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    Adjusting racquet specs or technique?

    Hi there, I hope this is the right section and that a similar question has not been asked yet. I'm trying to find my performance ceiling and adjust multiple aspects of my game, one after the other. My current racquet specs are about 340g static weight, 328SW and a balance of about 32cm. I've...
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    Performance / training content

    Hey ! I've been buying from Tennis Warehouse for a long time and I was not even aware there was a forum ! In a few weeks, I will be launching a small tennis news sharing blog that I hope will transform itself into a community over time. Besides news, I will also be sharing different articles...
  3. Rovesciarete

    Predicting Next Year’s Elo Ratings - Article by Jeff Sackmann

    If you can read the full article here, I will just post the general thrust and one graphic: The late Elo rise by Jannik pushes him a bit too high for my taste while Nole feels obviously too low. Alcaraz seems kinda right. We will see how things shake out, but it is a good reference to...
  4. Tennis Espresso Journal

    The Ferri Index : Performance Assessments - Top#50 July 2022

    The Ferri Index is solely based on in-court performance - W/L ratios. It combines: - career overall; - last 52-weeks; - current surface and/or combined (off-season). # Player G C H 52 idx 1 Novak Djokovic 85,72 % 83,41 % 85,40 % 86,44 % 84,82 % 2 Rafael Nadal 81,66...
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    Performing under pressure?

    Hello everyone, As part of my Masters in Sport Psychology I am conducting some research into performing under pressure. We are interested in whether an individual's personality influences how they perceive and perform under different types of pressure in sport (eg. large crowd, financial...
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    "50% is a frame, and 50% is a string"

    I watched TW documentary on the history of Babolat, and in one scene, Eric Babolat, the CEO of Babolat states that when it comes to the performance of the racquet "50% of the performance of the racquet is frame, and another 50% is a string". I don't have enough experience in tennis to judge it...
  7. TripleATeam

    Pre- or Post-Prime?

    If a player is pre-prime are they more effective than post-prime or vise-versa? Any examples or explanations as to why?
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