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 LYN Official Tennis Thread V6, All About Tennis (gears, courts, etc)

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post Mar 2 2010, 11:17 PM

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Wah....really can spot that one is fake already...very taiko...
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post Mar 3 2010, 10:33 AM

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Get the shoe byk2 lah....It is a good bargain.
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post Mar 3 2010, 11:14 AM

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Tension of the string vary on the racquet you use and the type of string you buy.
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post Mar 3 2010, 12:44 PM

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QUOTE(angel-ice @ Mar 3 2010, 11:53 AM)
wowowo, mau pura pura eh karom and inv?
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Eh, I'm not pura pura one.. biggrin.gif

Are you going to play at Poly tomorrow? I did not had enough strokes yesterday sad.gif
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post Mar 3 2010, 03:06 PM

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QUOTE(angel-ice @ Mar 3 2010, 01:51 PM)
kenot play la, keja everyday until 7pm

if u wanna play at nite and there's place for us to play, let me know.

i'll definitely be there
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Not sure whether MPSP already allo night booking for their court either in Sony or Bertam. hmm.gif




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post Mar 3 2010, 04:24 PM

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How is the court now? Any improve since last time?
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post Mar 3 2010, 06:24 PM

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QUOTE(hyperthom007 @ Mar 3 2010, 06:09 PM)
Unfortunately, no. The surface is so-so but there is tar pavement just right after the baseline. If I have choice, I won't play there but oh well, Beggars cannot be Choosers  rolleyes.gif
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Too bad. Last December MPSP blocked any booking with the reason to do maintenance both at Bertam and at Sony. Unfortunately, there isn't any maintenance done on both location.

QUOTE(angel-ice @ Mar 3 2010, 06:10 PM)
tu la pasai, court itm takdak la ni

satni aku tanya karom mpsp court leh booking ka tak
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If booking for night session, I'm not sure. Last time I asked them but they said cannot book for Bertam court.
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post Mar 4 2010, 10:48 PM

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RM 10.30 for a can of Dunlop Fort is really2 good price.

Angel-ice, boleh tolong beli ka when you get back to KL?
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post Mar 4 2010, 11:04 PM

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Wilson Aussie Open? How much is the cost for that?
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post Mar 4 2010, 11:29 PM

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9.50 to 9.70 is very good range...
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post Mar 4 2010, 11:34 PM

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Yes it is.
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post Mar 4 2010, 11:38 PM

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Why you want to sell arr? Itchy to get APDGT as Yan too?
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post Mar 6 2010, 08:44 PM

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Congrats bro. Double still ok ler.
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post Mar 9 2010, 07:30 AM

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I agree with you Yan. As I checked with local dealer before, almost all of them carry L2 instead of L3 grip size.

Some even recommend people to use overgrip to make the grip increase. The problem with using overgrip is one will have to spend a lot on overgrip because it wears off pretty fast as compare to replacement grip.
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post Mar 9 2010, 02:48 PM

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QUOTE(kokolomondo @ Mar 9 2010, 12:29 PM)
Ho. This L3 issue is all because of Pros nowadays using smaller grip size. The trend started most likely because of Nadal using L2 (or some reported as L1) grip size. Federer was reported using somewhere L3 grip size.

Looking at 10 years ago, L3 was the common grip size.
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Yeah, I think Nadal was using smaller grip during Australian Open 2010. During post match interview with Jim Courier, he was a bit surprise that Nadal racquet was smaller than his usual grip size.

A cons of using L2 size is one might face difficulty to hold the grip and "firm and relax" because there is tendency the grip will slip if he does so...hehe.
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QUOTE(gmorque @ Mar 9 2010, 03:01 PM)
huhu.. dunno wat type of grip is suitable for me.. as long as it doesn't slip maybe ok..hehe.. for me, if the standard 4 1/4 wont suit me cause i have long fingers.. have to wrap one more layer then only a little bit ok.. ;-)
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I ad the same problem with you last time. Always need to use overgrip to make the grip thicker. More worst, the overgrip worn out just after 1 or 2 session... sweat.gif
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post Mar 9 2010, 03:25 PM

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I think that is the one option to build up grip size and go for more durable replacement grip rather than using fragile overgrip.

Another option will be using Heat shrink tube..saw somewhere but can't remember it..
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post Mar 9 2010, 04:45 PM

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QUOTE(praetorian @ Mar 9 2010, 03:28 PM)
Not a huge fan of grip replacement as I like the feelings of the bevels :-(
I buy the size I'd like, go a size smaller and add a overgrip. If I use a replacement grip its too thick and rounded off.
Heat Shrink sleeve dunno if available in KL, but confirm tennis-warehouse have lah.
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For me I use the replacement grip to replace the original grip. If add another layer with replacement grip without removing the original grip it will be rounded off and will not feel the bevel already.
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post Mar 9 2010, 11:26 PM

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Tried Angel's Prince racquet today. Very heavy woo...
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post Mar 10 2010, 07:19 AM

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Morning everyone.

Youtek Prestige series is said to be more expensive than Youtek Radical series.



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