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My favourite raquet, a Wilson Pro Staff RF97 Autograph strung with Babolat 57 / 56 Lbs, a fabulous bit of kit, great for big serves and top spin!
Tennis Racquet Strings for Macro Mondays. Luxilon Big Banger on the mains, Gamma TNT2 on the crosses. Babolat Pure Strike 16x19.
La Croix-Rousse devient le théâtre d’un ambitieux projet international, avec Cadavre exquis, la fresque murale collective, évolutive et éphémère, lancée par Noé Babolat, présidente de l’association Mur 69 et son directeur artistique, Pierrick Cart. Un projet de plus d’un an de travail, soutenu par le bailleur social ICF Habitat sud-est Méditerranée, propriétaire du mur qui va être transformé et la mairie du 4e.
Cet étonnant événement à épisodes, a été dévoilé ce mardi, par ses principaux acteurs, qui, pour l’occasion, ont signé une convention.
C’est la surface du mur de l’immeuble de cinq étages (près de 15 m de hauteur), sur la place des Tapis, entre la rue Jacquard et le boulevard des Canuts, qui va servir de support à un jeu artistique simple mais novateur. Durant cinq mois, à partir de ce vendredi, un graffeur ou un muraliste sera invité à intervenir sur une partie du mur, pour créer une œuvre commune. En octobre, la première fresque sera terminée, puis effacée dès avril 2017, pour faire place à d’autres artistes, et ce, durant cinq ans. « Des artistes qui ont l’habitude de s’exprimer seuls sur une surface. A la Croix-Rousse, chacun devra aussi tenir compte du dessin précédent », explique Noé Babolat. De grands noms du street art sont attendus, comme Jace, Inti, Cart’1, K-Nar… ainsi que de jeunes artistes locaux en devenir.
Honneur aux Lyonnais ! Ce vendredi, de 13 à 21 heures dans le cadre des Nuits sonores, Cart’1 et de Birdy Kids s’exprimeront sur les deux premiers étages. « Il est important de voir les artistes au travail, il n’y aura donc pas de bâches pour les masquer », évoque Noé. De même, le public pourra échanger tous les mois avec eux.
« Un événement qui va s’inscrire dans le quartier, l’animer, mais aussi interroger les habitants et provoquer des débats ! », assure David Kimelfeld, maire du 4ème
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Back to playing tennis.... Been stop playing for almost 5 months now, & i missed it very much! Burn more calories! he he
BTW congrats to my idol RAFAEL NADAL for taking home the U.S. Open title!
Strobist info:
SB600 thru softbox 1/2 Front
SB900 bare left of subject 1/8
SB26 back ( For the shining Racket ) 1/32 bare
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25 servings of rich chocolate cake for a tennis player's Birthday.
White chocolate tennis ball, sugar paste IPhone, car key and key ring.
Clockwise (kind of) from bag:
1. Wilson Tour Super Six Pack with Thermoguard - I think this is the '05 model. Don't quote me on that. Anyway, the great thing about this bag (aside from its cavernous space) is that there are backpack straps on the back for easier carrying.
2. Volkl Tour 10 V-Engine Mid Racquet - This is a 93", 18x20, 18mm thin beast, strung with a hybrid setup (Luxilon Mains, cheap synthetic crosses). It is still selling for an "on sale" price at Tennis Warehouse for $99, but I was able to find it at some random tennis shop in a chinese mall in Houston for $65. They only had one though :-/ Too bad. This racquet swings around quick, almost whip like.
3. Pro Kennex Ceramic Silver Ace Mid Racquet - This is a 90" frame, and is currently just a backup and grommet-less frame. I used to have eight of these, but being as they were all made in the 80's I think, and were all ceramic composites, the frames did not last long and all succumbed to various cracks. This is the sole survivor. Too bad, since I was able to get them off of eBay for an avg. price of $25 each.
4. Nike Spring Basic Feather Light Hat - Dri-Fit, very light, very thin, and very cool (meaning it keeps your head cool).
5. OFF! Clean Feel Insect Repellent II - This one has Picaridin as the active ingredient (as opposed to the more popular DEET), which allows it to be non-oily and grease-free.
6. Coppertone Sport Sunblock Spray - Sweatproof, waterproof, and SPF 15.
7. Wilson Pro Overgrips - 10+2 Roll
8. Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Strings - Used for my mains, 16L gauge, Silver. These are great, last forever, and prevent your strings from moving all the time.
9. Wilson Stamina Strings - Used for my crosses, 16 gauge, White. Softens up the Luxilons a bit, and are cheap, as well as durable.
10. Nike Swoosh Bandana - Federer/Nadal style. :P
11. Nike Swoosh Headband - James Blake style. :P
12. Nike Swoosh Wristbands - Ahh, if only I could play like Federer, Nadal, or Blake. Or even a 4.5-5.0 for that matter.
13. Nike Towel - This one almost feels like microfiber. But it's not.
14. Babolat ElastoCross String Saver Locks - Used for parts of my stringbed which are about to break.
15. Miniature Fisker Scissors - For cutting ends of overgrips and cutting out broken strings.
16. Kleenex - For my allergies to almost every vegetation known to man.
17. Pete Sampras Vibration Dampeners - Made by Unique. In Black and Red.
18. Nike Compression Ankle Sleeve - For the times when I slightly roll on my ankle and need added support.
19. Adidas Barricade IV Tennis Shoes - This is my second pair of this model. The pervious ones were black/white/red. These are the best shoes I've tried, although I haven't tried the new Barricade V's. The 2nd best shoes would be the Reebok Pumps that Roddick used to wear; not the new KFS ones, but the Match Day Pumps.
20. Express Sweatpants - For warming up when it's cold out. Windbreaker style.
21. Hanes Socks - Backup socks.
22. USTA Code - The Rules of Tennis, 2007 edition. Great for disputing calls. :P
23. Wilson US Open Balls - Extra Duty felt. Second best balls I've tried. Best ones being the Dunlop GrandPrix Extra Duties.
24. Igloo Elite Cooler - 1/2 Gallon.
This infographic depicts the most popular brands of tennis racquets used by the current top 20 tennis players as indicated in the ATP Tour rankings issued on the 22 March 2010. Full Size - creativestubble.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d2maltg
If you're looking for me the next week and a half, I'll be watching ESPN2 or at usopen on line
~HBW!
**edit October 2010--this image is obviously posted on a blog somewhere. If you happen to have landed on this page thru a link to it, could you be kind enough to post the link? I'd love to know! :)
ATP World Tour - Qatar Open 2010.
January 8, 2010
Federer vs. Devydenko (Semis).
Devydenko won the match.
cakes.keyartstudio.com/cake-blog/item/93-tennis-bag-cake....
25 servings of rich chocolate cake for a tennis player's Birthday.
White chocolate tennis ball, sugar paste IPhone, car key and key ring.