Welcome to LYN Tennis Thread v8

This thread is intended first and foremost for people to share and discuss about our favourite game - "TENNIS" and secondly to make new friends and to have fun on the court. Feel free to ask some of our resident sifus here on tennis equipments (racquets, strings, customizations), tennis techniques, great deals and places to play. Would love to have more active members posting their experiences and sharing their thoughts. Mostly let's keep this thread clean and try to STICK to tennis related talks though sometimes we can always have some fun jousting and poking at each other

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v1 = http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/540810

v2 = http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/939439

v3 = http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1126743

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v5 = http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f=34&t=1251113

v6 = http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1311722

v7 = http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1389694

This post has been edited by Yan: Jun 19 2010, 11:31 AM

first

wow kev ... even while i'm editing the new thread n haven't put up the link @ the old.. u already here.... terrrooorrr

GGGGGRRRR damn you kev!!!! :-p
2nd in reporting in!

u guys are lurkers...hahaha....

haha... at last i manage to get in first..

haha...bro yan,got saw my post mar??r u selling ur 4d200 16x19??pinky is back to harass bro yan..ahhaha..

haha.. wah u really serious hor ... wanna trade ur psgt with the 4d200 ?since u complain it's v harsh on ur arm... dunlops are generally softer esp the 300s and quite evidently the 4d100 as well ... hehe

erm,no...it was de strings actly...now okay dy...ya..if de price u offer good,i on lorr..hehe..

wah pinky so far in miri also still wheelin and dealin kah!?!

federer slump?

haha...stil no chance to play yet...dey're having junior miri open...

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Added on June 19, 2010, 1:19 pmi saw a boy,below 15 i think..uses single backhand...quite good his single backhand..hardly can c teenagers use sbh nowadays...

This post has been edited by PINK_MING: Jun 19 2010, 01:19 PM

Anyone interested to get Tretorn Micro-X pressureless tennis balls please let me know. I have several new balls for sale.

@PINK_MING

I like your quotes. It is the same for me. I love racquets too.

This post has been edited by karom: Jun 19 2010, 01:23 PM

hello peeps..
kev..if u do come back giv me a ring...

5th in!!

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Added on June 19, 2010, 1:33 pmDamn, was 8th.
But its ok, lucky numba!!
; )

This post has been edited by ckseong80: Jun 19 2010, 01:33 PM

cookie, pm ur no lor, when im in s.a i'll call ya

ada orang main dekat2 bangi/kajang/serdang tak?buringnyer takde kawan tenis...huhu

hg pindah sana ka? patut la tak dgr dah

tu la pasai....takdak geng arr sini....da lama tak main...adui

kororomen: im at serdang area....but no court

Dear Guys, Thanks for coming all the way to play with DKTT

It was a very close and fun session. They also wanna thank you guys for coming

hope you guys had fun and also bring back some learning on what fun-competitive tennis is all about

Cheers, those FFK the team please buy 100 plus when u guys go play ok:)

Yeah, thanks alot vobs for arranging the frenly.
Was nice meeting & playing with the kiara players.

Its desa kiara bro, not kiara hehehhe

guys, do practise hard as i have another group, theyre japs, these guys are stronger abit, so practise few more months then i can arrange some friendlies at my court ok:)

Thanks Vob for arranging the Frenly match........ Count me in as well for the another frenly match if u have. addicted liao

very glad to hear that ure addicted, win lose nvm, as long as u gathered experience as it goes so that in future u learn to win:)

This post has been edited by vobs: Jun 20 2010, 06:56 AM

japs??
no worries, I know how to handle em
; D

klboy, upm court can play ar?or ukm court maybe?

ya man, thanks vobs and carto for organizing the frenly... had fun.. sorry for being late.. haha..

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Added on June 19, 2010, 11:35 pmneed to get a gps edi.. haha

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Added on June 20, 2010, 12:10 amyo cookie,

i'm in town but goin back tmr edi...

This post has been edited by k3vin82: Jun 20 2010, 12:10 AM

kororomen:ukm court can ply....... upm not sure~ but lasttime in facebook someone told me bukit jalil gt public court?

hahaha, just to manage your expectation, there are no ladies player on their side:)

anyway, before anything about handling your opponent, i think LYN need to handle themselves first in terms of TEAM work.....but this comes with match experience, no worries, u guys already played few friendlies, and i am sure you may have already found a partner that you can work together on court with. There are several learnings that I can suggest (just my two sen opinion, i may not be correct so dont F me ya)

what i observed during your friendlies with DKTT:

1) that each of you are doing your own thing on court without your partner knowing whats next, that is why some of the partnership broke down half way.

2) There is no communication between the partnership, that is why even with a strong lead, opponent are able to chase your down.

3) Body language is also important not only to psycho your opponent, its important for your partner to build confidence in case you guys are down or incase they make mistakes they wont feel so bad if both is psyching each other up.

4) there must be one team leader to bring you guys together, to arrange partnership, to lead who will play first and not i meet you here, they meet them here, i dunno where is he and i dunno who play first....because early team preparation is good for building focus and plans when you reach the court, without it, you will rush into the court and by the time u warm up, the game is over.

5) it may feel weird doing it at first when you guys do not have enough players, but cheering for your team is a good motivator for them, but what i see is some of you are away to pee la, to drink la, to dunno where you went la, while your team are struggling under the hot sun to make names for LYN.

I can see some of the partnership applied some of the above, it is the first step to any competitive fun session, so once you guys are ready and can do the above, then i think you guys will have even more fun times playing together:)

its just my two sen observation, no harm intended, and honestly, u guys did great yesterday:)

WAH!! Thanks for posting this vobs!
you guys better heed the advice above, elect a good leader, try and find a partner that you ENJOY playing with win or lose.Better have more communication between all of you, sounds like you guys enjoyed yourselves thats the important thing <3

WOW...SOUNDS LIKE A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE...n a memorable one..hehe...

btw,guys...i'm selling dunlop racquets now...all 4d range... interested jus pm me k?

Good leader I suggest Carto.
I like his fighting spirit & enthusiasm on court.

I admit my body language not good during match.
But what to do man? Really tired leh..... ; (
No fitness.

Need to go for some runs d.

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Added on June 20, 2010, 9:57 amPinky, RM400 and delivery charges additional how much from Miri?

This post has been edited by ckseong80: Jun 20 2010, 09:57 AM

wah pinky sure or not?!!!
In Miri your lobang so good kah, better you post prices leh!
You just got back to Miri, already so fast settle down, and now selling Dunlop?!!!
You my hero!
Pinky for the win! <3

no aerogel range ka? cannot afford 4d leh..

well just nominate a team leader la, and also the nominated person need to say "yes" only nominate k....must be fair to them, they might be bz, shy, no keen, dunno how...etc:)

1) Carto - yet to say yes
2) ???
3) ???
4) ???
5) ??

haha...bro...4d range for rm400 quite good price dy rite?kla..i heard ppl selling for rm420-450...i sell all of u rm390 lar..including shipping...de coach get orders from dunlop msia...so dey wil ship directly from kl... all de models including 4d200,4d100,4d200 16x19,4d300,4d300 tour selling for rm390..oly 4d500 is cheaper..rm350... no aerogel range sorry...de old aerogel can oly can half price which is abt rm350..so y not get de 4d rite?haha...

RM390 for 4D models.
Now this is what I call special price.
Thumbs up for Pinky!!!

so pinky, which dunlop you recommend?
maybe something similar to the apdc? without too much power. solid stick

wow... true kah?

pinki.. can postage to pahang? how long waiting list? hahah like buying car...

Im selling kblade 98 (SOLD), used once only, practically new:) who interested?

also head radical microgel mp (SOLD to myself), condition good, wilson main grip:) who interested?

This post has been edited by vobs: Aug 10 2010, 03:24 PM

come mmu cyberjaya every thurs wed and friday.. im sure u got someone who u noes there..

haha...of cuz special lorr...cuz i earn RM5 nia ma...rm5 not too much eh..don scold me k?hehe..jus for de chicken rice n 100 plus..hahaha... not even close to 0.02% i earn..i ordered my aerogel 4d200 16x19 for 385..pahang arr...i think shud be able to...it takes 1-2 weeks to arrive...ya,i think it's genuine if nobody here has ever seen a coach using fake racquets,fake CC Genius II n fake Roger Federer's cap...rite?aha...no offence..but i think it's genuine cuz de coach is sponsored by dunlop...

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Added on June 21, 2010, 9:00 amoh ya..n bro yh95...i think de 4d500tour plays quite similar to de apdc..according to tw... same price...390..including shipping...but if u guys reli interested,i needa ask de coach again to confirm..

This post has been edited by PINK_MING: Jun 21 2010, 09:00 AM

best lobang~~

ayat baik punya~

leader for lyn should be carto, coz he got the spirit man~!

i nominate carto again~

wow , pinky... very nice pricing man.. really the best lobang edi...

ya man , i vote for carto also... since he's already kinda like the leader of the pack edi..

Carto, what say you? need your consent to be LYN leader which consist of planning, managing the players to play in friendlies, make sure everyone is discipline, ure the king of LYN tennis court.....so how?

Anyone else want to give opinion or reject or whatever....please state now or considered it done and sold heheh (soli me sales man so have to put the word sold)

ohh ya, that day the frenly got no one take photos???

Yeah lor, LYN no one bring camera, i brought but no battery also hahah......anyway in future team leader will bring........btw i took some with my cam phone, not sure clear or not, will post it up now





Sani, CK, Black, Kel is inside the pic far top area hehe

This post has been edited by vobs: Jun 21 2010, 10:39 AM

Its great to see such an active tennis community here .
I am very keen on playing tennis competitively and to continuously improve myself.
Hope you guys dont mind me joining you guys the next time you guys have a hit.

good to hear that, I hope my initiative to activate LYN members is showing results.....this is all I can do to help my friends at LYN:)

yeah u can join anytime, just pm carto or Inv, theyre the ones that allowed me to play with them in the first place:)

vobs, the place u guys played looks loke yan's place la

Hahaha, no la, all condo tennis court looks the same anyway:)

OMG......................

Carto, you be our leader we will follow your orders.
We respect you.
SALUTE!!!

ok.... after almost getting heart attack.... now abit cool down liaw so i can comment abit :

i would be more than happy to serve LYN tennis members, but a leadership role requires great responsiblity and knowledge. for tennis, i still think im lack of knowledge, and also in general i dun really have ppl skills (always offended ppl even without knowing it... )

but i wish to thank ck, angel, kevin and vobs for having the confidence in me. i would love to take up this role, i just scared i not qualify nia... bcuz my tennis knowledge/ skill still not good enough... like for the friendlies, i wanted 2 plan who partner who, but just dun hav the knowledge/ experience to see our members strength and weekness including myself...

so wat u guys think...? i can still be the coordinator to arrange frenlies and stuff, and for the leadership role, i pass to somewan more experienced? like vobs for example...?

Haha after reading the few interesting postings about you LYN members going out playing ,having friendlies i was jumping in excitement wondering if i could join you guys. Next time you guys have something on i definitely want IN providing its at the right time!
Hope to be able to play with you guys soon.
WIll PM Carto or Inv!

hope u can come and play with us for our regular session too

You got the right person there bro~

being partners in doubles must have compatibility coz if u can't get the ball, the partner can cover for u and vice versa. this can be obtain from playing with ur partner for some time. so chose someone that u r comfortable with, then stick wit him. or the other way if to familiarize with doubles game pace.

sometime when playing with new partner, confirm takut² ( this happens to me la )

I am very interested. When is your regular session?(Hopefully it doesnt clash with my work time *fingers crossed*)

we play weekends mornings (sat & sun, 730am to 11am like tht) at sunway college

what is ur working schedule like?

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Added on June 21, 2010, 11:28 amyes i agree with u....

if u dun know ur partner , u probably wont know how 2 cover him and u would probably expect him to be as good as u. so if he misses a shot that he shouldnt, u probably wont be anticipating it and also probably felt dissapointed with ur partner and thts where ur team work will break down.

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Added on June 21, 2010, 11:30 am...and alex desa is the guy in red shirt in the above pic....

This post has been edited by cartographer: Jun 21 2010, 11:30 AM

c'mon carto.. tennis knowledge is one thing la can improve one ma.. but ur enthusiasm beats everyone else.. so envy after looking at the pics... haha

Awww man i work on Saturday(Half Day) and sunday morning i have tennis coaching(being coached)! grrrr...maybe its about time to stop me coaching and play with pros like you guys to improve eh? If you guys dont mind having me

oic... can u change ur coaching time to maybe sat evening? then sun morning come play with us?

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Added on June 21, 2010, 12:07 pmthanks alot for ur encouragement........

anyway, i also juz realized tht i hav another flaw: bad time management

on top of vobs that i have voted, i would like to vote for kelvynlym or blackrose 2 be leader, since they both are always on time, unlike me...... im 'malaysian time'.............. i do realized punctuality is important so i dont think im fit enough...

and to all those who waited for me last sat.... sorry
i regreted for being late and i will belanja 100+ this coming sunday morning in sunway. serious

This post has been edited by cartographer: Jun 21 2010, 12:07 PM

haha i think if u realize ur mistake and take action to it tat should be enuf la...

every week whoever going to sunway sat/sun session.. please put down name.. easier for carto to track the attendance.. hahaha

I want to thank Carto and his friends for letting a total beginner like me to join your Tennis session... It's fun but i do realise i probably need to go for coaching.... I don't want to hit your tennis balls out to the streets anymore =_=;;...

But guys... thanx a bunch!

hmmm , its hard to change that timing but....maybe for now i plan to join you guys 2 sundays a month?
Starting from this sunday if possible! so its like 1 month 2 times coaching 2 times hitting wif lyn members.
I should be on the right track to improve mwahahah!

haha... thx alot sophis... im flattered

ya we shud follow this format like what the LYN badminton thread does:

Date : 26th June 2010 (Saturday)
Time : 07:00am till 11:00 am
Venue : Sunway college
Court : 2 courts
Level : No limits

Participants :

01. cartographer
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.
09.
10.

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Added on June 21, 2010, 2:32 pmyea thts sound like a good idea too

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Added on June 21, 2010, 2:41 pmoic...

if u want coach, u can try pm vobs or altezza.. both of them are quite reputable in this forum

on top of tht, feel free 2 join us again next time

This post has been edited by cartographer: Jun 21 2010, 02:41 PM

Haha if there is a list for the 27th than i am IN!
Btw is there like a court fee or any kind of fee to be paid?

to ur pleasant suprise, im pleased to tell u that its 100% free of charge

Carto no need to be scared, I from East Malaysia, and you have my support heheheeh.
Being a leader doesn't mean being a know-it-all, right now the most important thing is people that have 'elected' have your vote of confidence and your respect, things will work hand in hand, I rather have a leader that tries to improve himself by listening to others , open to positive criticism's, that a leader that 'pretends to know it, but cannot do it'....
You are welcome to ask for any advice, from experience players, and the general forum.

Have fun!

Im out of the picture please.....

So new nomination and also I will nominate INV as i think he is quite responsible in making sure newbies are at ease then they first visit sunway tennis court:

1) Carto
2) KelvynLim
3) Blackrose
4) INV

Who else, we shall end this nomination by Friday evening, then saturday u all can discuss at the court, then sunday night confirm k....carto to coordinate:)

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Added on June 21, 2010, 4:00 pmyeah carto, u can pm me anytime if u need help

This post has been edited by vobs: Jun 21 2010, 04:00 PM

thank u so much prae..... u always give advise and now summore give so much encouragement.... u r a very good mentor

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Added on June 21, 2010, 5:20 pmfirst of all, thx again for making the frenlies happen.... i enjoyed the game....
and also thx for being a great advisor for our sunway grp so far.....

anyway, can i request the discussion to be this sun instead? bcuz sat normally blackrose n kelvyn wont be there... and for this sat, im attending a seminar so i cant come also.



This post has been edited by cartographer: Jun 21 2010, 05:20 PM

yeah guys, u heard our carto, quick nominate your favourites and discuss on sunday morning.

as for the frenlies no prob la, small matter, glad u guys enjoyed the tense sensation during those matches:)

This post has been edited by vobs: Jun 21 2010, 05:39 PM

ok sun morning count me in hehehe...

This post has been edited by sophisticatedren: Jun 21 2010, 06:26 PM

guys...i owes have tis problem...i can stroke..but when it comes to playing game....i owes lose....y??? can some1 pls enlighten me??

Hahahaha I dunno how many YEARS it took me to get where I am x-p , if I can pass any advice, you decide if you want take lah, I like the concept caring is sharing mah, hopefully you guys pass on your knowledge as well to new friends/kaki's you meet up with.Sure make alot of new friends!!!! Who doesn't like friends?!! <3
Anyway whoever becomes leader must delegate certain responsibilities to other poeple, as it can be frustrating if you expect leader to organize, facilitate, provide, etc.

Please have 'open communication' all the time, then everyone who expected to know, something, will :-D

confidence? most likely you don't dare to go for big shots... same problem with me
pressure?
game also depends on serve and taking serve, both also must have confidence

i dono...i don feel like i don have confidence..but i jus dono y..i think i've de problem of rallying...i tend to slice while returning serves...wat say u,bro prae??? any advice?tennis guru!!hahaha...

Wah pinky, I am expecting new Dunlop racket from you!!! Instead of chicken or chicken rice!!
J/K hehehehe

To be honest, without ever watching you play, I think most of it is mental, lets say for example, I feed you 20 balls and I tell you you must get all 20 in, almost guaranteed , you will slow your swing, pop open your racket face, and get all 20 in.I don't think anyone in their right mind, will bash the living crapola outta the ball, as your chances of hitting all 20 in, will decrease.

Its the same for stroking, thats why I emphasize you have to have certain drill's that 'force' you to play low percentage shots ( at the moment, naturally this will be your bread & butter shot)

As for returning serve, if you have a chance to 'block' or slice the ball deep, and the opponent cannot really take a full swing at the ball, at your level you have accomplished what you set out to achieve, now the rally starts, here you either have to be consistent , by drawing an unforced error from your opponent, or if the situation arises hit a 'winner'.

If you want to learn how to return of serve, you must find a practice partner:
1. Your partner serves, (he practices his serve, he MUST tell you where he is serving, so you can groove that particular return)
2.You practice your return of serve , set up targets , if you can hit your 'target' you have accomplished something.

Make sure you have more than 30 balls, try and get a rhythm.

Have fun , Mr Pink!

haha...walao...i'm jus back to miri..i have oly a can of aussie open..haha...sorry ba...old balls throw liao in kl... :3

waa.. y my name naik altar wan..

thx for the vote of confidence vobs but those under my lead sure suffer wan, under-performing players or those who i know can play better sure get the brunt of my wrath. ask any of my bball kaki.. all oso kena before and still kena-ing from me every weekend for not playing up to expectations..

so i rather not be lead when our friendship is still so new, esp when i have yet to gain your trust..

hahaha, ah well, i see you're the serious type so might be a good leader lor:) no worries, let the lyn member vote, if u kena than u have to lead no matter what:) if not then we can nominate you next year hehehe:)

aiyah put vobs name inside also lah .. help brought the thread back together n now we are talking more tennis as how it shud b .. :_) thumbs up for u bro ..

btw how's the microgel ? hav u decided yet to make the switch ? hehe

Bro, wake up la, in this world nothing is without sacrifice...... if u want to win, invest abitla, always say not enough this, no money to have this, no that no this, sell those many racquets of yours, just keep one then go buy training balls and basket, ask someone good in miri to drill you with those balls......if u want, i have contact of some coaches there to guide you but of course if budget permits la:)

But, if budget is really a matter, let me give you some free advice, you only need 2 things to win, consistency is what you need first, once you develop this, it will take you into a few rounds in a tournament. get your consistency right by drilling some rallies with a good sparring partner who is willing to play with you.

Once you master consistency then pm me, i will give you the 2nd thing u need, this one will take you deep into tournament level.

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Added on June 22, 2010, 12:04 amyeah i just switched to radical mp microgel just now:)

now i have to get rid of 3 racquets:)

kblade 98 (just bought, use once only) = rm300 plus extra string and grip

Kblade team (bought recently, use few times already) - rm280

Kblade team (used for 6 months) - rm250

KLboy, my apologies to you, i have a favour to ask you again:) i finally decided to use microgel mp radical and already got one at hand, since ure selling yours, just bring it to sunway ya, if condition is ok i will COD k....thanks bro.

This post has been edited by vobs: Jun 22 2010, 12:04 AM

hav u tried the youtek radical mp ? this saturday come n hit with mine.. then later u buy 2 youtek radical mp ..haha....

hehe yeah i tried ur youtek radical d, still prefer the microgel version, and its cheaper too:) this sat will surely come, can i 1 to 2, need to train my play.....can can? thanks in advance

of yar hor... i think ken shud b coming also ... so shud b a good weekend ... can do some drills ? u stand there be a wall .. then let me fire some power shots over..haha

btw ken improved soooo much man ... must b some secret training in paris ..haha

This post has been edited by Yan: Jun 22 2010, 12:40 AM

@yan

Which ken? =P

Guys, will be back in july, can't wait to join you guys. Finally I'm done here.

Actually Yan, Im so happy you say that ken improve so much heheh:) all i know is he really trained hard for it, go ask him where he trains man. im sure its not paris:)

okok i will be wall the whole evening:)

power shots, drop shots, lob shots, passing shots, all bring it on bro:) lets rock!

This post has been edited by vobs: Jun 22 2010, 07:03 AM

i'm kidding lah dude... yup his training grd is closer to home lah ... i guess i gotta follow in his footsteps n get the proper "coach" to "tutor" me ...hehe.. let me go fix up my psgt first then with a fresh set of strings... might buy another psgt since i think i'll just focus on the PSGT and YOUTEK MP for now... the rest keep in store

vobs:kk~ no worry~

erm,bro vobs...which coach r u talking abt?zaini?ray?yat ping?or de filipino?or another foochow guy(cant rmb de name)...i ever coached wif yat ping b4,n his son who's de sukma bronze medallist in malacca tis year..i wil surely get a basket of tennis balls when i've a permeanent group of ppl playing...now stil cant get ppl to play wif me larr...so little kaki here..haiz...

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Added on June 22, 2010, 8:12 ambro vobs,i wan consistency during game play o..consistency during strokes only i dowan..haha..

This post has been edited by PINK_MING: Jun 22 2010, 08:12 AM

Pinky where can say wan consistency during game but downa consistency during strokes??

It works the other way round bro.
You get consistency during strokes first then only can do it during game mah.
Coz during game will need to include your footwork & stamina.
Much harder to maintain consistency compared to stroking.
Me lazy player like to stroke la ;P

haha..i mean i wan consistency not oly during strokes...but during game play too...u got me wrong bro ck..