Are midsize rackets extinct (except for on this board)?
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nickb
Banned
no offense but nick, ive read the last 7 posts you wrote and THAT^^^^ sounds like you.
nickb
Banned
nickb
Banned
<<Drak quietly walks in to check on Nick and BP>>
OK. Good! No one is dead yet.
Carry on............
hahaha....
This could go on for months...BP never backs down!
Mick
Legend
hahaha....
This could go on for months...BP never backs down!
can you imagine competing with BP on a tennis court ?
you win one point and he'll come back at you with all his might all day long
nickb
Banned
can you imagine competing with BP on a tennis court ?
you win one point and he'll come back at you with all his might all day long
Sorry cant imagine that
Nick
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
Um....what part of "for me" did you NOT understand?
Does not "for me" automatically mean that it's my opinion? Can something I feel "for me" be someone else's opinion or be a "fact"?
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
That's why I never lose.can you imagine competing with BP on a tennis court ?
you win one point and he'll come back at you with all his might all day long
nickb
Banned
Um....what part of "for me" did you NOT understand?
Does not "for me" automatically mean that it's my opinion? Can something I feel "for me" be someone else's opinion or be a "fact"?
Its boring now.
Lets just end it here.
I dare you not to post back (but im sure you will, you have to have the last word).
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
So is that your "opinion" or is that a fact?
0d1n
Hall of Fame
Buying stuff and selling it at a higher price is not "productive to society", and most of today's "business" is based on that. Speculating on the stock market is not productive to society and yet you said more than once that you have "connections" in this field. I think you should get off your high horse and start living in the real world instead of the world you created for yourself (inside your head).
You also seem to have WAY too much free time in order to be truly productive "to society". This whole expression "productive to society" is actually full of sh1t because almost EVERYBODY (exceptions just confirm the rule) takes care of no 1 (themselves) first and only after their needs are satisfied they stop to think that there are other people in the world.
Actually those who even after they drive a Lamborghini and own their own castle in Scotland and a mansion in Monte Carlo care enough about other people to get off their ass and do some unselfish acts in order to help someone without expecting recognition or without getting some kind of political capital out of it are few and far between.
Please don't tell me you are actually some kind of Mother Theresa who posts on a message board.
Stop playing your auntie JaneThat's why I never lose.
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Salsa_Lover
Rookie
my vote goes for this thread to be moved to the Odds & Ends Forum,
Like this all those who were posting here to gain post count will end as before
Like this all those who were posting here to gain post count will end as before
CyberInferno
Rookie
I think this board needs to implement a system I've seen on other boards. If you quote multiple times in a row with no comments between, it will combine those into a single, multi-quote post.Like this all those who were posting here to gain post count will end as before
I personally always use the "+" button rather than the quote, then just hit reply when I've finished marking comments I'd like to respond to.
MrAWD
Semi-Pro
nickb
Banned
Trying to get your post count up?
You really are a complete ****...all you have done in this thread is post sad little insults...have you even posted about mid vs mp?
edit: I just looked at your posts in this thread...none of them are on topic!
MrAWD
Semi-Pro
When you ask a question and as response you get bunch of name calling crap, the only reasonable thing would be not just to lock this thread, but completely erase it and hopefully take the BS count makers out of their goo.
Any moderators out here? I hope there are since people like nickb will only make people to stay out of this forums...
Fedja
Any moderators out here? I hope there are since people like nickb will only make people to stay out of this forums...
Fedja
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nickb
Banned
Oh cry me a river...
Your the one who came into this thread without anything to say about the topic at hand and started trying to take the moral high ground.
You have not said 1 thing to contribute to the topic and dont seem interested in discussing it so why are you even posting here?
Ban me!
MrAWD
Semi-Pro
OK, just to entertain your ignorance kiddo, here is a post just for your eyes that said more on this topic then all of your posts combined!
And yes, I would ban people like you if I could in a second, since your support for this forum and people that come to read and post is very negative and it just lowers the quality of such a great site.
Fedja
And yes, I would ban people like you if I could in a second, since your support for this forum and people that come to read and post is very negative and it just lowers the quality of such a great site.
Fedja
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nickb
Banned
If you look at my posts I give a load of advice mostly in the string section. I get over 5 email's a day from people all over the world asking for advice on rackets, strings and grips etc. Also texts on my phone...I have even given advice via text to posters in the US and Australia. I do support people on this forum just not idiots like you.
Sorry I must have missed your post...im not even going to read it...cant have been that interesting!
Salsa_Lover
Rookie
go on nick !
just 15 more posts to reach 4000 !!!!!!
just 15 more posts to reach 4000 !!!!!!
MrAWD
Semi-Pro
The best way to get the answer to this is to text Nick!
And Nick, it is scary though to go through your posts. The BS to tennis ratios is so high that I am afraid people could hurt themselves if they do that!!
Anyway, keep it coming! As Salsa said your are almost there kiddo!!
Fedja
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
Would you consider playing video games being a "productive member of society"? What's the difference between video games and tennis? They are both games.
MrAWD
Semi-Pro
C'mon BP, you where shown from different angles that what you are trying to get is not biting! Tennis game is very productive for society from several points. As one it makes people healthier! Then those that actually have a successful carrier give bunch of that back to those that need it a lot (like what Agassi is doing for example). There are also so many people that work around supporting people to play tennis and that gives them ability to support anything else (society as one of the possibilities).
So, let's leave this one aside and work on something that is more enjoyable instead of waisting time here with Nick. Unless your post count is also of importance here...
Fedja
So, let's leave this one aside and work on something that is more enjoyable instead of waisting time here with Nick. Unless your post count is also of importance here...
Fedja
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nickb
Banned
skierpaul
Rookie
Yeah, 93 seems to be the general cutoff for mids, 95's are considered to start the Mid Plus range. (I've never seen anything labeled a 94 - that would certainly be a ******* child!)
stormholloway
Legend
This just proves how silly the categories are. Mids are the smallest racquets you can buy, so there's nothing middle about it. People should forget head size altogether and just play with what they like.
Seacoast Stringer
Semi-Pro
You make too much sense for this thread. Are you lookin' to start trouble??:wink:
a better analogy would be comparing a sport with a sport. basketball for instance.
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
No, it wouldn't. That would be missing the point. I was trying to empahsize that tennis is still just a "game", like video games are.
What a fun thread. is there anyone nickB hasnt insulted?
To try and get it back on track, I created a couple of threads of this nature in a tongue and cheek manner a few years ago..this is just rehash and it's a shame the forum cant have a civil conversation about something like the headsize of a racquet without making it personal and all of these threads turning into whack
I think 'extinct' is the wrong choice of words for mid-sizes <as depicted in this forum>. I would say obsolete is a better term. Mids <as depicted in this forum> were obsolete back a few years ago when I started advising people to use something matched to their skillset and how the game has 'evolved'. They are even more obsolete now. The tennis world would do fine if there were no midsized frames available. cant say the same about MP or OS frames. prince now calls at least some of their 95 headsize frames Mids and I think that is accurate. Wilson would likely do the same were in not for the so called federer frame
besides, the headsize isnt what it important. it's all about the size of the sweetzone and not the # of square inches. mid is just a bad label that people get hung up on or otherwise turn it into their version of some sort of tennis badge of courage.
Example, the racquet I am swinging these days has a larger sweetzone than many frames designated as midplus, and it is designated as Mid. I like to think it is a good choice for me because of the sweetzone size, the swingweight, and the fact that I am solidly in the 5.0's and considered a good ball striker, and I also dont have strong grips. I dont care one iota if it is labeled mid or midplus
Holding one racquet up to another just isnt a very revealing exercise, as it indicates zero about how large the effective hitting areas are.
happy weekend to all the decent forum members....I plan on getting mine off to a great start with a warmup of Absinthe followed by happy hour and then some good live music..later on..Mojo
To try and get it back on track, I created a couple of threads of this nature in a tongue and cheek manner a few years ago..this is just rehash and it's a shame the forum cant have a civil conversation about something like the headsize of a racquet without making it personal and all of these threads turning into whack
I think 'extinct' is the wrong choice of words for mid-sizes <as depicted in this forum>. I would say obsolete is a better term. Mids <as depicted in this forum> were obsolete back a few years ago when I started advising people to use something matched to their skillset and how the game has 'evolved'. They are even more obsolete now. The tennis world would do fine if there were no midsized frames available. cant say the same about MP or OS frames. prince now calls at least some of their 95 headsize frames Mids and I think that is accurate. Wilson would likely do the same were in not for the so called federer frame
besides, the headsize isnt what it important. it's all about the size of the sweetzone and not the # of square inches. mid is just a bad label that people get hung up on or otherwise turn it into their version of some sort of tennis badge of courage.
Example, the racquet I am swinging these days has a larger sweetzone than many frames designated as midplus, and it is designated as Mid. I like to think it is a good choice for me because of the sweetzone size, the swingweight, and the fact that I am solidly in the 5.0's and considered a good ball striker, and I also dont have strong grips. I dont care one iota if it is labeled mid or midplus
Holding one racquet up to another just isnt a very revealing exercise, as it indicates zero about how large the effective hitting areas are.
happy weekend to all the decent forum members....I plan on getting mine off to a great start with a warmup of Absinthe followed by happy hour and then some good live music..later on..Mojo
nickb
Banned
Funny how you mention me...what have I said to you in this thread?. Why not just mind your own business?
Apart from that I agree...most mids I have used have a very small sweetspot and are painful on mishits. The Volkl 10's seem to have a big sweetspot for the headsize (with the exception of the VEMid...I found the sweetspot too narrow). Also the POG Mid has decent sweetspot. I'm going to try the 11 Mid...how stiff/firm is it compared to the DNX 10 mid and wilson N90?
Nick
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since you brought it up, a few pages ago you said something i said was sad (in a negative insulting arrogant way). that was unecessary. i am just echoing what several other posters have said about you. also, perhaps the forum isnt aware, but you've had a real lot of your posts directed at me deleted by the mods because they were cruel and insulting..perhaps as many as 100 of them. you could have 100 more posts by now plus i dont know how many others of your posts have been deleted. bye now..i'm not interested in discussing this with you.
video games and sports are 2 different things. tennis is as much of a game as basketball is, but they are both sports.
nickb
Banned
You have had many of your posts deleted when they were directed at me. It works both ways. More than "several" posters HATE you...you even retired then came back. That shows what people think of you.
BTW: I no longer wish to converse with you...lol.
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drakulie
Talk Tennis Guru
nickb
Banned
LOL. Too funny!
haha...it works every time :wink:
BreakPoint
Bionic Poster
I guess you still don't get it, do you?
Both are pastimes and do not really matter in the grand scheme of things in this world.
binomialtheory
Rookie
I use the Wilson Prostaff ROK and it's rated a midplus at 93, but I think it's really a mid. >___>; My rally partner uses a mid RDX 500, and I'd say we're 3.5~4.0, but who am I to say anything? Just a bit of input.
Bubba
Professional
I guess you still don't get it, do you?
Both are pastimes and do not really matter in the grand scheme of things in this world.
Give it a rest and go cure herpies or something.
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