Question for Wilson PS 6.0 85 Re-issue Sampras

[BreakPoint]

Originally Posted by Mick

well, in my opinion, Nadal may not win a match against Federer when both are playing with wood racquets but I believe he could play very well with it.

On this board, some amateurs say they can play very well with the wood racquets. Nadal is not only a professional but a 10-time GS champion. It wouldn't make sense that the low level players could play well with wood racquets but a player of Nadal's caliber could not

It depends on one's stroke and how one swings at the ball. I grew up using wood racquets so my stoke and swing is optimized for them. Even with graphite racquets today, I still swing horizontally and hit flat. Nadal grew up with big graphite racquets and spent his entire life swinging vertically - he's probably swung his racquet vertically over a billion times in his life. I doubt he's going to be able to pick up a wood racquet and immediately change everything he knows and is accustomed to doing when hitting a tennis ball when his vertical stroke is so ingrained into his DNA and muscle memory. If he used the same swing he usually does with a wood racquet, he would likely mishit every single ball.

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Originally Posted by BreakPoint

It depends on one's stroke and how one swings at the ball. I grew up using wood racquets so my stoke and swing is optimized for them. Even with graphite racquets today, I still swing horizontally and hit flat. Nadal grew up with big graphite racquets and spent his entire life swinging vertically - he's probably swung his racquet vertically over a billion times in his life. I doubt he's going to be able to pick up a wood racquet and immediately change everything he knows and is accustomed to doing when hitting a tennis ball when his vertical stroke is so ingrained into his DNA and muscle memory. If he used the same swing he usually does with a wood racquet, he would likely mishit every single ball.

Yeah compared to most pros he would find it hard due to the reasons you said. But he is obviously immensely talented and plays a hell of a lot of tennis. I think he would do a hell of a lot better with a wooden racquet than everyone here on these boards.