Post Pictures of your Racquets and Tennis Gear
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Doubles
Legend
What didn't you like about it? I'm actually about to try all of the Solinco polys side by side since my club team got a sweet deal with them.
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
I hit with a buddy's re-issue and thought it played like the original release. They are really nice solid sticks!
Doubles
Legend
All of mine were reissues, but they played like my old high school teammates originals.
That's nice to know, but ultimately i really like these so no matter.
The plus is that i can stock up for years (already am, really) on the cheap.
I don't go around demo-ing rackets just for the hell of it. I find something decent and stay there, or try to.
I just started playing again in 2010 (since late 80's HS) first using an old Michael Chang OS LB I had for whatever reason. Tried my buddies speedport black, liked it....bought some closeouts. Decided it was too stiff after some time and got some LM rads, "sight unseen" based on hearsay. Decided they were too stiff and switched to these. Now I'm good.
Although, I have 4 POG OS (2 x 2-stripe and 2 x 4 stripe) on the way.
FREE. Just gonna try them out, but i'm happy with the MG's.
I'm cheap.
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Kal-El 34
Hall of Fame
probably was bad set up in the frame i was trying. it just felt lackluster to me. kind of muted, wasnt crazy about the feel. maybe ill give it another look
Doubles
Legend
How does it compare to, say, Tour Bite in terms of spin and power? It's a shaped string, right?
Kal-El 34
Hall of Fame
it is shaped. it is much stiffer than tour bite in my opinion. I felt spin production may be slightly more with the revolution but that was about the best thing about the string compared to tour bite. tour bite had better feel, comparable spin, and wasn't as stiff
MANTIS Sport
New User
You need a stencil! Send us an e-mail and I'll post you one.
info@mantis-sport.com
info@mantis-sport.com
MANTIS Sport
New User
You need a stencil! Send us an e-mail and I'll post you one.
Not much but here is a pic of my tennis gear, currently i have:
- Mantis 6 Racket Bag
- Mantis Pro 295 x2
- and Head Speed Pro Trainers
info@mantis-sport.com
MikeHitsHard93
Hall of Fame
Hey mantis sport, I don't see much information or marketing from you guys in my neck of the woods or online. I live in Michigan. What's currently your target market and distribution area? I'd like to try out a few of your sticks and strings!
Doubles
Legend
I'll keep that in mind when I try it then.
JGads
G.O.A.T.
Nice. How do you like that bag? Is that the monster? Seems like that one is loaded with great features but to me maybe seems a tad too big/cumbersome?
Yeah that's the monster. I love it. It's big, yes but not alot bigger than the smaller size actually. I put all 5 (sometimes just 4) sticks in the "foil" compartment and use the other large racket section for towels, balls, shirts etc.
Also has a single racket slot, i use for bandanas wrist bands etc.
The slot opposite the single racket slot (they are on the outsides) is similar but has dividers providing great spots for Grips. strings, meds, tape etc.
The zippers are like butter and the rubbery material (heavier on the bottom) is tough.
It's spendy, but for abit more money i'm glad i did it.
JGads
G.O.A.T.
Good stuff. Very slick looking bag.
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
wow thats very cool of you guys to track this down!
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
haha i think we are at different levels. for my level, it works
Kal-El 34
Hall of Fame
Nah man a lot of people like it. Just wasn't feeling it for my game. To each their own that's why they make different stuff. If one was clearly the best everyone would use it
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
we are still at different levels lol
Sweet-Spot
Rookie
Here's a few pics of my yonex collection that is steadily growing lol... Which classics am I missing? lol
You guys should be able to identify these classic frames pretty easily
You guys should be able to identify these classic frames pretty easily
Sweet-Spot
Rookie
and one frame I forgot which is tied down to my stringing machine ready for a new bed of sweet Poly Tour Pro:
Say Chi Sin Lo
G.O.A.T.
Holy crap, nothing says RESIZE like an oversized pixelated picture.
royroy85
Rookie
and one frame I forgot which is tied down to my stringing machine ready for a new bed of sweet Poly Tour Pro:
Loving the Yonexes. I was going to say you are missing the Ultimum Rd Ti 80 but then its on the stringer!?? How does it play?
Sweet-Spot
Rookie
hey royroy it plays very sweet actually, quite a hefty stick and generous sweet spot. I could do with some RDS 002 and RDS 003's at some point, they're a little harder to find at a decent price.
Sander001
Hall of Fame
That's not a ti80, I think it's MP Tour something.
Sweet-Spot
Rookie
Its an MP-Tour1 98
Sweet-Spot
Rookie
I decided to string it with Still in Black Select/ MSV Focus Hex at 53/52
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SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
My raquet collection always is fluctuating, and there are a bunch not pictured here, but this dozen or so racquets are the ones I plan to always keep.
Graphene Prestige Rev Pro... Grrr :evil:
Besides my personal hate for the racquet, I'm curious, have you customized it?
royroy85
Rookie
My bad, yep the colourway seems reminiscent of the first generation Ti 80. However the latter does have a straight beam.
Hey guys, that's good to hear, I'm a little worried that the re-issue was considered stiffer than the old version. That's not the case then? The specs listed are identical for both the new and the old obviously but you never know... I'm thinking about getting some more of the rads to go with my original Microgel Rad MP brought in 2008.
Bdarb
Hall of Fame
I added leather grips and two strips of lead inside the throat. Made it much whippier and got some good weight behind my shots. I'm liking it a lot, I'm going to mess around with some lead in the hoop too but I'm liking this setup right now.
JGads
G.O.A.T.
To me the re-issues play noticeably stiffer than the old. The comments above surprised me to be honest.
Cheers, yeah does sound like there is a difference although of course that's probably going to vary for most people from none, small and noticeable. What are your opinions of the IG Rad mp, is it similar to the microgel? They are a nice price on TW atm.
darklore009
Hall of Fame
my 3 prostaffs
JGads
G.O.A.T.
IG wasn't for me.. Something was weird about the feel, balance. I hit one for
10 minutes and knew it wasn't for me. I'd take a re-issue Microgel over it... On the other hand I really lined the IG Radical Pro. Nice soft stick, great pocketing, but a little sluggish.
darklore009
Hall of Fame
head extremest fan over here ^^^
No problem with that though, did you swap the butt cap?
No problem with that though, did you swap the butt cap?
