How stiff and how long should a good lasso lariet be?
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depends on how well you can keep the rope open when you swing it.  I would recommend a 30ft 3/8  XS 4 strand rope for a beginner, for heading.
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I have a bowflex ultimate so I'm not sure how they are different.\nFirst choose a weight that you can easily leg-press.  Basically you are just doing a leg press over and over except the weights aren't attached to the belt, they're in your hands.\nPersonally I felt like I was damaging the rods by doing that. They got permanently bent.  I know they are supposed to be indestructible and all that, but I didn't feel comfortable doing it.
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Slow and steady is the key. Dont get excited too soon to avoid that.
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Go for a wooden one that can be extended. Usually, the back third can be replaced by an extention that you use when using the rest. Avoid gimmick cues like aluminium and carbon fibre. Leave those to the fishermen!
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I didn't think you can scar yourself from trying to lengthen your rod (jelqing is a technigue to do this)\n\nIf you've created some curvature that wasn't there before, try using the other hand.  How long did you jelq?
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There is quite a wide range.  50 micrometres or 0.05 millimetres would be a good round typical figure.  Values from 25 to nearly 100 micrometres are also quoted as "typical" in various web pages, and one source quotes a range from 1/1500 inch (17 micrometres) for the finest flaxen hair to 1/140 inch (181 micrometres) for the coarsest black hair.
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5lb weight will make it a whole lot longer.Make sure to use something like yarn to tie it on with.If you use fishing line you could tear it off.Now just make sure to wear it at least 4 hours a day for 1 month.trust me You'll see a Big difference.
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Depends on what you need it for...\nIt should be long enough for the purpose to be satisfied.
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A shorter stick might be fine for your style of play, it all depends.  If you keep your stick close in to your body, do a lot of stickhandling and don't rely on it for reach - for example the way you might if you played a lot of D - it may be just fine.\n\nYou should be able to bend it a little.  Are you using senior sticks, junior or intermediate sticks?  How big are you?\n\nI'm 5'4", and I switched to intermediate sticks for a while because every senior stick I bought and cut down to fit me immediately became too stiff.\n\nI like wood sticks.  Stiffness has to do with the flex, not what the stick's made out of.  Right now I use a Sher-wood 5030 Featherlite, costs about $30.  It's a senior stick, but still has enough flex for me, even cut down.\n\nGo to a large store with a good selection of sticks, and try a bunch out.  Test out some intermediate sticks, and some junior sticks, see how the flex and size of the shaft feels.  The thing about the intermediate stick for me is that it's smaller, while the blade size is still the same as a senior blade (juinor sticks have smaller blades).  It's nice, with the intermediate stick, to be able to get my small hands completely around it.\n\nIn terms of the length, check the lie... when your stick is on the ice, the blade should contact the ice all along its length, and not just at the heel or toe.  \n\nYou shouldn't have to spend more than $40 on a stick, if you just play for fun.  No reason to.\n\nGood luck.
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I can give you the answer to this question, but it varies widely by each professional.  I have handled professionals rackets, and I have talked with professional stringers that performed the job themselves.  For the Men, Pete Sampras liked to string his gut strings at some of the higher tensions, often around 68 to 72lbs.  Greg Rusedski on the other hand liked his rackets very loose and would string some of his frames from 48lbs to 52lbs.  These are the two examples of the extremes on the tension scale.  On the womens side the tightest stringer I have ever heard of was Monica Seles.  I heard that she had a few frames strung around 88lbs, this is not normal for most professionals.  Its just that she was playing with a racket that was more like a catapault and had to tame the power some by stringing it very tight.  It depends alot on the type of strings that a player is using, the weather conditions, and whether the court plays fast or slow.  Some professionals even take into account the ball, if it plays heavy or light.  Hopefully i have given you what you are looking for, but if you want a specific player, ask another Q about that player and I will try to find out if I don't know already.
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I rock the Stiffi on my Ion and my featherlight viking.  All american barrels are garbage, trust me, I was a SP tech and they are just like any other.  The stiffi is SUPER LIGHT and accurate, and you can shoot through any break you have.
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I'm about your size, less 20lbs, and I just bought a 159. Anywhere in the range 153-160 should be great according to all the major manufacturers recommendations.
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I'll keep it short. Wait a second. Keep your line tight. Use sharp hooks, and put your body into it.
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hey man it's very important that u b gentle. it takes some time to break it so be smooth, gentl, and patient and remember she'll be in a lot of pain if u thrust hard. I personally spread the enjoyment on 3 days!
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long....\nand strong.\n\nAnd the bobsledders are bout to get the friction on. yea!
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Use it...and a little shaving cream, use about the size of a quarter for the first 3-5 days that you are going to use it.   DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT, put a ball in it and tie it with laces, rope, elastic, or whatever you'd tie it with.  You want the glove to mould to the shape of your hand from the inside out, and so it moves with your hand, after all it's to protect your hand, not to the shape of the ball outside in.  Whoever that person at sports authority who said to fold it inside out, should at the very least be fired for saying that, you want the glove to last a while I am assuming. You don't want the leather to get too stretched, let alone the damage it would do to your poor lacing.
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Maybe you should try one of those little beanie hats with the propellor on top...If you get it spinning pretty fast, I'd bet you could get a few more inches  on your vertical and a hell of lot more hang time