What is it with the pros?

I dont see why they wont say what they are using... It must be only the sponsors. They want to earn money or something...

sprite wrote: No, joey, I was being sarcastic. LGL could never again reach the heights he once attained, even with nimbus.

 

if he loses several pounds he can

No, joey, I was being sarcastic. LGL could never again reach the heights he once attained, even with nimbus.

Besides, they pour so much glue into their rubbers that the characteristics change anyway.

sprite wrote: I heard that nimbus is so good that LGL is going to make a comeback using it. He has been beating Liqin at 5 or 7 in practice games. I begining to think Hao must be using some kind of new super fantastic long pips special made with embedded salmon scales for looping. Good grief!

great post, sprite!!

your wit here illustrates how i feel about threads like these in general.

i just think it's IMPOSSIBLE to know what the players are playing with, especially if they're switching the handles. unless you actually have access to a player's racket, you simply CANNOT know what he's playing with.

you guys are kidding yourselves if you think you can identify what blade somebody's playing with just by looking at some grainy picture of a blade with its rubber coverings on!!!

even if you could get a clear shot of an uncovered blade, how do we know that's the same exact blade that is available to the general public, that is, us, and not something specially made for that particular player???

the only people who know what the players are playing with are the players themselves, their coaches, perhaps their suppliers and perhaps people associated with their teams and even maybe some of their friends or other players that they have talked to. but apart from that, nobody knows, and all anyone can do is speculate, which is all most of these threads are: pure speculation.

Some people like to crticize those who seek to know what top players use, but there are valid reasons for wanting to know.

For practical reasons, if a player is about the same size as you and plays a style similar to you, knowing what he uses helps you to know what equipment combo is a good match for your game style, and will help with having confidence in your combo. Even if it doesn't work for you in the long run, it is a sensible place to start.

For less practical reasons, some are just curious about such things. And whats the harm in it?

I hope you aren't one of those critical types

I heard that nimbus is so good that LGL is going to make a comeback using it. He has been beating Liqin at 5 or 7 in practice games.

I begining to think Hao must be using some kind of new super fantastic long pips special made with embedded salmon scales for looping.

Good grief!

wang hao uses bryce fx on his backhand

sprite...

I know what Wang Hao is using on his BH. He uses Sriver L. I read it on martinspin.ch. But that could also be fake..

But back to the subject...

I have also heard, that some players are using the blade, they have used since they were young.. Mabey thet is the reason.

Sprite said: Boll does use the tbs as claimed, not a Viscaria with a tbs handle.

I think that is true, that he really uses a Viscaria. I have a Boll Spirit by myself, and the one Boll uses, looks much more round. But i dont really know..

cuz he likes that blade? hehe
also, alot of the chinese team members use stiga blades. they have great feeling and is pretty compatible with hurricane 3 (most of them anyway)

to make their sponsors happy