A couple of new stringing-machines,

I have strung my rackets the last 8 months on a Pro´s Pro Pilot with a Wise Tension Head. It have been a very good solution, but i felt i wanted to try something new. So I ordered the new V888 from Pro´s Pro. A very technical machine with a cost 3 times as much as their previous most expensive model.

When I got it it it felt very solid and heavy (50 kg´s/110 lbs) and everything looked good. Only problem was some string-slippage in the linear string gripper so I´m waiting on a new linear gripper and will not make a review until then.

It looks like this BTW,, very similar to the Wilson-machines they used at the 2006 US Open. Maybe the same OEM??

I also found a 5 years old Prince/ Ektelon Neos 1000 machine, the GOAT of all manual machines. This machine was in amazing shape and this is a pic of it:

This machine is the fastest machine of them all. When I use my Babolat Pure Storm Tour I unfortunately brake strings pretty fast and it is nice when i can use this fast machine when I need to pull of a 12 minute string job.

What else is new?? Some new equipment is ordered and some of it have also arrived. I wanted to try the new Babolat Propulse 2 shoe and tried it indoors on Thursday. The shoe was very solid, but I was amazed on the lack of cushioning. The front part of the shoe felt like a claycourt shoe and for a heavy guy like me it was simply to little.
Therefor I orderd a Adidas Barricade V shoe in dark, dark blue color, looks like a black shoe almost and also a light blue Adidas crew.

Any oncourt action this week? Not so much,, Just played tennis indoor thursday (heavy rain outside) and outdoor on clay today Friday. I also did a 2 hour session in the gym. VERY needed!!
Next week is the Swedish Open ATP in Båstad week but i have to work so I will only see the final live in Båstad. Next week I hope to play tennis 2-3 times but I have to workout 3 times in the gym, those sessions are so important....

That´s all for now!