Since I can smell dead silence. I shall start something here which has been always a curiosity for me. Well, I can see ppl like vobs going for a new weapon. What makes u guys decided to change racquet (not sure whether this applied to klboy cause he only loyal to APDGT). Haha. For me since I'm a beginner, I change cause wanna improve my game and I really can see the difference once getting a new and improved racquet. But some of you all played for quite some time d and decide to change. Is it because of wanna have a different feel (I.e. Experimenting) or because wanna be ahead of everyone when new racquet is out (biomimetic!!!!). Haha.

Its a very good question:)

People usually change racquet are due to several reasons, different people different reasons. Below are the lists

1) ure rite: most recreational might wanna be ahead in terms of having new gears or trying to proof others wrong
Hahaha that may be true in almost all cases!!!
2) ure rite also: cos the racquet ure going to change suits you better
If you did any experimentation, eg bro vobs he demo someone else's APDGT, he came to the conclusion that the stick may of made a slight improvement on his game, but I think his main reason for wanting this racket coz it doesn't hurt his arm/elbow.
3) As for the pros: change might be due to sponsor's request or sponsors money
This is where things get ugly.......
Sampras did NOT want to honor Wilson's request to even upgrade to a PAINTJOB of his Pro Staff 85, as he liked the COLOR......thus losing some money in that department, however he is a Professional, what he does with his racket make and the result he gets makes him MILLIONS.....$$$$$ or Majors.....Pete choose majors......

Mr Djoker, from Wilson to Head.....as you can see he opted for money and his game suffered for a while, the transition he took a while, and he his performance dropped, now he is on a roll again.
4) for experimenting: yes, some people just get bored with years of using the same racquet

There might be more other reasons why people change racquet but as for me, I've used 5 different racquets over the 2 years when i came back to tennis in 08. all with different reasons

1) from radical intelligence OS to k-factor 6.1 team: The head radical was in my place for many many years since my brother quit tennis so wanted something new
WAH your brother also play tennis.....you should kipas him kau kau and sambung balik mah.....wah brothers for doubles combo.....damn ganas!
2) from k-factor 6.1 team to Dunlop Aerogel 500: Never had a lighter racquet, wanted to try it to see whether its easier on my single backhand or not
What was the outcome? I personally prefer a heavier racket :-D

3) from dunlop Aerogel 500 to K-Factor Blade Team: Due to developing tennis elbow issue, i got no choice but to get a flexible racquet that wont cause me pain, during that time pain is my main concern so i will just get any racquet regardless it suit me or not just to rid the pain away.

4) from K-factor Blade Team to Head Radical MG MP: more playtime, improved strength, need more control combined with a flexi stick for my elbow issue, so got myself the radical

5) from Radical MG MP to "coming soon new racquet": Due to opportunity to demo some other racquets, I realised that my elbow can now take a stiffer made racquets as long as I watch my string tension and strings very very closely (thanks to bro prae, and yan's test tension of 30LBS that time). As long as the tension is right for me that do not hurt my elbow as much, i can now go back to a racquet that will suit my type of play.
WAH yan 30lbs.......chun!
always remember, racquet will not make you an instant champion, normally its the player that trains hard and smart (dont be like me play until injured and get sick) that will see them becoming a good player, sticks only assist in terms of compatibility of your play style and needs.

You might also need to know: Some people will not get instant compatibility with the new racquet, it took me some time to readjust with my radical mg mp in terms of tension, strings, grips and weight as its a heavier stick compared to my previous two before it. It took me 1 tournament to realise what adjustment needed (CTO2) and 1 more to realise what more do I need from this racquet (CTO3).

So its good to demo racquet as long as you could to determine which suits you better, that is the reason why in other countries, demos are important. We are lucky that topper provide such demo with a fee but with limited racquet model. Can try your luck there

As for those who wanted a demo on some of the LYN stick, please only use people's racquet base of their silent request which is:

1) if the owner is a caretaker of the racquet: make sure u have enough skill not to scratch it, if ure not confident in keeping the racquet in one pc after whacking it kau kau, then do not take the racquet at all.

2) if the owner does not mind: this is the racquet that you go all out, but make sure you dont have sweaty smelly hand until the racquet can fly off or lalat starts to lepak at the grip after your long demo

3) if the owner wanted to sell the racquet: dont test if you do not want to buy as if anything goes wrong, consider sold

4) if you pay for a fee to demo e.g topper: whack until u feel good, if not change another demo until u get the good feel:)

so there you go, just make sure you play smart (especially when you're over 30.....If tired, dont play....When wanna play, WARM UP PLEASEEEE...... enjoy

Ladder goes like this:

1) player pay a fee, join a 3 month long season to play all participants
2) if challenger wins, he will take over the losers ranking, if the challenged win, everything stays the same
3) player will go online to check all the players ladder aka rankings - can challenge to take over the player's 10 spot above u only, can also challenge below u but no point in tht as u do not want to take their lower ranking if u win:)
4) players are not allowed to deny a challenge.
4) best of 3 sets, any dispute cannot be solved on court must need to contact organiser on the spot
5) winner to update the scoring in the website provided
6) court are own or shared between the challenger and the victim oppps i mean the challenged:) lower ranked player open the new can of balls, if the set reached the third, the challenged must open a new can of balls to continue play (wilson, dunlop and babolat are allowed)
7) each player must play one match within 2 weeks (Golden rule), if the player reach the 3rd week without a single match will drop one spot:)
8) Ex CTO players are allowed, ex state or ex national are not allowed unless they have already changed form from slim to doraemon LOL doraemon..hahahah you crack me up man! Nice one! heheheh
there you go.......this is just a summary from my understanding, fuzzy have the rights to make changes at any time before the CTL rules and regulation release to the website

hahaha, yeah im glad i can make people laugh their socks off:)

btw bro, already calculated your finance? k6.1 tour or Prostaff 95? so far got people wanting one pro staff 95, but still negoing la......hows it gonna be:)

BTW guys! the ladder thingy only have 25 spots, so far u guys get the early info as it is not release to the public yet.......3 already confirmed including me so left 22 spots:) quick

play with my new set up today, sensation (main, 55lb) enduro (cross, 50lb) (not to say new but i have not enough string for main with enduro).  Strung on BLX

BLX already muted feel, with this new setup lagi teruk... from mute to dead feeling.... like hitting with steel pan/10years old never snap string racket...

need fellow LYN opinion.... when we string hybrid, is the feeling more towards what u string on the cross.... in my case, i feel more on poly cox i string enduro on cross.... my previous setups were multi on cross... more lively feel....

Bro, i think its the enduro string:) try stringing it poly main, with multi cross

btw, with my new weapon, the enduro felt damn stiff and muted dead, since i have elbow issues i dont think i can go on with enduro

so far, the only affordable polys ive tried and like it is the pro supex.....on my radical it was a very nice lively feel to it even at low tension.....will try this setup on my new APDGT and see how it goes...update u on that

any chance anyone  able to get Kirchbaum super smash spiky?
is i damn bloody nice string.

bro vobs, my setup is always enduro (50lb main) sensation (55lb cross), and i m quite ok with it... the reason i altered the set up is because the previous stringer screw up my enduro.... too shot for main..

my preferred setup in the past was luxilon dunno which one (main) NXt (cross) but too costly, last only 8-10 weeks ... so i downgraded to enduro + sensation .... not too bad, almost 70% of luxilon + NXT

Fed is d only freak use poly main multi cross.... 90% pros use the 'normal' hybrid poly main mulit cross......

now i have blackcode... will try next round... hope to generate more spin from my 18x20 95in racket...