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AmazingFlash
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Errol
Canada102 Posts
On December 10 2004 20:15 BigBalls wrote: its all wrist, forearms and legs If you keep hitting like that you're going to mess up your wrist, though by the sounds of it you don't play much so should be alright. Power's from the body not the arm. I'd not get a crappy low end racket since you want to be sure all the mistakes are yours, and I'd not get one of the stinking huge head rackets where you just have to stick out your arm and it blasts it. The latter are much too forgiving and while you'll probably see improvements faster it may not mean proper technique. As long as you have proper technique then it doesn't matter what racket you use but it's getting the technique that's the problem~ I use a $180 racket but it's like 6 years old, one before was $70 and it did just as good a job as this one ^_^ Edit: I love tennis like no other! | ||
Smurg
Australia3818 Posts
I play Friday night competitions and I also get coaching on Monday. I used to play a lot more, but now It's more relaxed owing to the fact I'm in my final year of school. This morning I played against 12, 11 and 10 year olds, the kind that will be Professionals one day. Man they are so good....:O | ||
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Errol
Canada102 Posts
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Smurg
Australia3818 Posts
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BigBalls
United States5354 Posts
this is a bit embarassing but when i was 12 i entered this 14-16 tourney (non usta), my coach recommended me and some other people who normally wouldnt be in it because we were good enough, including a girl named crystal. The matches were 7 game prosets, so im facing crystal first and im thinking hah, i might do pretty well here, i even get to play a girl. this was no ordinary girl, she was fucking SICK. she made me work for that 3-4 loss. Afterwards i found out she was from australia and her father was a former top 20 player in the world. About 2 years later when i was a freshman in high school, i decided to check the tennis stuff out in the paper, see if any of the people i had been playing earlier were doing well. Sure enough,there was crystal, first state singles champion of new jersey, rofl. that loss to her was one of the contributing factors of me choosing baseball over tennis.. | ||
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soundwave
United States363 Posts
Today I'm graduated and play tennis in clubs for fun. I don't regret my choice. | ||
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loztdignity
Sweden176 Posts
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EntiTy.
United States80 Posts
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OhThatDang
United States4685 Posts
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Orome
Switzerland11984 Posts
On December 10 2004 11:32 SCFraser wrote: u can get a decent racket for $50-80 canadian.. top of the line is around $200-230 Is canadian $ different from us $? Because if it isn't O_O A top of the line racket costs ~500 american $ here | ||
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Orome
Switzerland11984 Posts
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cAtAcLySmIc
United States552 Posts
On December 12 2004 09:22 OhThatDang wrote: are babolat rackets good for beginners? Babolat racquets I would say are for players that are more advanced and have more experience, I would go with one of the Head Ti series or Intelligence series. | ||
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soundwave
United States363 Posts
Buy Agassi's old Head TI Radical | ||
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cAtAcLySmIc
United States552 Posts
On December 12 2004 12:11 soundwave wrote: Babolat are for advanced players. Buy Agassi's old Head TI Radical Yeah I agree, that racket gives lots more spin on the ball which will help you keep it in more often since you are just beginning. | ||
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TL-[Riddler]
Netherlands104 Posts
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itzme_petey
United States1400 Posts
On December 12 2004 15:02 cAtAcLySmIc wrote: Yeah I agree, that racket gives lots more spin on the ball which will help you keep it in more often since you are just beginning. Depends on how you hit the ball, rackets are relative (when you are a beginer). | ||
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soundwave
United States363 Posts
I can give a beginner my Wilson Pro Staff 6.0 85 sq.in and he would only hit well one ball out of 10 with forehand.... 0 out of 10 with backhand... and I can put money on the table for this. | ||
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TheEarthIsFlat
United States54 Posts
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SCFraser
Canada1534 Posts
On December 11 2004 07:52 soundwave wrote: I lost on the semifinals of the 1995 Orange bowl, and that made me pick studies instead of a tennis career. Tennis is very very very competitive and if you don't do good you'll get stuck forever. Today I'm graduated and play tennis in clubs for fun. I don't regret my choice. You made the semis of the orange bowl?!? Thats sick... good chance u coulda gone pro... you musta been a 5.5 or 6.. some kid that lives near me just lost in the orange bowl finals at age 16.. I'm about a 4.0.. still using a Ti S5 though. Think I should move to a heavier racket? and im playing at like 57 lbs tension.. can u give me a quick tension explanation cause ive heard different things.. and power from your back? maybe on the serve but.. i duno about groundstrokes.. then again my wrist IS messed up from returning serves. | ||
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