Wow, I love the debate/squabbling going on about my favorite topic- flex!
daily leg extensions, plus returning to the Head gripshape = 5.0
1st serves = bombs that make you cry like santoro v roddick
2nd serve = always IN and with unbelievable spin
forehands = just fuhgettaboutit
backhands = 2fast2furious
i will probably be sponsored by Head and Wakefield HS soon!
skyline will be begging me to run clinics there soon!
this racquet will be the end to all my frustration!
Hollywood, dig this post up in 6 months so we can all have a good laugh!
It's not going to take 6 months. I know a support group called TWMAC that can help you with your denial. OH and btw, I got demoes coming!
no more demos and if strings break, i just go home in the future!
*cannot afford my habit*
denial again.
Flex is defined as the racquet’s resistance to bending or deforming upon impact with the ball. A stiffer racquet bends less.
Most professional pros .. aka really good tennis players.. play with a stiff frame. Not a flexy frame.
This is an overgeneralization. Pros do not uniformly choose any specs. But one thing that I found interesting from the article link below is that it seems alot of pros have frames that are more flexy than stock models in stores (in addition to weight, balance, etc.- but we are talking about flex).
http://www.hdtennis.com/grs/pro_racquet_specs.html
p.s. you should ask your boy, Sergi Bruguera, how flexy his racquet was
I may disagree 99.999999%.
The K90 and Blade i use are very stiff compared to today's standard. Both racquets are at 67!
"Easier source of power with stiffness"? Flex and Stiffness don't give you the majority of your power.. if anything its the weight that does plus, of course technique. Of the two: Flex and Stiff.. Flex would get more power, while Stiff would generate more control. Think of it in string terms. A string that cups .. aka flexs.. will generate a little more power than say a poly... aka stiff, which would give you more control. Pros dont need power, as much as they need control.
Fed strings his frames around 52 lbs. last time I heard. I'd say that is a low string tension, but he is not low on control.
Bad Dog,
You play with a 12.6 oz racquet Wilson 6.0 95. I've played with your racquet and its a thing of beauty. Very low powered and has lost of control. Its stiff rating is at 71! and thats before the lead tape.
Then you have the volkl. Remember how i said it was a bit more powerful racquet. Well weighs close to the same as your wilson (stock) but it has a flex of 56. Coincidence!?
When it comes down to it, different frames suit different players. I myself would probably prefer playing with the 6.0 rather than the volkl. Flex does not imply control or power, it is more correlated to feel for me. I love the feel of my flexy Donnay, and I question why more companies don't put out a good selection of flexy frames. My conspiracy theory is: racquet companies don't want to make a racquet that really is the "holy grail" because they need me to keep buying new frames every 3 months. Why else is there no real flexy frames on the market with heavier weight, headlight balance, and larger headsize :shock:
