Diary of a Racketaholic

[keithfival]

Originally Posted by Power Player

The goal should be to narrow down between 325-335 in SW. See what you prefer. It makes a lot of things way easier once you get to that point.

I just checked the 2 frames I've been using which feel a tad heavy and a tad light. The heavy one is 330g, 330SW and the light feeling one 328g, 322 SW.

The 330 is actually the one I set up like yours except I already took off 4 of the 8" and took 3g out of the handle (b/c it felt heavy last night at what must have been 333SW or so?). I'll try it tonight at 330SW but still swings a bit heavy. If I'm looking for ~325-327SW I don't know if removing the 4g of lead at 3&9 would even get me there, which would be stock plus 1.5 overgrips.

I haven't really tried just matching SW before. These two would be setup pretty differently to achieve that, but maybe that's why I've had a hard time getting them to feel the same.

[keithfival]

Originally Posted by JGads

So you're using the black/gold K 104 and PP (and Fed) is using the BLX white/black/gold blx 104? Just trying to get my Teams in order.

Yeah, the Storm Team was the #4 demo wild card in my box as well - was inspired by seeing a club pro crushing with it a week or two prior. The #4 position in the TW demo box is a dangerous place.

Yep, old ugly K 104 here. #4 demo position will throw you off every time!

[Dave M]

Originally Posted by Ross K

Okay, a digi scale. Is that like what you use you to weigh packages etc in post offices when you send stuff by mail?

argos do a good digital one in their cooking section

[mad dog1]

Originally Posted by corners

Was he crushing with it stock?

no, it was leaded up. stock is definitely too light to crush anything.

[MikeHitsHard93]

Originally Posted by GarryClarke

ive got that sneaking suspicion you could be right so will have my blade98 as backup

Not a bad bench warmer

[Power Player]

Originally Posted by mad dog1

no, it was leaded up. stock is definitely too light to crush anything.

I pretty much copied the setup gads gave me from that pro. Got me to the 326 weight and the SW is the same as well. Its just 6 total grams at 3 and 9 in the head, and I put 7 grams in the handle.

[corners]

Originally Posted by mad dog1

no, it was leaded up. stock is definitely too light to crush anything.

Lol, just checking, and curious because every so often one hears of some baddass laying it down with an unleaded Team of various brands.

[bad_call]

Originally Posted by JGads

It's the new racaholic rage: The Team Room.

I'll soon enter it myself with the Pure Storm Team. MD ran into a fantabulous deal on one because he knows someone who knows someone (that's how he rolls), so I bit.

The Steam Room is so last month.

so down with that...so last month...like whatever. lol

[mad dog1]

Originally Posted by Power Player

I pretty much copied the setup gads gave me from that pro. Got me to the 326 weight and the SW is the same as well. Its just 6 total grams at 3 and 9 in the head, and I put 7 grams in the handle.

good to know. i can probably use the same setup or something very similar. maybe a smidgen less lead in the hoop and more in the handle. as i suspected, my ideal SW is 320-325.

Originally Posted by corners

Lol, just checking, and curious because every so often one hears of some baddass laying it down with an unleaded Team of various brands.

i think those bad@$$es are so good that they can lay it down with an aluminum stick from walmart if they needed to.

[JGads]

Originally Posted by corners

Was he crushing with it stock?

Yeah he had lead from about 2-4 or maybe even a tad more than that. Not sure what he had in or under the overgrip but after a great hit - guy was hitting so solid and every slice was just insanely low and skidding - I took notice as we chatted afterwards that he'd been swinging a Team. I'd thought it was the Tour or something.

I really liked the way my demo swung with about 6.5 grams wrapped near the top of the handle beneath grip and overgrip , and about 6 grams of lead at the sides of the hoop from 2-4.

[Timbo's hopeless slice]

I dunno, though

friend of mine used to use the 6.1 Team completely stock.

big hitting 5.5, won rounds in futures when he was young

now he uses (get this!) standard Steam 100s..

[Power Player]

Originally Posted by JGads

Yeah he had lead from about 2-4 or maybe even a tad more than that. Not sure what he had in or under the overgrip but after a great hit - guy was hitting so solid and every slice was just insanely low and skidding - I took notice as we chatted afterwards that he'd been swinging a Team. I'd thought it was the Tour or something.

I really liked the way my demo swung with about 6.5 grams wrapped near the top of the handle beneath grip and overgrip , and about 6 grams of lead at the sides of the hoop from 2-4.

Thats the setup i have and its gold. Really great racquet.

[Ross K]

Okay, recalling last night's posts, just rummaged around the kitchen cupboards and to my surprise managed to dig up some digital kitchen scales...

Blade 16x19 no. 1 (STRUNG w/dampener and just an OG) = 311g/10.9oz

Blade 16x19 no. 2 (UNSTRUNG w/bare grip) = 293g/10.3oz

Er, can that be right?

[JGads]

Originally Posted by Timbo's hopeless slice

I dunno, though

friend of mine used to use the 6.1 Team completely stock.

big hitting 5.5, won rounds in futures when he was young

now he uses (get this!) standard Steam 100s..

I could see the 6.1 Team being more usable stock because it's stiffer, more inherently powerful. Thats what the 6.1 lineage is all about. The PS is softer, more muted, less power. At stock weight I don't think it'd do a lot, and with lead it still swings so easily but there's more beef for block backs and plow.

Originally Posted by Power Player

Thats the setup i have and its gold. Really great racquet.

Your handle weight is just putty in the trap door, though, yeah? I'd like to try both lead at top of grip as well as lead at the bottom of the handle to see if there's a difference. I feel like I feel the weight more (in a good way) with lead toward the top of grip but it's been awhile since I've bottom weighted a frame so it's worth a revisit.

[Power Player]

Originally Posted by Ross K

Okay, recalling last night's posts, just rummaged around the kitchen cupboards and to my surprise managed to dig up some digital kitchen scales...

Blade 16x19 no. 1 (STRUNG w/dampener and just an OG) = 311g/10.9oz

Blade 16x19 no. 2 (UNSTRUNG w/bare grip) = 293g/10.3oz

Er, can that be right?

Sounds so. With strings, you have a stick about 5 grams over spec. Annoying, but not awful.

Originally Posted by JGads

I could see the 6.1 Team being more usable stock because it's stiffer, more inherently powerful. Thats what the 6.1 lineage is all about. The PS is softer, more muted, less power. At stock weight I don't think it'd do a lot, and with lead it still swings so easily but there's more beef for block backs and plow.



Your handle weight is just putty in the trap door, though, yeah? I'd like to try both lead at top of grip as well as lead at the bottom of the handle to see if there's a difference. I feel like I feel the weight more (in a good way) with lead toward the top of grip but it's been awhile since I've bottom weighted a frame so it's worth a revisit.

Yes. Doesnt take much for 7 grams. I like it so much i did the same mod to the 104. Just put 8 grams in the head instead of 6. They both play very very well like this.

I like to bottom weight team sticks because they are balanced more head heavy. This way i can tip it a hair more hl since i added weight.

[JGads]

PP, is the putty easy to remove and such? Before I would always tail weight sticks with a nickel/folded lead and it just never felt so comforting. The putty sounds better.

[mad dog1]

PP, what kind of putty are you using?

[skeeter]

Originally Posted by mad dog1

skeet, the MG Rad MP IMO is one of the best values around now. it's a great platform to mod because it's so light in stock form. i had told you that i wasn't a big fan of taking light sticks and leading them up when you had that yonex rdis200 lite, but in this case, i didn't add any lead to the hoop. i CAP'd it to add weight around the hoop and added lead under the grip at the base of the grip. if you thought the flex and feel were good in stock form, you should try it w/ some weight. it's alot better. i haven't tried the IG version before.

Excellent; thanks. Now I'm definitely interested. It'll be in the #4 "Gads slot" next demo round.

[crosscourt]

Originally Posted by Ross K

Okay, recalling last night's posts, just rummaged around the kitchen cupboards and to my surprise managed to dig up some digital kitchen scales...

Blade 16x19 no. 1 (STRUNG w/dampener and just an OG) = 311g/10.9oz

Blade 16x19 no. 2 (UNSTRUNG w/bare grip) = 293g/10.3oz

Er, can that be right?

People often say that you add +/- 15 grams for strings so they may not be too far off.

[GarryClarke]

Originally Posted by MikeHitsHard93

Not a bad bench warmer

will also have my 2012 pd in the the wings but ive strung it at ELT 35lbs with forten sweet,from the bounce on the strings test that could end up being a serious rocket launcher lol