Stepanek's New Bosworth Racket

[bbenton43@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by ericsson

Lee, that's a very nice mail, Jay looks like a cool guy.
Didn't know they build rackets for customers too, i thought only for pro's, strange...
Any idea about the price of such a racket?

Have been using Bosworth rackets for 5 years ... I developed my own design by started with a Wilson prostaff and added lead in various places till it played right.

However, it was not just blind trial and error ... but with use of equations detailed in article by some engineers in California titled "racket science"

Some interesting things ...

Center of compression should be above where you hit ball ... therefore there is no vibration - no damper needed

Moment should be less than .7 newton meters ... allows heavy racket but very light headed and works good at net

Racket should be heavy with 10.5 inch balance point - mine is 18 oz.

Swing weight is over simplified ... swing weight is "moment of inertia" around a point 2.5 inches from the butt of racket.

Ball speed is determined by things:

1. Linear momentum transfer from movement of your body toward net
2. Angular momentum because of rotation of racket at wrist (swing weight effect)
3. Angular momentum because of rotation of racket around shoulder.
4. Angular momentum because of rotation of racket around center of body.

My rackets work quite well and my cost was just cost of rackuet with my specs.

[Don't Let It Bounce]

BBenton, do you happen to have a link you to the article you mentioned?

[Federerkblade]

What are him and paes using now . Why the speed paint jobs without the logo

[treblings]

Originally Posted by Federerkblade

What are him and paes using now . Why the speed paint jobs without the logo

probably signalling to the industry that they are without a contract.
fun to watch against Granollers/Lopez

[Federerkblade]

So is he no longer got a Bosworth with a speed paintjob

[treblings]

Originally Posted by Federerkblade

So is he no longer got a Bosworth with a speed paintjob

doesn´t look like his old Bosworth, from the shape of it. whether Bosworth has something to do with customizing his rackets, i don´t know

[airdupont]

Remember a couple of years ago when he had to play the WTF's and his gear arrived a couple days late? He used Novak's racquet and maybe he had a good experience with them?

[airdupont]

Or Head wants the world N°1's in double next year? It's strange that Paes changed as well.

[treblings]

Originally Posted by airdupont

Or Head wants the world N°1's in double next year? It's strange that Paes changed as well.

money-wise it could make sense for Paes, and actually for both of them to play the same racquet as a team.
Paes old babolat seems to be very different from the head though

[Rabbit]

I thought I read that both were using the Head frame. Stepanek's still have the Bosworth butt cap on them indicating that they still trick it out for him

[sureshs]

Originally Posted by bbenton43@gmail.com

Racket should be heavy with 10.5 inch balance point - mine is 18 oz.

I don't know whether to take the rest of your post seriously. Are you kidding?

[vsbabolat]

Originally Posted by Rabbit

I thought I read that both were using the Head frame. Stepanek's still have the Bosworth butt cap on them indicating that they still trick it out for him

They are....

[ericsson]

I own his older Bosworth and did have a hit with it, i have to say i expected much more from that racket, infact i really didnt like it that much. Very powerful and had trouble keeping the ball in.
That said, i also have his older Volkl mold (C10 V-engine) and this one is so sweet, one of the best pro rackets i've ever hit!
Was surprised there was a lot of difference between these rackets, thought they would be closer in terms of playability...

[Federerkblade]

Originally Posted by vsbabolat

They are....

Theyre using head speeds then