Repost of FEDERER'S REAL TOTAL CUSTOM RACKET

[THE ANIMAL]

Here are the Facts on Feds stick that were posted by someone who had one of them given to him with a pic of the Racket.

It is not a stock 90 size. The head size is larger than a 6.0 85 but smaller than the stock Tour 90/Ncode 90. (held it up next to one of each) I measured the beam width. It is 16.5 mm thick (same as the old china PS85 he used to use makes total sense there). Thinner than the stock tour 90/Ncode 90 which is 17.5mm. Balance is even (has lead under the grommet strip all in the top of the hoop. His grip size is small...feels between 1/4 and 3/8, though the but cap says 3/8. The racquet only weighed in at 357g. Swingweight was in the 350-360 range.

Some other observations look v closely at the custom string pattern Feds sweet spot area i.e. where he hits most of the time is slightly higher then the middle and if you notice they have moved the concentrated pattern as all rackets have in the sweet spot area up to his area. Also No of mains and crosses and then take a close look as other people have observed the handle area is like the PS 6.0/85 Original.






So basically it is a total custom PS 88 mix with a modern shaped throat area of a Tour90/Ncode90, and ps85 handle. The only thing we don’t no is the internal construction of the racket but as he grew up with the ps85 china id guess its v similar.

[raftermania]

Don't shoot the messenger, let's kiss him!

What kind of strings were in it?

[crosscourt]

Looking at the racket that he used against Santoro, it seemed rounder than the Tour/NCode 90, but that could just be the thousands of miles between London and Melbourne getting in the way of my view.

dude...sweet...

[Aykhan Mammadov]

What is the benefit for manufacturers not to produce the same racquets Pros use for wide public? Or specifications of each Pro racquet must be keeped as secret?

[alan-n]

Originally Posted by Aykhan Mammadov

What is the benefit for manufacturers not to produce the same racquets Pros use for wide public? Or specifications of each Pro racquet must be keeped as secret?

Its because the pros racquet and balance wouldn't suit even an advanced player. His racquet is optimized for his swings.

We simply don't need to additional weight and balance to handle the pace of the pro game. Most of us don't have the muscle development and surely couldn't handle swinging that racquet for a couple of sets, much less a whole day like they can.

[foetz]

you own the club?
nice analyzing job but i would say 'play it!!!!!!!!!!!'.
...and tell us, of course

[christo]

NG mains, BB Original crosses?

[K!ck5w3rvE]

Originally Posted by christo

NG mains, BB Original crosses?

They're definately Alu crosses.

[Astennix]

great post!! but....357 grams is strung or unstrung?

[THE ANIMAL]

357 grams strung

[Alex]

Hi ANIMAL...awesome post!

I have a question for you on Federer's racquet.

We all know that he use the Wilson Pro Tour "white" grip, as overgrip.

But what i want to know is,
What kind of replacement grip is he using? Is it leather?
Does his grip feel hard or soft when squeeze?

I've a feeling that he used those cushioned replacement grip (not leather) for dampening shock. Pls check for me.

Thanks..

[Pistol Pete]

Roger uses leather...sorry to break it to you.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Pistol Pete

Roger uses leather...sorry to break it to you.

Thanks for the info ... Pistol Pete..

[fedex27]

Originally Posted by THE ANIMAL

357 grams strung

same weight as the ps 85

[Aykhan Mammadov]

Alan-n, what you wrote is the first thing coming to our mind, but I don't think you are right.

In the first, this thread started from Fed's racq specifications, he is playing with 357 g, I play with 360 g strung weight Pro Staff Tour 90, balance is 9 point. The heavier the racquet, more headlight is racquet IT IS BETTER for our elbow, and it is better for advanced amateurs.

So I can't tell that PROS racquets have some very special weight or balance or other parameters what essentially differ them from doezns of those which are available in shops. If they were for example 450 g while our is around 340-360 I could tell that this very heavy. In the second, even if to suppose that they have something special, why not to produce them in small quantities for very advanced players ? I think you agree that there are some racquets in the sale not suitable for 60% of amateurs, why not to add to some very hard models a few that Pros use ?

[foetz]

yeah, a small amount of 'no-mercy' clubs would be great but i think it wouldn't pay (companies view).

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by Aykhan Mammadov

Alan-n, what you wrote is the first thing coming to our mind, but I don't think you are right.

In the first, this thread started from Fed's racq specifications, he is playing with 357 g, I play with 360 g strung weight Pro Staff Tour 90, balance is 9 point. The heavier the racquet, more headlight is racquet IT IS BETTER for our elbow, and it is better for advanced amateurs.

So I can't tell that PROS racquets have some very special weight or balance or other parameters what essentially differ them from doezns of those which are available in shops. If they were for example 450 g while our is around 340-360 I could tell that this very heavy. In the second, even if to suppose that they have something special, why not to produce them in small quantities for very advanced players ? I think you agree that there are some racquets in the sale not suitable for 60% of amateurs, why not to add to some very hard models a few that Pros use ?

I agree with you.
For the amateors the tennis makers has many other models in stock, so let us choose and buy the real pro's racquets!
We pay for them but all we get is fake racquet paintjobbed that none of the pro's wil never use.
The next tennis generation players will play worse because they can't buy pro's stock but only squallid imitation.
Or one time that one player rise it's rank he can get at the top secret pro's racquet?

[BreakPoint]

Originally Posted by Iceman

I agree with you.
For the amateors the tennis makers has many other models in stock, so let us choose and buy the real pro's racquets!
We pay for them but all we get is fake racquet paintjobbed that none of the pro's wil never use.
The next tennis generation players will play worse because they can't buy pro's stock but only squallid imitation.
Or one time that one player rise it's rank he can get at the top secret pro's racquet?

Oh come on!! They don't sell the pros' actual racquets because most of us would play worse with those racquets than with the racquets that they do sell to the public. The manufacturers know that and that's why they sell to the public a different version. As a result, the retail nSix-One Tour is a bestseller because people like the racquet and can actually play with it. If Wilson sold Federer's actual racquet, nobody would buy it because no one other than Federer would be able to play with it. Wilson would then lose a lot of money, instead of making lots of money with the retail version. Yes, there's only one person in the world that can handle Federer's actual racquet and his name is: Roger Federer.

So the next generation of players will play BETTER because they use the retail versions of those racquets and not the actual pros' versions. If they had used the pros' actual versions while learning the game, most of them would never improve and will play worse. Most will then get frustrated and give up tennis altogether and play soccer instead. So it's a good thing that youngsters can't get their hands on the pros' racquets or else there would be no next generation of tennis players because they would all give it up.

BTW, a few years back, Spalding did introduce a line of pro spec tennis racquets that were designed by real ATP pros. They were very heavy and unforgiving since the specs were pretty much what real pros actually use on the tour. Guess what? Hardly anyone bought them and they didn't last on the market very long (maybe a year?). Not many non-pros could handle using those racquets and all the kids went out and bought Babolat Pure Drives instead. Spalding lost a lot of money and subsequently stopped making tennis racquets. So be careful of what you wish for.

[barry]

So the greatest tennis player uses an even balanced racket. I was told all pro's use head light rackets, guess we can dismiss that theory.
Interesting reading.