anyone know

[WilsonPSSurgeX]

how many grams of lead tape roddick ads to the head of his racquet?

heres a link to the picture i saw

http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/cfw/FrameSet.aspx?s=ImagesSearchState|0|15|0|1|||0|0|0 |0|2|andy+roddick|0|0&p=2&pk=4

[HeavyBall]

That is between 6 and 7 inches of 1/2" on one side of the frame and the same on the other. Assuming it is only one layer, he has between 6 and 7 grams in the head, which is roughly 1/4 of an ounce. This is also assuming Gamma lead tape. Babolat tape is a little thicker and, therefore, heavier.

[perfmode]

Babolat tape is twice as heavy as other tape.

Who said that Roddick uses lead tape from Babolat? Anyway, Babolat also markets or has marketed a 1-gram-per-2-inches lead tape. It is a more shiny silver, like the one on Roddick's frame. The lead tape on Roddick's frame also does not have logos. I'm sure Babolat could get any density that a player wanted with or without logos, but really the less-dense lead tape is the way to go. Less-dense tape doesn't cram all that mass into a small area and make the string bed that much less consistent. I'd imagine that more-dense tape would also make things that much harder for a racket customiser/matcher.