volley collie
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Advice much appreciated :-?
I want a Prince PCG 100 in grip size 5 but nowhere in Europe sells that size, seemingly.
What are my options? The only solution I'm aware of is buying grip size 4 and using heat-shrink sleeves to make it 5. Is that a bad idea with this racquet? According to the TW Learning Centre this adds 14-16g (0.47-0.543oz) and increases head-lightness by 2-4pts (1/4-1/2inch).
TW says the PCG is:
Strung Weight: 11.7oz / 331.69g
Balance: 12.75in / 32.39cm / 6 pts HL
Swingweight: 319
Using the larger figures for the sleeves, adding 4pts makes the racquet 10pts HL. But subtracting the inches gives a balance of 29.8cm (11.74in) which is 14pts HL. No stock racquets are 14pt HL but why? How would it feel? Would I be wanting to add lead in the hoop to reduce it? HL can be good but how much is too much?
The weight would be 345.7g (11.7oz). I've demoed a Yonex VCORE Tour G 330 which was a similar weight. I don't know how similar as TW says "Strung Weight: 12.2oz / 345.86g" but 12.2oz is actually 360.8g. (Anyone?)
The Tour G was nice but a bit heavy. But it's 7pts HL, not 14.
My plan was to buy a 5 grip then add a little bit of weight and keep the balance similar. With the 4 grip and sleeves how much lead would I need to add to bring the balance back to 7HL from 14?
I want a Prince PCG 100 in grip size 5 but nowhere in Europe sells that size, seemingly.
What are my options? The only solution I'm aware of is buying grip size 4 and using heat-shrink sleeves to make it 5. Is that a bad idea with this racquet? According to the TW Learning Centre this adds 14-16g (0.47-0.543oz) and increases head-lightness by 2-4pts (1/4-1/2inch).
TW says the PCG is:
Strung Weight: 11.7oz / 331.69g
Balance: 12.75in / 32.39cm / 6 pts HL
Swingweight: 319
Using the larger figures for the sleeves, adding 4pts makes the racquet 10pts HL. But subtracting the inches gives a balance of 29.8cm (11.74in) which is 14pts HL. No stock racquets are 14pt HL but why? How would it feel? Would I be wanting to add lead in the hoop to reduce it? HL can be good but how much is too much?
The weight would be 345.7g (11.7oz). I've demoed a Yonex VCORE Tour G 330 which was a similar weight. I don't know how similar as TW says "Strung Weight: 12.2oz / 345.86g" but 12.2oz is actually 360.8g. (Anyone?)
The Tour G was nice but a bit heavy. But it's 7pts HL, not 14.
My plan was to buy a 5 grip then add a little bit of weight and keep the balance similar. With the 4 grip and sleeves how much lead would I need to add to bring the balance back to 7HL from 14?