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 LYN Tennis Lovers V3, continued in V4

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SSJBen
post Aug 11 2009, 08:25 PM

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QUOTE(praetorian @ Aug 11 2009, 08:08 PM)
zdepth is totally correct on proper form required to string natural gut.If you gut broke ANYWHERE near the racket frame, its the fault of the stringer, if it broke smack down in the middle of the racket and the STRING is NOT frayed before hand, 50% stringer, 50% string.Why? If you recall when you buy a string its in a packet and coiled up in a nice circle for you, IF you( d stringer) does not uncoil the string properly it retains some coil memory and when you string the racket you naturally weave your cross's, by pulling them through the mains, you still have to get rid of the coil memory and your string has to be pre-stretched for optimal playability.

Natural gut are only people who hit predominately flat, strings hardly move if you hit flat,people that have arm/shoulder problems, natural gut does not lose tension that much maybe 1-2lbs, I know some people who have had Natural gut for a year and it still plays fine, ie like freshly strung.You know why pro's these days don't use natural gut, coz 1) the rackets these days are extremely powerful, you need a string that provides extreme control hence the thats how Luxilon become popular.Can any of you recall pro's in the 80-90's all using Natural gut, why, because their rackets were all about control, they just used gut as it was powerful.Ever wonder why Sampras was using Babolat VS 19G at 72lbs, his racket did the talking....
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I just got my answer.
So it IS the stringer's fault!

Damn string snapped at the top of my racket frame when I was doing my flat serve.
Its the first cross string which snapped btw.

Pros still use natural guy these days no? But using hybrid string that is.
Federer uses Wilson Natural Gut and Luxilon.
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post Aug 14 2009, 02:14 PM

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Also take a look at the painting on the PDGT.

The GT logo on the bottom of the throat is at the wrong side of the racquet (I've seen it). The GT logo should be parallel with the left Babolat name. While the Babolat logo should be parallel with the right one. Also the butt-cap. The babolat logo should be facing its correct position when the Pure Drive name is facing upside down.
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post Aug 15 2009, 11:44 PM

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QUOTE(JohnMax @ Aug 15 2009, 03:05 PM)
This is the racket brought 3 months ago cost RM240
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The Babolat Reflex line are very much just recreational racquets.
Infact, some call it beginners. Quality isn't there, especially you won't be getting any composite graphite treatment that is.

Like ahwee said, get a decent racquet more akin to a player's racquet.
Dunlop aerogel 300G is a very good one to begin with, find Yan. He's selling it damn cheap.
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post Aug 16 2009, 09:45 PM

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QUOTE(yanhui95 @ Aug 16 2009, 03:27 PM)
do you guys know where to get the best deal for aeroprodrivecortex & pure drive roddick gt plus?

thx
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Ultimate sports or Topper Sports. Some pretty good deal there.... though I'm not sure if either of them brings in the plus version.
Since the majority of plus versions has gone to those expensive retail sports outlets. I know the shop in sunway pyramid which has dozens of PDRGT+.


QUOTE(hyperthom007 @ Aug 16 2009, 08:15 PM)
Yo guys, can help me with my dilemma?
I wanna practice serve and so I want to buy a whole bunch of balls. I was gearing towards the Wilson Trainer balls because they can last much longer than those pressurized balls. But will this affect my game in a real match?
How about groundstrokes and volley? Will the transition cause me trouble?
Thanks!
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Uhm honestly, a big fat NO.
Atleast thats what I feel.

Whatever it is in tennis, don't let balls affect your performance. I absolutely laugh at the fact that some people blame the ball just because they can't hit it correctly. Saying stupid stuff like <insert brand name> ball is made of crap, no air, no bounce... no shit. Whatever.

Just go for those wilson trainer balls if they're cheap.
Only reason why you want good quality balls is only because when you're playing a match. But that doesn't mean that better quality balls = better performance from you. That just sounds stupid.
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post Aug 17 2009, 01:30 PM

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QUOTE(~Battousai~ @ Aug 17 2009, 01:21 PM)
our wheelchair tennis players are world class man.. they get invited to international tourneys and have won some international stuff... achievements wise they are much better than our able bodied guys
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Its called determination.
I purely respect them, no questions asked.
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post Aug 24 2009, 09:36 PM

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Don't like it....
Honestly it felt too flexible for me. Not nice when serving.
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post Aug 24 2009, 10:14 PM

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Yea even with the crossbar stabilizer I do feel it is a little bit too flexible still. It is the build of the racquet which makes the frame flexible though.

The K6.1 90 is indeed a very stiff racquet, but the old Babolat PDR is worst.... that one you really need Roddick's arm only can handle pouncing the balls.
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post Aug 25 2009, 12:28 PM

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Wow.... that is simply an awesome deal.
Especially when we don't get too much HEAD stuff here for a good price anyways.
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post Aug 30 2009, 10:09 PM

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QUOTE(lelucky @ Aug 30 2009, 07:02 PM)
do they bring in the pdr gt plus too? what's the best price for it? haih torn again between prince & babolat...
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Probably not.
The only place that I've seen that has the PDRGT+ was in Sunway a couple months ago... and that was the very last stick as well.

I'm still waiting for someone to bring in the Prince EXO3 Ignite 95 though.... would absolutely love to give this racquet a go.

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post Aug 30 2009, 11:27 PM

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Those are Igtime Team 95, when I went to Topper I saw only that.
Tomorow..... hmm.gif

No promises as always, I try my best. biggrin.gif
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post Sep 6 2009, 11:16 PM

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Or you can just tie up 3-5 normal rubberbands, which is what I used to do. If not, just head into any stationary section and buy some thick ones.
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post Sep 15 2009, 10:48 PM

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Yan, you dont' want to try the Ignite?
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post Sep 16 2009, 01:28 AM

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QUOTE(Yan @ Sep 15 2009, 10:53 PM)
dun thnink so lah ben... quite disappointed with prince thus far..haha... xcept for the speedport red.. the rest so so onli the experience...

next one mayb the storm GT ? hehe...

eh raya holidays free or not... need to learn a thing fr u leh ... wink.gif
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Topper selling the Storm GT already?
How much they selling? Or anywhere else for the matter.

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Nothing to learn from me one laa.... I'm a crappy ass player who can only talk, but can't do the walk. I'm the one who will learn from you! biggrin.gif
But I'll see some time off next week and perhaps play with you a little.


QUOTE(lelucky @ Sep 16 2009, 12:06 AM)
Yan, mind sharing what u think of these two? Exo3 100 and Pure Drive GT

Experience I had before is TT Graphite 100, Graphite Chang Version, AG400 and currently on TT Hornet.

Btw, did topper have PD GT Plus?? 27.5 inch version??
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QUOTE(Yan @ Sep 16 2009, 12:18 AM)
haha another fren of mine looking for the plus version too ... i dun think topper will be bringing it in .. said not that popular the plus size model.

well i havne't really tested the exo3 100 yet.. will let u know how it feels after raya... but as for the PDRGT... i'ts a remarkable racq when coupled with a rough string such as blackcode... plenty of spins and excess to power. definitely heavier on the kick and also u can bet ur ass the opponent is feeling the weight of the ball when you produce a hard whack to the ball. simply put.. it's one of the best racq i've had in a long long time...  however a bit demanding to use coz it's very powerful.
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Really, the only place I 've seen the Plus model is in Sunway Pyramid.
Obviously they won't sell it to you at discount prices.

But yes the GT.... is now my main racquet too. Just a superb racquet, you can even feel that you can bang serves like Roddick does.
The only thing lacking in the PDRGT is that it just isn't that nice at the net.

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post Sep 16 2009, 05:47 PM

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Most places charge around RM10-RM15 here.
Which in comparison is SGD7 at most.

Although there are a few stringers here who aren't really bright on stringing.....
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post Sep 16 2009, 10:19 PM

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QUOTE(inv @ Sep 16 2009, 09:07 PM)
aiyo.. rm35 is cheap strings ar? i using dunlop max comfort @ rm5 per pack nia during RSH sales..
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OMG.... RM5!!! drool.gif
Thats mega awesome deal.
Max Comfort is one of my favourite strings and I've been using them for like forever until recently where I've changed to Cyberblue.
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post Sep 17 2009, 01:57 PM

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Friend of mine just came back the US, bought me a pack of Babolat's new strings:

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Will string it up later to see how good it is.
I think its been used by a couple of the pros just recently at the US Open.
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post Sep 17 2009, 06:07 PM

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QUOTE(Yan @ Sep 17 2009, 02:08 PM)
eh can't c the pics leh ..hehe... is that the new babolat revenge ? red color ? heard lots abt it ... sportprises also bringing in but not here yet.. i think oct or nov ...
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Eh pics working for me....
Oh well.

Yes it is the Babolat Revenge. Pretty damn expensive though, my friend paid $23 USD (RM82) for it.
I think TW only selling it for $17 or so but she's there to shop anyway heh. Any idea how much sportprises will price the Revenge at?
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post Sep 17 2009, 09:18 PM

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QUOTE(Yan @ Sep 17 2009, 06:15 PM)
damn.. i wud luv to hav my hands on her, strings...  whistling.gif

dunno yet loh .. havne't reach yet.. he said need to factor in tax custom etc
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Any...way, I won't have the opportunity to try these strings until after a few sessions.
I just got all my racquets re-strung, talk about bad timing. Usually one would be happy as hell to get a new string, never tried before.... not this time. sweat.gif
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post Sep 17 2009, 10:42 PM

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I think some pros beg to differ....
Roddick strings at the high 60s, and sometimes in the 70s. Full poly.
Verdassco strings at the mid 60s also.
Murray strings at the low 60s as well.
Djokovic strings at the high 50s.

And these guys while may not have Nadal topspin (except Verdasco), their top-spin is still insane.
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post Sep 19 2009, 01:19 PM

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I'm taking that list with a grain of salt.
Nadal used Duralast in US Open. And I know Babolat likes to rebrand it as Hurricane Tour simply because to advertise it.

Same for Roddick, he used full poly Hurricane Tour. Didn't hybrid.

Federer the weird one, only him using Wilson K-Gut. laugh.gif
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