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Mark / The Mayor left a comment for Christian Howgill"Hi Christian, I'm Mark, the founder of Tennisopolis, the world's largest and most active tennis network. Please share Tennisopolis with your friends by supporting our Facebook page. Click here for a Guide to Meet Tennis Partners.
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Christian Howgill commented on Christian Howgill's blog post 'Was It A Mistake to Allow Non Wooden Rackets?'"Yes, I think the ruling bodies should have been stricter, when they first started to use aluminium rackets."
John Spoerl commented on Christian Howgill's blog post 'Was It A Mistake to Allow Non Wooden Rackets?'"If we let MLB use whatever space age technology they wanted there would be 500ft homeruns on the regular"
Christian Howgill commented on Christian Howgill's blog post 'Was It A Mistake to Allow Non Wooden Rackets?'"Yes, we still have a few of those keeping our wooden tournament racquets safe! Some of them still play with their original gut, but every year we lose one or two and have to have them re-strung."
Mike Dong commented on Christian Howgill's blog post 'Was It A Mistake to Allow Non Wooden Rackets?'"Awww wooden racquets! My first experience with tennis was my dad's wooden racquet. I remember it had this little vice thing that had 4 butterfly screws on each corner and held the head of the racquet together to keep the racquet from warping."
Christian Howgill commented on Christian Howgill's blog post 'Was It A Mistake to Allow Non Wooden Rackets?'"Well, in England the best wooden racket and certainly the one that everyone remembers with most affection is the Maxply by a long chalk.
Yes we have someone at Queen's Club who still plays with a wooden racket and it winds his opposition up…"
Tim Prapong left a comment for Christian Howgill"Yes, I got to see all the nice things on your website. The Darwin graphic and the Lobfather cap is very funny! I like the crossed racquets doormat personally. If I had my own place, I would definitely get that. I would like to see those icons a…"
Tim Prapong commented on Christian Howgill's blog post 'Was It A Mistake to Allow Non Wooden Rackets?'"I would love to play doubles with wooden racquets. I actually played wood against everyone with their modern graphites in doubles and won all my matches. Needless to say, people were either mad at me for daring to do such a thing, or were…"
Tim Prapong commented on Christian Howgill's blog post 'Was It A Mistake to Allow Non Wooden Rackets?'"So which wooden racquet takes it as the best of all time? The Kramer? The Maxply?"
Christian Howgill commented on Christian Howgill's blog post 'Was It A Mistake to Allow Non Wooden Rackets?'"Yes, I used to run a wooden racket tournament at Queen's Club and when people first stepped onto the courts the first 20mins was awful tennis, but by the end of the day players were "stroking" the ball more and suddenly finding they…"
Tim Prapong left a comment for Christian Howgill"Very interesting to read you were the manager at Queen's Club. I tried your website but wasn't able to view it."
Tim Prapong commented on Christian Howgill's blog post 'Was It A Mistake to Allow Non Wooden Rackets?'"I challenged two of the young community college players to try their Federer based swing with my wood racquet. One complained that his wrist was hurting because he could not "pull" on the ball. Wood racquets require a "push"…"
Tim Prapong commented on Christian Howgill's blog post 'Was It A Mistake to Allow Non Wooden Rackets?'"Yes, I would agree that Nadal's forehand with a wooden racquet would be difficult to manage. There is not enough springiness in the stringbed coming from the small headsize. He wouldn't get as much spin as a result and would risk more…"
Christian Howgill commented on Christian Howgill's blog post 'Was It A Mistake to Allow Non Wooden Rackets?'"Yes, Federer retains a certain grace and elegance that transcends the generations and I think he would have been an equally great champion if we still used the wooden rackets. Nadal on the other hand would have to change his game a bit, if he tried…"
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- I am a:
- Tennis Fan, Casual Player, Tennis Shop Owner, Tennis Club Manager, Tennis Media
- Neighborhood or other helpful location info:
- London
- Random things about me (hobbies, occupation, tennis history, favorite band, etc.):
- Former Manager at The Queen's Club, now CEO of The Tennis Emporium, selling tennis themed gifts ranging from sumptuous designer rugs to fun kitchen tea towels that explain how tennis caused the worlds financial crisis!
- Favorite pro tennis player(s):
- I love exciting players who put their heart on the soul on the line, so players like the new kid, Dustin Brown all the way back to the old guard like John McEnroe
- My tennis skill (please check your NTRP if you know it):
- Not bad
- On the court, I am a:
- rightie, trixter, doubles partner, returner, one-hander, all courter
- My favorite local courts:
- Anywhere
- Relationship status:
- Single
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- http://thetennisemporium.com
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Was It A Mistake to Allow Non Wooden Rackets?
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 5:30am 14 Comments 0 Likes
Did the ruling bodies make a mistake by not regulating the size and content of tennis rackets? In the late 60's and early 70's nobody had ever thought of using anything other than wood for playing tennis. So when Connors strolled on with a metal racket, the regulatory bodies did not know what to do as there was no rule against it.
But were they too slow to react? Have we lost some of the skill and artistry of the game and sacrificed it to the skill of the manufacturer, where… Continue
But were they too slow to react? Have we lost some of the skill and artistry of the game and sacrificed it to the skill of the manufacturer, where… Continue
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- At 8:59pm on December 25, 2010, Tim Prapong said…
- Merry Xmas and a Happy New Years 2011!
- At 9:41am on December 19, 2010, Mark / The Mayor said…
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- At 7:37pm on December 5, 2010, Tim Prapong said…
- Yes, I got to see all the nice things on your website. The Darwin graphic and the Lobfather cap is very funny! I like the crossed racquets doormat personally. If I had my own place, I would definitely get that. I would like to see those icons a little clearer. Maybe the fainted silver fit in with the theme but I wear glasses and am very nearsighted. But I am definitely going to read that pdf book. :)
- At 4:34pm on December 5, 2010, Tim Prapong said…
- Very interesting to read you were the manager at Queen's Club. I tried your website but wasn't able to view it.
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