But not for Federer since he never used the nCode 90. It was a K90 under that red and white paintjob all along. :shock:ncode technology was clearly superior to the 'K' series. The results speak for themselves...
No way...he should start using a wooden racquet
ncode technology was clearly superior to the 'K' series. The results speak for themselves...
i think the problem is in the head size, to small for now days.
Fed's racket really has nothing to do with recent results, he is slipping out of his prime while the top competition like Rafa, Djockovic, and Murray all are beginning to enter theirs.
To be honest he most likely is using the exact same racket he has been, just changed the paint to market for the new models. It's going to be a frustrating year for him.
no denying about this.
but since his form is slipping, having a larger racket will help him, not saying the racket is the reason he slipped.
When Agassi's game started slipping in the latter part of his career, he switched to a SMALLER racquet and it helped his game. Perhaps Federer should try the same thing?but since his form is slipping, having a larger racket will help him, not saying the racket is the reason he slipped.
When Agassi's game started slipping in the latter part of his career, he switched to a SMALLER racquet and it helped his game. Perhaps Federer should try the same thing?
Federer could dig out his old PS 6.0 85's from the attic at his parents house.yeah but agassi went from a big racquet to a smaller racquet.
federer is already using a small racquet -- there is not a racquet in production that is smaller than the k90 is there? the k88 is actually larger.
I actually do believe that there is a difference between the racket with nCode-paintjob and kFactor paintjob that he used/uses.
I said it before and will say it again, the paintjob-switch back in '07 and the start of his decline tenniswise at the same time, are just too coincidental to me. (And yes, I know his result at AO '07, but even during that tournament I already said that his forehand looked "of").
Ow and yes, I have read the thread(s) about how he supposedly never changed rackets, the arguments however don't convince me. His game after the switch speaks for itself.
AO 07 FH off??!?! That Roddick match was utter annihilation and Roddick was playing great.
And Federer also won Wimbledon and the US Open and the Master's Cup in '07 with the K90 paintjob, as well as beating Nadal on clay with a nice fat bagel in Hamburg and giving Nadal a run for his money at the French Open.I actually do believe that there is a difference between the racket with nCode-paintjob and kFactor paintjob that he used/uses.
I said it before and will say it again, the paintjob-switch back in '07 and the start of his decline tenniswise at the same time, are just too coincidental to me. (And yes, I know his result at AO '07, but even during that tournament I already said that his forehand looked "of").
Ow and yes, I have read the thread(s) about how he supposedly never changed rackets, the arguments however don't convince me. His game after the switch speaks for itself.
Have you held up the k90 and k95 over each other? Its hard to see the difference in head size. Its like 1/8th inch difference around the perimeter bigger. I don't see how this small difference would help much, especially considering if your hitting the ball that close to the frame, it'll be a shank with either racquet. In fact, I'd rather frame the ball with the k90 as it has a flat beam and seems less likely to send the ball into the fence (IMO of course).
And Federer also won Wimbledon and the US Open and the Master's Cup in '07 with the K90 paintjob, as well as beating Nadal on clay with a nice fat bagel in Hamburg and giving Nadal a run for his money at the French Open.
What was more than coincidental with Federer's drop off was the fact that he got mono at the beginning of '08. Nothing to do with his racquet.
I hate when people say he needs to switch raquets. if he can win wimbledon and the us open with it he can beat anybody. Federer just needs to get some help on his game against young people like nadal or djockovic.
Only the retail versions were different. Federer has always used the K90. Now the retail version of the K90 is the same one that Federer uses. This wasn't the case before they released the K90 to the public.I remember Greg Raven coming to the conclusion that Federer was using the N90 with a modification to the string spacing in the PWS region of the frame. Now the consensus is that Federer is using the K90 to his specs.
But aren't these 2 different racquets? One was Ncoded or whatever the hell that means and one is Karophite (again whatever that means)
Have you held up the k90 and k95 over each other? Its hard to see the difference in head size. Its like 1/8th inch difference around the perimeter bigger. I don't see how this small difference would help much, especially considering if your hitting the ball that close to the frame, it'll be a shank with either racquet. In fact, I'd rather frame the ball with the k90 as it has a flat beam and seems less likely to send the ball into the fence (IMO of course).
Yes.. as I said, I know the results of that tournament, but during that tournament I already noticed and talked with my friends about how Federer didn't play great that tournament.
To switch back he would need to have used it in the first place.
*facepalm*
Federer dismantled the entire field that year (AO 2007)