" Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them -- a Desire, a Dream, a Vision." Ali said that. If you want to play the best, the desire to have the best equipment, tuned to your game, has to be strong as well as your technique, strategy, mind, and strokes. How many of you can say, "This is the best string job I've ever had. This is the best frame I've ever hit with."
You can go out online, order the frame, and the string job, right now, if you want to. Most of us don't know how to customize and string for the best feel and power/control combination to suit our own games.
I've tried lots of hybrids. I've used small pieces of zip cord/insulated wire, drinking straws, aluminum, thin fishing wire under the crosses. I've varied tensions, hard and soft hybrids, changed crosses from the top down, skipped mains, etc. I've tried 51-70 Ra frames. I first strung in 1981, but only recently have learned how to string for max. control. I've tried all sorts of gut, syn gut, poly and co poly, ribbons, kevlar, lux, etc. I've won an open tourny at 32lbs in a broken and warped match mate titanium frame. The desire to experiment has always been there, but has been haphazard, and unscientific.
Do you want to play the best? You have to string and frame to suit your style.
Lessons are also very important. As you improve, the equipment has to improve as well. The better you get, the more important each becomes, to get the next level. Video is essential, as is: best string/ best frame/lessons.
You can go out online, order the frame, and the string job, right now, if you want to. Most of us don't know how to customize and string for the best feel and power/control combination to suit our own games.
I've tried lots of hybrids. I've used small pieces of zip cord/insulated wire, drinking straws, aluminum, thin fishing wire under the crosses. I've varied tensions, hard and soft hybrids, changed crosses from the top down, skipped mains, etc. I've tried 51-70 Ra frames. I first strung in 1981, but only recently have learned how to string for max. control. I've tried all sorts of gut, syn gut, poly and co poly, ribbons, kevlar, lux, etc. I've won an open tourny at 32lbs in a broken and warped match mate titanium frame. The desire to experiment has always been there, but has been haphazard, and unscientific.
Do you want to play the best? You have to string and frame to suit your style.
Lessons are also very important. As you improve, the equipment has to improve as well. The better you get, the more important each becomes, to get the next level. Video is essential, as is: best string/ best frame/lessons.
If it were only that easy....
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