W00t first post belongs to meh.....

Go meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee....

p/s Someone buy Yans racket so he can have an excuse to buy another racket, yan what racket are you eyeing?

Quality control of gg (globalgut) has dropped alot, I ordered this gut from Emerson in May, strings broke while stringing, and broke again within 2 hitting sessions, I made a complaint and was given a full refunds plus an extra 4 set of strings. I had ordered 10 sets, 2 each in different gauges and color.Due to new popular demand blame talk-tennis warehouse the price of the gut has sky rocketed, I previously paid 5USD per set and shipping was a fixed 10USD, looks like its now USD15 per set , dunno current shipping prices. Worth a try if you got nothing to do

Yan WTF?!!! :-p

If you want to increase grip size ,Please use this:

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpageAC...A-HAFSLEEV.html


http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpageACGAMMA-SLEEV.html

I would advise you to buy half a size, if slightly too small , add 1 overgrip, rather than add full size and then a overgrip, but decision off course is yours, just a small suggestion than buying a whole brand new racket.....unless thats what you really want.

Most easily way to tell if Babolat is fake is the woofer grommet system, no fake I have seen has that yet...

If your stringer cannot pre-stretch your strings, you can opt to do it yourself.
Here is a video from YUlitle resident string guru on tennis-warehouse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=praasXlb0Ls...re=channel_page

Please check ALL his video's out. Very experienced stringer!

If you feel uncomfortable doing the above, just string your racket slightly above the desired tension, and let it rest for 48 hours without hitting a ball, the tension will drop BUT stabilize. You often wonder why sometimes racket tension drops so damn fast when you just collected your freshly strung racket.......

Do this experiment, if you have 2 of the same rackets and both need stringing, string both up. Play with one that is just freshly strung, the 2nd racket do not touch for at least 48 hours. After 48 hours, try BOTH rackets and see which racket loses tension faster and becomes unplayable. This really only applies to people who do NOT get free strings and stringing.Naturally Pros already have their strings pre-stretched and most string jobs last what... 5-7 games or less....

Sorry yan heard you are selling off your Prince EXO3 Red x-p. Really feel kinda bad,sad for steering you into buying that stick....guess I made a biggie there.Sorry for the late reply, over here you know lah, streamyx got issue. They take so long to remedy the issue, must be this time of the year.

If sell this stick yan what are you thinking of buying then, must be something caught your eye.......

Waah........ boss!! Like that shoot people wan kah.....

Don't be so modest lah , in your line of work, sure know where got sweeet lobang one wha....

I suspect you're a smooooth talker with the ladies.

But lets be honest me and pooh88 and the rest are true blue buaya one! Kekekekekekee if some falls into our jaws.....

Off topic leh, Zdepth what stick are you using now? Still Fischer or upgrade already?

Shoot the panda pooh88, >:-) , angel-ice, add lead tape, MUCH cheaper than buying a heavier racket, always buy slightly lighter racket, if want to more heavy just add lead tape, you cannot do this the other way round.

Fed's racket is retail, the only customization done on it is the grip, and of course lead tape under the racket bumper.

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Wah angel you so nice one kah!
I think pooh88 must introduce me friend like this, if got look like Hwang Mi Hee Penang lookalike, die die must intro leh.

Dun worry I know pooh88 weakness!
I bocor lobang for mi hee lookalike, dunno if can win 6-0 or not , be more realistic, 6-4, sure you win , then pooh have to spent makan, demand for buffet NOT kopi o and roti.......

Wah boss, big buaya like you DON'T KNOW?!!!
What kind of buaya are you leh.........

Dun say dont have,
imagine girl with tennis attire and racket, full sweaty shirt....
pooh88 dun blow your wad in public forum k....if pooh88 MIA for 1 hour you know lah...


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Sweeeeet! I am assuming since you just bought the Dunlop, you have sold the EXO3?Please post a review regarding the new stick, pics wouldn't hurt too :-p

I heard that the current Storm GT are almost comparable to the Wilson K6.1 tour, the build is almost the same, squarish and not the usual round beam, construction is solid, you can try tapping it wont, get the hollow sound.How does it play, no idea yet, will post once I hear feedback, but if anyone here gets this racket first, please post feedback, much appreciated!

Don't $hit on Toalson so fast!!!!
I don't know which particular model of Toalson you were trying, but I have heard some very good reviews of certain models of Toalson string.

Models to try:
http://www.toalson.co.jp/ENGLISH/a1_rencon120.html

Toalson Rencon have heard this string plays similarly to Gamma Zo Tour, or is basically the same string, I personally have yet to try.

Toalson Mugen is a MUST try for Honda fanatics, but I have heard any thing about this string so I reserve judgment on this string.

Yan / chip73 which Toalson string did you guys try?

Crossfire is one of the harshest strings out there, it will practically destroy your arm and hand if you stringing 55lbs and above,also depends on your age, if you are 16-28 should have no problem, but if over 35, you can feel the effect the next day.Thats why I intro 3rd generation poly strings here.If you string crossfire real low,say 45-48lbs, some people say can play longer and harder, I am a believer :-p, but nowadays with Blackcode, you can string higher tension and no arm pain!

wah piang eh pooh88 people on public forum suan your di di small leh......how the hell you think you can score with gucci mama .........

Alamak how come the Xfire you get so expensive one leh RM55 almost 1.5x expensive leh, you must complain lah, dont act panda panda (cute cute ) wan all the time lah.

yan pls tell me price of Babolat Revenge when it comes in locally, die die want to try this string!


@pooh88 ,whats the bulk price lah bro, if shy, PM me lah, if can share let everyone here enjoy lah, so next time people see you, wah this kaki very cun one, spent him kopi, simple bah boss, off course bulk means need to hit quota , whats the bare minimum and price per pkt of crossfire?

pooh88 your lobang so good one eh 100 set of crossfire 2 at one go!
You must be tauke besar lah, mana boleh buli as ayam coolie one, still want us to spent you kopi ang mo one, better I ask my ang moh girlfriends (NON sexual) to pau some cup for you leh.....

This panda kuat tipu :-p

Celciuz how old are you?
Middle age people like me, already one foot in the coffin, cannot take crossfire above 60lbs....I am going to try at 45-48lbs max, will post feedback once I have tried it.

To be honest, I found that by stringing low tension LMAO and I am not joking I am imparting better topspin on the ball than higher tension, before with my Yonex and Rossignol, and sniff sniff old Wilson Pro Staff , the time Chris Evert was playing BEFORE Sampras, Edberg made famous, I cracked and broke all 6 , all those were strung 60-65lbs at that time where got poly, it was natural gut, synthetic , (I was using Prince Top Spin at the time, BUT this string only last me 2 hours.....before it snap....) Just imagine lah....still student, but got game.

No choice, even shop Lai Sports (Singapore Lucky Plaza) boss, shake head, he recommended Cross fire at that time, no choice loh, accept his recommendation, try 60, snap in 2 days...... try 58,also snap.....try 55 last 1 week, but didn't like the feeling.Decided only use this set up for coaching, coz student I mostly feed balls and stroke back to student, easy lah, during training or tournament cannot use that setup , go back and use Prince Top Spin........all this way in the late 80's, when coming early 90's, I stop tennis, cannot juggle work and tennis, virtually the tennis Gods, threw the book at me, and since then I never touch tennis , but got watch lah. Only last year, doctor took one look at me and said better get some form of exercise, otherwise, better see my lawyer and prepare my will.What to do.....I hate jogging even if you put PRC in front of me, 5 mins, and I will give up.Decide to take up sport I know best....tennis....so guess what here I am.


My age hmmmm under 45 lah

Nowadays, I play almost everyday, depending if anyone wants to play match with me,(Singles/Doubles/Mix Doubles) I average 2-3 hours court time. Hardly any single players my age, so I whack the juniors here, 3 set's, cannot do best of 5, tried it and regretted it, coz sometimes with my extra beer belly, stamina gets to me....doubles I can do 8 sets no problem, though my doubles isn't that good, as I always treat it like playing singles, IF you have good tactics, you win, but if you try and beat me stroke for stroke....nyuk, nyuk nyuk, you lose!

This is from what I gather, please take with a grain of salt, if you can afford to do some experimenting, I would recommend it, esp with cheap strings say around RM 40 or less.

Some people would comment that 45-48 tension is too low, they can generate power, they need control, if you are a FLAT hitter I can certainly understand your point of view, but if you are a topspin hitter, not necessary a Nadal clone, BUT your shots do dip, you will most certainly appreciate low tension rackets, I have only tried this on a 16x19 open string pattern racket. If you have 18x20, you are more than welcome to try, I won't say its harder to impart topspin on a 18x20 racket, but if you have good technique its doable.

Yan it answer your question, it all depends on WHAT type of string you are using.

Take for example, Luxilon, this is a 1st generation poly that has wowed the ATP, it is without a shadow of a doubt the most popular poly on tour, ATP and WTA, nothing else comes close! PERIOD!
Luxilon is the only brand where professionals have to PAY for their string, unlike other brands the brands pay the players to use their product.

The current information I have on poly is this:

If you are using your scenario:

1) String Luxilon at 45lbs and play, it will play beautifully and you will have the poly effect for a much longer time, hence the strings don't die as fast expression.

2.String Luxion at 55lbs, there is a higher possibility you will be able to take HUGE FRIGGIN CUTS at the ball and it will remain in, you will bewilder your opponents, however this setup WILL NOT LAST long, I have been told depending on your NTRP, some people have reported it lasted for 15 mins, during those 15 mins they played the best tennis of their life, after that 15 mins they noticed huge deterioration of the string performance, balls that were landing 2 inches before the baseline are landing a foot out. Other have noted the strings performance deteriorated after 1 hitting session ie 45 - 55 mins. Again experiment and see what works for you.

You can certainly string at 55lbs, but make a note, how you felt you were hitting the ball,ask your hitting partner, was your ball coming at them faster, did the ball feel heavy,etc. Make a mental note, how long did this last, if you get feedback, wai boss, how come your ball not so strong leh..... attribute that to the string, then.

On a personal note, I have noticed if your string lower, esp with POLY, your spin is unbelievable, BUT I suspect you MUST have a sound technique. If you cannot maintain a 20-30 ball rally, do not waste your money on this experiment, I also believe stringing lower tension on a racket only works with a STIFF racket, if you are using a flexible racket, again I would not recommend this.

Didn't Nawin change to Prince :-O Also didn't know he was a fan of Toalson either! >:-) j/k Damn he change his gear pretty radical.....lost another Wilson kaki to evil Prince
He also does great reports on stuff