The last time I saw somebody stand so far behind the baseline was Nadal at Roland Garros in 2004 lol good hits thanks for posting
Yeah, that's a combo of 65 mph ball machine, windy day, and unfamiliar racquet.
You'll have to demo for yourself to know. Racquets are subjective in that what one enjoys another scorns.
Well you might be a better player than I am! I've been playing with this exact stringjob for 4 years. Last time I tried such a full poly was a long time ago. I couldn't really tell you how I'd feel about another stringjob. Yet, the RF didn't allow me to hit my forehand flat, I had to put a lot of spin in order the ball to be heavy and long. Couldn't hit a volley properly. Everything went to the net, and when I took back my PS90.. ta-da! Things went back in order, forehand was great again, volleys went just like I wanted, especially the drop volleys (which became nearly impossible to do with the RF!). I'm not saying volleys with the 97S are as good as with a PS90 or Prestige mid (best, by far to me), but they're really good overall. Sweetspot is not huge, so despite the 97, I feel like if not's in the absolute center things will get complicated. I'd say a PT630 brings you more control and power at the net, but I couldn't tell you why.
You would probably need closer to 10g to make it more head light.The SW weight won't change or at least won't go down. You would want to put the weight as close to the butt as possible to adjust the balance the most. I put 12g along the handle from 2" to 6" and got it to around 5 points HL.
It doesn't matter where you put the lead in the lower part of the racket, physics
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Which Blade did you use?
I'm using Diadem Solstice Pro in my PS 97S, and it played pretty nicely in my first outing with it, but I strung it too low. I've had some TE lately - almost certainly due to hitting with some YT IG Prestige Ss that I picked awhile back, as sticking them in the closet has made it a lot better (damn you, Head, for ruining the Prestige line) - and I didn't want to string up the PS 97S too high in case it wasn't a flexible frame. But I think the string would work well with this frame a few lbs heavier, somewhere in the mid 50s instead of the low 50s, and the nice thing about the PS 97S is it's flexible enough to take a full bed of polys strung in a mid-range tension.
That's the first thing you thought of? Not, "hmmm, that court position says he's not used to this racquet or its balance and is not comfortable with it yet"
The crosses are what's getting eaten up in mine. I will likely do a hybrid with 4G or something like it in the crosses next time.
Get to customizing then! =)
that's interesting, the graphene prestige S is sort of my go-to racquet when my arm starts to bother me. i started with the speed MP when i first began playing and developed fiery elbow and shoulder pain. switched to the prestige S and things were immediately better. i use poly strung at sub-50 lbs.
Obviously you have a different version, but for me it may have been the line and not the version, as any Prestiges I've hit with after the YTPPs I currently use have felt stiff, hollow and very un-Prestige-like to me.
i understand, might have been the light weight of the racquets if you're used to old school prestiges. the S is flexy, but not necessarily "plush".
Pretty much. 2 overgrips and 2 vibration dampers is all I've added. But the dampers are making the stringbed a bit too stiff so it's not ideal.
I used "BlueStik" inside the handle, so no messing up the leather or anything dealing with the grip. This stuff is actually more dense than you would think, which makes it heavy-ish, and it's tacky enough to keep it in place. 10 grams fit into the handle easily and took up about 3/4 of an inch space, once the foam was removed inside. You can also remove it very easily.
You could skip two mains and use their respective holes for the crosses instead...
You could skip two mains and use their respective holes for the crosses instead...
You could skip two mains and use their respective holes for the crosses instead...
Nah I haven't and wouldn't, but it should be possible.
