Welcome to LYN Tennis Thread v11

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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Previous older threads can be located here

v1 = http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/540810
v2 = http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/939439
v3 = http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1126743
v4 = http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1206690
v5 = http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1251113
v6 = http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1311722
v7 = http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1389694
v8 = http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1462559
v9 = http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1558275
v10 = http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1715071

This post has been edited by inv: Aug 26 2011, 05:31 PM

First!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

New grass season starts with new version... Good!!!

wah lau new version......yhaaaa tk just in time, for grass court season hehehhe.

fourth reporting in captain!

5th hehe yeay..long time no see...

<quote>Hey redheart, how to you book the courts in kompleks sukan negara? Indoor or outdoor? How much n hour??</quote>

usually we don't book the court as i see that it is not a famous game like badminton which have to book earlier or else it will fully booked... this kompleks sukan have two outdoor court... (i'm also trying to look an indoor court nearby but not yet find... duta court is quite far from my place...) ... most of the time the court is empty so we don't really book the court... we just simply come and straight away go to counter and pay...the counter open until 9.30 pm or 10 pm i think... it costs RM15 per hour at night... at evening is more cheaper but i'm not sure the costs as we usually play at night...

yesterday also i played tennis with my friends... we play double... but i was really disappointed coz along the game, only once i get success in my serve... the rest all failured... what a beginner!!! lol...

don't be dishearten bro....every one was a beginner in their life, just be more hard working when you practice, ask for tips when you can, be open minded when people make some criticism....and most important, have fun on the court!

thanks bro for ur advice... i really appreciate it... hope to learn more

Wow, cool! Can i join you guys one of these days?

As for serves during game, just put the ball into play in whatever way possible to get the game going, even if it ends up being blasted in the return of serve. Let the opponent get the chance to have unforced errors too!

Develop your serves in practice. It helps to get a coach to identify and rectify your error as well.. but before you go train on your 210kmh+ first serve, train for a reliable second serve first so you always have a good serve to fall back on.

1ST!!!!!!
post by me.
; )

Angle ice, i need to know the price too. Anyone can help me buy strings from TW if anyone buy something from there? Please?

Of course u are most welcome to join us... we play once a week usually on Tuesday or Wednesday from 8pm to 10pm... we would be honour for ur willingness to join us...

and thanks for the tips too... it is a good idea from u and i'll bear in mind next time...

380 b4 discount

thats what peter told me

ask for 350 liao
ekeke

My Observation

Last two days I went to Bukit Raja, to Royal Sporting House (RSH)… my purpose is to window shopping on tennis racquet… from Babolat site, I can see that RSH is the only distributor in Malaysia… I just wanna share what I see there…

Babolat AeroPro Drive GT (Rafael Nadal's racquet of choice)… Price RM799… buy string and get Free string installation… installation takes one day…
Babolat Pure Drive GT Racquets (Li Na’s racquet of choice)… Price RM699… buy string and get Free installation…

I compare with TW...
Babolat AeroPro Drive GT... PriceUSD189
Babolat Pure Drive GT Racquets... PriceUSD185

One of my friend already bought two times from TW payment via paypal... the first one he bought Wilson BLX Tidal Wave Strung Demo… Price USD59.95… the second one he bought Head racquet ( I don’t notice what model)… he took Express Mail for shipping cost him USD37… but the racquet arrived in about 4 to 5 days only…

So,
Babolat AeroPro Drive GT... Price USD189 + USD37 = USD226
Babolat Pure Drive GT Racquets... Price USD185 + USD37 = USD222

Shipping Rate To Malaysia for TW
World Mail... $7.507... Delivery 3-6 weeks, maybe longer... No tracking available.
FedEx International Economy... $33.006... Delivery in 5 business days.
Express Mail... $37.006... Express Mail - Lane 6 - Delivery 7-10 days.
FedEx Int Priority... $43.006... Delivery 3-5 business days.

Convert to RM,
Babolat AeroPro Drive GT... Price RM680.60
Babolat Pure Drive GT Racquets... Price RM668.55

I had been told by RSH representative, they’ll have promotion start from about 15 Jun 2011 and the promotion will lasts for about 2 ½ months.

Babolat AeroPro Drive GT... Discount 10%... Price become RM719.10
Babolat Pure Drive GT Racquets... Discount 10%... Price become RM629.10
Babolat Pure Storm GT... Discount 30% (I don’t remember the price)

Both are original... Made in China... Both got pro and contra...

Redheart... INV has put up a section on the list of tennis shops around here.. u can get better price from these shops in my opinion... just scroll up to the 1st thread

This post has been edited by sophisticatedren: Jun 8 2011, 05:56 PM

Redheart bro,

Nobody here will buy racket at RSH even sales...they r selling at Recommended Retail Price (RRP) and give u some freebies.......

Anyshop above will sell racket at RRP discount 20-30% with free string ard RM30 (top up $$ for pricy string) and get the racket in bout 1hr, few forummers here also sell stuff, pooh88 is one of them....for example, i bought APGT (Nadal) for Kevin at RM570 early this yr with string....

as u r playing in Bkt Jalil, i think Samsports in Tmn U Serdang (next to JPN serdang) and Hock Eng Bangi will closer to u....

Agreed with above. i think it would be better if you to go to topper in ampang, the boss sometimes have offer for babolat rackets, and i heard from some that he offers demo for a price. Second would be hock eng in bangi but it's kinda far if you're staying in KL.

Btw congrats on v11

Bro before you make a decision , please make sure you can DEMO a racket, if you can join a hitting session with our regulars here, they are certain to oblige you a few mins of demoing provided you don't go for low shots and scratch their rackets by accident....if you want to purchase a tennis racket , do what TK said look at the list of shops and call them up and ask for their best price, if you're in the shop itself, it wouldn't hurt to ask the shop owner.

RJ Kipas, oppssss........ how come u didnt help ur bestiest brother pooh to promote his merchandise??!!hehehehe

Actually, i would strongly recommend to any beginners to get second hand racket. It has its perks.

yeah yeah.... agree with u INV.........for example like Dunlop Biomimetic 300???? wahahaha

I GT MY BABOLAT PURE STORM GT FROM TOPPER. GOOD CHOICE! +WARRANTY CARD TOO!

:-O that fella ......me not ngam one....he say I ugly.....I say he fugly....no happy....but business with each other still ok, he give discount on some item, I give him money lah...he is a good seller no doubt, fast shipping, good product........but really he is fugly :-p

If anyone interested in babolat racquets can also contact me for pricing, thanks!

Haha yeah got mine from there too, poisoned by the boss at rm390

too wrong.... apdgt less than 550 now

finally INV u taken up the role of starting the new thread.... now i can go close the old one....

gud job dude...

How much you got it????? So, total 3 babolat you have......

Waaa after so long APDGT still so expensive meh??
I think 400+ can get d rite

Starsports showing wimby documentaries, I m aldy in d grass mood!!!! And d fed rolex commercial too! Come on Roger!!!

nola, 2 only Kelvyn. I gt it for rm350.

550 is retail price lol .......

I heard that they are clearing the old apdgt for RM350 in topper sport in ampang park.

I am abit confused.....'clearing out old APDGT' is there a newer model out?! Or do you mean APDC?
IF APDGT = Aero Pro Drive GT for RM350, I would buy just to try....if APDC=Aero Pro Drive Cortex....then I have tried it before, ok I guess....

Pardon me. It's apdc.

INV, I saw that in Sportsprises too......but few months back.....dont if they still have stock.....

Hi forummer, anyone selling bio 600 (2nd hand)? i'm asking on the behalf of my friend.

how bout 600/2 = bio300???!!!! hehehee

Maybe Yan meant the normal version of APDGT.
New one maybe the Roland Garros version??

RJ Kipas, like me try to copy u..... as i m waiting my volkl pb10 lite coming, i read some forums on tttw....but can only find pb10mid (93sq in)....... they were saying k90tour was the best vs blx90, and pb10mid is as good as k90tour......

so Rj Kipas, start burning ur mind with volkl OK? hehhehe

ic, maybe he can consider, how much u offer? i let him know to9.

bro, pm u aldy.... tht price for 1pc only.... sold another one aldy......

Hey guys, long time I never post here. Haha. This Sunday k guys. Msia vs Sg. Come around 6+ ok. We start at 7pm sharp. ehh anyone got a big water dispenser. I will get ice n 100 plus for u guys.

'Yan' ................or 'inv'.........................you ahhhh <3

Mega paiseh TK....I am small fry lah....onli know how to kipas onli.....for rackets its very subjective, like women, I see Ana I go 'BOING'..........I see Maria....I go "MEH"........but depend lah lol....ok first off, I have ZERO experience with Vokl rackets, I for sure cannot offer you 'blind advice'. Regarding your comment K6.1 tour is better than BLX6.1 tour, I, myself prefer the K6.1 tour as it has more 'raw' feel, if you like the 'muted' feel than the BLX6.1 is more geared towards you. I can play quite well with the BLX6.1tour, but its not what I call my ideal stick when I need some 'touc', or 'deception' in my shots.

If you're asking me if the PB10mid is as good as a k6.1 , I do not have know, as I have never tried the PB10mid, however if you want something as good as the K6.1 , might as well buy the stick itself. Same case with 'Head' rackets, some prefer Radicals and some the Prestige models, but once you improve in your shot making or strokes, I tend to notice, IF they switch to a more control oriented stick, say Head rackets for example,alot of people will switch from Radicals to Prestige series......its just my observation, its not a guaranteed fact.If you feel more comfortable with a stick use it to the best of your abilities, if you improve, and feel the need to change to another stick, go ahead, but be prepared for some type of tweaking, if not just use your regular stick.

Some people have said I play better if I use this XXX stick, but if I use YYY stick for serve , I really can hit wonders with it for serve, but with WWW stick my forehand like Federer, I destroyed them when they hit to my forehand, but using BBB stick my slice so low, winner everytime....how?:-p

TK give good price and buy new WMD lah....
Kev please take pics and video...! <3

WMD? Ape tu?

WMD= weapon of mass destruction aka your new racket lah!

Hey praetorian, how long do you get out of your pro tornado setup? can you recommend a similar string?

oo..... on d way coming in....hehehe.....hopefully i dont change anymore....

after k6.1team, i bought blx6.1team, bio 300... sold and selling them.......

after getting the one i like, then work on d skill.......

Well I rotate sticks, depending on who I am playing against, and what type of style they, play or what I am in the mood to do....lol
From my own database when I was experimenting with tennis strings,I can safely say Signum Pro Tornado is a very good poly, not stiff for the arm, has very adequate spin, good tension stability , and when I used it in a K6.1 at 45-48lbs, it played well for almost a whole month, I clocked easily over 38-45 hours with this string. (Calculated at 2 hours a day almost 6 days a week for a whole month.)

Well the string that I found that plays quite well as Tornado would be Hyperion, but Hyperion is not a textured string but it plays almost the same as Tornado, for something lower Signum Pro Poly Plasma (orange) plays very well as well, its relatively cheap, OUTSTANDING tension maintenance. If you want other brands, Tecnifibre's Black Code can play like Tornado, feels abit 'stiffer', so string slightly lower? If you like TF's Black Code, you should like Dunlops Black Widow, Black Widow is really soft, this is the one string I string slightly higher than 48lbs, this string I string 50lbs.....also though I have not tried this string yet Pro Supex Blue Gear Ultra, I have used extensively the earlier version ,Pro Supex Blue Gear, Pro Supex makes incredible quality strings, if you can get them locally and I know you can from bro 'inv' he can sell you a set and even string the racket for you, just PM him for his rate's.

All in all strings are mostly trial and error. Sometimes you like the string but hate the tension...or you can love the string and love the tension <3
Have fun!

Prae,

If i play with u what sort of Weapon u wanna use against me!!
Your philosophy string reviews very long,i read halfway almost fell asleep!!
I suggest u chg ur profession become a tennis tutor la,so u can lecture all the hot gucci mama how to play tennis

Hahahaha that one easy lah....I hire one gucci mama...you wont sampai till the gelanggang loh....I win! YAY!
Well paiseh I make you fall asleep Encik pooh....but I like to be a bit detail mah, if just say FUUUUUUYOHHHH Keng this string....everyone also can.....
I am small fry compared to you and your mega business tauke pooh if I got gucci mama.....that means I can order 3 container........and that means you can put down payment on your 'BMW'......ngam bo!!! :-p

oi dun cucuk him wei.. prae.. can tell me how's the durability of black widow??

Long time no see Sophi <3 hope things are well!
Me and pooh tak ngam one, if got chance to 'cucuk' him, must do it! Bwhahahah

Regarding Black Widow I bought a reel, so far its very good, depending on what you are looking for, here is a general idea:

I HATE to say that if you don't have proper strokes yet, though it may help, you won't exactly see a huge difference in your game, if you are 3.5-5.0.....you will see a pretty good improvement in top/under/side/spin .

Spin:8/10
Comfort:9.5/10
Tension Maintenance:8/10
Durability:7/10

I normally string my rackets at 45-48lbs, but with Black Widow I upped it a slight notch at a whopping 50lbs....the above is my own opinion and observation if you string your rackets slightly higher, feel free to add 1-2lbs, based on your preference.

yesterday pooh kipas-ed me with this string... hmm.. can i know wat's the gauge that you are using??

haha prefer thick one coz me poor man ma... tie one time if the string can tahan use as long as i can wahahah..

Prae,

Surebo the reviews Black Widow so keng meh,personally i haven't try yet.
Durability u gave 7/10,bugger don know u talking about 16 or 17 gauge!!!!
Bugger if i test the string durability no good i gonna bill the charges back to u!!!

Hmm, it seems that most ppl string their poly in the region of 45 to 53lbs, except for a few. I'm using a hybrid of ultimatum spin n syn gut at 58lbs on my exo3 tour. Plays a lot better than maxim touch at 53lbs.

yalo.. if test no good charge back to u can ah prae.. wahahha...

Sohi yhaaa sorry abt not posting that particular bit of information, I am using 17G.I think pooh has 16G, can ask him.....
I very rarely break strings except on mishits, I normally cut the strings after 2-3 weeks after use, irregardless if they break or not, I prefer a fresh string job to dead poly......
Like I mentioned before, string preference is very subjective.....I like it at 42-48lbs, as I feel with polys, lower tension equates more spin, always good against net rushers....doesn't mean it works for me, will work well for everyone....

inv tonite still on?

Sophi, tonight only me n you. Fidel didn't reply. The other regulars in oug should be playing tonight.

Inv where did you all play at Bukit OUG? Got two courts there wright. Usually I play every Saturday morning there with Ravi, Lee, Jimmy & Richard.

I play on Thursday with Philip, andrew and james. Ravi invited me to join him but i'm tied up with lyn group in sunway on sat. I think philip join your group as well. Tell ravi tht minghan sends him his regards.

Prae, will take alot of photos and vids if possible of the battle going on...

Where r u now Kev?
Came down to Mareshia d?

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Added on June 9, 2011, 6:07 pmHey I think I have water dispenser.
Go home n cari first.

This post has been edited by ckseong80: Jun 9 2011, 06:07 PM

hey, 5am later gonna leave for ipoh edi..

hey ck,

Thanks man.. if can find one good la..

waaaa so nice go to Ipoh each nice food and chicks.
hahahaha....

CK, ETD is 20th June

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Added on June 10, 2011, 11:59 amshit......another 2 weeks waiting.......

This post has been edited by tiangkim: Jun 10 2011, 11:59 AM

TK can get three more carton of AO tennis ball from Hock Eng?

AO or USO? 3 cartons (24cans/carton)?

That's good TK

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Added on June 10, 2011, 12:28 pmTK, ETD = Expected Time of Delay.
Means that ETD date they will tell you no stock & delay again.
ahahahahah...

This post has been edited by ckseong80: Jun 10 2011, 12:28 PM

walauuuuu errr..... if like that might as well cancel order.......hahhaha......

AO yes three cartons. How much??

same rm10.9/can...... the coach selling rm10/can sold out....

anyone playing in sunway 2mr morning?

Hey guys, greetings from Ipoh, the tennis court here pretty strange, it's carpet court and sandy at Clearwater sanctuary resort where we were staying.

Isn't that like synthetic grass, where they sprinkle sand on it, balls should skid low and be very fast.....good for serve and volleyer's :-p Indoor some more, no sun :-D

Me

clearwater sanctuary courts is very fun, it produce loud echo LOL

Prae , it skids low and ball slows down. So it is pretty strange I feel. We had a training session today before tmr's friendly against the Clearwater club team

kev, please let the clear water team can i join them on a weekly play? if yes do let me know the guys number thanks

it feels like clay isnt it?

Must be too much sand then if it plays that slow....good experience though :-p

There has to be a reason they put the sand there.
I think it's to slow the surface down as carpet is a very fast surface.
Slowing it down caters for more players.
Also can learn abit of a slide too.

All d best for Tmr friendly match enjoy d game!!!!

U can come n join us too TK : )
Dun play oso can come see.
Klboy coming onot?

play there before during representing perak

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Added on June 11, 2011, 7:12 pmyes im playing. after that going to sportprises or ampang to check on something..

This post has been edited by shannon.kan: Jun 11 2011, 07:12 PM

Hey guys , cya guys tmr at pj club k. 6 pm k so got time to warm up.

Just finish playing with the Clearwater team. We got thrashed 8-1 overall.
I played with a ex national and another very good young club player. We got thrashed 8-1. Haha. It was fun playing with such very good players. Most of the players are senior players. It was a very fun experience overall.

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Added on June 11, 2011, 9:01 pmI was soo happy I manage to get 1 game out the game on my serve. They were so humble and very friendly players.

This post has been edited by k3vin82: Jun 12 2011, 09:31 AM

Lucky they havent met LYN players yet.
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wah kev.....glad you had a good time! Where is the Clearwater Team located?

yeah kev, can u pm me their number, i will be base ipoh from tomorrow onwards so can play with them

Err.. Where to find an Adidas racquet?

')+Jun 12 2011, 09:32 PM-->adidas racket is extinct. they no longer produce rackets anymore iirc.

This post has been edited by inv: Jun 12 2011, 11:04 PM

Some pictures of the Singapore vs Low Yat friendly through my pariah phone camera. Thank you very much to kev & garret for organizing
the match for us & it was great meeting you all









This post has been edited by zdepth: Jun 13 2011, 01:25 AM

Hey guys, thanks everyone that turned up. Had great fun playing n gathering with u guys. Thanks fidel for the organizing and getting the courts n drinks. Thanks also to ck for the dispenser n drinks. And Zdepth, hwkean, ck for fetching my friends back to the hotel.

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Added on June 13, 2011, 2:48 amFinal score is 5-5 .

This post has been edited by k3vin82: Jun 13 2011, 02:48 AM

No win, no lose....thats mean tie, must have another friendly to determine the winner, correct or not? :-p Nice pics....I see zdepth with a pony tail now :-O MAFIA!!!!

Just one generation then pack up already??
But from the racquet design and no sponsored pro using it, it's doomed.