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See, THAT'S the kinda guy you want to have on contract. Not someone like Tsitsipas :p

Let's not forget that old man Pete absolutely mogged a prime Andy Roddick. Hell, retirement age Agassi even took prime Fed to 5 sets. Send today's top 50 back to the mid 90's with the older equipment, healthcare, nutrition etc. and I think they struggle just as much. Probably more until they get...

V10's are the only way to go. RF and regular 97. It's been all downhill since.

Been hitting my lead'ed up 85 recently with Babolat Synth @ 65LBS. Feels really nice. The Bab synth is really soft so I had kinda given up on it for hybrids as it's not able to stand up to poly mains (I use Pro's Pro for that). But it really shines on it's own in a full bed.

I can't stand the coatings. Makes it all plasticy and horrible. Let the gut breathe I say!

Funny enough the best set of gut I ever had was one of those cheap sets from India. Totally raw and rough but it lasted a whole year, a lot of which was playing in the rain. It went all lumpy and gooey but by God it held on. Played great until the night a mishit finally snapped it. I think Gut...

Instead of a normal donor card in my wallet I'll have a card that just says to donate my guts to tennis research.

Packets of Luxilon and Wilson Gut say it's made here in Ireland. I've never heard of anyone who knows where though. You may want to start buy from this guy in California I think: https://ngstring.com/

LMAO, yeah that sounds like Tournagrip alright.

Get one of those long skinny box cutter knives, some long nose pliers and a long thin scraper or flat head screwdriver. Then just start digging is all you can do.

Had the chance years ago buy a turn of the century Demon in great shape. Not sure what age it was but definitely old since it had the older, square shape. I never did pull the trigger on it and I have regretted it ever since.

I never saw the appeal of the nCode paintjob TBH.

Dunno, I never got the twist weight thing. It didn't exist when I got mine.

I had to lie down on the bench after the first set, I was so out of breath. But I got a bit of a second wind and won the second set too! I'm not sure about my level because the system we use in Ireland is exclusive to us. I suppose in American terms I would be a 4.0. But yeah, I'd certainly...

Well that played AMAZING. Straight up bageled a person last night who often beats me. Also came across this quote about specs: "Pistol Pete is packing the Pure Storm Tour these days, according to his personal racquet customizer and stringer, Nate Ferguson. “It’s almost his old weight and...

This string is friggin' awesome! Can't stop playing with it lately.

Nothing is.

Couple of freshly wrapped Fairways today. Accept no substitutes.

Anyway, so this is what I ended up with today: 392g 368 SW 6.5 PTS HL Also, due to the reports that the throats in Pete's sticks were thicker due to the molds wearing out, I decided to add some wide lead in the throat to emulate this effect. I'm quite happy with the result. Couldn't bring...

So do we have any more of a definitive answer on this nowadays? On the one hand we have the measured stick as above. However that racket had passed though other owners since it left Pete. Plus on the other hand we have Becker, Courier and Pereira quoted as saying that Pete's racket was 400g+...

Been playing with the Pro recently and this racket is really something quite special. TBH, I'm still not quite sure what to make of it! The crazy amount of power from such a tight stringbed is very surprising. It feels like an incredibly powerful 18x20. The launch angle isn't huge until you do a...

Well I'd probably start with someone who's using a Wilson racket at least. They already have!

IMO the RF 01 Pro should be on your list. I haven't tried the Aero 98 yet but I never did like that beam shape for a 1HBH.

This brings back memories. I played around with printing pallets many years ago for one of my old Dunlop Hotmelts. I think the tolerance you're asking for is a bit ambitious. I've seen a lot of pallets and hairpins over the years and none of them looked like they came out of the manufacturing...

If I were in charge of the contract at Wilson I would have ended it already.

I'd probably give a slight edge to Fed. He has a Junior Wimbledon and beat Pete before he even reached his full power on the old grass. Plus he was only a few inches away from having a 9th Wimbledon.

I was at Laver Cup last year and his match vs Cerundolo was the best. He really was sick and the way he battled back was incredible to watch. The whole arena was going wild.

Correct. I think this is probably the most impressive thing about Federer that a lot of folks don't realise. He played most of his career bringing a knife to a gunfight. Guy was seriouosly hampering himself. Imagine if he would have had the 97 all along. My God there would have been no stopping...

This right here. It slides well and gives a nice pop in the mains. Kinda has a gummy bear consistency. Plus at 18euro a reel or 60euro for 5x reels of 200m you can't go wrong!