Why do people say Federer needs a bigger racquet whenever he loses...........

[gplracer]

Federer shanks balls because he hits so early on the rise so much. Also, a shank on a 90 inch frame still would not be a good shot on a 95 inch frame. For us it might make a difference but not for him.

[Mick]

>>Why do people say Federer needs a bigger racquet whenever he loses...........<<

probably because all the players that Federer have lost to have used bigger racquets

[Povl Carstensen]

Perhaps players with a loosing h2h with Federer should change to a smaller racket.

[BreakPoint]

Originally Posted by lendlmac

Now we can all agree!

I guess we can all agree then. Federer at his age, will not surpass the greatness of Ivan Lendl..... Lendl dominated men's tennis and to this day, Federer is still trying to "catch up" toovertake Lendl in many career achievements and milestones....

Federer needs a larger racquet to compete...

Yes, because Lendl won 17 Slams during his career. He didn't even win HALF as many!

Oh, and Lendl dominated men's tennis with a 72 sq. in. racquet so CLEARLY Lendl needed a 98 sq. in. racquet in order to compete.

[BreakPoint]

Originally Posted by Mick

>>Why do people say Federer needs a bigger racquet whenever he loses...........<<

probably because all the players that Federer have lost to have used bigger racquets

So have all the players that Federer has beaten.

[lendlmac]

The writing is on the wall!

If Federer wants to compete with the younger kids with bigger frames, he has to uprade! He wont be Dimitrov, Wrawrinka, Dolgopolov and all the young kids at his avanced aged.

Dimitrov, with cramps, easily dispatched the world' #1 player with cramps, while Djoker was 100% healthy! Federer needs a bigger raquet!

[tennisplayer1993]

Because they can't believe the idea that the GOAT should ever lose. Federer has some REALLY delusional fans.

[vandre]

Originally Posted by lendlmac

The writing is on the wall!

If Federer wants to compete with the younger kids with bigger frames, he has to uprade! He wont be Dimitrov, Wrawrinka, Dolgopolov and all the young kids at his avanced aged.

Dimitrov, with cramps, easily dispatched the world' #1 player with cramps, while Djoker was 100% healthy! Federer needs a bigger raquet!

you do know that fed owns a 13-1 h2h vs. wawrinka (he's beaten stan 13 times and lost only once) so i think he's competing just fine against him. he's 1-0 versus dolgo (fed's won the only time they've played). fed and baby fed have never squared off in a match yet so who knows how that will go down

we do all understand that a larger racquet is not the fountain of youth, correct? like someone else posted, shanks off a 90 in stick don't automatically turn into screaming winners with a 95. any time there is a bump up in headsize there is a slight chance that the serve might be negatively affected (it was rumored aa shaved a couple of inches off his sticks near the end of his career to try to get more out of his serve). is that worth risking some cheap and easy points off the serve?

[BreakPoint]

Originally Posted by lendlmac

The writing is on the wall!

If Federer wants to compete with the younger kids with bigger frames, he has to uprade! He wont be Dimitrov, Wrawrinka, Dolgopolov and all the young kids at his avanced aged.

Dimitrov, with cramps, easily dispatched the world' #1 player with cramps, while Djoker was 100% healthy! Federer needs a bigger raquet!

So why isn't the logical conclusion that Djokovic also needs to switch to a bigger racquet?

[sureshs]

^^^ Creative arguments are not going to help Federer at this point. He has to switch.

[BreakPoint]

Originally Posted by sureshs

^^^ Creative arguments are not going to help Federer at this point. He has to switch.

I agree. I'm a big advocate of Federer switching back to the PS 6.0 85. So much more accuracy and control.

[Povl Carstensen]

Or at least go back to 25 kg tension.

[jackcrawford]

I used to say he should switch after he had a bad patch, but after he won Wimbledon last year I finally figured out he must know what frame is best for him

[HIGHER_PRIMATE]

When someone comments in this section on a top 4 player, you can immediately consider it non-sequitor if the poster has anything to do with a top 4 player in there avatar or username.

[monfed]

I do believe Fed could use a bigger racquet,what's he got to lose? Try something different,who knows he may feel more in control of the rallies against the grinders.

[Carolina Racquet]

So funny reading all of the comments from the armchair quarterbacks in the forum.

Don't you think a legend like Federer knows what kind equipment he needs?

Yeah, once in a while he shanks a few backhands. The answer is 5-10 more inches in frame size? Hardly.

Let him keep winning 90+% of his matches, even at age 31, and just enjoy watching him while we can.

[Povl Carstensen]

Originally Posted by monfed

I do believe Fed could use a bigger racquet,what's he got to lose?

A setup that brought him more or less the best resume in tennis history?

[mightyrick]

Originally Posted by monfed

I do believe Fed could use a bigger racquet,what's he got to lose? Try something different,who knows he may feel more in control of the rallies against the grinders.

He should have done this two years ago. I don't think he should have went to a 100 sq. in. head, but going to the PS95 would have been great.

His serve these days needs more pop. I've played with both the PS90 and PS95. The PS90 has *zero* power. You have to be a liquid whip with iron wrists to create any action while serving using that stick.

I strongly feel if he used the 95, he wouldn't have to push his back so hard on the serve. I bet he'd add 5mph... which would do wonders for him. More power in the racquet means less energy expended by the body to make up for it.

Roger hates changing things, though. I guess he can hardly be blamed given his results.

But that PS90 has seriously taken a toll on his body.

[BreakPoint]

Originally Posted by mightyrick

He should have done this two years ago. I don't think he should have went to a 100 sq. in. head, but going to the PS95 would have been great.

His serve these days needs more pop. I've played with both the PS90 and PS95. The PS90 has *zero* power. You have to be a liquid whip with iron wrists to create any action while serving using that stick.

I strongly feel if he used the 95, he wouldn't have to push his back so hard on the serve. I bet he'd add 5mph... which would do wonders for him. More power in the racquet means less energy expended by the body to make up for it.

Roger hates changing things, though. I guess he can hardly be blamed given his results.

But that PS90 has seriously taken a toll on his body.

Most people say they can serve better with smaller racquets than with larger racquets, myself included. That's why the PS 6.0 85 is still one of the best serving racquets ever. The Dunlop AG100 (90 sq. in.) is also a great serving racquet, as is the K90. It's also why Phillipoussis could serve just as big with a 65 sq. in. wood racquet as he could with his regular graphite racquet.

[I Heart Thomas Muster]

Apparently he trimmed his hair to make the racquet look bigger.