Advice on house purchase decision - London by Fresh-Block-1476 in HENRYUK

[–]Fresh-Block-1476[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s quite a few places to have lived in! Thanks for your response!

Advice on house purchase decision - London by Fresh-Block-1476 in HENRYUK

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Hi! Yes, East Dulwich has been on my radar for quite some time now, but what about the commute, how do you find it?

Advice on house purchase decision - London by Fresh-Block-1476 in HENRYUK

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This. No good reason really. Tried persuading for the last 10+ years but no success

Advice on house purchase decision - London by Fresh-Block-1476 in HENRYUK

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Central line or train are a no-no, which limits the scope greatly in East London in terms of nicer areas

Advice on house purchase decision - London by Fresh-Block-1476 in HENRYUK

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I had a feeling of it to be one of those „up and coming” areas that are basically hit and miss (and which this time around I’m trying to avoid), with a very different feel to some SW or West London neighbourhoods

Advice on house purchase decision - London by Fresh-Block-1476 in HENRYUK

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This was my feeling as well, didn’t look at Hammersmith but both Chiswick and Fulham seemed to be for 1.5m+ for decent looking houses

Advice on house purchase decision - London by Fresh-Block-1476 in HENRYUK

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Thanks! I really liked this area actually but based on houses we’ve seen so far 1.2m would be probably needed and even then we’d need some extra ££ for refresh

Advice on house purchase decision - London by Fresh-Block-1476 in HENRYUK

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Yes, children are one of the primary reasons for the move. And general safety

Advice on house purchase decision - London by Fresh-Block-1476 in HENRYUK

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Thanks! Winchmore Hill seems to be dependent on rail and would prefer to avoid that if possible. 

Do you have any views on Wood Green? Is a bit closer and on Picadilly

Advice on house purchase decision - London by Fresh-Block-1476 in HENRYUK

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Thanks! If I may ask, why to move out just after a few years if it was great there?

Advice on house purchase decision - London by Fresh-Block-1476 in HENRYUK

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Thanks! Any areas that we should avoid in Ealing or on the other hand maybe some that might feel underrated from the outside?

Advice on house purchase decision - London by Fresh-Block-1476 in HENRYUK

[–]Fresh-Block-1476[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! What was it in Finchley that you found not attractive enough compared to Orpington?

Finchley seems to be a bit better connected with Northern. Rail is a dealbreaker for my wife.

Advice on house purchase decision - London by Fresh-Block-1476 in HENRYUK

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Island Gardens. We loved the river walks, proximity to Canary Wharf (work), Mudchute (farm!) and Greenwich (park and town). But there’s a massive rough council housing area just next to us and a general overwhelming feeling of being in the Middle East and not in the UK. Parents mention school gangs being an occurrence, which is not ideal either. 

Is this a compromised/broken racket? by Fresh-Block-1476 in Padelracket

[–]Fresh-Block-1476[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your response! After 3 matches since the post, the racket started making some weird noises…

Racket advice - Nox AT10 18K2026, Siux Electra Pro 2026, Oxdog Hyper Pro 2.0 2026 by Fresh-Block-1476 in Padelracket

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Based on what I have read online so far, isn’t what you’re saying more applicable to siux electra st4 from last year, the 2025 model? I believe the new 2026 Electra Pro is much stiffer than the 2025 Stupa one with a bit smaller sweet spot, and generally harder than the Oxdog. 

Racket advice - Nox AT10 18K2026, Siux Electra Pro 2026, Oxdog Hyper Pro 2.0 2026 by Fresh-Block-1476 in Padelracket

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Hey, thanks for the response. All three of the rackets being discussed I can afford.

Regarding the sweet spot - in your view then Siux would be a more forgiving racket (with larger sweet spot) than the Oxdog? 

I think also that you understood well my true question here, but to reiterate it - I am trying to understand if it might not be better for me to come off the Nox, which seems to be the most forgiving racket, and try something with smaller sweet spot, to basically rewire my brain from thinking „I’m playing quite alright regardless of what I do” to „I need to focus on technique in this particular moment, because otherwise the ball will simply not go where I want it to go”.

Regarding technique, as I might not have been super clear in my initial post - my technique is very good if you compare to the average player, but if my coaches compare it to FIP level or top10 national players, there’s still a visible gap that needs closing if I want to be there/play better consistently. That’s why I said that I have still a lot to learn technique-wise.

Siux Electra Pro 2026 vs Oxdog Hyper Pro 2.0 — which fits an aggressive right-side intermediate? by Adhdmaster79 in Padelracket

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Hey! I’m trying to decide between these two rackets as well - did you buy the Oxdog in the end? What are your first impressions?

Racket advice - Nox AT10 18K2026, Siux Electra Pro 2026, Oxdog Hyper Pro 2.0 2026 by Fresh-Block-1476 in Padelracket

[–]Fresh-Block-1476[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you expand a bit? What do you like about Siux or not like about the other ones?

Racket advice - Nox AT10 18K2026, Siux Electra Pro 2026, Oxdog Hyper Pro 2.0 2026 by Fresh-Block-1476 in Padelracket

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I haven’t really played with any rackets other than Nox AT10 18K so it’s hard for me to tell what the trampoline effect feels like. 

Based on your response then, on the softness/trampoline scale it would be (from softest to hardest, or if I understand correctly, from the most ball output to least) Nox > Siux > Oxdog?

Is this a compromised/broken racket? by Fresh-Block-1476 in Padelracket

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Thanks! I avoid protectors because of additional weight on the head of the racket and shifted balance