Tennis Warehouse-Mid Atlantic Chapter
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datsveryinterestin
Professional
i just bought prestige mids for 130 but now i can get prestige pros for 80. hrmmmm wut to do wut to do
datsveryinterestin
Professional
i am just hoarding racquets like you mr. zap!
1 of each head racquet from microgel to ig youtek and i should be able
to find something i play with decently???
prolly end up playing best with yy200 though... true nuff
1 of each head racquet from microgel to ig youtek and i should be able
to find something i play with decently???
prolly end up playing best with yy200 though... true nuff
coolblue123
Hall of Fame
wow zap I am the opposite. I've sold all my racquets but one. I am looking to acquire in 2012.
tennismonkey
Semi-Pro
i believe a few of us have already found our GOAT racquets. i believe schap has settled on the new pro staff 95 and auzzie has his RD-7 which i believe was first released when auzzie was still a baby. and i've settled into a monogamous relationship with my exo3 tours.
the rest of you are w.h.ores and will burn in heck for your cheating ways.
the rest of you are w.h.ores and will burn in heck for your cheating ways.
downs_chris
Professional
monkey...supposedly my mom's cousin can make the kai rabert dish...she's fresh off the boat from thailand too! so it's probably legit...
downs_chris
Professional
I never really left my original APDs (all 5 of them! lol) but I did fool around with other frames - do I still burn in heck??? Feels good to be able to crush some backhands and hitting respectable forehands again. Bombs away on the serves...
Downs, I'm not as dead in the legs today as I thought I would be after yesterday's hitting session! :shock:
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tennismonkey
Semi-Pro
pman - i guess you don't burn in heck. maybe you just simmer a bit.
downs - shut yo mouf. you get her to show you the exact recipe and then email it to me. or better yet, we can make a kai rabert truck and we'll sell kai rabert and tennis racquets/strings/racquet stringing. i'm thinking R&R - racquets and rabert unlimited. have your people call my people.
downs - shut yo mouf. you get her to show you the exact recipe and then email it to me. or better yet, we can make a kai rabert truck and we'll sell kai rabert and tennis racquets/strings/racquet stringing. i'm thinking R&R - racquets and rabert unlimited. have your people call my people.
hollywood9826
Hall of Fame
I still cant believe how much you guys hype that kai rabert up. It was OK but not the world changing awesomeness we were expecting.
If I go to Mephis and the 100 year old grease burger falls flat I wont know what to do.
And as Far as rackets go I have my GOAT and have had it since 2006. I just added more members to the family. Its like I'm the Brady bunch dad and started banging florence henderson (I would still probably bang her) the Banged the oldest one (I would still probably bang her). The waited until there was grass field and played ball with the other two chics. I dont about the maid, but I guess shes famous enough i would have banged her as well. Thats like a rule, if its legal and they are famous you have to bang them. But the only way I bang Oprah is if is video taped adn I leak it for cash without getting killed. But I'm sure Obama would make sure it didnt get leaked becuase no way he gets elected if Oprah is not in his corner. So All famous chisc besides Oprah you have to bang, unless they have aids or syphliss or some other incurable disease. Actually I'd probably tale my chances with aids, its liek a gamble the numbers say I'm unlikely to get it from doing it regular style. And If I do get it I can always go onto a TV show get popular die and have the president call me a hero after I transmit it to who nows how many random people. And then I'd be a famous person chics would have to bang.
What was I talking about again?
Oh Yeah Kai Rabert is overrated and TF 325 orginal styles with head grips or underrated.
If I go to Mephis and the 100 year old grease burger falls flat I wont know what to do.
And as Far as rackets go I have my GOAT and have had it since 2006. I just added more members to the family. Its like I'm the Brady bunch dad and started banging florence henderson (I would still probably bang her) the Banged the oldest one (I would still probably bang her). The waited until there was grass field and played ball with the other two chics. I dont about the maid, but I guess shes famous enough i would have banged her as well. Thats like a rule, if its legal and they are famous you have to bang them. But the only way I bang Oprah is if is video taped adn I leak it for cash without getting killed. But I'm sure Obama would make sure it didnt get leaked becuase no way he gets elected if Oprah is not in his corner. So All famous chisc besides Oprah you have to bang, unless they have aids or syphliss or some other incurable disease. Actually I'd probably tale my chances with aids, its liek a gamble the numbers say I'm unlikely to get it from doing it regular style. And If I do get it I can always go onto a TV show get popular die and have the president call me a hero after I transmit it to who nows how many random people. And then I'd be a famous person chics would have to bang.
What was I talking about again?
Oh Yeah Kai Rabert is overrated and TF 325 orginal styles with head grips or underrated.
tennismonkey
Semi-Pro
aight fine. the kai rabert ain't the best thing i ever ate. but it's spicy ground chicken in a tasty sauce, on a bed of jasmine rice and a runny fried egg. it's good eats. fast and easy like my womenz.
i predict you'll find the 100 year old grease burger is good. but i don't see how it's going to be 1000+ miles of travel good. i am pretty sure that it's overhyped. just read the reviews from yelp or chowhound. many say it's a good burger but not something you need to travel around the world to eat. let us know if you find otherwise.
as for your tfight 325s - yes they are underhyped. and you know they're underhyped because MANY pro's still play with that racquet - along with my beloved original tfight 320's. they may cover them up with paintjobs but those sticks were amazing. i think you screwed them up a bit when you got them customized and they all weigh 13 or 14 oz now. way too heavy unless you play on the pro tour or you bench 250 on a regular basis.
i predict you'll find the 100 year old grease burger is good. but i don't see how it's going to be 1000+ miles of travel good. i am pretty sure that it's overhyped. just read the reviews from yelp or chowhound. many say it's a good burger but not something you need to travel around the world to eat. let us know if you find otherwise.
as for your tfight 325s - yes they are underhyped. and you know they're underhyped because MANY pro's still play with that racquet - along with my beloved original tfight 320's. they may cover them up with paintjobs but those sticks were amazing. i think you screwed them up a bit when you got them customized and they all weigh 13 or 14 oz now. way too heavy unless you play on the pro tour or you bench 250 on a regular basis.
sapient007
Semi-Pro
who else thinks that hwood really banged his racquets.. just sayin
hollywood9826
Hall of Fame
They dont swing as heavy as the 13oz.
I guess I had a couple in the batch that ended up heavy and when they were matched it ended up at 13. The plan wasnt to have a 13oz racket, just to have all of them the same. The easiest way was just to make them as same as the heavy one.
I dont mind, but I think I can bench 250. At least I used to could.
And the grease burger is more about just saying you at a burger fried in 100 yea rold grease. And to check out Memphis and blast some Serves and Forehands at the Xisbum again.
I guess I had a couple in the batch that ended up heavy and when they were matched it ended up at 13. The plan wasnt to have a 13oz racket, just to have all of them the same. The easiest way was just to make them as same as the heavy one.
I dont mind, but I think I can bench 250. At least I used to could.
And the grease burger is more about just saying you at a burger fried in 100 yea rold grease. And to check out Memphis and blast some Serves and Forehands at the Xisbum again.
hollywood9826
Hall of Fame
You tell me how to do it and I'll try.
sapient007
Semi-Pro
just don't be sh!tting pancakes for months.
downs_chris
Professional
i think thai by thai had a few bad months last year...where they were making a very average kai rabert...i will say, i got some last night and it was back to being top notch...you can't go there and order 2 or 3 orders of it...that's risky! the secret...walk in there alone...and order 1...that will yield the best results...
monkey, i heard your version doesn't look or taste like the real deal...yet you claim to be "really close" -- and discuss?
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
Ok its early but this is post of the year
sapient007
Semi-Pro
i'm pretty sure it went like..
"oh, i didn't know you were trying to make this" ~someone who tasted monkey's kai rabert while eating kai rabert~ "it's not even the same color"
/end sudo quote
mattgenton
New User
a bit late but happy newyear
thanks for your kind words , cant look at another beer either , anyways back to work tday a`hhh -well first days always the worst , gentos
thanks for your kind words , cant look at another beer either , anyways back to work tday a`hhh -well first days always the worst , gentos
downs_chris
Professional
this is exactly how it went down...
Zap, back in high school when it came out, I remember that Yamaha Secret 04 to be one awesome frame. Stiff as it was, it was super solid and still pretty comfy.
coolblue123
Hall of Fame
secret 04 was a great racquet. but it cracks so easily. I heard it was filled with foam, never confirmed though.
I am going to Amina Thai morrow. its near rockville. anyone been there before?
datsveryinterestin
Professional
i made an unplanned meal that turned out better than kai rabert.
(thats how easy it is to beat the rabert!)
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DATSVERYBEEFYDON
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2lb ground beef
1 onion
hot sesame oil
2 cloves garlic
16oz chopped broccoli
2 pieces leftover chinese broccoli
soy sauce
golden mountain sauce
hoisin
huy fong chili garlic sauce
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serve on sticky rice
i don't measure ingredients... but you brown the meat, cook the veggies, put em together and add the sauces and stir fry it up!
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my inspiration was hunger and only a few ingredients in the fridge.
with this stuff in my cupboard i was thinking of a chinese dish i had
in san fran that was minced pork and mushrooms on noodles that was darn good. the end result was a cross between that,bak chor mee, and a
gyu don.
i ate dinner at 6pm and 9pm cuz it was sooo goood!
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got my Head Prestige MIDS today! and strung it all up and then noticed i stupidly strung only 19crosses and forgot the LAST ONE! what a dope! so i had to restring it. fark. but feels pretty nice!
then i watched a bunch of Div1 college tennis and all the players were using Radical MP and Kblades and APDs. hrmmmmm i guess they arent as awesome as i am and cant handle the prestige mid! booya
(thats how easy it is to beat the rabert!)
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DATSVERYBEEFYDON
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2lb ground beef
1 onion
hot sesame oil
2 cloves garlic
16oz chopped broccoli
2 pieces leftover chinese broccoli
soy sauce
golden mountain sauce
hoisin
huy fong chili garlic sauce
----
serve on sticky rice
i don't measure ingredients... but you brown the meat, cook the veggies, put em together and add the sauces and stir fry it up!
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my inspiration was hunger and only a few ingredients in the fridge.
with this stuff in my cupboard i was thinking of a chinese dish i had
in san fran that was minced pork and mushrooms on noodles that was darn good. the end result was a cross between that,bak chor mee, and a
gyu don.
i ate dinner at 6pm and 9pm cuz it was sooo goood!
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got my Head Prestige MIDS today! and strung it all up and then noticed i stupidly strung only 19crosses and forgot the LAST ONE! what a dope! so i had to restring it. fark. but feels pretty nice!
then i watched a bunch of Div1 college tennis and all the players were using Radical MP and Kblades and APDs. hrmmmmm i guess they arent as awesome as i am and cant handle the prestige mid! booya
tennismonkey
Semi-Pro
that's almost exactly like my recipe for kai rabert. or as i like to call it - egg foo monkey.
datsveryinterestin
Professional
yah i could see an egg slapped on it!
i wouldve just used mushrooms but i didnt have any
plus ive been trying to eat more green things like kale, broccoli, snow pea leaves, etc.
i was worried i was making 3lbs of nasty but it was soooooooo good.
somethin in that golden mountain sauce makes it crazy good. MSG? prolly
i wouldve just used mushrooms but i didnt have any
plus ive been trying to eat more green things like kale, broccoli, snow pea leaves, etc.
i was worried i was making 3lbs of nasty but it was soooooooo good.
somethin in that golden mountain sauce makes it crazy good. MSG? prolly
coolblue123
Hall of Fame
Sounds like Golden Mountain Sauce is similar to Maggi's? that sauce is good on rice. I remember eating this when I was a teenager. Mix some of that dried pork with that sauce in there. Man, what a meal!
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tennismonkey
Semi-Pro
never heard of golden mountain sauce. that sounds like some kind of nasty adult euphemism for secks byproducts.
i do use this marinade called yoshida's. it's pretty much good on anything. veggies, red meat, white meat, fish, road kill, my old tennis shoes, etc.
i do use this marinade called yoshida's. it's pretty much good on anything. veggies, red meat, white meat, fish, road kill, my old tennis shoes, etc.
sapient007
Semi-Pro
the golden shower sauce is deerricious this time of the year
sapient007
Semi-Pro
jrk sighting
Golden Mountain is good regular soy sauce. Maggi's is way more salty but a lil more flavorful at 2-3x the price. Maggi's was best on fried eggs and toast!
Yoshida's is definitely a good sweet soy-based marinade monkey but I'll have to pass on a couple on your list of anythings...lol
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datsveryinterestin
Professional
paulman, regular soy sauce? no way!
i wouldnt want to eat sushi with it....
golden mountain seasoning sauce is a thin soy sauce with sugar and food enhancers disodium-Inosinate & disodium-guanylate. NOM NOM is all i gotta say about it.
i think i went crazy eating my dinner last night due to: umami
http://www.templeofthai.com/food/sauces/goldenmountainsoy-5134262041.php
prolly the reason exploding chickens taste varies is how much golden mountain they use...
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congrats to twmac for suffering through this arctic cold.
we've made it through the worst and 53deg on friday and
58deg on saturday ---- w00t
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JRS - geez, MW3 kind of blowz. the maps are so small it is just a run around and blast everything game. i much preferred black ops. BF3 is also much better but i wish i knew how to fly jets and helicopters.
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anybody try the donnay pro one? going to try the ig radical pro? anybody got a MP head prestige to try? wutsa goin on u rakketwhurz?
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is it true that topaz is now the best player in twmac? when is the zapvor/topaz battle going to be in HD on youtube? c'mon there would be more bets placed on it than last UFC match.
i wouldnt want to eat sushi with it....
golden mountain seasoning sauce is a thin soy sauce with sugar and food enhancers disodium-Inosinate & disodium-guanylate. NOM NOM is all i gotta say about it.
i think i went crazy eating my dinner last night due to: umami
http://www.templeofthai.com/food/sauces/goldenmountainsoy-5134262041.php
prolly the reason exploding chickens taste varies is how much golden mountain they use...
~~~~~~~
congrats to twmac for suffering through this arctic cold.
we've made it through the worst and 53deg on friday and
58deg on saturday ---- w00t
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JRS - geez, MW3 kind of blowz. the maps are so small it is just a run around and blast everything game. i much preferred black ops. BF3 is also much better but i wish i knew how to fly jets and helicopters.
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anybody try the donnay pro one? going to try the ig radical pro? anybody got a MP head prestige to try? wutsa goin on u rakketwhurz?
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is it true that topaz is now the best player in twmac? when is the zapvor/topaz battle going to be in HD on youtube? c'mon there would be more bets placed on it than last UFC match.
sapient007
Semi-Pro
topaz moved to sunny FL and is now a ex-TWMAC-er.. so that leaves me as the very very top tier champion of TWMAC. or you can offer me some of that golden mountain sauce so i can pass on the belt.
tennismonkey
Semi-Pro
three crabs fish sauce FTW. i think there's also a 2 elephants and 4 ducks and a 5 chimpanzees fish sauce. but they are inferior.
tennismonkey
Semi-Pro
topaz moved to florida? is she staying with drakulie and his better looking half?
does JRK still live in the area or did he move back to hollywood so he can raise rio to be the next hannah montana?
does JRK still live in the area or did he move back to hollywood so he can raise rio to be the next hannah montana?
datsveryinterestin
Professional
just took the prestige mid out for a test.
maybe 20deg isnt the ideal setup, but my serves were all going in.
unfortunately serves were 25mph. FML
some forehands felt nice but not my drop ball race around to hit inside out
forehand test.
and backhands plopped into the net.
hrmmm. i've kept the plastic wrap on it and might have to try Vcore95d again.
prolly should've used maxim touch mains on the prestige instead of full poly. ooof!
time to browse the classifieds!
maybe 20deg isnt the ideal setup, but my serves were all going in.
unfortunately serves were 25mph. FML
some forehands felt nice but not my drop ball race around to hit inside out
forehand test.
and backhands plopped into the net.
hrmmm. i've kept the plastic wrap on it and might have to try Vcore95d again.
prolly should've used maxim touch mains on the prestige instead of full poly. ooof!
time to browse the classifieds!
sapient007
Semi-Pro
who's hitting with you outside? are you plucking the local tennis talent at home depot again?
zapvor
G.O.A.T.
just took the prestige mid out for a test.
maybe 20deg isnt the ideal setup, but my serves were all going in.
unfortunately serves were 25mph. FML
some forehands felt nice but not my drop ball race around to hit inside out
forehand test.
and backhands plopped into the net.
hrmmm. i've kept the plastic wrap on it and might have to try Vcore95d again.
prolly should've used maxim touch mains on the prestige instead of full poly. ooof!
time to browse the classifieds!
When are we going to hit
coolblue123
Hall of Fame
three crabs fish sauce FTW. i think there's also a 2 elephants and 4 ducks and a 5 chimpanzees fish sauce. but they are inferior.
3 crabs is some smelly strong stuff. reminds me of the sweat off of me socks after a 5 set match in 85 degree weather.
if u like nuke mom, I usually get the cheaper stuff, tiparos. I thought it has a milder taste.
sapient007
Semi-Pro
while shopping around at rei. 35 bucks for sasquatch print maker.. not bad.
http://www.rei.com/product/798240/vibram-fivefingers-kso-multisport-shoes-mens
http://www.rei.com/product/798240/vibram-fivefingers-kso-multisport-shoes-mens
tennismonkey
Semi-Pro
i wanna try the sasquatch print maker 5000. i bet it can make me as fast as auzzie or downs.
coolblue i like my fish sauce like i like my womenz - stinky, funky and strong.
i believe i have not only found my GROAT, i have also found my GSOAT and it is kevlar at 100 pounds. i'm so fearful that it's going to snap and slice my hand/throat/wrist that i play with the fear of god on every point. it gives me that edge that you need to have at the 4.0 level.
coolblue i like my fish sauce like i like my womenz - stinky, funky and strong.
i believe i have not only found my GROAT, i have also found my GSOAT and it is kevlar at 100 pounds. i'm so fearful that it's going to snap and slice my hand/throat/wrist that i play with the fear of god on every point. it gives me that edge that you need to have at the 4.0 level.
hollywood9826
Hall of Fame
This Yoshidas sound like your version of J.O
J.O by the way is the GS(easoning)OAT
sapient007
Semi-Pro
zap, you need a good ice breaker. i shouldn't be dishing this $$$$$$ knowledge online but what the heck, you are a friend..
i usually charge in the interview, give them a resume and then.. blah blah blah.. however before we end it, instead of shaking hands. i say something like "ok.. i start job now if i do 100 push ups" while 3 inches away from their nose and red in the face.. the trick is before their mind can even process what has happened, i'd take off my jacket and drop to the floor to do 100 push ups.. (another trick is to count very quickly.. sometimes count 2 for 1 push up.. however i'd wait till you hit the 40 or the 60 range.. depending on the person).. anyhow, before they have a "WTF" moment.. i'd be finished with 100, i'd then quickly stand up and shake their hand to say something like.. "okay, i will start now".. = hired.. $$$$$$$$$$$ you can buy me dinner later
that's about it.. good luck.. heck you wouldn't need luck.. just do a couple of dry runs in front of a mirror to get your routine down
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datsveryinterestin
Professional
my rdis200s are the heavy version, zap.
they feel great.. i just wish the head size was a little smaller on forehands.. but
i should prolly end the "great GOAT hunt" now before i do major damage.
cuz i cant decide on any of the 100 frames im thinkin bout and the guys from home depot arent consistent enough to give coach ulysses enough data to help decide.
i almost bought vcore 95ds last night but then i saw some old video of my trying it and i look horrible. (it aint the racquet!) but until i take the wrist out of my strokes it will just be a waste of $$$.
should take a clinic or something instead of more frames. bah.
time to just eat myself into a coma so i dont think about it any more.
they feel great.. i just wish the head size was a little smaller on forehands.. but
i should prolly end the "great GOAT hunt" now before i do major damage.
cuz i cant decide on any of the 100 frames im thinkin bout and the guys from home depot arent consistent enough to give coach ulysses enough data to help decide.
i almost bought vcore 95ds last night but then i saw some old video of my trying it and i look horrible. (it aint the racquet!) but until i take the wrist out of my strokes it will just be a waste of $$$.
should take a clinic or something instead of more frames. bah.
time to just eat myself into a coma so i dont think about it any more.
sapient007
Semi-Pro
nothing a set of stairs can't fix
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