Baghdatis Racquet Specs?

[FIYOLO]

Did a search, but only found a thread on his string setup...Does anyone know what his specs are on his fischer m-speed (weight, balance)? Is his racquet an actual m-speed or a paint job as some people think?

 

[Freedom]

Well, before the Australian he wasn't a big name...in fact, I don't think anyone had ever heard of him...so it may be in fact just a stock M-Speed. Now though, he's a big name, and I'm sure Fischer is spending more time/money/effort on him.

 

[FIYOLO]

thats a good point...i agree with that...i didnt think he used a paintjob either, but people in the forum are obsessed with pros and thinking they all use paintjobs

 

[Freedom]

There is certainly a lot of evidence that a lot of pros do, but think about #2000 in the world pro. You think his company gives him custom racquets? Nah. It's only the big names.

 

[Michael Ludwig]

His frame is out of the Pro No. 1 mold with the new M Speed cosmetics.

 

[amcgula]

There is certainly a lot of evidence that a lot of pros do, but think about #2000 in the world pro. You think his company gives him custom racquets? Nah. It's only the big names.

It's not only the big names. There are a lot of pros rounding the ranking 1000 who play with old racquets with paintjobs or larger frames than usual.
For example, I have 3 extended LM prestige mid (93)(27.5), with a weigth of 370 and a balance a little more head heavy (32 cm) than stock (with lead tape put by head under the grommet, you can't see it). And I'm very far from being 1000.
And if you consider balance and customisation,almost everyone plays with unique racquets.

 

[JediMindTrick]

There was a guy here on this forum that said that he strung racquets at the Australian Open and that about 25% of the racquets are paintjobs. Which of course means that 75% of the pros (in other words most of them) don't use paintjobs. If you listen to the paintjob freaks you would think it's more like 99% paintjobs.

The fact that a pro has some lead tape on the racquet doesn't make it a paintjob. Hey I have an overgrip on my racquet which of course changes its weigth a little bit and it does feel sligthly different than the stock version so I guess I'm playing with a paintjob.

 

[Michael Ludwig]

Paint jobs are not uncommon at all on the pro tour, and can even be found at the D1 college tennis level (and juniors). Of the racquets I strung at the Aussie Open this year, I'd say it was about a 60/40 ratio of pj's to production frames. But even some of those "production frames" aren't the exact frames you can buy in stores, having different graphite layups.

 

[Freedom]

It's not only the big names. There are a lot of pros rounding the ranking 1000 who play with old racquets with paintjobs or larger frames than usual.
For example, I have 3 extended LM prestige mid (93)(27.5), with a weigth of 370 and a balance a little more head heavy (32 cm) than stock (with lead tape put by head under the grommet, you can't see it). And I'm very far from being 1000.
And if you consider balance and customisation,almost everyone plays with unique racquets.

Very true, but a "unique" frame is different from a "custom" frame. A Custom racquet is made specifically for one player. A Unique racquet maybe has a non-stock grip, maybe a dampener, etc.

 

[DSL]

So back to the original post...it's an original Pro #1 not an MSpeed?

 

[amcgula]

So back to the original post...it's an original Pro #1 not an MSpeed?

It doesn't matters, he plays very well with any of them....

 

[tenis]

It is M-speed!!!!!!