The coach is there on Wednesdays only, teaching the students from the nearby school, Sri Garden(my former school actually). So if you want to play, don't go on weds, it'll be fully booked.

RM8 per hour for rent.

And yes, the fences are pretty darn close to the baseline. Roughly 5 feet from the baseline, isn't too big of a problem but if your opponent hits deep groundstrokes... then...


I go there rather frequently, Thursdays and Fridays.

Usually will be playing from 2PM to 6PM.
See you there if you are coming some of these days.

This post has been edited by SSJBen: Mar 16 2009, 03:42 PM

They are rather good considering its a complex, atleast the cleaners do sweep the courts every morning(unless raining). Though sometimes it could be filled with rubbish on the bench after those kids finish their training.

If not, its a pretty darn good hard court.
Ironically its better than the one I played in Subang KGNS(the golf club).
Well, would love to see you sometime. Mostly in Thursdays and Friday afternoon I'll be there with a friend, but it isn't certain. Could be busy with work since I'm a journalist. But if I'm there, I would have the courts booked, don't worry though just jump in and play. Let me know you are from LYN then can already.

Forgot to let you guys know, the complex closes at 8PM. So can't play at night. Unless they have some sort of events going on(its rare to have events though at night), then can play.

Weekends you will need to book in advance, since the offices are close on weekend.

Wow.... antique it is. Suprised it is still in rather good condition.

Building muscle is not difficult, BUT building efficient and STRONG forearm muscles are.
Can it lessen the pain? Yes it can because you have more control over your racquet and ultimately, your arm.

I don't see how the K-six one is giving out as much vibration as you said. Are you having the correct strokes or not?



I know where you're going here. Exactly the same thing I did when I held a tennis racquet and attempted to serve the ball for the first time in my life. I just hit a flat serve repeatedly(eventhough 9 out of 10 shots they are "home runs"). Guess what, tennis elbow the next morning.

1) You aren't having the right serving motion, not pronating, and also not having a correct follow-through. You think you have, but in reality you don't. No offense, but its true.
2) You keep your wrist too tight all the way through your serving motion, this isn't badminton man. Its tennis.
3) You only want to hit the ball, you aren't aiming where you are hitting. Thus you just hit with all your strentgh.


Please, throw away what you have in badminton.
I'm a badminton player before and I heavily played badminton only. So we're in the same situation here. Throw badminto away, build your style into tennis. When I mean throw, I don't mean forget about badminton. Keep your mind straight, tennis is tennis, badminton is badminton. Despite the similarities in away, they are a different sport.

Actually, what you should do is build up your footwork first more than anything.
Building arm muscles is a nessasity, but it isn't crucial. Do light serves, don't worry where the ball goes. Just get the hang of entire motion from tossing the ball to your follow through. Learn to hit first before attempting to hit.

True, true.

Although it never hurts to get a racquet that you like, suits you best and you're comfortable with. Recreation or not.

Just used it once when I switched racquets with my friend during a match for the heck of it.

But based on that few shots I have with the Aerogel 300, I would say its a very good racquet. I always prefer my racquet head to be smaller than 95 sq. inches(my Prince is 90 sq. inches), so the slightly bigger head on the Aerogel 300 did give me more power but I didn't lose much of any precision or control with it. I think atleast its best for groundstrokes, volleys I can't say much because I only got one volley shot before I returned the racquet to my friend.

Wasn't my time to serve too, but I reckon it should be rather good too.

Another thing is that I notice how the Aerogel 300 is easy on a beginner and has the right elements to give you what you want if you are a veteran.

Sorry couldn't say much, my time usage of the Aerogel 300 is less than 5 minutes....

Well you could always add some weights onto it, no?

I'm not implying anything dude. No offense either. Perhaps you misunderstood that statement and I misinterpret "veteran" wrongly. Sorry about that.
What I meant was the Aerogel 300 is great for beginners and it won't hold you back if you are an advanced player.

Go ahead and try it out.

Its a very nice change of forehand pace.
But yea, the classic forehand is still easier to use.

Better or not, well... its hard to say. You have more verstality with a classic forehand, while on a WSW forehand you get to pummel the ball very deep into the court.
Best to have both, don't keep to one.

Just need some quick oppinions on the Babolat Reflex 102 racquet guys, its a rather cheap racquet(about RM220) if anyone has used it before.

This to be exact: http://www.tennisnuts.com/shopscr7764.html

All grips can generate top-spin.
But yes, a semi-wester or a full western is actually easier to generate topspin due to the way you are holding the racquet and the way it is titled.

I think what you are going through is that you are keeping your arm straight through the ball, which induces a flat return that goes out of the court. You need to have a follow-through on your stroke.

Watch these videos(its just some basic forehand drills, but it'll help):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n1OdR6HpAE...re=channel_page

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TrKHZzetpc
(this is the one I prefer)


Mainly, you need to brush at the top of the ball. I know how stubborn it can become once you do slices, but keep your mind straight and put topspin on the ball instead of backspin.

Not funny when you hit it to a person who creates immense topspin with his/her backhand.

Took that lesson the hard way when I did it once to a person who I thought had weak backhands.

Aim deeper for the court when doing a windshield wiper.

Seriously though, you would want to have both classic and WSW forehands for the sake of variety.
But for now, focus on classic forehands first I would say.

I personally only ever use Dunlop Max Comfort. It has a really soft stringbed, I strung mine at 59 lbs but it feels alot more like a 55lbs.

There are better strings out there though, but this is my favourite.

Correct me if I'm wrong(not experienced with Wilson racquets), but isn't the K Six One a rather stiff racquet? Also, what is the tension your strung your racquet at?

Hmm... thanks for the rectification. Adds to my knowledge of knowing next to nothing about Wilson racquets.

I always prefer heavier racquets than light ones.
I'm rather skinny too, about 55kg only belief it or not.

I'm using a classic Prince AceFace graphite racquet which is made back in 1989(its as old as me ), weighs in at 12.4 oz strung.

On average, most racquets weighs around the low-11oz right up to 12oz these days though.

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Added on April 19, 2009, 8:07 pmAnd btw, has anyone used the Head Microgel Instinct? How is it?

This post has been edited by SSJBen: Apr 19 2009, 08:08 PM

Why not put it this way? How many times can YOUR opponent return your balls?

Yes thats true.
Heavier doesn't mean better.

I just like heavier racquets because I'm used to it, not that its better. Theres a difference.