Weekend update Mar 25-27 2022: AG3, MW100, T310

 Played on Friday with an old friend, Nial, a jazz pianist, joining though we never played before but saw his post entered a tournament. He played so well that I thought about taping him next time. I brought  AG3 and MW100. Won first set with AG3 and then MW100 due to new balls. Won also the second set partnering with Nial. Loss the tight third set 6-7 partnering with Nial. The MW100 was too soft when playing against hard hitting ball. I noticed Nial brought like 5 old racquets including a Hammer or Profile. 

On Sunday, played 2 sets. Winning the first with strong partner, Rizki, a teenager, against not too bad opponents with the T310. Brought along the F3T but needed those spins for more secure play. Retired the 2nd set due to ankle sprain at 4-5 against the teenager and his partner.

Bought a second used T310 and cut the string, was a Weiss Cannon yellow (no marking) and the string has no tension left barely passing a string gap. Noticed the holo sticker was smaller then the other prince racquet. It might be a japanese version or newer version. The unstrung weight was measured at 310 grams with original grip. 

Weekend update 3rd week Mar 2022: CX16, AG3, T100

 Played 3 times this week: singles, and twice doubles. Used the CX16 for singles but the result were not as good, maybe from using old balls. On Friday played doubles using AG3 with old balls on indoor and outdoor courts. The new AG3 setup with leather grip definitely helps the balance, less power and better control: won 3 times even when playing with better opponent in the last set. 

On Sunday outdoor playing doubles was using T100 with new balls. The control, power, and spin were there. Won a hard fought set and a good old set partnering with my very senior uncle where he blasted drives and lobs. 

Decathlon had restocked leather grips but the price increased by more than 10% from before IDR 130k to now IDR 150k; still lower than other leather grips at more than IDR 200k. I bought two.

Below: pic of T Fritz who just beaten Nadal at Indian Wells 2022 using Head IG Radical MP with specs as below

Weekend update Mar 2022 - MW100, AG3, and TT100 - Decathlon leather grip

 On friday played 3 sets doubles using MW100. The MW100 flex were noticeable. Serves were great but the volley a bit off on tap ins. A little wrist pain may be from off center hits.

On Sunday played 3 sets doubles also, 1st set using AG3 customized with leather grip now. The old tfibre string felt slippery, cant produce spin easily. 2nd and 3rd set using TT100 and the control were better. Thinking of changing the AG3 string to syngut 17g at 50lbs but afraid triggering the pinky pain. A slight wrist pain from using TT100 maybe because it needs a good spin to control its power.

By the way, I used to buy leather grip from Decathlon but not they ran out of them, the price is IDR 130k. However, people had been buying them and reselling online for over that price. I hate reseller that jacked up the price.

Bandung trip end Feb 2022

Went to Bandung for the end of Feb 2022 long weekend. Drove the Juke due to Bandung odd-even plate for incoming cars. Usually we drove with Terios because it has bigger space for stuff. We stayed in Bandung for 2 night in a nice hotel. Leaved at 1pm and arrived around 4pm and decided to rest in the room and had dinner later on. On the second day, the pool was out of service because of badly maintenance to restore the water pH. We decided to explore the city: went to Braga street and Asia-Africa Conference museum, and then to Saung Udjo for musical experience, and last to a restaurant overlooking Bandung. The last day, we swam in the morning, checkout then had lunch in rijstafel restaurant and then to a tourist favorite food store, then head home.