Just noticed...

[Sawfish]

Sinner does not use string dampers.

Good man. I've always viewed dampers as a new-fangled gadget created to
appeal to pussies.

[jdeluise]

Post by Sawfish
Sinner does not use string dampers.
Good man. I've always viewed dampers as a new-fangled gadget
created
to appeal to pussies.

I've read about this before, but he apparently uses something
different, or at least did. See this article
https://www.supertennis.tv/News/Campioni-next-gen/191106-la-racchetta-di-Jannik-Sinner-alle-Next-Gen-Atp-Finals

Here is a translation of the section above the picture:

"Very special details – he continues is that he wants pieces of a
special fabric to be inserted into the three central vertical
cytows inside the heart of the racket. The location is the one
that is normally used for the so-called "power pads" in leather
that were once used to protect the wood of the rackets from the
passage of the ropes and today are required by some players,
including Roger Federer himself, because it is believed that they
improve the thrust and comfort of the 6 central vertical
strings. This fabric should have important peculiarities in terms
of vibration absorption."

[Whisper]

Post by Sawfish
Sinner does not use string dampers.
Good man. I've always viewed dampers as a new-fangled gadget created
to appeal to pussies.

I've read about this before, but he apparently uses something different,
or at least did.  See this article
https://www.supertennis.tv/News/Campioni-next-gen/191106-la-racchetta-di-Jannik-Sinner-alle-Next-Gen-Atp-Finals
"Very special details – he continues is that he wants pieces of a
special fabric to be inserted into the three central vertical cytows
inside the heart of the racket. The location is the one that is normally
used for the so-called "power pads" in leather that were once used to
protect the wood of the rackets from the passage of the ropes and today
are required by some players, including Roger Federer himself, because
it is believed that they improve the thrust and comfort of the 6 central
vertical strings. This fabric should have important peculiarities in
terms of vibration absorption."

Speaking of thrust is he still on with Kalinskaya?

[Scall5]

Post by Sawfish
Sinner does not use string dampers.
Good man. I've always viewed dampers as a new-fangled gadget created to
appeal to pussies.

"new-fangled gadget"? I have used vibration dampers since I seriously
got into tennis. That was last century and a few years more!

I immediately notice when my vibration damper leaves my racquet as it
feels 'stiff'. Won't play without them. But then everyone who plays
serious tennis has their own preference...

[jdeluise]

Post by Scall5

Post by Sawfish
Sinner does not use string dampers.
Good man. I've always viewed dampers as a new-fangled gadget
created
to appeal to pussies.

"new-fangled gadget"? I have used vibration dampers since I
seriously
got into tennis. That was last century and a few years more!
I immediately notice when my vibration damper leaves my racquet as it
feels 'stiff'. Won't play without them. But then everyone who
plays
serious tennis has their own preference...

What is this "racquet" you speak of? Real men use their hand,
none of this sissy racquet business.

[Whisper]

Post by Scall5

Post by Sawfish
Sinner does not use string dampers.
Good man. I've always viewed dampers as a new-fangled gadget created
to appeal to pussies.

"new-fangled gadget"? I have used vibration dampers since I seriously
got into tennis. That was last century and a few years more!
I immediately notice when my vibration damper leaves my racquet as it
feels 'stiff'.  Won't play without them. But then everyone who plays
serious tennis has their own preference...

Not for me. I want to get a feel of the racket and strings, don't like
the idea of hitting the dampener, puts me off.

[Sawfish]

Post by Scall5

Post by Sawfish
Sinner does not use string dampers.
Good man. I've always viewed dampers as a new-fangled gadget created
to appeal to pussies.

"new-fangled gadget"? I have used vibration dampers since I seriously
got into tennis. That was last century and a few years more!
I immediately notice when my vibration damper leaves my racquet as it
feels 'stiff'.  Won't play without them. But then everyone who plays
serious tennis has their own preference...

Not for me.  I want to get a feel of the racket and strings, don't like
the idea of hitting the dampener, puts me off.

Yes. Roughly the same complaint for condoms.

Real is better.

[jdeluise]

Post by Sawfish

Post by Scall5

Post by Sawfish
Sinner does not use string dampers.
Good man. I've always viewed dampers as a new-fangled gadget
created to appeal to pussies.

"new-fangled gadget"? I have used vibration dampers since I
seriously got into tennis. That was last century and a few
years
more!
I immediately notice when my vibration damper leaves my
racquet as
it feels 'stiff'.  Won't play without them. But then everyone
who
plays serious tennis has their own preference...

Not for me.  I want to get a feel of the racket and strings,
don't
like the idea of hitting the dampener, puts me off.

Yes. Roughly the same complaint for condoms.
Real is better.

At any rate, we now know that Sinner is a pussy.

[Sawfish]

Post by jdeluise

Post by Sawfish

Post by Scall5

Post by Sawfish
Sinner does not use string dampers.
Good man. I've always viewed dampers as a new-fangled gadget
created to appeal to pussies.

"new-fangled gadget"? I have used vibration dampers since I
seriously got into tennis. That was last century and a few years
more!
I immediately notice when my vibration damper leaves my racquet as
it feels 'stiff'.  Won't play without them. But then everyone who
plays serious tennis has their own preference...

Not for me.  I want to get a feel of the racket and strings, don't
like the idea of hitting the dampener, puts me off.

Yes. Roughly the same complaint for condoms.
Real is better.

At any rate, we now know that Sinner is a pussy.

Yes.

It's a pity; he seems so worthy otherwise.

[PeteWasLucky]

On 9/7/24 2:43 AM, Whisper wrote:> On 7/09/2024 1:30 pm, Scall5 wrote:>> On 9/6/2024 3:13 PM, Sawfish wrote:>>> Sinner does not use string dampers.>>>>>> Good man. I've always viewed dampers as a new-fangled gadget created >>> to appeal to pussies.>>>> "new-fangled gadget"? I have used vibration dampers since I seriously >> got into tennis. That was last century and a few years more!>>>> I immediately notice when my vibration damper leaves my racquet as it >> feels 'stiff'. Won't play without them. But then everyone who plays >> serious tennis has their own preference...> > > Not for me. I want to get a feel of the racket and strings, don't like > the idea of hitting the dampener, puts me off.> > Yes. Roughly the same complaint for condoms.Real is better.-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. But give a man a boat,a case of beer, and a few sticks of dynamite..." -- Sawfish

Real is better except when little dampening is needed :)

You guys are something, lol :)

[Sawfish]

Post by PeteWasLucky

On 9/7/24 2:43 AM, Whisper wrote:> On 7/09/2024 1:30 pm, Scall5 wrote:>> On 9/6/2024 3:13 PM, Sawfish wrote:>>> Sinner does not use string dampers.>>>>>> Good man. I've always viewed dampers as a new-fangled gadget created >>> to appeal to pussies.>>>> "new-fangled gadget"? I have used vibration dampers since I seriously >> got into tennis. That was last century and a few years more!>>>> I immediately notice when my vibration damper leaves my racquet as it >> feels 'stiff'. Won't play without them. But then everyone who plays >> serious tennis has their own preference...> > > Not for me. I want to get a feel of the racket and strings, don't like > the idea of hitting the dampener, puts me off.> > Yes. Roughly the same complaint for condoms.Real is better.-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. But give a man a boat,a case of beer, and a few sticks of dynamite..." -- Sawfish

Real is better except when little dampening is needed :)
You guys are something, lol :)

OK, now switch to serious...

Up until the time I quit in about 2004-5, I played with Wilson pro staff
85 (I think) for maybe the last 6-8 years. I used natural gut for the
simple reason that it gave *both* a significant tactile feel, but more
importantly an audible (to me) note that characterized the nature of the
ballstrike: sweet spot, off-center.

Since most of my game at that point (I was nearly 57) was to come to the
net at every feasible opportunity, my default strategy for any neutral
or attackable ball was that I'd immediately go in, unless I received
some signal to stay back. This was primarily the audible note.

When I tried dampers, both the note and the feel were much less
distinct. The note especially.
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe.

Barbecue grills on fire behind the condominiums that line the 9th fairway.

I watched casual strollers slip on dog excrement on the boardwalk near
the amusement pier.

All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.

Time for lunch.

--Sawfish

[PeteWasLucky]

The amount of pace and spin that can be generated with today's
bigger frames and luxilon strings is crazy. The game is really
different now than it was before.
I play with a combo natural gut in mains and lux in crosses. The
pace and spin I generate is superior to what I used to create 20
years ago but still the opponent can squeeze passing shots and
running forehands that really frustrates me at times but this is
what new technology does.

[PeteWasLucky]

Sinner does not use string dampers.Good man. I've always viewed dampers as a new-fangled gadget created to appeal to pussies.-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sawfish: A totally unreconstructed elasmobranch.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Never used them, they were useless for me, at least in the type of
frames I used, maybe because I have been playing with Wilson
Prostaff all my life which is stiff.

[Whisper]

Post by Sawfish
Sinner does not use string dampers.
Good man. I've always viewed dampers as a new-fangled gadget created to
appeal to pussies.

#me2

[PeteWasLucky]

Sinner does not use string dampers.Good man. I've always viewed dampers as a new-fangled gadget created to appeal to pussies.-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sawfish: A totally unreconstructed elasmobranch.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Never used them, they were useless for me, at least in the type of
frames I used, maybe because I have been playing with Wilson
Prostaff all my life which is stiff.