Sam Querrey "disastrous racket-stringing experiment"

[bryanalban]

I've been out of it for the last 6 months or so (newborn), so I haven't kept up with what was going on on tour. I just read a story on ESPN talking about Querrey's "disastrous racket-stringing experiment" and why that might be a cause for his terrible record in 2011. What has he tried/is he trying with his strings?

Thanks

[billsgwn]

He listened to Melanie Oudin on how to string a racquet.

[nalbandian]

^^^ too jokes

[hcb0804]

He listened to Melanie Oudin on how to string a racquet.

Love that avatar....Julie Georges, yes?

[TheBoom]

What exactly happened?

[Rabbit]

Wonder if he's referring to his move from a gut/poly hybrid to all RPM Blast...

[bfactor61]

querrey's game does not fit well with a gut/poly hybrid imo

[DrpShot!]

fits worse with rpm blast.

[abeldm]

Either way he still cannot figure out his game right now... Its all between his ears...

[JRstriker12]

I've been out of it for the last 6 months or so (newborn), so I haven't kept up with what was going on on tour. I just read a story on ESPN talking about Querrey's "disastrous racket-stringing experiment" and why that might be a cause for his terrible record in 2011. What has he tried/is he trying with his strings?

Thanks

Link to ESPN article?

[jdubbs]

I watched him play close up in San Jose. He crushes his serve and FH, but his lack of movement and tightening up on big points really hurts him. He double-faulted on a huge point in the first set tiebreak.

[Fed Kennedy]

I was under the impression that he went on a huge tear last summer after switching to the rpm...

[jkang909]

i heard the commentators talking about querrey switching to a hybrid during the australian open... he said he didn't get used to it and thats why he lost first round

[Carolina Racquet]

I too read a story that in the off season he went to a gut/poly hybrid which he soon abandoned.

I also believe, by watching his AO play, his footwork was so sluggish! Looked like he was playing in sand.

[equinox]

he didn't put in the training work required in the short off season.

[PED]

IIRC in the past he used a poly/gut hybrid and used Pacific gut. At some point in the last 18 months he switched to full poly, full alu I believe and t worked quite well for him.

In Feb of last year, he was using RPM blast but I think he moved away from that.

Not sure what he used in Australia. Whatever he was using at the USO last year, he should switch back to that :)

[FEDERERNADAL13]

IIRC in the past he used a poly/gut hybrid and used Pacific gut. At some point in the last 18 months he switched to full poly, full alu I believe and t worked quite well for him.

In Feb of last year, he was using RPM blast but I think he moved away from that.

Not sure what he used in Australia. Whatever he was using at the USO last year, he should switch back to that :)

Well he used a full bed of luxilon ALU rough 16 strung at 60 at last year's Rogers cup, so I bet it'd be that at the USO

[bfactor61]

it looks like big sam is back to full alu at indian wells. at delray he was using gut in the mains and alu in the cross

[bfactor61]

that hybrid doesnt seem to fit his banging game

[Erman]

that hybrid doesnt seem to fit his banging game

Just wondering why a hybrid is not good for "banging"?

[drakulie]

it looks like big sam is back to full alu at indian wells. at delray he was using gut in the mains and alu in the cross

I strung 3 of his frames at Delray. He was using full alu power at 60 and 62 lbs.