Changing balance point?

B.B.

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I play with a leaded prince more balance 950 s
Here is the stock spec:

Power Level: 950
Length:: 27.25
Headsize:: 100 sq in
Flex:: Firm
Composition:: GraphitExtreme, Tungsten, Titanium - Copper - Carbon
Cross Section:: 26mm head/24mm shaft
Weight:: 9.9oz/280g unstrung/ 10.6/300 gram
Balance:: 12.8in/32.5 even balance
Grip:: Air Cushion Fit

My leaded rackets weight: 11.0/ 310 gram that is icluding the dampner in the strings.

From start this racket is even balanced, now it is a tad more headlight since I´ve put the lead under the grip. But if I compere to my POG it is still ca 2 cm more head heavy.

If I put even more lead at the troat the racket will offcourse get heavier (which I like) but how will this effect the rackets performance?

I mean it was built to be an even balance and how will making it a headlight racket effect performance?
 
I mean what happens if you try to make a light even balanced tweener into a bit more head light "players tweener"?

Should this work or is it something I´m missing...:confused:
 
I mean what happens if you try to make a light even balanced tweener into a bit more head light "players tweener"?

Should this work or is it something I´m missing...:confused:

It's fine. I understand what you mean. You hope that the engineers had something in mind when they built this racquet and if you put lead here and there you'll mess it up. Maybe, but the thing is you can always take the lead off if you don't like it.

Making a racquet more headlight won't mess it up, it will just swing differently and hit differently. You can decide if you like it or not. Personally I like headlight racquets and if all I had was an even-balanced tweener and some lead, I would put some lead under the buttcap and get that thing headlight. But that's just me. Maybe you'll find you prefer an even balance.

Racquet weight distribution is a bit of a mystery. But you'll figure out what works for you.

I think some people demo lots and lots of racquets to find their optimum, and others get a stick that they like the feel of and then try different lead configurations. Whatever gets you to a stick you like to play with is fine.
 
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