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      11-02-2010, 09:18 AM   #1
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Anyone play Tennis here? If so, post your racket.

I just picked up a Babolat AeroPro Drive. It's sweet.
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      11-02-2010, 09:45 AM   #2
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Cool man. I just picked up a pair of the same racquets.

I used to play with the old Wilson Pro Staff 6.0 racquets, but am having an increasingly harder time playing with them as they are pretty damn unforgiving, especially to players who are not as consistant.



I'm picking the Babolats up tomorrow with poly strings. I've been playing with Gamma TNT2 for years so it'll be interesting to see the difference.

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      11-02-2010, 11:28 AM   #3
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Never tried a Babolat here's my stick which ive modded with some weights because i wasnt happy with the power (helped a lot):
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      11-02-2010, 12:55 PM   #4
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I don't really play much anymore but I use a Prince O3 white

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I play with a Prince o3 Tour mid-plus...can't remember what string is on it...

Looks like:



It's about 5 years old and has stood up pretty well but its time is coming...probably next spring
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^^ lol..that's actually my exact racket i believe, just couldnt find a pic..also ive got black strings for the stealth effect
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andre agassi stick. head radical. oversized.

the irony in this is i serve and volley most of the time and fairly successful with this stick.
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I think you posted the Ozone tour which is really pretty similar to the O3 tour...both are 800 power rating and I've played with both and really couldn't distinguish enough of a difference to make it worth upgrading to it, but I play pretty casually...probably a 3-3.5/6 on the USTA scale...closer to a 3 since I haven't played too much this year
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Ive got the Head Liquid Metal 4 and I love it! I am thinking of going with yours soon though OP. We'll see though, Rackets are expensive these days...
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Babolat Aero pro cortex.
Babolat pure drive GT
Dunlop Aerogel 600.
Super light oversized Dunlop for GF...

Usually play with pure drive or aero. prefer the aero.
When I am playing like crap aerogel. It helps me find my stroke, rhythm.
I think it's because it has larger sweet spot and is more forgiving so less mistakes. That puts me in a happy place mentally and things come together naturally.
Plus it's lighter (not that babolats are heavy) so I kind of ease up and shorten my swing and let the racket do the work and focus on fundamentals.
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I am a youth coach 14u, relatively new to lacrosse (4 years), and I have some kids that are experimenting with tennis racket tape. (The thick grippy tape you use on tennis rackets.) One of the better players started using it (I don't know if he saw it on TV or what) so thereby others thought it was cool and from one practice to the next 6 players showed up with it on their stick best tennis rackets for intermediate players. Common sense tells me you wouldn't want something that thick going up 8 to 10 inches from the bottom of the stick. I see the point of a big butt end to pull on when shooting, but would this mess with the feel and being able to slide the stick on dodges, hand changes, etc.? thoughts? opinions?

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Anyone play Tennis here? If so, post your racket.

I just picked up a Babolat AeroPro Drive. It's sweet.
That looks expensive if you were to smash it on the ground
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i admire anyone that plays tennis becuase god damn thats the hardest sport ive ever tried 😂
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Spambots play tennis?
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