What are Federer's racquet specs(grip, weight, tension)?

[samster]

Originally Posted by Raiha

sorry if i pissed you guys off, but maybe you can understand how it feels to buy racquets as a teenager thinking you were getting federer's racquet, then joining these forums, realizing it wasn't, and reading years of these agonizing "what is fed's racquet?" threads. although i'm pleasantly surprised that one finally turned up, its frustrating that someone on the boards has direct access to the racquet and could easily put an end to the endless debate.

Here you go:

http://www.hdtennis.com/grs/pro_racquet_specs.html

"Here are some specifications of pro racquets I have had the opportunity to measure, compared against the specifications of the corresponding racquet of the same appearance that is (or was) available to the retail customer.

Roger Federer's Wilson K Six.One Tour 90

Racquet Mass Bal. cm Swgwt Length

Federer's 362.5 31.5 338 27

USRSA 356 31.85 331 27

TW 354 31.43 336 27

It would appear that the racquet Roger is using is virtually identical to the racquet that anyone can buy at retail, as I speculated previously (see below)."

[OTMPut]

Originally Posted by EndLy

the one on TW's site is listed with strung specs.. the one on the racket is unstrung... that's why the specs are different..

Isn't the balance printed on racket for unstrung version? My AK90 says 9 pts HL. May be the US version says 12 pts.

[samster]

Originally Posted by OTMPut

Isn't the balance printed on racket for unstrung version? My AK90 says 9 pts HL. May be the US version says 12 pts.

Correct:

the US K90 says 12 pts unstrung, AK90 says 9 pts unstrung.

[Fabfed]

Originally Posted by fanatic456

Fabfed just wanted the validation and adulation from us for owning a real Fed racket. Sucking value from us, but giving us back nothing...

Fanatic456, I really don't know where you get off making those comments about me. Did I not respond specifically to you earlier in the thread? I also tried the ball bounce and responded on the string spacing as you had requested. I'm sorry if my feedback or lack of it did not meet your specifications, but I had also explained to you in my earlier response that I am not a technical guy where it comes to racquets. I am also not about to bring the racquet to a tennis shop for someone to handle it so that they can establish the specs. The racquet is a part of my collection and just that, and I would prefer not to do anything that might risk damaging it. I know a few people have asked for the weight of the racquet, I will do that once I get hold of a proper scale (you can't weigh it on a bathroom scale can you?) and report the weight back to everyone. I did not post the pictures for validation or adulation as you had accused me of, I posted the photos to share with everyone on the forum, which is what such forums are about. And as for your other accusation that I sucked value from you guys and gave nothing back, did I not share clear, close up photos of Roger's racquet with everyone? Did the photos not generate interesting responses and discussions on this thread? Weren't these contributions? Just because you did not get exactly what you wanted, the precise specs of the racquet, doesn't give you the right to make such accusations. You don't always get what you want in life, that's the way the cookie crumbles, deal with it!

[drake]

Originally Posted by Fabfed

Fanatic456, I really don't know where you get off making those comments about me. Did I not respond specifically to you earlier in the thread? I also tried the ball bounce and responded on the string spacing as you had requested. I'm sorry if my feedback or lack of it did not meet your specifications, but I had also explained to you in my earlier response that I am not a technical guy where it comes to racquets. I am also not about to bring the racquet to a tennis shop for someone to handle it so that they can establish the specs. The racquet is a part of my collection and just that, and I would prefer not to do anything that might risk damaging it. I know a few people have asked for the weight of the racquet, I will do that once I get hold of a proper scale (you can't weigh it on a bathroom scale can you?) and report the weight back to everyone. I did not post the pictures for validation or adulation as you had accused me of, I posted the photos to share with everyone on the forum, which is what such forums are about. And as for your other accusation that I sucked value from you guys and gave nothing back, did I not share clear, close up photos of Roger's racquet with everyone? Did the photos not generate interesting responses and discussions on this thread? Weren't these contributions? Just because you did not get exactly what you wanted, the precise specs of the racquet, doesn't give you the right to make such accusations. You don't always get what you want in life, that's the way the cookie crumbles, deal with it!

Personally, I appreciate you uploading the pictures and showing us a truly great collection. The weight of the racquet is more than enough. I always believed the weight was very close to spec. Thanks Fabfed, for the effort!

[saram]

Fabfed--you don't even need to weigh the darn stick. I'm just glad to hear and see that someone actually owns one that is not named Roger. It's your stick and thanks for sharing. If fantatic456 wants to be a kid--let him be a kid.

If I had that stick--it would be wrapped and sealed and given to my daughter when she turned 18. I wouldn't risk any damage to it to appease the needs of anyone on an internet forum.

[ESP#1]

Fabfed, congrats on the roger sticks, thanks or posting bro

[BreakPoint]

Originally Posted by RJYU

We don't really discuss any specifics on how we customize any of our clients frames, nor do we release racquet specs of their frames.

That being said, I can confirm that we do our usual customizing on Roger's frames that we do for all of our Gold or Silver Service clients. That includes molding a custom handle, wrapping the grips a specific way, and bringing the racquets to the proper specs.

Ron,

Since you mold custom handles on Federer's racquets, could you tell us why after molding the handles you guys put the older style black/red butt caps on them instead of the newer stock K90 glossy black butt caps? Is it because Federer specifically requests these or it is because these are just what you guys keep in inventory?

Many people here have claimed that because Federer's K90's have the old butt caps on them that it's an indication that he's actually using an older frame or a custom frame with a paintjob. I've always told these people that the butt cap gives no such indication and that all it indicates is that his handles are probably custom molded and the kind of butt caps put on afterwards are either by Federer's request or by the customizer's choice or availability.

Thanks.

[RJYU]

Originally Posted by BreakPoint

Ron,

Since you mold custom handles on Federer's racquets, could you tell us why after molding the handles you guys put the older style black/red butt caps on them instead of the newer stock K90 glossy black butt caps? Is it because Federer specifically requests these or it is because these are just what you guys keep in inventory?

Many people here have claimed that because Federer's K90's have the old butt caps on them that it's an indication that he's actually using an older frame or a custom frame with a paintjob. I've always told these people that the butt cap gives no such indication and that all it indicates is that his handles are probably custom molded and the kind of butt caps put on afterwards are either by Federer's request or by the customizer's choice or availability.

Thanks.

You are correct, the butt cap gives no such indication. The reason why we use that particular butt cap is because we have a lot of them lying around. Since Roger used them on his previous racquet, we just continue to place them on his current ones. We don't like to be wasteful! We'll eventually run out of them, and I'm sure we'll just switch to the current Black/Silver one. We have already switched over several of our clients, such as Mardy Fish, to the Black/Silver ones .

[ericsson]

Originally Posted by RJYU

You are correct, the butt cap gives no such indication. The reason why we use that particular butt cap is because we have a lot of them lying around. Since Roger used them on his previous racquet, we just continue to place them on his current ones. We don't like to be wasteful! We'll eventually run out of them, and I'm sure we'll just switch to the current Black/Silver one. We have already switched over several of our clients, such as Mardy Fish, to the Black/Silver ones .

Good to know, thanks Ron.

[Run.]

Thanks for the pictures man!

[MichaelChang]

Hi Fabfed, most people here still greatly appreciate what you have done, and could only hope they are in your shoes. Please ignore those few negative posters.

[MichaelChang]

Originally Posted by Rabbit

I think spec-wise, folks are really just interested in weight and balance. You could get those measurements without subjecting the frame to anything destructive.

Yeah Fabfed, you do not need to bring the racket to any racket shop. You can easily do this:
1. compare the weight. hold the Federer racket and the stock K90, you can roughly tell which one is heavier/lighter.
2. measure the balance: place the racket along the edge of a table. with the racket lying on the table, and vertical to the table edge. Move the racket the handle slowly moving out of the table (while the racket string bed is still in the table). Move slowly until you find the balance point. Now you could just tell us the distance, from the balance point to the end of the handle. (in the precision of 1/8 inch, or 0.1 cm).

Thanks!!!

[ronalditop]

please fabfed, can you post more pics of the handle of roger's racquet? specially the buttcap. BTW thanks very much for showing us fed's racquet.

[10sdude85]

fabfed, don't listen to any of these guys. we all appreciate what u have done. Keep posting dude.

[Mansewerz]

Originally Posted by MichaelChang

Yeah Fabfed, you do not need to bring the racket to any racket shop. You can easily do this:
1. compare the weight. hold the Federer racket and the stock K90, you can roughly tell which one is heavier/lighter.
2. measure the balance: place the racket along the edge of a table. with the racket lying on the table, and vertical to the table edge. Move the racket the handle slowly moving out of the table (while the racket string bed is still in the table). Move slowly until you find the balance point. Now you could just tell us the distance, from the balance point to the end of the handle. (in the precision of 1/8 inch, or 0.1 cm).

Thanks!!!

That method works for balance? And balance is measured from the buttcap?

[drake]

Originally Posted by NoBadMojo

Fabfed..thanks for taking the time to post the pictures. I bet the forum would at least like to know what the static weight and balance are, and if you have access to a RDC what the RA stiffness and swingweight is.

Congrats on your acquisition..sweet!

Originally Posted by samster

Where is Fabfed? I would like to know the weight and balance.

Originally Posted by Fabfed

I know a few people have asked for the weight of the racquet, I will do that once I get hold of a proper scale (you can't weigh it on a bathroom scale can you?) and report the weight back to everyone

Originally Posted by drake

Personally, I appreciate you uploading the pictures and showing us a truly great collection. The weight of the racquet is more than enough. I always believed the weight was very close to spec. Thanks Fabfed, for the effort!

We would of appreciated your effort to weigh the racquet, if anything to prove Federer doesn't need to add an enormous amount of lead to be great. A lot of posters in TW seem to think that is the solution to their game instead of working on technique.

Originally Posted by Fabfed

I am no longer going to post anything else on this particular thread, whoever else wants to make wild accusations and inane remarks can go ahead and do so.

Thanks for showing us Feds lead-free racquet most of us really do appreciate it !

[brucie]

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Im guessing tension is 21kg and it was strung on a friday then Nice work

[samster]

Looks like FabFed's retail stick is a Asian K90, as evident by the USL3 grip sticker. My Asian K90 with grip 4 1/2 states USL4.

[psp2]

I like the location of the cross tieoff at 9H and not on a main (like 5H).