QUOTE(vobs @ Dec 31 2011, 10:03 AM)
gosen - synthetic will feel quite stiff with a stiff racquet but at 55 its quite ok after several sessions, so make sure you take it slow on a freshly strung 55lbs gosen sheep
Big Ace - i assume is poly....and when u string poly at 55, most average untrained tennis hand will curse at you
overall speaking, if you feel damn stiff could be your string setup, if i play with your setup, i will be resting my untrained hand for the next 6 months
and do try hybrid your gosen with some multifilament soft strings, it may give you a more comfortable experience
ah, then should have followed my hunch and string the poly at around 52 or something. Maybe a full Gosen bed would be nice. Using crossfire on my APDC right now, forgot the tension, but it feels nice, a bit pocketing effect on the ball. Not enough topspin (for me la, hehe), but I reckon its my racket head speed.
QUOTE(praetorian @ Dec 31 2011, 10:38 AM)
Vobs dun get angry on New Years Eve hehehehe.....but to be honest its no big deal if you are using heavy rackets or not.....I was brought up using wooden tennis rackets and those were easily 14OZ ....thats almost 400g and I was using that when I was 9.....off course if I tried Nadals forehand at that age with that racket may be I would be crippled and handicapped now....but I have liked and learn to have long fluid strokes if I have time to set up, and a heavier racket is normally better in terms of handling a hard ball, if I don't have time to set up, I either try hitting on the rise, slice or blocking the ball back...also even though I like stiff rackets I string pretty low 42-45lbs so there is the balance...yin/yang thing....it is also impossible for me to use the K6.1 tour with poly at 60lbs....I have tried it and no I didn't like it.....wasted RM60 for strings....I cut it out immediately....
If you are comfortable with light rackets, please stick to it. You can try and experiment with heavier rackets, BUT please do not expect a miracle and just give the experiment 5 mins and suddenly go.....not for me....give it 2 months....then play with someone who knows your game, see if they notice anything different about your ball,spin...if they comment something positive...then cool stick with the heavier racket.....if the comment is...your ball more slow...no spin, like susu gantung easy for me to kill....then go back to your original stick....(you may notice you hit swing faster and hit longer,due to your muscles used to the heavier racket)
wow, 400g is almost like Sampras' setup. And yeah, after using a heavier racket, your old racket will feel amazing in your hand. Though in my case, I needed to curb my power with the K95, since using the APDC forces me to topspin the ball really hard, Nadal style, or it'll go long. If just normal shot, its not deep enough to my taste.
Dec 31 2011, 09:57 AM
my advice is use as 'heavy' a racket you can, for a match...if you feel tired,pain,ache....may be that racket is too heavy for you.....in the late 80's rackets were heavy BUT slightly more flexible...than rackets these days....nowadays the trend is light but stiff rackets.....
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The seller went all quiet, email also don't want to reply. Lucky just got the K95 and not the BLX.
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