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Hi, ttpshot, thanks for the info. In comparison, France's elite budget seems to be 2M€ out of 5.4M overall, which is by no means negligible (of course it wouldn't cover a single individual's income in some other sports, but still) and not even very far removed from Japan's budget...

Ok, thanks.

"Thick" means 1.8mm on the Nittaku scale, and "super thick" is their max sponge at 2.0mm on paper, but I'm not sure what their actual max thickness would be in the real world, or their tolerance range. But this got me wondering Zeio (I know your post was from May), did the "Thick" description...

Yes!! His TT IQ and mental strength (that's because he's one of the goodies :-p) are off the charts, it's not as if he always relied on muscle strength. I could see a Pirlo-style (or take any other of your picks) adaptation to a successful and classy end of career. He's sure got the swagger...

I tried one in CZ albeit only for a few minutes, T05 both sides. It was... stable, I guess? Dull and hard feeling of carbon without the extra-speed, and very limited gears was my impression. Hardly any flex, and even less joy as far as I was concerned. Thinking maybe for pips players...

Yes, whichever it is, middle-of-the-road rubber thickness is probably the way to go to keep the step up under control.

I thought about this as well. All other posts being right in their own way and for their own reasons, you should have decent body dynamics after a lifetime of tennis and may enjoy the feel of a harder sponge. Here note that the thinking is not so much in terms of having a spotless learning curve...

No Gauzy, no party. :-(

Yes I realised afterwards my comment was pretty negative, apologies for that. I'm all in for grassroots growth of the game, as anyone should be, and I am also the biggest fan of what the current Japanese youngsters are doing. Maybe it's because I posted that right after yesterday afternoon, when...

Thanks, vv!

Get real. By all evidence it's working, and we've all wanted stiffer competition for the CNT but if that's the way forward, competition worldwide is well and truly dead.

Aruna has been there already. It's the first one of these videos I watched and actually what brought me to TTD, I was hooked! Also @brokenball, there is nothing in essence T05 can do which Rakza can't, but one has to admit T05 has a feeling which is very much its own. Try not smiling with the...

Yes and that applies to names from other countries as well, not just going for the generic anglicised version as most speakers do. He's certainly more open minded than most, shame that a lot of people don't see past the theatrics (which I also mostly enjoy, as it usually comes with a good mix of...

Hi vvk1, sorry in advance for hijacking your thread. How did you find the handle on this? It looks quite thin, or else with pretty a big taper down the middle. I'm asking because I've been eyeing the Swat for a long time, just probably couldn't (and don't really want to) handle the off+ version...

Yes, something rare enough to be commended!

Yes, I was almost disappointed to see her in the entry list after such a high less than a week before (I know this was planned long beforehand, but still). I am actually kind of glad to see her out early against a non-CNT player rather than in, say, another semi against Ding Ning. Not sure if...

I've been wondering about this too, after Ito's performance... In retrospect, the video where she trains against Dima and makes him look a little ponderous may not be so far removed from what would happen in match play. Who knows... Of course this would be very style dependant (for all the awe...

I know this is not a 100% serious comment, but a player with this kind of mentality wouldn't be an asset to the sport and likely wouldn't make it to the top. Short of winning the tournament or at least getting close (I don't see it), can you think of anything better than confronting an all-time...

I always assumed this was entirely psychological, the CNT effect... Stuck a red R7 on my forehand and a black one on backhand (back in the day you wouldn't even ask, at least in France... FH was red!). Well I am now using my blade in reverse, with the xiom label inside my palm, reason being that...

Yeah sorry, I didn't mean it that way. Maxxx 450 is a lot of fun, but I wouldn't call it linear by any stretch. Haven't tried Maxxx-P. If you do have a Vega Europe laying around then yes, I'd suggest trying that and reporting back. It is what I meant, without clear information the only way...