Thanks, Jay, for the test and report of the new Killerspin bats. A guy who won a local bar tournament in Cleveland had one of the $15 bats that was given to...
OK.. just beginning to foray unto the realm of playing again after a 7 week post-surgical hiatus. It will be for a short time... cuz probably I'll have to have...
Just wondering if anyone has ever transplanted their hardbat rubber from one blade to another. I've concluded that for myself Butterfly Orthodox seems to be...
... Well, coming from the sponge side of things I don't consider changing rubber a big deal at all. I've moved rubber around quite a bit trying to find combos...
Changing hardbat rubber is no big deal. I do it all the time. If you have fabric backed it is much easier than doing just the "top sheets." Rev. Scott Gordon...
I use water based TearMender. With it, there is no wrinkling since there is no VOC solvent. I also just apply the glue to the blade and then roller the rubber...
Thanks gang! I shall endeavor the transplant since quit apparantly, it's not an unheard of thing. ... Cheers! Larry "Boneman" Bone Dingmans Ferry, PA...
I will bring to the National Open tournament in Las Vegas eight very similar bats with different hardbat rubbers. If you are curious to try any of them, you...
I have 3 books that might be of interest to hardbatters. I am going to sell them on Ebay, but I thought that if anyone in the group was interested I would...
If anyone has any suggestions for the Hardbat Advisory Committee to consider, please pass them on to any of its members, or email them directly to me at...
For those who find the USATT website less than obvious at times, here's the link and list of members. http://www.usatt.org/organization/committees/index.shtml ...
If the hardbat committee is looking for suggestions, I'll make the same suggestion I made long ago. If anyone likes the idea, they should submit it to the...
If ... It sounds to me like you mean the thickness of the blade since you later mention the number of plies? BTW, while mandating slower blades may very well...
What about the hardbat committee contracting with a ball manufacturer (Double Happiness, probably) to make 38 mm balls & then selling them? If you want a...
... Hardbat ADVISORY Committee ADVISES the USATT and does not make policy. Your idea is excellent but I do not think the market right now is big enough for...
... Even the Killerspin blades for the Hardbat Classic are far faster than the fastest Hock blades. I don't think so. Have you ever tried a Hock basswood...
... Hock went out of business many years ago. I make 5-ply basswood blades using the same wood Hock did. I also make a North American Birch/poplar wood set of...
... OK, so while a 5-ply Hock may be of that era, they weren't typically used by top level players. If so, that pretty much jibe with my point about limiting...
Marty actually chopped quite a bit, as did nearly all players from the hardbat era. Let me be more specific about what I'm saying. If hardbat rackets are ...
... Well what are you using? Some quick research shows that Marty Reisman used to use a 3-ply Hock but he switched to a 5-ply some time after 1949. ...
... Right. That's the key question to ask. Do we want to duplicate the conditions or the style of play? I think in the past the goal was to duplicate the...
... The same could be said about fast inverted sponge. When attacking, at any given pace, a faster hardbat blade (a flexible one, not stiff) gives more control...
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