18

    So, do you prefer Blue Gear Ultra or Volkl?
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    Post the most absurd 2010 NTRP rating examples - no names!

    Someone 4.0 C, 0-5 record, got bumped to 4.5
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    volley natural gut 16 - tested at 60lbs ok

    just did a hybrid for fun on a 90 frame 14x18. Volley mains at 60lbs (even though instructions says 50 max) and poly 17g crosses at 63.
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    post NCAA jobs

    I see several NCAA guys from the 90s on linkedin and they have really **** jobs like facilities mgr or teaching pro. Is tennis a low ROI sport for kids?
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    How much tension does Bab VS lose immediately after stringing?

    1.57 lbs if you apply some turkey fat 4 days after they are strung.
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    PK KI5: why did I ignore you?

    Try the ki 30. that thing's a beast
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    What's tougher on your arm / elbow ?

    Poly will feel just as comfortable but it will hurt in the long run.
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    Is it dumb to string natural gut at 55#?

    i served best with 18 g fullbed poly. Gut allowed me to serve some better angles. life is short. it's always fun to experiment :) Enjoy and have fun!
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    Is it dumb to string natural gut at 55#?

    Gut at 55 or 60 won't give you the wicked slices or the "oh **** it painted the line" topspin shots. But it will give more feel to some shots that require more string feedback. e.g. drop shots or some wide doubles slice approach shots. Don't expect too much from VS gut from the initial hits...
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    Is it dumb to string natural gut at 55#?

    if u break strings a lot, ask him to use a 16 gauge. gut is powerful. if u switched from some poly or stiff syn gut, u would prob enjoy the higher tension more.
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    Li Ning...

    Have you guys tried Starters? They have them at Walmart. Best shoes ever. Made in China too. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Starter-Men-s-Corey-Lace-Up-Athletic-Sneakers-Wide-Width/13284550
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    Is it dumb to string natural gut at 55#?

    call him back and tell him to do 60.
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    Top 10 Reasons I am NOT being a captain this year

    Lower your expectations, as is with all things in life. Be happy that you are an alpha dog and you lead - as a captain. yeah, i paid about 1/2 of the court fees, dozens of new tennis balls, free string jobs, etc and etc. In Norcal, we got free ipod size man purse.
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    My son's idea of humor gets us TROUBLE

    You need to turn this crisis into an opportunity to make him learn that he needs to be responsible for his acts. There are consequences!! You don't want to have him learn that lesson too late in life.
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    My son's idea of humor gets us TROUBLE

    It's stealing. Can I steal someone's car and say that it's not stealing cause I never shipped it out of a country and that I wouldn't be able to sell it anyways because I don't have the title?
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    PS 6.0.85 unavailable forever more?

    if a old, plain, graphite shizzo plays better than a "basalt" stick, how the heck are they gonna be able to come out with new rackets every 2 years to drive sales? People will just say "look, i don't need a new racket, it's all the same". This means Wilson's channels will not be able to sell as...
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    Which Inexpensive Gut To Use?

    I've tried volley at 55. cross with hex poly. it's working fine. I pulled it out of a package and left it out for 6 month so i thought the string would dry out and break after 1 set. this is what it looks like after 10 hrs of hitting w/o waxing or anything on the gut.
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    Which Inexpensive Gut To Use?

    1. "I was reading here at TT that the string in the main will dominate the string bed with it's characteristics and the crosses don't. " - I've tried this with gut/poly in both setups. GUT mains/POLY crosses - ok, but breaks so quickly that you can't really say it felt great. POLY MAIN/GUT...
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