vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
Nope, sorry would like to try again. Oh I'm sorry but you are out of tries. Berdych uses the HEAD YT Radical MP with 16x19. Thanks for playing maybe you can do better next time!.
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Berdych's racquet
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Nope, sorry would like to try again. Oh I'm sorry but you are out of tries. Berdych uses the HEAD YT Radical MP with 16x19. Thanks for playing maybe you can do better next time!.
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
The TGK260.2 is a YT Radical MP with 16x19 string pattern.
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FedererBestTennis
Professional
What's your problem? Read the thread! Vsbabolat has all the answers! And once again, you've posted wrong information. I suggest you do more reading instead of posting in order to gain some knowledge.
FedererBestTennis
Professional
Yeah, perhaps he is of the pros who actually cares about their PJ, like Delpo who refuses to endorse the BLX. It will be interesting to see what he pulls out of the bag for Cincy.
movdqa
Talk Tennis Guru
I don't know if I'd call it caring about the PJ but moreso not wanting to change anything that is apparently working. Call it luck or whatever.
I imagine that he would use what he is contractually obligated to use in matches. Sharapova moved to the Instinct at Wimbledon - I don't think that Berdych did at the time but I'm sure that the PJ was available.
I imagine that he would use what he is contractually obligated to use in matches. Sharapova moved to the Instinct at Wimbledon - I don't think that Berdych did at the time but I'm sure that the PJ was available.
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
Sharapova moved to the IG Instinct Pain job on her YT Radical Pro before Wimbledon. Her first tournament with the IG instinct paint job was at Madrid in April.
Was Sharapova's racquet ever painted to look like a YT Radical Pro? Every time I saw the frame, it was blacked out.
BobFL
Hall of Fame
FedererBestTennis
Professional
How is that a terrible lead job?
He obviously just prefers 1/4 inch lead.
He obviously just prefers 1/4 inch lead.
Doubles
Legend
Look at how it's touching the grommets at one point, and fans out towards the top. It's not wrong, it just doesn't look good...
movdqa
Talk Tennis Guru
The downside of not using CAP grommets while putting designs on the inside when the player wants lead at 3/9. It looks cleaner on the Radical because of the solid colors. I think that the lead tape + interior graphics looks a bit noisy.
As for lead tape placement - I'm not terribly good at placing lead tape myself - I just try to get it on without folds and wrinkles.
As for lead tape placement - I'm not terribly good at placing lead tape myself - I just try to get it on without folds and wrinkles.
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
No, her YT Radical Pro has been blacked out and painted to look like the IG Instinct.
BobFL
Hall of Fame
Yeah, like Dubs said, the lead tape is touching the grommets which is a big no-no if you want to do it right...
FedererBestTennis
Professional
Yeah, I was posting from my phone so I didn't catch that but now that I'm on the computer I see what you mean.
Probably takes out some tiny amount of racquet head speed away.
ben123
Professional
a big no no and why?
Power Player
Bionic Poster
It's illegal. You can have your match forfeited, your racquet actually taken away and auctioned off on the Bay.
ben123
Professional
thx for this serious answer
BobFL
Hall of Fame
What do you think why? Give me your best shot!
madmanfool
Semi-Pro
Lead touching the grommets... I don't think it matters a lot. The best player in the player seems to be playing ok with his lead touching the grommets:
ben123
Professional
Lead touching the grommets... I don't think it matters a lot. The best player in the player seems to be playing ok with his lead touching the grommets:
thats why i asked. i mean its not rly a terrible at all imo..
protenniskid
New User
Just watched berdych play and he wasn't using the ig instinct pj.
movdqa
Talk Tennis Guru
Here's a video of him using the Instinct in a practice session at Cincinnati. Seems like he is going back and forth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTUIjHilxaY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTUIjHilxaY
JT_2eighty
Hall of Fame
^^^ yep, I was at that match too, and noticed he still had the Radical paintjob. Wonder if today he will show up with a diff PJ for Center court vs. Fed?
niktub
Professional
Are the specs similar on the 2 versions PJ you own?
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
niktub
Professional
Berdych could have used different specs/customization or they could be coming from another player.The pro stock racquets have so many different specs...
All the TGK260.2 i have seen were all different in term of specs.
movdqa
Talk Tennis Guru
dr325i would know better than I would.
The incoming frame is ~11.5 ounces strung. Berdych puts 12 grams of lead at 3 and 9 which added in would be ~11.9 ounces. That leaves 1.1 ounces to match it to the Instinct paintjob (I plan to try to match them up in static weight and swingweight). I imagine that the additional 1.1 ounces will be added in the handle and from 10 to 2. The incoming frame is a 4 3/8 so adding a heat-shrink sleeve (I want it at 4 1/2) may take care of the handle weight.
The incoming frame is ~11.5 ounces strung. Berdych puts 12 grams of lead at 3 and 9 which added in would be ~11.9 ounces. That leaves 1.1 ounces to match it to the Instinct paintjob (I plan to try to match them up in static weight and swingweight). I imagine that the additional 1.1 ounces will be added in the handle and from 10 to 2. The incoming frame is a 4 3/8 so adding a heat-shrink sleeve (I want it at 4 1/2) may take care of the handle weight.
HiroProtagonist
Professional
Why not just change the pallets?
HiroProtagonist
Professional
Ahh yes well then that makes perfect sense, I just don't trust heat-shrink sleeves for some reason.
