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ever tried w/out an overgrip?

Agree, even if you'll have a lot of replies like "men's tennis is more competitive" and so on...

IMO, from the most rectangular to the least: Volkl, Head, Dunlop, Wilson, Prince, Yonex.

Marius, I replaced the CAPs of my Prestige Pro with the iPrestige ones. The difference was around 7 grams in weight, and the swingweight went down from 333 to 323. Hope it helps, Sandro

Termites... definitely a good one :-)

Gosh... I do... nothing! The Fairway's on my Volkl are 1+ year old, and would say still "perfect". Now I use the Vantage, and found no problem yet. Anyway my palm doesn't swet, it's more the foreharm so I use long wristband.

If 100sqi is still MP, then some more probably... like Prince O3 tour?

Pecos, put the racquet on the edge of a table, with the butt off. Find the balance point and measure the distance from the butt end and the table edge...

I found the Head-Volkl grip "better" for serves, volleys and extreme topspin groundstrokes (like full western grips).

It makes a difference of inertia (or swingweight) as noted. 5 grams at, let's say, 60 cm from the butt cap do the following: 5/1000 * (60-10)^2 = 12.5 increased units for the swingweight it makes the racquet a new, different one.

used to put dampeners, mostly for the sound but also liked the feeling. then went back playing with Prestige, C-10, Vantage and now I can't put a dampener on the strings... It simlpy "feels" wrong. Of course, just a matter of preference.

Good one Marius. Let me try to replay. My previous racquets have been (from tha last used) for reference: Volkl C-10 Pro (375gr, 323sw) Head Prestige Pro (373gr, 333sw - 232sw w/ iPrestige grommets) Volkl Tour 9 (357gr, 318sw) Babolat Pure Drive (336gr, 320sw) Head TiRad MP (330gr...

robkat, the sw of Vantage frames are very low (at least my experience).

Finally checked the swingweight on a Bab Rdc machine: well, I'm very surprised as it's only 303. So the actual specs are: 100sqi 27" 16x19 63 ra 348gr strung 31.5 cm strung 303 swingweight

robkat, drop them an email and start "speaking"... or phone call them in the Uk.

Coria, with your nikname you can search for some "extra help" (no offense intended, it's a joke!)... At 37 I perfecly understand your point... :(

mctennis, that's right: my racquets arrived with the stencils. arifed, I started to play FIT tournaments 4 years ago. Next year I'll start 4.4 (missed few points for 4.3). As you can see, not a big deal :-(

http://kremlincup.comstar.ru/tv.shtml# enjoy!

With these specs, you're too good for me! But wait, let me think... maybe I should find the slowest clay of the area and then... ;-)

Ciao, I'm in Padova. E tu? I got the pack (2 racqs + 6 strings + racq-bag + overgrips) 4 working days after I placed the order. The packaging was perfect, no problem at all; no extra-custom, no surprises (well, there was something, but... it was fine...). Before placing the order I got some...

Not true. Check the web area about accessories and special deals, you'll see.

I would like to check were's the sweetspot of some WTA players... I let you name few...

all I have to say is that I like a lot this frame*! Well, it doesn't shine in any particular aspect, but it's very good on everything. The kind of racquet you pick up, play and say "well... it's ok... no problem...", and in the meanwhile the results are very very good, you simply don't get huge...

Well, it's hard, no doubt. At least, when the Doubles will be spun-off they will be forced to act and find the right formulas to survive. Right now they just live in the shadows of the Singles.

If I was the ATP GM, I would "spin-off" the doubles activity. Just create an ATP-X only for doubles with its own structure, tournaments and so on. Of course, you will not get any big name of singles playing this new league (who cares anyway?), but this would allow a better and more...

thanks guys.

The heavier racquet could help to force a proper swing, and not getting lazy.

auch... some of them are giving the "expired" message...

Better to keep racquets "in the closet" strung or unstrung? Thanks.

Just for fun, a couple of years ago I saw Canè in a local tournament. He launced his racquet against the fences, but there was a wall hidden by the green net, so the racquet broke instead of bouncing back. His face was sooo funny, he started laughing...