Hahah I was just wondering that my self.......x-p

wah nice clay courts bro!
Is this in Malaysia or Singapore?

Tennis no untung one.....no real major tennis player from our area, dun count Thailand or Taiwan/China.....

Malaysia football team just won some Cup....already rumours are they are millionaires already , given land,etc, pension , dunno how accurate or true...but its not impossible,rite?

wah Nadal is destroying his 2nd round opponent.......he is leading 5-0.......1st set, his movement looks ok, serve is up to 130mph.....like US Open style

Can you post a very detailed pic, I will give you a response later after viewing the picture, is the warranty of the racket already expired?

We can handle them CK.....most of them don't play football, but watch and bet only.

I watched the match 'Live' on Bet365.
The soderling Vs Berrer is the next match being shown. May be in 30 mins,hopefully.

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Sorry bro, I am not exactly sure how much I put inside, if I am not mistaken less than USD 100.00, I have had this account for ages, at least 3-4 years if I am not mistaken, last time no stream but got 'live' update, I guess now with 'live streaming' they want new account holders to deposit some cash. Hope I have helped.

Nope not on tennis matches....pay out too little ;-p

Well if your racket no more warranty.....ask the stringer to be more gentle, show the stringer where the crack is.....hope for the best, sometimes its just a surface crack, which doesn't degrade the integrity of the structure of the racket, OR its a real crack.... ;-/

Bro I cannot guarantee you anything.......I am just saying it could be a surface crack or a real crack, when you string your racket, please inform stringer, if they say they won't take responsibility if the racket crack when mounted and also when pulling tension, for sure thats a natural reply, coz got crack, if they manage to string your racket and the crack stays the same, just carry on , and use as biasa lah.

I wouldn't be stingy on shoes as your feet take a real pounding....later in life you could develop some issues...:-/

Hmmm I have Timberlands they are not that comfortable, the only ones I know that are really comfortable are the boat shoes, those I like alot, but nowadays wear Birkenstock.
So far Barricade IV and V the sole last quite well, cannot comment on BVI as I have not worn mine yet, I have read mixed reviews, about Barricade 6, however I believe them to be a graet shoe :-p
TK please dun fall into his trap, he like to kipas people and get a 'reaction' from people, must always play it cool!

One word for you Barricade.......

If you want comfort......the pooh is right...the Prince T22 is very ,very comfortable...........I just got this shoe in early Feb, so cannot comment on durability, if its as durable as the Barricade, I will only buy this shoe.......

vobs heheheh I think you better change your avatar leh, not ngam you pakai Babolat :-p

But seriously I have heard very good reviews on the new Prince EXO Tour/Team, very low RA 52, very good for people who have hand/arm/injuries.....seriously, just check on tennis-warehouse.

Yhaa man that would be awesome.....let me just get back to you after I have tested out the Prince T22 durability....if this shoe last me more than 4 months of playing...and the price is slightly cheaper than Barricade 6, I may just jump ship.I am recommending people at least TRY the Prince T22 shoe at retail shop, cannot hurt to test, if really ngam ngam and you like, you just tell the sales person at the store, not so ngam you, then PM vobs, and hopefully he can set you up!! <3

wah pooh I just wake up, I see you have already shot me.....in the foot no less.....I cannot comment on Prince Rebel shoe as I have never tried/seen it in real life, it looks like a good light shoe.

Jules I sent you a PM , please reply when you can :-D

hahah inv not really lah, I will use the racket once I buy it, for collection the racket must be brand new, for new release's , except for old/vintage racket, then no choice, used condition accepted loh.

I rather stick to one racket then have multiple rackets of a different brand/stiffness/flex/feel,etc.

Yhaaa Wilson QC is terrible........however I can easily mod the racket to suit my exact preference, so far so good, balance, weight, and swing weight are pretty close, if not exact.

Wah inv what are you trying to hint....if you wanna buy the Prince....I think vobs can offer you a demo session lah.....wouldn't hurt and then later post a mini review, who know's, someone may just order a racket or two from vobs,after reading the review.

btw thats Sam Querrey's racket lol

From what I know its a custom racquet made for him by Dunlop using a custom mold that is similar to the mold used for the Tecnifibre T-Fight 320/335.
Hahaha and he is down to his last 3 rackets........

Check it out yourself:

official link:http://www.bnpparibasopen.org/News/Tennis/2010/Interview-Transcripts/Interview-Transcripts/Extra-Column/James-Blake-First-Round.aspx
Q. Kind of a tough situation if I have it right with your racquets. What's up? What's happening?

JAMES BLAKE: Oh, man. I don't know. I don't even it would be too long of a story to get into. My racquets feel great right now. I don't have that many of them left, so I'm hoping that I can find a way to get more of them and find someone that can make a racquet exactly the way I like it.

It seems like I think it's just the modernization of the game that the racquets that are being made now don't feel the same as the ones when I started on tour. When I started, I think it was different materials. Using different materials, to me, feels a little more hollow, tinny. I guess the materials that are used are lighter and more powerful. For me it just doesn't it doesn't have the same feel. I never thought I was picky about racquets until I went through this situation where I'm trying to find one that's just like mine, and no one has been able to do it.

I'm really looking forward to putting this behind me and hopefully someone being able to make a racquet that I can use. We'll see if that happens soon.

Q. Do you treat your racquets sort of like a Stradivarius?

JAMES BLAKE: Yes, I do. They get treated very well nowadays. I don't want any of them breaking. You won't see me throwing racquets. I might hit a ball, I might yell and scream, but I'm not going to be throwing racquets. It will be a weird feeling, because I haven't done that for a long time, to be able to have a bad practice and actually smash a racquet, because I haven't done that in years.

Q. They just can't find the right materials?

JAMES BLAKE: Um, yeah, I think that's what it is. You know, I'm I just go by what it feels like, and, you know, all the racquet technicians and the people at Dunlop and any other companies, they tell me what their opinions are and everything. They've got this material in it and this stiffness and this swing weight and this and that, and, you know, all I go by is what it feels like.

I put in it in my hand, and if it doesn't feel good and I don't feel like I can compete with it, then that's all I go by. In my gut it feels like it's the material. They can make it the same weight, same balance, the same mold, the same everything. But if it doesn't feel the same, I only my only possibility in my head is that it's the material.

Q. How many do you have? How many racquets do you have left?

JAMES BLAKE: Not enough. I got three.

Q. Really?

JAMES BLAKE: Yep.

Q. You need to take a different racquet on the side, so if you want to smash it you can walk over...

JAMES BLAKE: I'd feel a little silly to do that. I'll leave that to the juniors. I used to do that when I was about 14, 15 years old.

Q. When you say it doesn't feel right, what is it that doesn't feel right?

JAMES BLAKE: I think the new material feels hollow, like tinny, and so it doesn't it's hard to describe. That's another problem is because I have a tough time articulating exactly what it is.

But the ball, it feels like it jumps off, and then it still it still doesn't fly out. Like some of the ones that have a lot of power, when I hit it solid, with my racquet I feel like I hit it solid and it's going to drop down in the court, with the new material I feel like it goes a little further out and goes flying out.

It's a material that to me it feels like it still jumps off. I don't have to create all my own pace, but it still dips down and has that spin that adds to it. I'm sure it's a tough combination for a company to make, and I'm finding that it's really, really tough for them to make.

Q. Where does the string fit into this?

JAMES BLAKE: The string, I've been using Luxilon since 2002 probably, and that's to me, it doesn't get any better than that.

Until someone puts a string in my hand that convinces me hands down it's better... Because I still remember the first day I used Luxilon. I put it on my racquet and I said, I'm switching. There was no doubt about it. It's so much better, and it feels it just feels so good.

Because you can swing hard and it and the ball, just it grabs. The string grabs it. And I've said it before. I think that's been the biggest change in the game in the last 15, 20 years.

The reason for sort of the death of the serve and volleyers is you're absolutely able to rip those returns with this string and you're able to put it down at people's feet so much easier. You're able to control the ball with power better than you can with, in my opinion, any other string.

So until someone can show me something that feels better than that, I don't see myself changing string.

This post has been edited by praetorian: Mar 16 2011, 07:20 PM