Kimiko Date's 385g racket!
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCF9n...eature=related

Has any one done a thread on this before? Check out her bagcheck and her very heavy sticks! :)

WOw I Just watched that video 7 minutes ago and was in the process of making this thread, but then noticed yours LOL! What are the odds!?

And it's halloween ooooooooooo:?

Heavy racquets are good.
Anyone who disagrees is a pansy.
THE END.

I took these at Wimby this year. Def felt heavy. It had to be strung a certain way, not just as to S-Fit pattern but also to how she wanted it with the name on the throat and the why the stencil was applied.

Regards

Paul

I can't think of another current female pro or male pro either(except maybe doubles) playing with such heavy racket. And she's 40 years old!!

Hey Paul, do you recall what the balance was like?

It also goes to show how you don't have to be strong in the traditional non-tennis sense to use a heavy racquet.

385g...NICE

impossible. that racket only weights 9.8 OZ strung...

then thats a whole lotta lead

Why does she need 3 cell phones? Mine works in Asia, North-South America and Europe!

or it's a custom mold

Makes my KPS models look pretty light. I wonder what the swingweight is.

Oh. That's only about 95 grams.

-SF

Some long grommets.

Sorry I didnt check the balance.

Regards

Paul

Believe me, there are a lot of pros out there playing with heavier racquets. By the way, I strung Jim Courier's racquet a week ago and it was not as heavy as I thought. He is using the new Donnay racquets now. By the way, I didn't measure the weight or balance. There was lead at the 3 & 9 o'clock positions. ;)

Why is it impossible?

From my pics you can see that there's no visible signs of lead. Therefore any additional weight would be lead under the bumper (I don't recall seeing any) or silicon in the handle.

This could mean that the frame has been built especially for hermit based on the s-fit frame.

Regards

Paul

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