dead poly
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genius24
Semi-Pro
you probably wont be able to tell from a picture if a poly is dead or not...its more about feel. a dead poly loses its tension and pop.
fgs
Hall of Fame
my take of a dead poly is when the tension has dropped but you have to start overhitting in order to get the ball over the net, which means that you don't have any elastic behaviour in the stringbed anymore and are bound to get into trouble with your shoulder and elbow.
some polys do lose tension but get your balls landing long, so you're out of control but the string still has some elastic porperties into it. this is also a problem and some strings do go through such a phase before "dying".
some polys do lose tension but get your balls landing long, so you're out of control but the string still has some elastic porperties into it. this is also a problem and some strings do go through such a phase before "dying".
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
Hey, how's it goin'? Am I in the right place? Is this the thread about that parrot that passed away recently? Or is this about that Monty Python sketch at the pet shop that sold a guy a really restful cagebird?
Anyway, yeah, no visual cues, man.
It just feels dead after a week or so.
So when the mains break and you go to cut the dead poly out, you cut a cross string and it moves only a few mm....that's because it's been dead for the past week.
This one time?
At math camp?
The teachers like told us?
That a shape with like 3 or more sides?
is called a dead parrott. They were like, ''get it? Polly-gone? Polygon?"
Were were like, groaning and stuff. It was a pretty cool camp. I think I'm going to try and be a counselor one year.
Anyway, yeah, no visual cues, man.
It just feels dead after a week or so.
So when the mains break and you go to cut the dead poly out, you cut a cross string and it moves only a few mm....that's because it's been dead for the past week.
This one time?
At math camp?
The teachers like told us?
That a shape with like 3 or more sides?
is called a dead parrott. They were like, ''get it? Polly-gone? Polygon?"
Were were like, groaning and stuff. It was a pretty cool camp. I think I'm going to try and be a counselor one year.
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genius24
Semi-Pro
yeah i guess there could be somewhat of a visual tell that your poly has gone dead.... the strings will start moving out of place and you will constantly have to realign them
GameSetMatch
Banned
If you hook it up to an EKG machine, you a long 'beeeeeeeep' if its dead, instead of a beep....beep....beep.....etc
Lively: Dying: Dead:
fgs
Hall of Fame
while some posts are truly amusing, you'd wonder how many aspiring pros don't understand why they are "having a bad day at the office". i have come across some futures players who are not great stringbreakers as they play rather flat. they go of course for full poly and after five or six days of practice (usually some 3-4 hours a day) they start to wonder why they don't have any more control and why they have to hit a lot harder to get the ball over the net. they do feel that something is not working as it should be but they are more than reluctant to understand that a poly goes dead (yes, also that specific expensive brand!) and that switching the racquet would get them "back on track". no, they have to go on playing with the dead string until it breaks (which usually takes them another 4-5 hitting sessions) and then they all of a sudden are happy that they found their groove again - they feel the difference when they change the racquet but they simply don't understand what's going on with the strings.
nvottennis
Semi-Pro
The feeling is key. Usually, dead strings have little control and just feel generally horrible. For me, I cant stand it so I always cut them out. They usually last me a good 12 hours before they die though depending on a myriad of factors
OldButGame
Hall of Fame
OK....THAT was friggin FUNNY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:lol:If you hook it up to an EKG machine, you a long 'beeeeeeeep' if its dead, instead of a beep....beep....beep.....etc
Lively: Dying: Dead:
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
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