ressling
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Just like title says, first time in my recreational playing career (4.0 player) that I've ever gotten tennis elbow. I've been experimenting like crazy the last few years with sticks and strings setups to understand what I like and don't like.
99% of the time I'm playing doubles. I grew up playing with all types of Wilson Pro Staff rackets, with my preferred stick of choice at the time being the HPS 6.1 95 18x20 Mid-Plus stretch (del Potro racket). Never played with polys or multifilaments at that time (20-25 yrs ago). Was always a net player and heavy server with aggressive style by putting away points as quickly as possible. Hard, flat serves and volleys have been and continue to be the strongest parts of my game.
Sometime in the last 2.5 years I discovered the Blade Pro 98 v8 18x20 with a preferred hybrid string setup of Yonex Polytour Rev 16L/Rexis Speed 16 at 52/55. Really loved the move from ProStaff to Blade mostly on the fact that the two sticks play similarly, with the Blade being more forgiving. Loved this setup and worked great for me in consistent competitive recreational play, and I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to get as much spin as I was able to given the 18x20. That stated, I have come to find that I crave more easy access to spin, particularly for my 2HBH and believe 16x19 can only help in this goal.
And now for the past 1.5 months I've been playing with the Dunlop SX300 Tour with full Black Widow and wow... major tennis elbow. Tried it with Black Widow and Wilson multifilament hybrid and still elbow issues.
I'm an idiot and didn't realize the RA on my blade is 60 and the SX300 Tour RA is 66. I strictly focused on the unstrung weight and balance. At this point, I'm really trying to figure out which variable(s) are contributing to my tennis elbow. Is +6 RA the bigger issue, or is it the string? For comparison, I also have been recently playing with a Dunlop FX500 Tour with a full bed of Explosive Tour 17/1.25 and did not seem to experience nearly as much tennis elbow, if any. In the past, I experimented with an RF97 v13 which I loved, but the swingweight led to shoulder issues.
So how do I "reset" all this crazy stuff I have going on? Surprisingly, I am less concerned about my shoulder as I feel I am getting that under control. My bigger goal is avoiding tennis elbow.
Thanks in advance...
99% of the time I'm playing doubles. I grew up playing with all types of Wilson Pro Staff rackets, with my preferred stick of choice at the time being the HPS 6.1 95 18x20 Mid-Plus stretch (del Potro racket). Never played with polys or multifilaments at that time (20-25 yrs ago). Was always a net player and heavy server with aggressive style by putting away points as quickly as possible. Hard, flat serves and volleys have been and continue to be the strongest parts of my game.
Sometime in the last 2.5 years I discovered the Blade Pro 98 v8 18x20 with a preferred hybrid string setup of Yonex Polytour Rev 16L/Rexis Speed 16 at 52/55. Really loved the move from ProStaff to Blade mostly on the fact that the two sticks play similarly, with the Blade being more forgiving. Loved this setup and worked great for me in consistent competitive recreational play, and I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to get as much spin as I was able to given the 18x20. That stated, I have come to find that I crave more easy access to spin, particularly for my 2HBH and believe 16x19 can only help in this goal.
And now for the past 1.5 months I've been playing with the Dunlop SX300 Tour with full Black Widow and wow... major tennis elbow. Tried it with Black Widow and Wilson multifilament hybrid and still elbow issues.
I'm an idiot and didn't realize the RA on my blade is 60 and the SX300 Tour RA is 66. I strictly focused on the unstrung weight and balance. At this point, I'm really trying to figure out which variable(s) are contributing to my tennis elbow. Is +6 RA the bigger issue, or is it the string? For comparison, I also have been recently playing with a Dunlop FX500 Tour with a full bed of Explosive Tour 17/1.25 and did not seem to experience nearly as much tennis elbow, if any. In the past, I experimented with an RF97 v13 which I loved, but the swingweight led to shoulder issues.
So how do I "reset" all this crazy stuff I have going on? Surprisingly, I am less concerned about my shoulder as I feel I am getting that under control. My bigger goal is avoiding tennis elbow.
Thanks in advance...