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[BGM 0]

You are right--it's pretty much PP. In tennis, if you have a long, fast swing then you want a flexible racquet since you generate most of the power. Kids and those who aren't as strong use a stiff racquet which has less control but more speed.

[ambro 0]

I disagree about flex's not being more/less durable. If you 250lbs and are very strong and have a booming shot, a 75 flex will snap easier than a 100 flex. Don't think so, well go to your LHS (not mine) and flex a 50 flex Jr stick real hard. it will snap. How do I know this... adult customers do this frequently, as well as little kids coaches how are "testing" sticks. Sticks will give at a certain point. The stiffer the flex, the more power it takes to break it.

P.S. Just kidding about going to the LHS to flex a 50! :)

Someone here who works or worked for a company (Marcelo maybe when he was with TPS?) said that their test results proved that whippier sticks, because they have more give to them, are less likely to snap and are more durable. Thinking about it in extremes, what is going to snap first, a cooked spaghetti noodle or a dry uncooked one?

[jimmy 194]

Don't think so, well go to your LHS (not mine) and flex a 50 flex Jr stick real hard.  it will snap.  How do I know this... adult customers do this frequently, as well as little kids coaches how are "testing" sticks.  Sticks will give at a certain point.  The stiffer the flex, the more power it takes to break it.

That's why I like bringing 100 flex sticks to a tradeshow.

I cringe every time I see somebody try to see if it will bend to the floor. I'm thinking, "Who's shot flexes that much?!?!" :lol:

LOL. Come to think of it, never had found a 100 plus flex stick cracked.

[thejackal 46]

You are right--it's pretty much PP. In tennis, if you have a long, fast swing then you want a flexible racquet since you generate most of the power. Kids and those who aren't as strong use a stiff racquet which has less control but more speed.

I think the difference is pretty negligeable. I use a pretty stiff racket (n6-1 95) but it's very control-oriented. String tension, head size and racket weight plays a bigger role IMO. I could feel a difference in flex if I used say a Volkl or a Head Prestige, but it wound't change much other than lessen the vibration a bit.

[BGM 0]

Well, not to get into a tennis discussion but an n6 95 is fairly flexible compared to, say, the Hammer series. Most "players" racquets are mid-size (95 or so), have some heft to them (player generates the power) and fairly flexible. That n6 95 has a stiffness rating of 66--most of the Hammers are a lot stiffer, have big heads and are less than 11 ozs. It's good to see some tennis players on a hockey board.

[mack 44]

I'm putting in motion a rule that tennis cannot be mentioned unless it involves Sharapova.

[jino86 0]

so another word...a 85 flex stick will bend more then breaks where as the 100/110 flex will break before it bends as much as the 85 flex, rite?

p.s:both applied with same amount of preasure

[Chadd 916]

I'm putting in motion a rule that tennis cannot be mentioned unless it involves pictures of Sharapova.

fixed that for you mack.

[mack 44]

I forgot that part, as well as "sweaty."

[Chadd 916]

I forgot that part, as well as "sweaty."

Isn't she just about old enough for them to be "nekkid" too?

[mack 44]

Man I'm at work and have to get up for lunch in 30 mins, you're overloading what's already a near-criminal amount of an impure mind.

[iceholes 0]

well I agree and disagree to a point.. I have to believe that a whip vs 100 flex when applied together the 100 will bend the whip until it breaks... I see it happen all the time..the 100 or stiff collides with a whip... the whip breaks

[thejackal 46]

Well, not to get into a tennis discussion but an n6 95 is fairly flexible compared to, say, the Hammer series. Most "players" racquets are mid-size (95 or so), have some heft to them (player generates the power) and fairly flexible. That n6 95 has a stiffness rating of 66--most of the Hammers are a lot stiffer, have big heads and are less than 11 ozs. It's good to see some tennis players on a hockey board.

Ambro plays too. tt.tennis-warehouse.com is a good tennis forum, we're both on it.

Mack: On some pic I've seen it looks like Sharapova has a bad case of oral herpes.... :lol:

[mack 44]

Well that's not the only hole on the course. and I take my Flinstone vitamins.

[Jbone 0]

I weigh 130 and broke my 85 flex Stealth after 43 days with it, so I don't know about you.