ronalditop
Hall of Fame
Hey JCS,
Im having a hard time deciding between the Microgel prestige Mid and the K90!
Also I got bored of changing it all the time ..
what happened with your MG prestige mp. you didnt like it?
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what happened with your MG prestige mp. you didnt like it?
nickb
Banned
I would still beat you with it.
nickb
Banned
Too light and I hate adding lead tape.
ronalditop
Hall of Fame
damn. i hate light racquets too and i already order it.
Djokovicfan4life
Legend
You ordered it without even taking the weight into consideration? Brilliant.
Anyway, I ordered a set of Luxilon Ace 18g, so we'll see if I can learn to love a poly string. This is one of the softest polys though, if I'm not mistaken, so I guess if I don't like this one, I'll just stick to gut. Or perhaps a hybrid with Luxilon Ace, who knows.
or without hitting with it, another stroke of genius.
ronalditop
Hall of Fame
i cant demo racquets cause where i live nobody offers that service. and i order it cause i have a lm prestige mp and the weights are similar, being the MG a little lighter. im gonna have to put some weight on the handle to match my current racquet.
nickynu
Semi-Pro
Yeah I know, but TBF anybody can beat me at the mo cos my heel is still screwed and Im supposed to be hitting with Holly at the weekend - gonna have to check the stiffness of my Barricades - I knew i should never have leaded them up - lol
nickb
Banned
Lol. Im looking forward to this weekend but hope my back is OK...its hurting a lot right now...guess playing 3 times in one day didnt help :shock:
nickynu
Semi-Pro
Yeah man it should be good u and Moz - were not supposed to be playing are we. We are a right pair of cripples - lol I take it you won those matches (and that Tom has calmed it down - WTF ?
nickb
Banned
Yeah played doubles with Clare and won 6-3 6-0...then played andreas won 6-1 6-3....then me and simon took the doubles 7-5 6-4.
Ive never seen anything like that....was really strange...he just went crazy...he wasnt even playing badly...lol.
ls206
Hall of Fame
How so?
nickynu
Semi-Pro
How so?
WELL its the future for me at least-lol
NO I didnt get it at first found a kind of strange dullness to it, but unlike most strings RED CODE seems to have a break in period and gets better and better but then retains its goodness ever after till it breaks.
Im using leaded t-fight 320 and in comparison to my usual stick history they are quite powerful - the redcode somehow equalises that and gives me the control I need- cant really explain but I love it.
Do you go to school in leeds or live there? I thought you're from that area...I've got a friend up there, you might know him if you go to school in that area...
Storm_Kyori
Hall of Fame
Hey nickb could you give me you comparison on Pro Supex Big Ace and PHT.
As you can see on my sig, I use PHT at a fairly high tension and by a few comments I got is quite stiff at this tension, but I like it. Anyway I was looking to hybrid this string with Xcely Power 17 and wanted to know which gauge I should go with. A fellow poster on TT said thar BA plays softer that PHT so I should try 1.28 instead of the 1.25 so my question was if I should buy 2 pack of 1.28 or 1 of each or stick with my gauge to get a "true" comparison. PHT for me is a good string, but if I can find something that not only plays better, but also looks cooler on my stick, then I'll go for it. Sorry if you get this question all the time, I just would like some more words before putting in my order for the string.
As you can see on my sig, I use PHT at a fairly high tension and by a few comments I got is quite stiff at this tension, but I like it. Anyway I was looking to hybrid this string with Xcely Power 17 and wanted to know which gauge I should go with. A fellow poster on TT said thar BA plays softer that PHT so I should try 1.28 instead of the 1.25 so my question was if I should buy 2 pack of 1.28 or 1 of each or stick with my gauge to get a "true" comparison. PHT for me is a good string, but if I can find something that not only plays better, but also looks cooler on my stick, then I'll go for it. Sorry if you get this question all the time, I just would like some more words before putting in my order for the string.
tennisfreak15347
Banned
hey nick, I bought some BA 1.22mm, but now that I think about it, the strings might be too thin and powerful 
. If I string Maxim Touch 1.25mm @ 60lbs, about how high do i need to string BA?
. If I string Maxim Touch 1.25mm @ 60lbs, about how high do i need to string BA?
nickb
Banned
nickb
Banned
PHT is indeed stiffer...the feel is very different between the two as well. I would say 1.28 would be a better fit coming from PHT but I would recommend you try both the 1.25 and 1.28. I would start at your regular tension and adjust from there so you can compare them. I never found PHT better in the spin department (compared to BA). The 1.28 is my favorite in the red color. It seems to have more "bite" and spin. Big Ace holds tension better, has more feel and is just as durable (in 1.28).
Nick
nickb
Banned
hey nick, I bought some BA 1.22mm, but now that I think about it, the strings might be too thin and powerful
I would start at 57. Its not that powerful...should be lower powered than your full multi.
Nick
PED
Legend
Matty: don't do it, it's not worth it. LOL
I just revisited BA last week after a hiatus of around six months. I've been totally spoiled with the lux products. The savings are not that great between BBO and BA and you just don't get the feel and more importantly the action on the ball with BA. It gave me a some useful pop but that was negated by it's other weaknesses as compared to BBO. I bought 3 packs of BA, used one and sent the others back.
With the same swing, I just could not get the ball "up and down" like I could with BBO or alu.
LOLI just revisited BA last week after a hiatus of around six months. I've been totally spoiled with the lux products. The savings are not that great between BBO and BA and you just don't get the feel and more importantly the action on the ball with BA. It gave me a some useful pop but that was negated by it's other weaknesses as compared to BBO. I bought 3 packs of BA, used one and sent the others back.
With the same swing, I just could not get the ball "up and down" like I could with BBO or alu.
tennisfreak15347
Banned
eh? whats this? nickb is banned again? :shock:.
Matty: don't do it, it's not worth it.
I just revisited BA last week after a hiatus of around six months. I've been totally spoiled with the lux products. The savings are not that great between BBO and BA and you just don't get the feel and more importantly the action on the ball with BA. It gave me a some useful pop but that was negated by it's other weaknesses as compared to BBO. I bought 3 packs of BA, used one and sent the others back.
With the same swing, I just could not get the ball "up and down" like I could with BBO or alu.
Yeah, the Lux products are just hard to beat. Getting the ball "up and down" is a good description of the strength of BBO/Alu.
TonLars
Professional
Im not too shocked, read some of his posts. Hopefully its a lesson learned for him, he did seem to offer good advice to people on racquets and string
ronalditop
Hall of Fame
what posts are you talking about? i saw a couple of his and didnt see anything wrong.
TonLars
Professional
Good point; most have been deleted for obvious reasons. Check this thread from page 5 and read what he was saying to me and others. It was uncalled for, I never even spoke to him on this board and this was out of the blue.
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=232485&page=5
tennisfreak15347
Banned
just a bit off topic here, but I skimmed through that thread a bit and... were you discussing serena williams? you've played against her?:shock: sorry, I can't really read through it right now as I'm bombarded with homework :lol:.
PED
Legend
Pusher, how is your son getting on with his first year of college?
I guess up and down is a golf term but I felt it pretty accurately told what it makes the ball do-I was really surprised at the difference the Lux made. I'm glad I had people like you and Nick telling me to try the BBO, it's hard to beat.
PED
Legend
Tony, how is it going with your new stick. I read on one of the other threads that you had moved from the OS and was curious as to how the change was?
TonLars
Professional
Hey, thanks for asking! I had switched to the Yonex RQiS 1 Tour and loved the control, but felt I wasnt quite playing as well overall. Not only that, but the grommets on that racquet were wearing down and breaking within only a week or two of playing and then damaging the racquet itself fromo scrapes. TW was kind enough to let me send them back and hopefully Ill get some store credit. I have since tried the Microgel prestige mid and feel it plays even better and I wont have the grommet issue. Its a bit of a change from Os though, I think it will help my game once I get comfortable with it!
It was a thread about what level men can beat professional women. I havent played Serena no... lol, but from personal experience what I stated was that a very good 5.5 to 6.0 level male could have a competitive match with the best women tour players and often times also win. A friend of mine who is also a good player, played against Hingis several years ago and beat her in a set at their academy.
miniRafa386
Hall of Fame
hey nick,
ive been offered a good deal from pro supex for strings and stuff, can you give me a quick comparison between kirschbaum pro line II and big ace 1.25?
thanks
ive been offered a good deal from pro supex for strings and stuff, can you give me a quick comparison between kirschbaum pro line II and big ace 1.25?
thanks
Matty G
Professional
Matty: don't do it, it's not worth it.
I just revisited BA last week after a hiatus of around six months. I've been totally spoiled with the lux products. The savings are not that great between BBO and BA and you just don't get the feel and more importantly the action on the ball with BA. It gave me a some useful pop but that was negated by it's other weaknesses as compared to BBO. I bought 3 packs of BA, used one and sent the others back.
With the same swing, I just could not get the ball "up and down" like I could with BBO or alu.
Haha thanks PED i will not get the Big Ace. I really love the BBO just wanted somthing abit cheaper and with better tension maintenance . Have you given your set of SS a go yet?
Mdubb23
Hall of Fame
MiniRafa, I know I'm not Nick, however I persoally DESPISE the feel of all Pro Supex strings. To me, they feel plasticy, cheap, and extremely springy (a technical term
), no matter what tension they are strung at. On the other hand, KPL2 is probably the softest, best feeling poly on the market. Better tension maintenance than VS Gut--no kidding. Both strung at 59 lbs in my MG Extreme Pros, after two weeks, the KPL2 was at 58, and the VS at 56. All in all, the Kirschbaum is just a really impressive all-around string.
PED
Legend
Matty, I've still not tried the SS yet, I've still got a ton of alu and bbo on hand. I'll likely order some in the next few weeks as I want to get some WC Xplosiv for my son, he loves multi's and that should work well in the new MG Prestige Mid that he does not know he's getting for christmas
PED
Legend
Hey, thanks for asking! I had switched to the Yonex RQiS 1 Tour and loved the control, but felt I wasnt quite playing as well overall. Not only that, but the grommets on that racquet were wearing down and breaking within only a week or two of playing and then damaging the racquet itself fromo scrapes. TW was kind enough to let me send them back and hopefully Ill get some store credit. I have since tried the Microgel prestige mid and feel it plays even better and I wont have the grommet issue. Its a bit of a change from Os though, I think it will help my game once I get comfortable with it!
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I "want" to like the Yonex's and I was interested in the new ones that just came out, but there always seems to be issues like the one you mentioned above. The Prestige Mid is a sweet stick, I've played with them several times but I'm just not consistent enough with it. I was always surprised that the mid gave some pretty good pop as wel.. I've always been partial to the Radical Pro myself but my Storm tours are working well for me at the moment. There will be a lot of new sticks out next year, so I'm sure that I will "stray" then.
PROTENNIS63
Hall of Fame
MiniRafa, I know I'm not Nick, however I persoally DESPISE the feel of all Pro Supex strings. To me, they feel plasticy, cheap, and extremely springy (a technical term
There is no possible way a poly is holding tension better than gut... especially from a company like Kirschbaum. You are saying KPL2 lost 1 pound in 2 weeks??!!
It loses a couple pounds overnight like most polys do.
PED
Legend
The PD+ is a sweet stick, nice and light but with a good SW too. I used to use ALU in mine and it was $$$. Ross, I'm going to hit today with my PST with BBO at 50. The temps have been cold and damp lately so I'm trying to reclaim some lost depth with the low tension. Should give some nice pockeitng as well.
Mdubb23
Hall of Fame
According to the Gamma tension check thing, which I brought from TW, yes.
Hey Ped, thanks for asking.
Tennis at the D-1 level is more intense and time consuming than either of us expected. He dropped 15lbs in the first month and spent 2 days in the infirmary with something a lot like mono-but he's fine now. Up at 5:00 in the morning to lift weights and then on the court between classes and after classes. He spends about 3-5 hours a day/6 days a week on the court then 3days a week they run distance and sprints(mostly 400's). All the freshmen are pretty worn down but he recharged during the T-giving break. And he loves it. He's running a sub 5 minute mile.
Due to the nature of the college there are tremendous time demands that makes being an athlete extremely challenging. I hardly recognized him at T-giving as his body was completetly reshaped-I would say he is twice the player he was before he left for college. His game has changed drastically for the better.
All things considered I think he made a good collge choice and a good decision to play in college.
Glad the BBO is working out. I supply my son with BBO since the team string is Ballistic Polymono. Not a terrible string but he needs any advantage he can get.
Have a happy holiday season.
PED
Legend
Holy smoke Pusher, that sounds like an intense program. I don't know how he mixes the time for training with his schoolwork too. When I was in school, I raced bicycles as well. That only took up 2 hours a day and I still had to struggle to fit it all in. Sounds like things are going well now-sub 5 mile: the guy is an animal! My best was only a 5.23 back in the dark ages, I'm envious.
It is intense. He says his coach is quite insane about fitness, etc. A real hard-ass.
If I mentioned the name of the college you would understand the time demands-but I'm leary of posting such info on the net. But he has adjusted to the sleep deprivation and having no down time. Keeps him out of trouble ya know.
5:23 is a very good mile time, especially for the dark ages!
Later
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PED
Legend
Pusher, one more question. What "style" of tennis is he encountering? I remember a post you put up back in the spring or so that Junior encountered an older (late 20's I think) player who really gave him a difficult time because he used an all court style of game that Junior had not faced in the high end junior ranks where it was more bashing from the baseline.
Ped, its mostly baseline banging with big serves. The coach insists on consistency from the BL and encourages the players to hit grondstrokes with plenty of net clearance, lots of topspin and of course depth. Work to force the shortball and then hit the winner. Clay court tennis on a hardcourt is the way I would describe it.
I haven't seen any of the all court style a good adult player would utilize. But these guys are in such great shape and move so well that the all court style might not cause as many problems as one would think. For example, over the T-giving break my son played a teaching pro that he never took a set off before. They played one set and junior took it at 6-4 and it was all about consistency and movement which the older player, although in good shape, could not match.
One other thing that surprised me is the footwork technique that is taught. Its all about getting to the ball as fast as possible and hit. No small steps, no corrections. Arrive at the ball on the run, stop, hit, recover. That takes exceptional lower body strength and timing. That has been a big adjustmet for Junior.
Later
miniRafa386
Hall of Fame
MiniRafa, I know I'm not Nick, however I persoally DESPISE the feel of all Pro Supex strings. To me, they feel plasticy, cheap, and extremely springy (a technical term
thanks for the info dubb, i just wanted to know for the deal that im getting.
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