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Long time lurker here, but I actually have something to share.
I want to thank KB24 for the initial heads up on posting the Powershares schedule way back in December. My wife and I signed up for the hit with the pros package soon after KB posted the schedule. We were on the court with Andre and James Blake. There were 20 people in the session. We did some doubles points. First we rallied from the baseline. Next we tried to pass the pros while they were at the net. Then we rushed the net while they hit passing shots. Finally we returned their serves.
They took it easy on us for the most part. You could ask them to hit a real first serve at you during the last drill. I got one from Blake. I put a racquet on it but hit it out.
I was able to get these signed after the sessionView media item 1460457
Here is the convo Andre and I had when he signed the shoes:
AA: "Are those originals or retros?"
Econman: "They're retros from 2006. I had the originals when I was a teenager."
AA: "So did I."
I also brought Courier's shoes for his signature. But, they didn't survive the flight.View media item 1460461
I was bummed because I wanted to see his reaction from seeing shoes from 1993. But, I didn't want to bring crumbled shoes to the event. My wife was able to get Courier to sign a tennis ball.
All in all it was a fun evening. We had front row seats for the event. It is amazing how hard and clean all of the pros hit the ball.
I want to thank KB24 for the initial heads up on posting the Powershares schedule way back in December. My wife and I signed up for the hit with the pros package soon after KB posted the schedule. We were on the court with Andre and James Blake. There were 20 people in the session. We did some doubles points. First we rallied from the baseline. Next we tried to pass the pros while they were at the net. Then we rushed the net while they hit passing shots. Finally we returned their serves.
They took it easy on us for the most part. You could ask them to hit a real first serve at you during the last drill. I got one from Blake. I put a racquet on it but hit it out.
I was able to get these signed after the sessionView media item 1460457
Here is the convo Andre and I had when he signed the shoes:
AA: "Are those originals or retros?"
Econman: "They're retros from 2006. I had the originals when I was a teenager."
AA: "So did I."
I also brought Courier's shoes for his signature. But, they didn't survive the flight.View media item 1460461
I was bummed because I wanted to see his reaction from seeing shoes from 1993. But, I didn't want to bring crumbled shoes to the event. My wife was able to get Courier to sign a tennis ball.
All in all it was a fun evening. We had front row seats for the event. It is amazing how hard and clean all of the pros hit the ball.
Post some pics if you can.
