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I have an ERT-300 and use it all the time. Works very well to keep track of results off the stringing machine and then stringbed stiffness changes over time as racquets get used. This gizmo turned reference tension selection upside down for me. What I mean is...the ERT gives you a stringbed...

I've been using them of late on full gut setups to extend life of the string job....which it seems to by 2-3x subjectively at least. Easy to install. I can't tell the difference in feel/power/spin terms. I do find I end up having to straighten strings less often with the savers in there than...

Out of curiosity, on what do you base that conclusion?? I measured (interior dimension) them against B7 (practically the same) and Vapor Tour 9 (which is in fact a couple of mm wider). At any rate, that's the basis for my statement that the Propulse 3 isn't really wide per se. I have lots...

Actually I don't believe it's really all that wide so much as the last is quite straight -- the shoe in plan-form doesn't curl around the instep so drastically (as is more typical of Nike and Adidas lasts for tennis specific shoes anyway). That makes it seem a lot wider than other shoes for...

What makes your foot wide -- is it the absolute width linear measurement or is it that your feet are straighter and less curved around the instep?? In my case my feet are a hair wider than normal D width if you measure the widest part but if you draw an outline of my foot it looks more like a...

Yes. Nothing other than the color that I could tell.

I'm also using custom orthotics. In my case for weak arches and over-pronation. Hard shell heel cup and arch support with a soft forefoot that has cork underlay to form a kind of "channel" to hold my big toes. My feet are also somewhat straight (less C shaped curl around the instep when...

It think it varies a bit. Which is to say: I've had 6 pairs of these now and I feel like no two of them are the same exact size. I wear a 10.5 in most shoes and order the propulses in 10.5. Some come up a bit roomy and some a little tight (what I notice is lengthwise, by the way...just a...

Speaking of hard lenses... I use Synergeyes (http://www.synergeyes.com/) which is a hybrid lens with a hard (RGP) element at the center with a soft lens skirt welded around the outside of the hard center. I went to these because I have astigmatism and didn't get a good tennis result with...

Some comparative information in case that's useful. I use custom orthotics to correct a low arch and overpronation in my gate. Prince shoes tend to be quite well cushioned. That's the reverse of what you want for use with orthotics -- the orthotic just sinks into the padding and you lose...

Glad to help with the identification :) Yep -- as I mentioned in post #47 above...bit fiddly. Not, IMHO as bad as you make out though -- I upend the keg in one arm and put my other hand in the opening and use it to "deliver" the balls as you put it. I can more or less pour them into the...

Short version: I've had a couple of pairs of these and they work better for me than anything else I have tried. Longer story... I was using Barricade V's -- from miAdidas in the wide fitting. Then along came the VI's and miAdidas lost the wide option and replaced it with...

I got two of the refurbished pin lock kegs. These are rated to 120 psi and I believe it but I've never gone that high. The cunning part about the design is that the pressure inside pushes the lid into the rubber gasket improving the seal as pressure goes up (well, to a point, I'm sure)...

There's a thread around here where someone suggested corny kegs as a pressure container. I picked up a couple of reconditioned ones, a connector set pair of valves, 1 foot of neoprene hose and 4 clamps. Got this lot delivered from http://www.cornykeg.com/ as the other poster recommended. To...

What problem are the orthotics trying to correct for?? I used my orthotics in Barricade 5's but it took a while to bed them in because the foot bed under the liner is not really very flat. Then the B6's came along all narrow and extra sharp in outside forefoot curve...time to move on. If...

Do you need wider or straighter?? I have to go with shoes that are generally wider because my feet curl (think C shaped plan form) around the instep less than is ideal for very C shaped last shoes like Nike and Adidas deliver. That is in spite of the fact that if you measure the actual widest...

As kchau said for direction. I personally find that a lefty wound overgrip over a grip that's wound righty leaves me comfortable holding the racquet one way up but not the other. On the other hand if I regrip for lefty and then put an overgrip on lefty over that, my hand feels at home with...

If you have pain in your feet from playing you probably want to find a podiatrist who works with athletes - that's the best/right way to get help that works for your feet (versus everyone else's ;)). However, if you have pain then supportive insoles might help you a lot more or less right away...

+1 for an Android version, please.

According to the chart here: http://shoes.about.com/od/mens_size_charts/a/men_width.htm your feet are super narrow :) There's a link there for the process to measure your own feet in a way that will let you use the table (my guess is that table is measuring inches of width differently than you...

+1 And while we are at it can we get them to put back the option to have the V's made with a men's wide fitting on the miAdidas site too?? I don't know who's brilliant idea it was to make the VI's much narrower in the toe box and then into the bargain lose the normal or wide options and...

How about a "Hurry up and make us a B 7 that's more like B 5 again club" instead??

I use an ERT300 to get dynamic tension "reference" numbers (DT value) that relate to stringbed stiffness once the strings are in there. I measure right after a racquet comes off the stringer and then I measure again every two or three times I play. Doing this I got a pretty good idea of what...

+1 for talking to a podiatric doc, preferably one who works with athletes. For what it's worth, you might be surprised about the need for cushioning under your feet. I had the same initial reaction as you but now I'm using hard shell orthotics and I seek out shoes with less cushioning not...

@Icedorb217: interesting you should mention the Head Speed Pros. I've been eyeing those as something to try. I have wide and relatively straight (plan-form view) feet that over-pronate. I generally need shoes that are on the wide side but that are also stable and not spongy/soft underfoot -...

I have some Vapor Tours that I use as street shoes with my orthotics in them. Originally bought hoping to use them for tennis -- lighter and more breathable than the B5's I'm mostly using right now. Good news: the orthotics (even the widest set I have) fit in the Vapors no problem. Bad...

Perhaps take a look here: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=324000&highlight=orthotic I put some of my experiences with using custom orthotics in tennis specific shoes in that thread and it sounds like we may have similar feet structurally. Good luck.

That three of four testers noted fit issues, width and length while the product info page says "true to length" and "medium" width seems worth a raised eyebrow at least but that's not the point I wanted to bring up here really :) Nor is my "disappointment" that Adidas chose to take a relatively...

I'm not a pro stringer or anything but I do have experience with using the Revo 4000 I have with the crank and then upgrading it with the Wise 2086. To me it's night and day different. I go faster on the Wise without question. The version I have has the button to start the pull right up on...

I'm not TW but I have had great trouble with foot pain from playing tennis, especially on hard courts...pain that is largely just a memory now. I would suggest that you find a podiatrist who works with athletes in your area and make an appointment -- you'll get much better advice that way (I...