Advantages: Good pucnh and good control for an hyper carbon racket Disadvantages: needs more control
This is a pretty good racket. Coming into the hyper carbon era in tennis from graphite this racket has a lot of punch to it, and also has a lot of control to it. The control may not be has good as the original ProStaff graphite racket which was used by former no. 1 Pete Sampras. However comparing this racket to other hyper carbon rackets this racket has good control. The punch in this racket makes it easier to play shots witm more power and little effort, however the draw back with this racket for me has been when trying to attack an approach ball. When you try to put a little more effort in the attack the racket usually ends up giving to much of a punch making the ball out of control. ...
Advantages: One of the all time greats Disadvantages: Injuries
Wilson Kipketer
Born December 12, 1972 in Kapchemoyiwo, Kenya into the Kalenjin tribe
He is a middle distance runner setting world records at both the 800 and 1000 metre distances.
As a teenager, Kipketer was first noticed by 1968 and 1972 Olympic champion Kip Keino. Keino suggested Kipketer attend the catholic St. Patrick's High School in Iten that was famous for bringing up young runners.
In 1990, Kipketer travelled to Denmark as a foreign exchange student, studying electronic engineering at the Copenhagen University. He liked Denmark so much that he applied for Danish citizenship. Kipketer competed for Denmark in the 1995 World Championships. It was there that he claimed his first World Championship title in the 800 metres.
However, Kipketer was not a full citizen, and in 1996 the International Olympic Committee ...
marathonrunner 17.03.2005
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they signed yet another famous name, when Gene Sarazon became the first golfer to be employed directly by the company in what has now become their famous “WilsonStaff Advisory” section.
Sarazen turned out to be an inspired choice, as he went on to win three PGA titles, a British Open, and the US Masters title, eventually ending up in the USPGA “Hall of Fame”, and he really put Wilson on the map in the golfing world.
~ ~ Wilson have always been a forward thinking company, and in 1933 one of their golf advisors, Willie Ogg, came up with a revolutionary new design of club called the “Ogg-mented Irons”, that are now considered to be the forerunner of today’s perimeter weighted irons.
~ ~ In the late 1930’s yet another famous name joined the Wilson stable, Sam Snead, and in 1938 a set ...
