Cymbals

The list is:

Hihat:

- Zildjian K custom top/ K bottom 13"

- Sabian AA medium 14"

- Paiste 505 14"

- Zildjian New Beat 14"

Crash:

- Zildjian Armand 16"

- Sabian HH Crash 19"

Crash/Ride:

- Istanbul Agop Mel Lewis 18"

Ride:

- Zildjian K Custom Session 18"

- Zildjian K Flat 18"

- Zildjian K Constantinople Light 20"

- Zildjian Planet Z 20" (1st)

Drumming 2025: cant beat a good 20" ride

 Played on a office band event this year. Rehearse with the following line up: Zildjian New Beat 14" hats, Zildjian Armand Medium Crash 16. The right cymbals staring with Istanbul Mel Lewis 18" crash ride but too washy for rock setting, then Zildjian K Custom Session 18" ride but too pingy for the rock, then settled on the last rehearsal with Sabian 20" Medium ride that is overall standard but just perfect. Just cant beat a good 20" ride.

 

Weekend update: 3rd week September 2025: T100, revox20

Did not play tennis on the last two weekends, we went to Lembang and the office event. 

Played on Saturday only because business trip the next day. Played two and half sets: 3-0 endh vs don-ita x20, 4-6 don vs bud-yan t100, and 6-3 bud vs don-mursyid x20. Trailed 1-3 on the last set but manage to end with a win. 

The x20 with 16g syngut at 50 lbs last time strung it. This maybe the first time played it in serious double. Overall, a control racquet with lower launch angle. Serves pretty good but better than T100 on volley. I say that this 98 is better control racquet than TR960, ATS98, even PS97. It has better plow through than T100. Reminds me of PS97.

Weekend update: 3rd and 4th week August 2025: T100, TR96

 Played on 3rd and 4th weeked of August 2025.

We had a tournament on 3rd week: played on Saturday with partner Devi: 6-2 vs Hasan-Widia and 1-6 vs Budi-Hari. Played both with T100. On Sunday 3-2 played with Devi vs Hasan-Gatot. 

On Sunday 4th week played 3 sets: 6-4 rahmat vs budi-hari, 6-3 rahmat vs gatot-don, and 3-6 don vs hasan-budi. TR96 just not as forgiving as T100.

Weekend update: 2nd week Aug 2025: TR96, T100

 Played twice on thursday for 2 half sets and few singles game and sunday for 4 sets.

Thursday: 1-3 rahmat vs rosid-rus T100, 2-2 rosid vs rahmat-rus,  singles 1-1 versus rus and rosid TR96.

Sunday: 5-6 budi vs mursyid-devi TR963, 2-6 iwan vs ramli-mursyid TR963, 6-2 iwan vs dudi-hasan TR963, 5-5 hasan vs mursyid-iwan TR963/T1002.

Weekend update: Jul 2025: T100, TR96

Played on 2nd, 3rd, 4th week of Jul 2025.

1st week: japan

2nd week: 3-3 opa vs rhmt-ade tr96, t1002; 2-2 opa vs rhmt-hri; 3-6 gtt vs hsn-mok, 1-6 nym vs hsn-bud.

3rd week: 5-6 (0-2 tr96) ade vs dik-iwn t1003

4th week: 2-6 rhmt vs ded-iwn, 6-4 opa vs bud-don t1003

Weekend update: 5th week Jun 2025: WUP, TR96-3, T100-2

Play on Friday: 5-5 Hr vs Dd-Rh, 4-6 Hr vs Dd-Rh, 6-5 Rs vs Dd-Hr. All with WUP. The racquet felt nice and plush.

Play on Sunday: 6-4 Ad vs Bd-Dn TR96-3, 5-5 (1-4) Rm vs Ia-Rh T100-2, 6-2 Op vs Rh-Dn TR96-3. Found a paint chip or crack on TR96-3. 

Weekend update 3rd and 4th week June 2024: T100-2, Pure Aero+, Ultra Pro, TR960, TR190, W107, TiS6

 Played on Tuesday with bro Bei, played doubles against Ded-Hari 2-6. Brought raquest T100, TR96, T107, TR190. 

Played on Saturday inpromptu with borrowed racquet Pure Aero+ (great on serve and forehand but not for volley)  6-4 rus vs rosid-anggia; 7-4 ivan vs rus-anggia.

Played on Sunday with T100-2, 6-3 mok vs mursy-keke (tough opponent), 6-2 iyn vs mok-edi. I positioned myself on the left in return games. Then 6-3 ed vs mok-bud.

Played on next Sunday with T100-2, brought W107 but not so good: 6-4 (0-2) don vs bud-ade, 6-5 (4-2) don vs dik-gat. 

Played on Tuesday with my bro Bei, brought Ultra Pro, TR960, W107, TR190, and TiS6. Bro tested TiS6, TR190, and last W107; I thought balls came of more controlled with W107. I mostly used UT, the 18x20 felt good with syngut 17g and due to pattern not really need to straighten it out. Hit out wit Rafa ballboy while he was using TR960. WUP might have low power but very good control, can hit short and long.