pfrischmann
Professional
Hi Guys,
I recently posted about an APD Original I acquired to find out if it's legit. It is and I've confirmed it from multiple sources. Specifically, it has the matching serial numbers on the neck and under the grip, Staples in the butt cap, two chambers in the handle and the weight and balance is right on. There is a little silicone in the handle. I'm not sure if Babolat did this or if it was done after. It was well done either way.
So we are good there..=) Thanks to everybody that helped out.
I use 4-1/4 with APDs as I find the 4-3/8 a little large compared to other brands.
Here are the specs: 11.4 oz 33bal, 332 sw with HyperG 17.
I've been using a 2013 APD with similar Specs 11.4oz , 33 bal 312sw (this has been customized a little with weight at 10 and 2 to get the SW up to 316.
I use a dampner and two overgrips which gets both racquets up to 11.8 oz and make the sticks a tiny bit more head light.
O.K. First impressions.
This thing is a beast!! At 11.8-332 it can put a real hurt on the ball. The feel is not like any APD I've ever hit with, way more solid and more raw. It's pretty much impossible to switch from the 2013 to the APDO and have anything that resembles consistency. The extreme difference in swing weight make if very hard to go back and forth. I find I hit a more linear ball with the APDO. It's a little harder for me to bring the tip up and over due to the SW. Currently, the kick serve doesn't have the height I want. That's a me problem in general, Post labrum surgery, I don't have the same RHS overhead and I'm being careful.
I like the feel of the APDO a little more, it feels a little more honest and when I'm not late to the ball, it hits a very big and heavy ball. I used to play with the GT version (2010 or so) looking back on it, there was part of it that always felt a little, plastic or tinny...maybe hollow is the word. I don't notice it as much on ground strokes as I do on volleys, half volleys and touch shots. I feel the 2013 APD has this same feel, although less of it. The APDO has none of it. You can tell the lineage but it's a different stick really.
I should mention, I find a little less "boing" with the APDO. Those sort of errant shots that result from too much of a trampoline effect on the string bed. I'm thinking its the SW causing me to have less active hands.
Why did I try this?
Honestly...why not. I've always loved the APD series(not so much the pure aero) but always had a problem with volleying with it. What makes it such a good baseline and serving stick has always presented challenges for me inside the court. It's generaly "light feel" makes it a challenge for me to find the racquet tip when volleying, as a result, I tend to get too active with my hands.
I'll mess with it a little more but it may be too much racquet for me at the current time.
I recently posted about an APD Original I acquired to find out if it's legit. It is and I've confirmed it from multiple sources. Specifically, it has the matching serial numbers on the neck and under the grip, Staples in the butt cap, two chambers in the handle and the weight and balance is right on. There is a little silicone in the handle. I'm not sure if Babolat did this or if it was done after. It was well done either way.
So we are good there..=) Thanks to everybody that helped out.
I use 4-1/4 with APDs as I find the 4-3/8 a little large compared to other brands.
Here are the specs: 11.4 oz 33bal, 332 sw with HyperG 17.
I've been using a 2013 APD with similar Specs 11.4oz , 33 bal 312sw (this has been customized a little with weight at 10 and 2 to get the SW up to 316.
I use a dampner and two overgrips which gets both racquets up to 11.8 oz and make the sticks a tiny bit more head light.
O.K. First impressions.
This thing is a beast!! At 11.8-332 it can put a real hurt on the ball. The feel is not like any APD I've ever hit with, way more solid and more raw. It's pretty much impossible to switch from the 2013 to the APDO and have anything that resembles consistency. The extreme difference in swing weight make if very hard to go back and forth. I find I hit a more linear ball with the APDO. It's a little harder for me to bring the tip up and over due to the SW. Currently, the kick serve doesn't have the height I want. That's a me problem in general, Post labrum surgery, I don't have the same RHS overhead and I'm being careful.
I like the feel of the APDO a little more, it feels a little more honest and when I'm not late to the ball, it hits a very big and heavy ball. I used to play with the GT version (2010 or so) looking back on it, there was part of it that always felt a little, plastic or tinny...maybe hollow is the word. I don't notice it as much on ground strokes as I do on volleys, half volleys and touch shots. I feel the 2013 APD has this same feel, although less of it. The APDO has none of it. You can tell the lineage but it's a different stick really.
I should mention, I find a little less "boing" with the APDO. Those sort of errant shots that result from too much of a trampoline effect on the string bed. I'm thinking its the SW causing me to have less active hands.
Why did I try this?
Honestly...why not. I've always loved the APD series(not so much the pure aero) but always had a problem with volleying with it. What makes it such a good baseline and serving stick has always presented challenges for me inside the court. It's generaly "light feel" makes it a challenge for me to find the racquet tip when volleying, as a result, I tend to get too active with my hands.
I'll mess with it a little more but it may be too much racquet for me at the current time.
