b*******e
发帖数: 724 | 1 Finally, I received my prostaff 6.0 today. I bought it due the respect to Pete
Sampras rather than really wanting to hit with this racquet. My primary stick
is 200G, which is a great racquet. I immediately ran out to a local tennis
court to test drive my new weapon. When I was just about to pull into the
parking lots of the tennis courts, it started raining. It didn't rain much,
but enough to wet the court. After yelling some F words to the sky, I decided
to wait and see if the rain stops. Ten m |
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p******f
发帖数: 341 | 2 What's the best way to figure out the proper racquet grip size:
1) Use a ruler and measure the distance between ring finger and bottom lateral
crease 2) Hold the racquet with eastern forehand grip and see if you can fit
in your index finger in the gap 3) Use the Wilson grip size measurement
template. |
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f**********o
发帖数: 228 | 3 i could never get used to DBH.. my BH grip is almost eastern except that i
put my thumb on the side of the grip that's parallel to the racquet face. i
think i got that from badmington. i have american friend who holds it the
same way and i read it on magazine that's the case for many people. it just
feels so natural for me that way, really helps steadying the racquet, esp
for slice.
difficult
pace
consistent
the |
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f**********o
发帖数: 228 | 4 very good analysis... steadiness and serve are definitely key to winning..
if you google it, there's a 2002 racquet ranking for elbow safety...
http://www.tennislovers.com/index2.htm?Content/elbowsr.htm
i use a prince TT warrior (11.7oz, 95, cheapest "player" racquet from tt
warehouse) and it feels great especially on slice. i also got a ncode team
18x20 as a gift but it has less spin.. (i had to use heat shrinks to change
the grip from 1/4 to 5/8) never had much elbow/shoulder pain except for
c |
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r******l
发帖数: 196 | 5 Oversized racquet with 18X20 is okay for top spin players. Top spin is
generated by the racquet swinging pattern. A 16X19 string pattern may give
you better bite of the ball, which you can achieve by using a thinner string
(G17).
But you may complain for the durability if the string is thin. Some of my
friends use kevlar for the main string and any synthetic for the cross
string but with gauge 17 to play powerful top spin, it is more durable but
the feel may not be that good - kevlar is very |
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b*e
发帖数: 3845 | 6 A postal scale is recommended for advanced players to weight their racquet
and customize a racquet. Damper and overgrip should be taken into
consideration because the static weight and swing weight will be 0.3 oz
different. One time a Korean guy tried to sell me an Asian Version of
Ncode Tour. It should be 11.3 oz unstrung. However, a shrink sleeve was
added on the handle, it increased the weight by 0.7 oz, it weighs 12.2
unstrung, which is ridiculous, of course I didn't buy it. You really think |
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b*e
发帖数: 3845 | 7 You need to keep your body low and make sure the racquet contact the ball
at 5 o'clock (cross court forehand) or 6 o'clock (down the line). Make sure
racquet under the ball and swing low to high to generate enough top spin.
太低 |
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r******n
发帖数: 1665 | 8 Split step is not natural
Forehand 3.0 Forehand groundstroke is too tight. You may try to loose your
arm a little bit. That is why your follow through did not wrap around your
body.
Forehand volley 2.5: try to keep the arm close to the body and move FOREWARD
. Bend knees and keep racquet head above your wrist.
Backhand volley 2.5 : try to push the arm away from the body and square your
feet. Bend knees and keep racquet head above your wrist. |
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d*k
发帖数: 301 | 9 whatever, I NEVER use racquets >9.0 ounce and never get tennis elbow so far,
although I am kind of Bao4 li4 stroker and server guy with super-light
racquet. |
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t****i
发帖数: 4225 | 10 hehe
Yeah, it mainly depends on your grip. I am using semi-western. So I always
close the racquet when I bring the racquet back then open it when I swing
forward.
EASTERN
WESTERN |
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o****s
发帖数: 231 | 12 en, that is also my problem.
my coach always ask me hold the racquet tightly and fix my wrist to be ~90
degree when the racquet reaches the ball at contact point.
i tried for a long time, but it is still very difficult to keep it every
time. |
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r******n
发帖数: 1665 | 13 Zan, a solid player.
Forehand:
Move your body forward instead of backward. When trying to hit rise, at
least to lean your upper body forward. If you have to jump, jump forward.
When you jump, you lost balance.
Backhand:
It is your weakness. Your backhand slice has no bite of the ball and it is
floating in the air because you might keep the racquet face open. Try to
slice with the racquet face vertical to the ground.
When hit a 1H backhand topspin, you shall turn the shoulder to show your
opponen |
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k****3
发帖数: 2770 | 14 I am not sure if I am better or not, but it maybe our form look a bit alike.
I think the way we hold the racquet is different. I hold my racquet as
extreme-semi western. he is still more like semi western. :) |
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t****i
发帖数: 4225 | 15 Most of my racquets are Wilson. Yonex makes very good and high-end tennis
racquets, and the paint job is much better than wilson. I have to say much
better QC since they are made in Japan, not China, hehe. |
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K****D
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teeski (竹之下) 于 (Thu Aug 27 11:33:06 2009, 美东) 提到:
好几年没买过新球拍了，现在有什么好球拍给进步比较快的女生？底线为主打法，力量
中等。谢谢先。
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forrest2000 (a_y) 于 (Thu Aug 27 12:17:42 2009, 美东) 提到:
Choosing 球拍 is not related to 高个 or 女生.
There are a lot of racquet for 底线为主 type,
Head LM Midplus is good for flat hiting DHBH,
Head Extreme L3 ( Pro or not ) is good for topspin and SHBH/DHBH
Dunlop M-Fil 200 16x19 Racquets is also good at 59.95 sale at TW |
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r******n
发帖数: 1665 | 17 You have very good leg drive/push. I believe your forehand balls are very
heavy.
You actually have very good body/shoulder turn and a complete follow through
, in my opinion. However, you are using your hitting arm to lead the torso
turns, which makes your motion....not that perfect.
Kenny D post my video here...
I do not mean I did properly but I am trying to use the left arm to push the
racquet to the right side....and get a natural body/shouder turn. I also
tried to catch the racquet with lef |
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a***8
发帖数: 2433 | 18 5g is a 100sq.in racquet, a little biger than your k95. The balance and
weight are similar so you won't feel too much different when switch. The
only weakness 5g has is the serve. It lacks serving power and spin is just
so so too. Wilson's player racquets are normally good for serve speed and
spin. Another thing is the 5g kenitic gives a second feedback on every hit,
some people find it anoying but most people can get use to it. |
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m****g
发帖数: 25 | 19 The thing is when you play matches, serving hard and striking hard,
you would probably feel unable to handle the heavy racquet.
For practice, it is probably ok. If you are 3.5+, playing
matches with similiar or higher level partners, you would
defintely feel the impact of handling heavy racquets. |
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T******n
发帖数: 1131 | 21 1. prepare too late.
2. can't keep eye on the ball.
3. no or very little racquet head drop.
4. no or very little weight transfer.
5. racquet face is open most of the time.
还得打上一年才能有所进步啊。 |
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K****D
发帖数: 30533 | 22 Cilic就是你说的第二种wrist啊。
第一种window wiper forehand里要用的吧？偶不会，感觉太容易受伤。
worst thing you can do to your ability to control your forehand. The
somewhat popular notion of rolling over the ball to produce topspin is quite
silly. Just a couple of degrees of tilt in your racquet face will readily
send your shot into the net or long, and there's no way you can time the
rotation of your wrist to put the racquet face at just the right angle
during the few thousandths of a second that it meets the ball.
you prep |
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c***t
发帖数: 1216 | 23 I am not sure either, that's why I guessed it's the window wiper effect
My guess (I don't do window wiper myself):
when you do window wiper, the racquet end is going through a trace of part
of a circle
it reaches the highest point before the end of the stroke and will start go
back down
depending on how hard you do the window wiper, the racquet ends up somewhere
between shoulder and waist.
anybody actually do window wiper forehand?
did I talk about sidespin? |
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r******n
发帖数: 1665 | 25 I switched from 1HBH to 2HBH Jan last year.
I played with the following racquet with 1HBH:
Prince O3 red 105
Prince Speedport Tour 93
Wilson Kfactor 6.1 Tour 90
Wilson Kfactor Zero 118
It really does not matter which racquet you use but Kfactor 6.1 tour 90 has
the best slice. (If you can only slice no topspin, it is not a complete 1HBH
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c******r
发帖数: 422 | 26 Since I string racquets by myself and did a lot of research before getting a
machine, I can share some suggestions..
1. get a 6 point support, K shape support will not block the string holes
2. drop weight is relable and enough for most of us. I am not quite good at
stringing, but it takes me about one or less than one hour to string a
racquet. my friend needs 1.25 hours
Personal thoughts, not verified: don't get cheap (eagnas, etc) electronic
head. the cranket? type is good enough if you don't |
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b*e
发帖数: 3845 | 27 Prince Classic Graphite OS should be a comfortable racquet to play with.
(check racquetresearch.com)
It's mostly your forms that caused wrist discomfort. Probably your forehand
is too wristy. If you switch to a lighter racquet without changing your form,
you would risk injuring your wrist more seriously. |
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b*e
发帖数: 3845 | 29 Last time I checked my racquets in. I brought 2 racquets and put in between
clothes. Everything was fine.
The problem is my airline (us airways) has different zones. For discount
coach tickets, it's usually the last zone, which means you might be the last
few passangers to board the plane. When the overhead bin is full, they ask
you to check in the baggage (for free). I had to check in my carry-on
luggage on both flights back and forth. My carry-on luggage was abused (the
plastic sleeve broken i |
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b**********g
发帖数: 534 | 30 Quite surprisingly, the 25% off coupon can be applied to this racquet.
It seems to be the only racquet the coupon can be applied to.
Coupon code "TSAFF10" |
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a*****3
发帖数: 507 | 31 I think racquet matters since it will build your swing style. If you don't
want to be always playing recreational tennis you should consider the
racquets asap. |
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b*****t
发帖数: 758 | 32 That is a good racquet. But don't be fooled by the original price. If you
are willing to pay $197, you can buy almost any tennis racquet in the world. |
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b*e
发帖数: 3845 | 33 You may be able to call them and let them ship it to you (either free
shipping or 5.99). Note that on their website, the racquet is still listed
as $199. But in their system, it's a clearance racquet for only $99.95. |
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b*e
发帖数: 3845 | 34 It's prestige MP. As far as I know.Golfsmith local stores don't usually
carry prestige pro. The price is not listed online or anywhere. It's in
their system. It's a clearance racquet. A while ago, it was still listed as
$140. You got to ask store manager to scan the price if the racquet is in
store, or ask him to search availability in the system. They usually can
request free shipment between stores. Make sure it's the right grip size for
you. |
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b*e
发帖数: 3845 | 35 hehe...if you keep searching for $2 classic racquet from thrift store
without paying attention to fundamentals, such as $1/piece overgrip, your
hand will continue to 磨破. In fact, whenever you get a used/new racquet,
the first thing you should do is to put a new overgrip on it. For me, for
maximum 2 weeks or 5 times play, I need to replace the overgrip. Also
overgrips are different. Some free or cheap ones suck. The best are Wilson
Pro (white), Yonex Supergrap (White) or Tourna Grip (blue). These |
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b*e
发帖数: 3845 | 36 I won't recommend buying used racquet from Amazon. When you buy racquet, you
got to see the photos and evaluate its condition. |
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R****n
发帖数: 708 | 37 her customized racquet is unavailable on the market.You can search TT to
find her racquet spec. |
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t****i
发帖数: 4225 | 38 I have two wood racquets, used in 70s. They are both the top racquets at
that time. Do you wanna buy? hehehehehe |
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b*e
发帖数: 3845 | 39 It is 90 sq in (though it's 93 in specification)
Usually TW doesn't accept return for demo racquet.
How is the condition of the racquet? Any scratches or paint chips? Depending
on the condition, you may easily sell it on Ebay if you have good feedback
on Ebay.
It's a classical. I recommend you keep it tough. |
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t****i
发帖数: 4225 | 40 There is no absolutly right or wrong when it comes down to which racquet.
There are many general guidelines, but in the end you are the person who use
the racquet. So if you like it, then just go with it. |
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d****t
发帖数: 1284 | 41 if you used western grip, it could be the reason, because your racquet face
is too close, you naturally lean back to help opening up your racquet face.
you really need to ben so we can get a clear picture of what is the problem. |
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t****i
发帖数: 4225 | 42 I think it is hard to define, really depends on what he/she wants. If he
wants a player racquet, the choice is much less. Or if he does not care
about which racquet, then it would be easier to find a deal... |
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r******n
发帖数: 1665 | 43 Racquet: $0
I borrowed a racquet from a friend. Very old one made of aluminium. He gave
the wood one to me but never tried it.
Lesson: $40
Group lesson. The best ROI by far. |
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R****n
发帖数: 708 | 44 No more demo anymore. Maybe after I get a job, I will purchase a pair new
racquets.But I really like 80's carbon fiber racquets, solid and comfortable. |
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M*****l
发帖数: 334 | 45 Are they an authorized dealer?
They claim they are on their website.
It seems they are the only dealer carrying K6.1 team now.. |
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a*****3
发帖数: 10373 | 46 looks you are so eager to get one. why not to try tt or craigslist? |
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M*****l
发帖数: 334 | 47 I have been keeping eye on both for a while. No luck. |
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a*****3
发帖数: 10373 | 48 I always see several listings for K95 and BLX95 on craigslist here. How much
do you want to pay? You may talk to the seller and negotiate the shipping. |
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k****3
发帖数: 2770 | 49 Well, with my extreme semi-western forehand (Yoss, not extreme western, how
long you been know me. lol). I usually hit flat only when ball are at least
chest height when it land inside the service box.
One of my advantage for my forehand is hit hard on high bounce ball. I can
flat it out with mass top-spin due to racquet head was in close position.
The technique to flat out the high bounce ball is very simple, close your
racquet head accordingly based on your position and the ball bounce height. |
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b*****t
发帖数: 758 | 50 Sometimes, I hit the balls in the same way and have the same feel, but the
balls bounce off the racquet very differently: all have spins, but some deep
and some shallow. Is this a particular problem for APD? I may need to
switch racquet if this problem persists. |
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