ferrari_827
Professional
I'll admit the most tweaking I've done has been on my Yonex Ti80.
I've varied the amount and location of lead about three different times, reshaped the handle (removed the butt cap), and put in new Babolat Brio strings (57lbs).
There are some basic things I like about the racket, including the thin beam, higher sweetspot, and cosmetics. My goal was to make the racket as good as possible, maybe even great. I added a substantial amount of lead (16" total) in the hoop, especially at the 8-10 and 2-4 positions, even adding a second layer over the first, and a small amount at 10-11 and 1-2 positions. Then to counterbalance, I added about 8" of lead near the buttcap area.
This fine-tuning takes patience, trial and error, and time, but the result is a customized gem, a real monster. Fortunately, my other rackets required little or no lead customization. I can say that I don't want to go through this process again, and this was a special "project", but I'm sort of proud of what I've created.
I've varied the amount and location of lead about three different times, reshaped the handle (removed the butt cap), and put in new Babolat Brio strings (57lbs).
There are some basic things I like about the racket, including the thin beam, higher sweetspot, and cosmetics. My goal was to make the racket as good as possible, maybe even great. I added a substantial amount of lead (16" total) in the hoop, especially at the 8-10 and 2-4 positions, even adding a second layer over the first, and a small amount at 10-11 and 1-2 positions. Then to counterbalance, I added about 8" of lead near the buttcap area.
This fine-tuning takes patience, trial and error, and time, but the result is a customized gem, a real monster. Fortunately, my other rackets required little or no lead customization. I can say that I don't want to go through this process again, and this was a special "project", but I'm sort of proud of what I've created.