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die bilder sind extrem alt... er hat doch schon lange wieder seinen dunlop paint drauf... -
Mensch Mr.Novak,bei sowas muss man weiss Gott nicht quoten
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ok. nur noch 2 Versuche.
Ich gebe einen Tipp, derjenige der diesen Schläger spielt, spielt auch im Davis Cup gegen Österreich nächstes WE.
Zuletzt geändert von King_roger; 01.02.2008, 19:46.Einen Kommentar schreiben:
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ja, das racket von james blake. das hat mal einer bei tw gepostet
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ich weis nicht ob das schon mal gepostet wurde, ist jedenfalls sehr interessant:
(ihr dürft übrigens 3 mal raten von wem der Schläger ist!)
bin übrigens gespannt mit welchem Racket(PJ) er nächstes Wochenende in Wien aufschlagen wird....
Zuletzt geändert von King_roger; 01.02.2008, 19:30.Einen Kommentar schreiben:
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Schöner Post und gute Berichte. Hat mir Spass gemacht das durchzulesen.Einen Kommentar schreiben:
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Musst Dir keinerlei Vorwürfe machen, Du hattest alles korrekt angegeben - war nur ein kleiner Scherz...
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Ich kannte die Links schon seit langer Zeit und machte auch drauf aufmerksam das der Link heute schon gepostet wurde,ich den Text aber schon lange mal reinsetzen wollte...
Ist doch nicht so schlimm.Schreib das nächste mal dazu das der Text von marks stammt
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echt klasse Flo!!!!!!!
Wenn Sampras das Gewicht der Farbe (sprich dem Logo) auf seinen Saiten merkt.... da soll noch einer zu mir sagen, ich soll mich nicht aufregen bei 3g abweichenden Rackets....... weil das spur ich!!!! ohne sch....!Einen Kommentar schreiben:
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Tailor Made: Customizing your racquet
Tinkering with the specs on your racquet can turn a good stick into a great one. The pros do it, and so should you.
By Paul Wachter
Odds are that the racquet you see Andy Roddick or Maria Sharapova using spent its early life in a cubbyhole in a nonde-script offi ce in Midtown Manhattan. It sat there for weeks—at that point just a frame, no handle—until Roman Prokes got the call for a resupply. Then he me-ticulously customized the racquet to the player’s demanding specifications.
For the pros, mass-produced frames won’t do. There’s too much variability. A gram too top-heavy and the racquet just won’t feel right. Pete Sampras used to complain that if too much ink was used to stencil the Wilson logo on his strings, he could feel the difference.
Prokes, owner of RPNY Tennis and a TENNIS advisor, likens himself to a tailor. “If you buy a suit off the rack, even if it fi ts well it’s not going to be perfect. The same thing goes for tennis racquets.
”While much of his business involves working with professionals—Prokes often travels with the tours as a stringer—he offers the same customization services to anyone. He’s been in the racquet business for 23 years, long enough to see equipment trends come and go, and he understands what might benefit the average player. So before you buy a new racquet, it may be worth fine-tuning your old one.
FRAME WEIGHT
ToolsFor some time, lightweight racquets were the rage on tour. But recently, as tennis officials have fiddled with balls and surfaces to slow down the game, pros have compensated by adding weight to their frames. More weight equals more power. Most of today’s retail racquets weigh less than 300 grams, but pros’ racquets tend to weigh between 340 and 380 grams (ounces are not an exact enough measurement for the pros’ racquets).
According to Dave Holland, Prince’s senior category director, performance tennis, companies don’t mass produce heavy frames because the extra weight might be unwieldy, especially for juniors, their primary marketing target. “But I always recommend that players use the heaviest racquet that they can comfortably handle,” Holland says.
Your Turn >> Trying out demo racquets of varying weights or adding lead tape to your current model are the best ways to see if you improve with a heavier stick. In general, baseliners benefit by adding weight to the racquet head to boost power and create a bigger sweet spot. If net-rushers want a heavier racquet without sacrificing maneuverability, adding lead tape to the handle, under the grip, is the best option. Serious players who carry around several racquets might consider having them customized to the same specifications, given the variability of mass-produced retail models. “If someone has four of the same racquet, I guarantee they like one more than the others,” says David Bone, executive director of the U.S. Racquet Stringers Association and TENNIS technical advisor.
Racquets and GreepsGRIP SIZE
During a recent Federer-Nadal battle, you may have heard the commentators note how both players use unusually small grips. The pros’ handles are customized to fi t their hands, and they use much more precise measurements than the 1/8-inch increments found in store models. Nadal’s grip is roughly 4 1/8 inches in circumference, a size most recreational male players stopped using in middle school. According to Prokes, the smaller-grip trend began with clay-court specialists such as Sergi Bruguera and Gustavo Kuerten. “A smaller grip is useful for open-stance forehands. You can use a lot of wrist and it helps create sharp angles,” Prokes says.
Your Turn >> If you think your grip may be too small, it’s easy to build it up. Adding an overgrip typically increases the size by 1/16 of an inch. If that’s not sufficient, a racquet technician can add a heat-shrink sleeve (a tight fitting piece of plastic) over your handle, which adds about 1/8 inch. However, dropping down in grip size is problematic. Most of to-day’s handles aren’t made to be shaved down, and even if you could do it, the procedure could cost almost as much as a new racquet. So if you want a smaller grip, your best bet is to buy a new stick. Before you make the investment, make sure you test it out thoroughly. Just be-cause Rafa creates extra spin with a tiny grip doesn’t mean it’s going to do the same for you.
STRINGS
Fifteen years ago, most professionals were using natural gut exclusively. Today, polyester strings and blends of polyester and natural gut are the most popular. “A lot of European and South American players grew up with poly-ester because it’s a cheap and durable string,” Bone says. “When they got to the tour, they stuck with it.” The most popular polyester-based brand is Luxilon. Pros fi nd that poly offers enhanced control. Though some pros string their racquets entirely with it, most use a hybrid of polyester and natural gut. The gut provides power, while the polyester adds precision.
Prokes says the pros burn through strings, and that he restrings many pros’ racquets that they haven’t even used. That’s because over the course of a day a freshly strung racquet still loses a bit of tension. So even if Roddick uses only fi ve of the 10 racquets he has strung for a match, he’ll still have all 10 restrung.
Your Turn >> Polyester-based strings like Luxilon offer the pros greater control than natural gut or nylon, but that doesn’t mean recreational players should make the switch. “When we do blind playtests of Luxilon, it doesn’t score that high with our recreational players,” Bone says. “You may have to be a high-level player to appreciate its benefits.” If you experiment with different strings, adjust your tensions accordingly. Switch to polyester, which is stiff, and you may want to string 5 to 10 per-cent looser than normal. With natural gut, a comfortable and highly resilient string, a tighter tension may be necessary. Remember that tension drops up to 10 percent in the fi rst 24 hours after a string job. So, unless you’re restringing daily like the pros, it’s best to wait a day until the strings have settled before passing judgment.
And if you string with a hybrid, all at the same tension, keep in mind that the crosses will be tighter than the mains since they’re shorter. Plus, during stringing, as the cross strings are pulled through the main strings they loosen the mains slightly. In the end, customizing your racquet may not be enough. Each time you hit a ball, you break racquet fibers. Though there may not be a visible crack in the frame, a racquet will eventually start to feel dead. Most pros go through 50 to 70 racquets a year. In his playing days, Andre Agassi used about 100 annually. If your racquet feels dead, or “soft,” you might need an upgrade.Einen Kommentar schreiben:
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