Roddick's Racquet and Specs

[Kevo]

Originally Posted by a guy

Oh right I see. Is there a way of increasing swingweight without increasing the mass of the racket?

Only if you can remove mass from one place and add it to another place.

[a guy]

Yeah I was thinking that.

I don't really know much about swingweight. Is there a formula for calculating it? Does adding a small amount of weight to certain positions on the racket head increase the swingweight quite a lot?

[ericsson]

Originally Posted by a guy

Yeah I was thinking that.

I don't really know much about swingweight. Is there a formula for calculating it? Does adding a small amount of weight to certain positions on the racket head increase the swingweight quite a lot?

yes it does, i trimmed the bumper on my volkl and it's a lot more headlight, i like it but now it has less power, although i can swing faster. so it's only plastic but on the head a little can do a lot...

[th____44]

Originally Posted by tursafinov

Taken from recent Davis Cup.
I believe this picture would indicate that the lead setup has changed.

Your pics show the lead being 2 layers that start in the middle of the second white stripe. This is seen on the Aeropros next to him.
The above photo shows Andy has moved his weight up above the second white Babolat stripe.

~Tursa

who are those apd from????

[Forehand Forever]

Originally Posted by th____44

who are those apd from????

I'd think they'd be from the guy sitting next to him

[AlpineCadet]

Originally Posted by subtleskeptics

I went to the same shop (located in Arcadia, CA) and got to hold the racket. The grip is huge, even though its labeled 4. I thought that the stringer dude got the racket from Roddick unstrung and strung it himself? Anyway, nice pics Denty, I mean ABNER, hahaha. Better wake up early tomorrow or else I'm not picking you up to go to Mercedes Benz qualies haha.

I live in SoCal. What's the tennis shop called?

[master935]

Originally Posted by Forehand Forever

I'd think they'd be from the guy sitting next to him

Who is the guy sitting next to him?

[Octavian]

Originally Posted by denty151

so yea, my friend is a professional stringer. He and his brother are both invited frequently to string at major tournaments. i was hanging around his shop the other day and we just started talking. i brought up the pj stuff and we were discussing strings and such when he showed me jill craybas' racquet. it was pretty cool but when i gave it back to him after a looksy, he disappeared to the back and brought out... DUN DUN DUNNNNNN Roddick's Weapon of choice given to him and his brother a while back !!!! here are some pics...



He uses the old butt cap. it says 4 and 1/2 but it feels more like a 4 and 7/8


JCS sticker at the throat.

next post..

did u look under the grip isn't it synthetic..i know others say its synthetic but i want to hear from the guy who posted this

[Hewittfan22]

it looks like michael russel but not sure

[Baghdatis72]

Originally Posted by Hewittfan22

it looks like michael russel but not sure

Yes in fact it's 99.9% Michael Russel sitting next to A Rod there.

[Hewittfan22]

He is just probably a hitting partner for davis cup memebers and since when he started using aero pro drive???

[Hewittfan22]

I dont think he used aero pro drive when he played hewitt at Australian this year

[Baghdatis72]

Originally Posted by Hewittfan22

He is just probably a hitting partner for davis cup memebers and since when he started using aero pro drive???

Anyone who watched todays match against Berdych will know better.
Also it could be someone else's racket and his racket is somewhere at the back of the bench or in the bag but I still can't think of anyone else on the team using the APD

[jcstennis]

Originally Posted by D. Nelson

....nice pictures...the ONLY thing I'm surprised about is that GRIP size.....esPECIALLY because I was born...in Missouri!! I was under the (visual/logical) impression that his grip was very SMALL....look at his service grip and 'usual' forehand grip --- no way does it look like so much of his hand could actually go 'around' the grip if it was that big....VERY surprising !!!!???! Even more surprising....I was assuming that the reason he shanked so many 'do-able' volleys is because of the small grip size; not being comfortable/confident/stable when volleying against a hard hit ball.....I'd DEFINITELY like to swing that stick just to SEE that grip size/shape.....

Probably a 4 1/2 butt cap on a smaller grip... looks like he has his grip flare out a bit near the butt (the bigger cap would help)...?