cant slice with a puredrive plus

[akj27]

i can slice just fine with an o3 tour, but my slices sail long with a pure drive, does this happen to anyone else?

[Marius_Hancu]

not to me

but perhaps you add some lead at 3 and 9: say up to 12g, this is effective usually on slice

[akj27]

oh, that might be the cause, i didnt add any lead to it yet

[grimmbomb21]

I have lead tape on mine and I have no problem hitting with slice.

[takeuchi]

why do they go long? do they float long? too high over the net? are they slice drives or defensive/neutral floating slices?

[Marius_Hancu]

why do they go long? do they float long? too high over the net? are they slice drives or defensive/neutral floating slices?

Takeuchi has a point here:

perhaps because of the different weight distribution in the racquet, you have a different motion with it and you open it too much somewhat

check the racquet face at contact and stay with the ball, esp if the racquet feels too light to you

[Rickson]

edited post.

[Rickson]

i can slice just fine with an o3 tour, but my slices sail long with a pure drive, does this happen to anyone else?
Weren't you making fun of the PD for being a tweener? Why would you bash other people for using the very same racquet you're using? My advice to you is that if you hate the PD plus so much, stick with your 03 and sell your Babolat.

[Bungalo Bill]

i can slice just fine with an o3 tour, but my slices sail long with a pure drive, does this happen to anyone else?

Check the flex ratings on both rackets. Also, are the handle shapes different.

[Mahboob Khan]

I cannot slice with wide body rackets (rackets with wider frames)!

I recall a racket (Dunlop Muscle Weaves) that was great for cross-court but not good for down the line! Ha.

[akj27]

why do they go long? do they float long? too high over the net? are they slice drives or defensive/neutral floating slices?

they float long, and they go too high over the net

[Golden Retriever]

I find the PD+ to be excellent for slices. However you do have to lead it up to at least 12oz.

[BubbleSpear]

they float long, and they go too high over the net

So why don't you try modifying your strokes? Close the racquet face more.

[Bungalo Bill]

Some people just cant do certain strokes as well with certain frames and do them better with others..it's the nature of the beast...i dont understand all the dynamics of this. you should weigh the benefits of the 03 and the pd and the drawbacks and chose which frame is overall better for your game (best supports your strengths) and go to work on your weaknesses. Roddick doesnt exactly hit a nasty skiding backhand slice w. his PD either...it's a very defensve stroke

So true NBM,

I cant hit a slice to save my life on these new "wide body" frames. Give me a player frame (thin as a blade) and whala, the slice is my friend. Give me a flexible frame and I am there.

I am sure the opposite is true as well for others.

[Bungalo Bill]

BB think much of it as to do with what you learned with as well. I am the same...thin beam and flexy and I can knife the sliced backhands and volleys and they seem to be heavy and more penetrating..the problem lies in finding a racquet like that which affords you the raw power you need to play the modern game..you never get the whole enchildada when choosing a frame

Yup, agreed, very good insight.

[ZhangM58]

In my opinion, it has nothing to do with the racquets. Its all mental. Some racquets are more forgiving on the silce than others, and the PD+ or the PD is not one of them. If they float long, it only can mean one thing. You are chopping down on the ball instead of driving it. If you don't have good footwork, that can also cause problems on the silce. Silces can be tricky shots, but it is also a shot that is needed by players.

[Bungalo Bill]

In my opinion, it has nothing to do with the racquets. Its all mental. Some racquets are more forgiving on the silce than others, and the PD+ or the PD is not one of them. If they float long, it only can mean one thing. You are chopping down on the ball instead of driving it. If you don't have good footwork, that can also cause problems on the silce. Silces can be tricky shots, but it is also a shot that is needed by players.

I am glad it is your opinion because I don't agree with you. I have played tennis way to long to know this isn't true.

Unfortunately, the raquet can have a dramatic effect on a players ability to control a shot with a certain spin on it. A player with good technique and is used to a certain kind of racket (one with flex for example) can have problems executing a slice with a different frame.

So although I agree that having good technique is important, unfortunately, the racket does make a difference.

[akj27]

ok, this is weird, now i cant hit a slice with my old o3 tour, I must have changed my technique somehow

[nViATi]

it has nothing to do with the racquets. Some racquets are more forgiving on the silce than others
You contradicted yourself.