Federer's String setup?
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djoko4thewin
Professional
use the search button on top of the page. This has been discussed to many times. Thanks.
tacotanium
Professional
to be honest i love threads like these. because it sucks going through pages and pages of threads. lol.
ngut in main and alu rough in crosses was the last time i checked. 4th & 6th for string savers sounds right. he only uses one strip of lead at the 12 O'clock to reach 364g.
ngut in main and alu rough in crosses was the last time i checked. 4th & 6th for string savers sounds right. he only uses one strip of lead at the 12 O'clock to reach 364g.
Federer uses this
Oh Yea, Fed definitely uses B-Grade Wilson gut (which is actually rejected gut from Babolat) rather than actual VS. *sarcasm*
But other than the gut manufacturer, this is accurate.
Djokolate
Professional
Alu ROUGH crosses and it's 48lbs both mains and crosses
FedererBestTennis
Professional
Pretty sure he does not string the same tension on both...and yes this is the most ridiculous thread ever.
CDestroyer
Professional
I think it is 51 on the mains gut 48 on the crosses ALU Rough.
GasquetGOAT
Hall of Fame
He wouldn't still be competitive in this era with string tension in the 60s (in a 90sqin head!).
Surprised by 48? It was as low as 46/43 at one stage IIRC.
Djokolate
Professional
I heard Nate say 48 lbs in like the first week of IW
Djokolate
Professional
I agree. Big time.
Jake Speed
Banned
There's no way in the world, regardless of what material is presented AND by who, that I will believe he strings his racquets below 60 lbs.
I already said don't believe everything your told or read.
Question everything, including what I'm saying right now.
I don't believe it and never will, but I could be wrong?
Nah!
JS #1
I already said don't believe everything your told or read.
Question everything, including what I'm saying right now.
I don't believe it and never will, but I could be wrong?
Nah!
JS #1
Jake Speed
Banned
I don't buy it!
I say this because I know how that racquet will play with that low string tension.
It will play like this. You will hit two balls then throw it away.
JS #1
I say this because I know how that racquet will play with that low string tension.
It will play like this. You will hit two balls then throw it away.
JS #1
FEDERERNADAL13
Legend
I string my racket at 50 lbs, and I love it, so I can Fed doing it.
Six.One.Tour.90FAN
Professional
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I used to have a ''True Tension" stringing machine .. it was very efficient ,too efficient by everyday standards.. I used to string 110 frame sizes rackets at 60/48 and it would feel like 65lbs stung on an Ektelon stringer .. maybe these newer stringers have the same kind of exact tension ,thus string at 48.5 feels like 60+ lbs on a regular standard stringer,,
GasquetGOAT
Hall of Fame
You clearly either don't know what you're talking about or don't know how to hit a ball.
I say this because I know how that racquet will play with that low string tension.
It will play like this. You will hit two balls then you love it.
Cup8489
G.O.A.T.
Well, you've clearly never used this frame, because that tension is just awesome in it. With the extra lead under the bumper, and with the gut mains, it just feels sweet. You dont overhit with the racquet, but you do get alot of spin and feel.
Jake Speed
Banned
Consolation
Rookie
Before anyone continues to feed him, please look at his posts. He's a troll in the classic sense. He joined a week ago, and already has 75+ posts. Almost every single one of them is off the wall like these.
Stop feeding him and he'll go away.
R1CKSO
Rookie
haha, then you are saying Nate Ferguson doesn't have a clue of what he is talking about and he just spreads wrong info to all of us, FabFed has match used Federer racquets, same combination Babolat VS in mains at ~51 lbs. and Luxilon Alu power rough at ~48, he adds lead tape under the bumper at 12 o'clock to bring the weight of the frame to 364 g and a balance of ~32.2cm... Go, do your homework before coming in here and trying to deny everone's opinion, besides we have all the accurate and true info of Fed's actual setup
FedererBestTennis
Professional
Agreed. Just stop quoting his comments and he'll be gone in a week.
then dont come and read u idiot lol
delete ur mom.
FedererBestTennis
Professional
Wowww...You're the one who thought it would be a good idea to get the American K 6.1 grommet for an Asian version K 6.1 and finds it doesn't fit, and the one who created a thread on Federer's string setup when this has been discussed 100 times. Who's the idiot?
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jasonbourne
Professional
I use a KPS 88 strung at 42lbs and it feels great. It's not too far of a stretch to see one of the greatest players of all time enjoying a tension a bit higher then mine in a 90 inch head!
-Fuji
Fuji, this is encouraging to read your post of 42lbs on the KPS and you're enjoying it. Last night I strung my KPS with poly(M)/syngut(C) @ 40/44lbs. I hope I enjoy it. :-|
Djokolate
Professional
Which match?? Miami?
Djokolate
Professional
Djokolate
Professional
Ahh, I remember the times of being 12.
FedererBestTennis
Professional
Djokolate
Professional
Slap_Stick with Strings
New User
For the sake of this thread. I use 48 mains/51 crosses, syn gut/LXN BB Rough with my Donnay Graphite Borg 85 sqi. I never knew that fed strings his with the same tension. Through this thread I found out because I was curious today, lol. Anyway, I've experimented with different tension with this frame and finally got it nailed to this tension. Never thought it would hit like a dream. I would slap the ball flat and finish with a lot of spin during plow through, the ball doesn't go anywhere but down and quick.
ben123
Professional
federer´s tension is not 48/51. it´s 51/48
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Fed Also Changes Frames Each Ball Change
Who of you playing Fed's setup actually change frames at his frequency? You need to take that into consideration when recommending tension preferences to the experimental curious. It will play great, probably even through a match or two, but a week or two down the road, you're gonna wish a slightly higher tension setup, say 54/51 or along the lines of my signature for you MPers.
Who of you playing Fed's setup actually change frames at his frequency? You need to take that into consideration when recommending tension preferences to the experimental curious. It will play great, probably even through a match or two, but a week or two down the road, you're gonna wish a slightly higher tension setup, say 54/51 or along the lines of my signature for you MPers.
ben123
Professional
well fed uses gut. at least the gut will hold its tension for a pretty long time
Slap_Stick with Strings
New User
Sorry, Ben. That's what i meant...that's how i have mine @ 51/48.
Slap_Stick with Strings
New User
i can't say i disagree with kunohara 100%. I personally don't have an idol but i am a big fan of the game. Tension variance to me is more like how my arm would feel the day after. I don't think i play better or worst for that matter, it's just that it is comfortable for me since i use an 85 sqi frame. I tried 55 lbs before and this frame i tell you, it felt like 65 lbs.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Gut not Invincible to Tension Loss
While the nattie is better at tension maintenance than anything else, it still is not impervious to it. The first overnight curve is steepest but every playing session contributes to tension loss. I measure my stringbed stiffness daily with a Beers tensometer and I can assure you of this fact... I lose about 8 to 10% on the first day and another 2% or so for every 2 hours of singles play. If I were to play a non-textured poly in the crosses of my hybrid (and I have done so to experiment), the tension loss from play increases slightly. If I haven't broken string by the third week, I'm cutting it out, not as much due to the tension loss but more because it's dead.
While the nattie is better at tension maintenance than anything else, it still is not impervious to it. The first overnight curve is steepest but every playing session contributes to tension loss. I measure my stringbed stiffness daily with a Beers tensometer and I can assure you of this fact... I lose about 8 to 10% on the first day and another 2% or so for every 2 hours of singles play. If I were to play a non-textured poly in the crosses of my hybrid (and I have done so to experiment), the tension loss from play increases slightly. If I haven't broken string by the third week, I'm cutting it out, not as much due to the tension loss but more because it's dead.
Wilander Fan
Hall of Fame
Just to experiment, I tried the reverse out on my new ps95blx and had rpm black code in the main and bad vgut on the crosses. I thought this was going to be a good combination but it was just terrible compared to the poly-multi hybrid I had been using. Strings do not grip the ball well and have a serious trampoline effect yet strangely underpowered at the same time. Also hard on the arm. Both strung at 52.
Will give the gut main a try.
Will give the gut main a try.
フェデラー
Hall of Fame
Just wondering, do you think it could be a matter of string choice? I know Dolgopolov uses Lux 4G mains and Murray uses Lux ALU Power mains, so Poly Mains/Gut crosses are pretty popular (not as popular as Gut Mains/Poly Crosses), so there must be something to like about it (at least for Murray and The Dog). Do you think if you used a different string, and also varying tensions, the result would be significantly different?
I use Gut Mains and Poly crosses, use varying tensions, and it really does feel amazing and is definitely the best string setup I have used. However I am always looking at trying new things, but I don't want to waste all that money on gut if I end up hating the combo.
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