yesterday play too much until my leg cramp back home..

hi guys
reading all your comment make me want to play tennis :0
very hard to play since finish degree n plus got small baby (nadal wannabe)

so now my friends ask me to play again.. but i got major prob..
i need sifu's advise on purchasing a good tennis racquet...

~ i am left-handed player and two handed backhand...
and with current condition, i can play maybe once in a month..
so i dun want to buy expensive racquet.. heheh

so which racquet i should buy?
thanks

go get second hand racket, or drop by topper sport in ampang park and check out their wilson k-factor series or head microgel series which are on sale, starting from rm200/racket.

Yup, good suggestion by inv.
The 2nd hand racquets there are from good models.
Choose those with good condition.
There are some below RM200 also but many chips and stratches.

tw's exclusive nike ballistic 3.3 - check it out.. pretty cool design

haha.....d video looks like transformers.....

I agree with inv to get a cheap racquet. However, it's not necessarily a second hand one because you can get even brand new ones for about RM200++. I however recommend you to get a GOOD one. Not some TESCO or some cheap frame that you can get out of some retail market. That'll just discourage you from continuing the game cause it really sucks in ball pocketing and frame vibration. Just notice the neck of those TESCO racquets. They aren't one piece, the neck is always a separate piece at the throat of the racquet. AVOID THOSE!

I recommend actually a cheap Dunlop Aerogel which goes probably RM550 for 2. Do you have ANY tennis ability/history? Are you athletic? what sports do you play before this? All these answers help in buying a racquet.

RULES of THUMB however:

1. Get one as HEAVY as you can carry and swing for days. NOT heavy for you to swing for an hour and later on tire out after that. Don't be pulled in by the temptation of lightness. A lot of new players like to hold and go "Oh man, that's light... I like that!". Go for as heavy as you can manage.

2. I'd actually recommend a midplus. probably in the range of 100 square inches. Nothing too big though like those ol' Wilson W series. I think oversize or midsized racquets do need some kinda playing to get the feel of using these 2 extremes. However, if you get a chance to hit with these sticks, try it. Who knows? You might like the PS85. kakaka

3. GRIP!!!! Please read up on grips/grip size/replacing a grip etc... too many a times I see newbies swing a racquet with the plastic still wrapping the grip or wrapping an overgrip WITH the plastic still wrapping the replacement grip. For more precise info:
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/LC/Regripping.html
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/LC/increasegrip.html
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/LC/Gripsize.html

4. STRINGS STRINGS STRINGS! Please avoid poly/kevlar or any string that either says MAX DURABILITY/STIFF/POLY/SUPERSPIN or stuff like that. Go for the softer strings to begin with. Some multis actually do last quite long and it's softer during contact. You will enjoy the pocketing of the ball better and it helps when you're trying to recognise the feel of the ball. String low too. If you get any multi, I think maybe 50lbs would be a good way to begin. anything lower might affect control or anything higher might just put your elbow at risk (cause I assume a lot of misshits during the learning process).

ERm... that's all I can think of for now..

CHeers

This post has been edited by Dark_Angel85: Oct 31 2011, 01:33 PM

Oh man, all the new racket that I buy to use still have the plastic on them grips.

inv, don't you feel that when you still have the plastic cover on the grip, when u put an overgrip around it somehow the sweat doesn't get absorbed well causing the grip to feel slippery?

hahahahhaa

i don't have problem with that using yonex supergrap. the advantage of still having the plastic wrapping on top is that the sweat doesn't seep through to the other grips, causing the racket to be heavier. i found out why my e3t is so far off spec, it has 3 overgrips and the accumulated sweat really adds up...

im gonna get one of these....but i still have one usable barricade sigh

Dont know why...In terms of durability and performance, i will still go for Adidas barricade... That is one the best rated shoe but Adidas Clima feather? I dont dare to say lar..

im gonna get one of these.... but i still have no money.

da, that doesnt matter... money can be earned...

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Added on October 31, 2011, 9:04 pmany1 knows a japs anime in 80s of 2 guys and 1 gal with motorbike amour? they also ride a big jet plane which can turn into big robot respectively? tq......

This post has been edited by tiangkim: Oct 31 2011, 09:04 PM

wah piang TK ?!!! tennis forum ask advice for anime?!!! :-O
Guyver?
Robotech?
Gundam?
Earth Girl Arjuna?

Any more details.....would help :-s

Raja, the robot is very similar to Robotech aka macross but not, the 3 main characters had motorbike armour,...; any idea? i believe rtm1/2 showed b4

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Added on October 31, 2011, 9:19 pmRaja, the robot is very similar to Robotech aka macross but not, the 3 main characters had motorbike armour,...; any idea? i believe rtm1/2 showed b4

This post has been edited by tiangkim: Oct 31 2011, 09:19 PM

TK it's Robotech.
The part in Japan is called Genesis Climber.
In the US it's called "The Invid Invasion".
LEGEND man!!!

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Added on October 31, 2011, 9:27 pmI think I have the complete series still downloaded.
: )

Those bikes are called cyclones.


This post has been edited by ckseong80: Oct 31 2011, 09:27 PM

got it CK, just another question.... is robotech = macross???

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Added on October 31, 2011, 9:40 pmits alrite CK, i aldy wiki it.....thanks a lot, raja n ck

This post has been edited by tiangkim: Oct 31 2011, 09:40 PM

Robotech under US the have 3 parts.
1) Macross
2) Robotech Masters
3) Invid Invasion.

But actually in Japan they are all different cartoons all together.
US just packaged it and market it as one big Robotech franchise!