Diary of a Racketaholic

[aimr75]

My racqueteering ways have come to the fore again.. IG Radical Pro and IG Prestige Mid on the way.. cant be stopped.

Had a YT Radical Pro come in the other day, hit with it for 1/2 an hr and surprisingly swung pretty easy. Must have gotten one with a low SW. Curious to see how the IG compares

and i had this come in too





16x18 h22

[mad dog1]

Originally Posted by Power Player

I wish..but no I have been on business trips and dealing with some music festival stuff so I have not been hitting much lately. Hopefully soon.

i know what you mean. i'm in denver now...my black ace has been awfully lonely and neglected for the past 5 days.

[mad dog1]

Originally Posted by aimr75

My racqueteering ways have come to the fore again..

since i've discovered the awesomeness of my "new" old black ace, my racqueteering ways have me searching for a 2nd BA. i just don't see anything else trumping this BA 95.

[JGads]

Originally Posted by mad dog1

Awesome! how many hrs on the TB/N.Vy bed now?

About 11-12 hours.

[JGads]

Originally Posted by aimr75

My racqueteering ways have come to the fore again.. IG Radical Pro and IG Prestige Mid on the way.. cant be stopped.

Had a YT Radical Pro come in the other day, hit with it for 1/2 an hr and surprisingly swung pretty easy. Must have gotten one with a low SW. Curious to see how the IG compares

and i had this come in too





16x18 h22

Wow, beautiful. What are the specs on that bad boy?

[aimr75]

Originally Posted by JGads

Wow, beautiful. What are the specs on that bad boy?

Have recently sold our house and my balance board has been packed away, but strung weight is 345g. Has a healthy swing weight. Will give it a bash in the next few days

[Ross K]

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[JGads]

Originally Posted by aimr75

Have recently sold our house and my balance board has been packed away, but strung weight is 345g. Has a healthy swing weight. Will give it a bash in the next few days

Stellar. Did you sell the house to afford the frame? I like the move. Report back.

Originally Posted by Ross K

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We're racketaholics and we know it!

haha.

[aimr75]

Originally Posted by JGads

Stellar. Did you sell the house to afford the frame? I like the move. Report back.

Yeah my wife wasnt too happy that the house had to go

[Power Player]

Aimr is that an h22? You beast.

I must admit that my eye has wandered..well kind of.

I really love the plus length a lot..I just don't know if I like standard or plus better sometimes..it is maddening in a way, as I have a tendency to hit close to the throat sometimes.

Basically I'm thinking about trying a Roddick version out in standard length.

The madness of all this is the fact that while I have found an ideal match for me in terms of racquets, I have not dialed in the specs just yet. I like the PD+ at 325 grams a lot, but the only way to really know if I like the heavier Roddick would be have 1 in the bag as well.

I also remember demoing the last roddick in the plus and I believe in this thread I described the demo and how wowwed I was by the experience. The plus just was a little tougher to wield at that weight. I had matches with the 6.1 where I was so dominant and just crushing the ball so hard that I do miss that lovely weight sometimes...well not all of the weight, just a little.

The roddick just seems the potential game changer if I am good with the weight. Still half an ounce lighter than the 6.1 95, easier to use and got some of the most rave reviews I have ever seen.

Regardless, these new PDs are so sick...dear lord.

I figure a light XL PD at 325 and a Roddick standard is actually a collection I could keep in my bag.

[PED]

^^You may want to try and take a bit of lead off the tip before taking the plunge into the PDR. That's a good deal of lead to have considering the plus length as well.

I know it's a tough balance: the intersection between mass and stick speed.

[PED]

Originally Posted by aimr75

My racqueteering ways have come to the fore again.. IG Radical Pro and IG Prestige Mid on the way.. cant be stopped.

Had a YT Radical Pro come in the other day, hit with it for 1/2 an hr and surprisingly swung pretty easy. Must have gotten one with a low SW. Curious to see how the IG compares

IG RP swings MUCH easier and better all around stick over the YTRP.

YT is nice on clay but against hard flat hitters who take it early, it can get a bit unwieldy. If you have a compact swing though, it's doable but prefer the versatility of the IG so far.

Dgoran summed up the IG version well: the power of a PD with the feel of a PT630. Really nice frame.

I went 55/52 the first string job and it was good but I dropped to 52/50 to account for the lower mass and it def played better. The tighter stringbed of the IG leads naturally to a lower trajectory ball so the looser setup helps with that.

[falc02]

I recently purchased 3xIG radical pro's I did not find them to my liking, I have been playing these racquets for a while now since start of YT version, however I feel I need more control and a little less power. I don't feel comfortable going after the ball with this beast.

I am going to try some Donnay Platinum 99's. Seem exactly what I want, and being in Australia cannot get Babolat, Head, or Wilson here now. :S Well i can, but not without having to remove body limbs to pay for the sticks.

[Power Player]

Originally Posted by PED

^^You may want to try and take a bit of lead off the tip before taking the plunge into the PDR. That's a good deal of lead to have considering the plus length as well.

I know it's a tough balance: the intersection between mass and stick speed.

Yeah, I am keeping the lead at 12 and just removing 2-3 grams. I went a little heavy with it.

Definitely a tough balance. I am a strong guy, so the Roddick will not be an issue. I think the plus roddick would possibly be too much though.

[Power Player]

BTW, that Rad Pro is on my very short list if I ever have arm problems with the PDs. So far, so good.

[Dave M]

Originally Posted by aimr75

and i had this come in too





16x18 h22

Nice, 16/18 who'd you tempt that off of?
I have an 18/20 that looks a lot like that, i was set on a frame and very happy with it then a fellow UKRTB tempted this into my lap during a swap process, I think i like the H22, only thing making me think of selling it is i imagine grommets aren't easy to come by!

[Pneumated1]

Originally Posted by JGads

The IG Midplus experiment is officially dead. Could never get back to my Honeymoon-with-Megan-Fox-like demo dalliance. The 7G, meanwhile, has been crushing of late. Will try some Yonexing in the coming week.

I noticed that it was for sale. If it had a bigger grip, I'd most likely take it. However, I can't say for sure, as I'll hit my new IG Prestige MP for the first time later today, strung with V-Pro 17 mains at 48 and NRG2 17 crosses at 52. We'll see how it goes, but a lot of early "ravers" over this new Prestige are throwing it to the curb, it would appear. I really feel like it needs a leather grip, but I don't want the added weight. So for now, I'm going with the stock grip and overgrip. Also, I wrapped head tape over the grommets from just above 3 to just above 9, and it pretty well swings itself with this fraction of added weight there.

Interestingly, after over a year of tinkering, I've gone back to my "tried-and-true" mods on my Londons, and they are really feeling like the proverbial "extension of the arm"--and might I add at the most inopportune time. The difference in the two sticks, as I see it, is that with the London, success comes by attrition, whereas with the Prestige I'm hoping for something a little more straight forward and laser-like. Should be fun either way!

[Ross K]

Originally Posted by PED

IG RP swings MUCH easier and better all around stick over the YTRP.

YT is nice on clay but against hard flat hitters who take it early, it can get a bit unwieldy. If you have a compact swing though, it's doable but prefer the versatility of the IG so far.

Dgoran summed up the IG version well: the power of a PD with the feel of a PT630. Really nice frame.

I went 55/52 the first string job and it was good but I dropped to 52/50 to account for the lower mass and it def played better. The tighter stringbed of the IG leads naturally to a lower trajectory ball so the looser setup helps with that.

Now that's my kind of a quote! ... grrrr, stop tempting me out of my racketaholic retirement PED!... Meags and Fed too!

[Fed Kennedy]

Ped, are you a 1hbh guy?

[Fed Kennedy]

Originally Posted by Ross K

Now that's my kind of a quote! ... grrrr, stop tempting me out of my racketaholic retirement PED!... Meags and Fed too!

I am expecting delivery on a 100s today...

Am I my brothers keeper????