Federer needs new racket and new string.

[Buckethead]

He needs a different racket than what He has,at least for a change.That BLX or K90,has a dense string pattern for that size,and his strings don't grab the ball as much as He needs,hence getting more spin and control.
What racket would you guys think would be a great change for Federer weather You agree with the thesis or not.
I also think the change would be a motivational thing,since He is used to the same thing for the past 10 years.There are better strings He could try than that Alu Power/Natural gut combo He has.


PS-It is a multiple choice so you can vote for a racket and string

 

[jigar]

why don't you give your racket?

No need to change..

 

[baseline_monster]

That racket has won him every grand slam and masters there is to win, there is no problem with the racket. A racket at that level does not change much, especially when he is happy with what he has got. What should he do, use something he does not want to because a few people on a forum seem to know more than him, Wilson and his advisors?

 

[AlpineCadet]

He switched from the 85 to a 90, and never looked back. Maybe a 95 should be given a try?

 

[pabletion]

Dont worry, Ive let him know on his facebook page that he needs a new racquet ASAP! I dont think anyone has ever told him that, so hes gonna have me to thank, once he rules tennis once more and wins every grandslam from here til 2012.............

 

[nomie]

That BLX or K90,has a dense string pattern for that size.

Nope. These racquets actually have a very open string pattern. Just because it's a 90 doesn't mean the strings are spaced closer. In fact the strings on my K90's have almost the same spacing as my 16x19 105 prince.

And I don't think there is a racquet out there that will match his playing style better.

 

[baseline_monster]

Dont worry, Ive let him know on his facebook page that he needs a new racquet ASAP! I dont think anyone has ever told him that, so hes gonna have me to thank, once he rules tennis once more and wins every grandslam from here til 2012.............

If you actually think and believe that...

 

[Danstevens]

He should probably stick with the same or a similar setup to what has served him so well over the years. I would like to see what would happen if he tried a 95 though. I'm not saying that it would help his game at all but perhaps that little bit of extra help the racket would give him could make a difference? I just get the feeling that any benefit a slightly larger, more powerful frame would give Federer would just be outweighed by the disadvantages that came with it.

 

[sonicare]

He needs a different racket than what He has,at least for a change.That BLX or K90,has a dense string pattern for that size,and his strings don't grab the ball as much as He needs,hence getting more spin and control.
What racket would you guys think would be a great change for Federer weather You agree with the thesis or not.
I also think the change would be a motivational thing,since He is used to the same thing for the past 10 years.There are better strings He could try than that Alu Power/Natural gut combo He has.

He doesn't need to change anything. You need to stop trolling and STFU.

 

[MayDay]

Fed should switch to a set of Nike forged blades and take on Tiger. Nike's golf image problem solved!

 

[baseline_monster]

Also, looking at the stupid vote thing at the top, you think that losing 1 cross string would make a difference!?

 

[AirK]

Why isn't the pure drive listed in the poll? Samprass saw the light now its federer's turn...

 

[tennistiger]

Sampras said that he should have changed to a bigger headsize later in his career. I think Federer will be the same in a few years.

 

[hipgig]

He won't change but if he chose Head and the size should be bigger -it would be something close to Prestige Pro version (like Wawrinka uses) It would not be Mid because it's 18x20 and in reality is the same size as blx tour

 

[Buckethead]

why don't you give your racket?

No need to change..

I'd give him my RDS mids to him all at 368g.

Also, looking at the stupid vote thing at the top, you think that losing 1 cross string would make a difference!?

Of course it does,that's why you see rackets with SP 16x18,16x19,16x20..
I have had several rackets and playetested more than 20 rackets among sizes 88 and 105.

Sampras said that he should have changed to a bigger headsize later in his career. I think Federer will be the same in a few years.

The K 90 is actually 93,the same size of my RDS 001 mid,Volkl Power Bridge 10,they are all the same size ,but all play different even with 16x19.The bigger the racket,with the same string pattern more spin,no doubt about it.

 

[Buckethead]

Why isn't the pure drive listed in the poll? Samprass saw the light now its federer's turn...

I only put the real pro rackets,for aggressive players.The Pure drive is an awful racket,it vibrates more than bamboo.Not for an advanced player top player.

 

[baseline_monster]

I only put the real pro rackets,for aggressive players.The Pure drive is an awful racket,it vibrates more than bamboo.Not for an advanced player top player.

So Nadal, Roddick, Clijsters, Moya, Tsonga and so many more are not top players?

 

[Buckethead]

That racket has won him every grand slam and masters there is to win, there is no problem with the racket. A racket at that level does not change much, especially when he is happy with what he has got. What should he do, use something he does not want to because a few people on a forum seem to know more than him, Wilson and his advisors?

Well He only uses that racket because He can't try others,He adapted his game to it and He doesn't have time to play test other rackets and neither strings.
RDS mid,if you compare to the k 90(or BLX 90) it is a way better racket with some more added to it.
It serves better,provides a lot more spin hence more control,and sometimes I see Federer looking for some extra spin and his balls go out and He shanks it because He wanted to get too much underneath the ball.From the ground is also better and it is more comfortable too with better feel.
I had K 90,but sold it,because it's too stiff and a RDS mid with the same weight as k90,the RDS is a hell lot better.I have just gotten the PB 10 mid,just one,because I have played with the DNX 10 since it came out,but RDS is a better racket,I just wish it was softer like the DNX 10.

 

[baseline_monster]

Well He only uses that racket because He can't try others,He adapted his game to it and He doesn't have time to play test other rackets and neither strings.
RDS mid,if you compare to the k 90(or BLX 90) it is a way better racket with some more added to it.
It serves better,provides a lot more spin hence more control,and sometimes I see Federer looking for some extra spin and his balls go out and He shanks it because He wanted to get too much underneath the ball.From the ground is also better and it is more comfortable too with better feel.
I had K 90,but sold it,because it's too stiff and a RDS mid with the same weight as k90,the RDS is a hell lot better.I have just gotten the PB 10 mid,just one,because I have played with the DNX 10 since it came out,but RDS is a better racket,I just wish it was softer like the DNX 10.

You do realise his Tour 90 will be built to his preferred specs, that being lay up, flex, stiffness, weight and balance. If you look at the uncharacteristic shots he misses, remember the forehand in the 08 wimby final, its down to bad set up and lazyness/ pressure and occasion not the racket

 

[Buckethead]

So Nadal, Roddick, Clijsters, Moya, Tsonga and so many more are not top players?

Nadal plays defense,with a lot of spin that the K 90 can match the spin from APD.Tsonga,since He made his change his volleys went down,his serve isn't as good,bottom line his level dropped.Sometimes He puts a good show and Tsonga is one of my favorite players,but I think He should've stayed with the Pro Staff.
Moya was a fluke and got no game.Clijsters is a woman,great tennis player and women don't hit the ball as hard and are not technical as men,therefore the racket serves her right.But if she played a guy she would be pushed back from the first ball.
I could've put the Babolat Pure Storm LTD,which is a good racket,among others but I only had 10 choices to choose and I had to put strings as well.

BTW all of the players you said have a 2 handed back hand,therefore they need a bigger head size.

 

[baseline_monster]

Nadal plays defense,with a lot of spin that the K 90 can match the spin from APD.Tsonga,since He made his change his volleys went down,his serve isn't as good,bottom line his level dropped.Sometimes He puts a good show and Tsonga is one of my favorite players,but I think He should've stayed with the Pro Staff.
Moya was a fluke and got no game.Clijsters is a woman,great tennis player and women don't hit the ball as hard and are not technical as men,therefore the racket serves her right.But if she played a guy she would be pushed back from the first ball.
I could've put the Babolat Pure Storm LTD,which is a good racket,among others but I only had 10 choices to choose and I had to put strings as well.

BTW all of the players you said have a 2 handed back hand,therefore they need a bigger head size.

Sometimes you make some good points but to many in this thread are just crazy. How can you say Tsonga was wrong the change racket when he made the decison to and is happy with it? Nadal is a defensive players but counters with the best attacking tennis in the game. Moya was a fluke.... ok

 

[Buckethead]

You do realise his Tour 90 will be built to his preferred specs, that being lay up, flex, stiffness, weight and balance. If you look at the uncharacteristic shots he misses, remember the forehand in the 08 wimby final, its down to bad set up and lazyness/ pressure and occasion not the racket

I understand that.In 08 Fed had mono and Nadal would not have beaten Fed if Fed had his regular practices and felt good all year long.Actually i will take back that comfort factor of the K90,since He uses very low tension(to get more power as well as comfort) the stiffness would not be an issue.

 

[baseline_monster]

I understand that.In 08 Fed had mono and Nadal would not have beaten Fed if Fed had his regular practices and felt good all year long.Actually i will take back that comfort factor of the K90,since He uses very low tension(to get more power as well as comfort) the stiffness would not be an issue.

On that day, both players were at there best, no doubt. A top Nadal beat a top Federer

 

[jmverdugo]

Are you talking about tennis in Nintendo Wii?

 

[Buckethead]

Sometimes you make some good points but to many in this thread are just crazy. How can you say Tsonga was wrong the change racket when he made the decison to and is happy with it? Nadal is a defensive players but counters with the best attacking tennis in the game. Moya was a fluke.... ok

Nadal is like a snake, He surrounds his opponents and attacks it whenever it's a perfect time.In other words, He builds his points with a shot He can do without a mistake in 96% of the time,his forehand,and when the guy is deep behind the base line in defensive position He shows up to net and put away the easy over heads and volleys.Or He makes passing shots on the run.
But If Fed changed his strings to Plasma Hextreme,or Tornado,or some other strings that would give him more spin He could perform better,it's not because you played great in the past you couldn't play better than before.The tech in strings are making a huge difference and some players are taking the advantage of it,some aren't and Fed is one of them.

 

[Buckethead]

On that day, both players were at there best, no doubt. A top Nadal beat a top Federer

Fed was on his best with the mono aftermath,but He clear wasn't on the best He could and Nadal,yes,He was on his best at the time,I think nadal is a way better now than 2 years ago.Even Nadal has changed his equipment a bit.

 

[baseline_monster]

Fed was on his best with the mono aftermath,but He clear wasn't on the best He could and Nadal,yes,He was on his best at the time,I think nadal is a way better now than 2 years ago.Even Nadal has changed his equipment a bit.

He has changed his string, Federer messed around with strings from 03-04

 

[AirK]

I only put the real pro rackets,for aggressive players.The Pure drive is an awful racket,it vibrates more than bamboo.Not for an advanced player top player.

lol I was attempting some E-sarcasm appears it has failed to convey

 

[Buckethead]

He has changed his string, Federer messed around with strings from 03-04

We are in 2010,the strings now are a lot better than before and there is string for anything you need,for any taste.
Look at the Max Rotation,Cyber Whirl,Plasma Hextreme,black Code,TiMO,Hyperion,Turbo Twist,Scorpion,Match Power,heptaTwist,Pyramid,Tornado just to name a few awesome strings with different characteristics ..,..

 

[Buckethead]

lol I was attempting some E-sarcasm appears it has failed to convey

I felt it for some reason,but you never know,people around here really think Bambluebla rackets are the best,so i took it as if it was true.I'm sorry.

 

[hoodjem]

Fed should switch to a Bab racquet . . . just like Sampras.

 

[PimpMyGame]

The K 90 is actually 93,the same size of my RDS 001 mid,Volkl Power Bridge 10,they are all the same size ,but all play different even with 16x19.The bigger the racket,with the same string pattern more spin,no doubt about it.

I'm sure there was a respected poster who did some CAD work on frames, proving the K90 and KPS88 were both in fact 90. This sheds some doubt on your claim the K90 is actually a 93.

This type of thread used to appear every time Fed lost. Now it's appearing when he wins a close match.

 

[AirK]

I felt it for some reason,but you never know,people around here really think Bambluebla rackets are the best,so i took it as if it was true.I'm sorry.

no need to apologize! its all light humour

 

[Buckethead]

Fed should switch to a Bab racquet . . . just like Sampras.

Sampras is a betrayer ,why would He go to Babolat,I bet they paid him a lot of money.

 

[Doubles]

I vote for none of these, because it's obvious to me, and everyone else here, that he doesn't need to change...

 

[klu375]

Of course he needs Babolat PD. He will play like Roddick.

 

[Buckethead]

Of course he needs Babolat PD. He will play like Roddick.

Yeah,LOL.
But i can't see Fed using a bicycle wheel to play tennis.
The RDS mid with some rough or Hexagonal strings would do the damage and give him more motivation for the fact of just being new stuff to work with.
Man,when I change rackets I just love figuring it out and experimenting with it and that really makes me enjoy more playing tennis.

 

[Kemitak]

I like how Buckethead capitalizes 'He' when he refers to Federer. Because Federer is God.

I voted for the Yonex, because I just bought a couple and really like them, and they do play similarly to, but better than, the K90 anyway (haven't played enough with the BLX); but it would shatter my world to see Federer play with anything other than a Wilson.

 

[Buckethead]

I like how Buckethead capitalizes 'He' when he refers to Federer. Because Federer is God.

hehehe LOL, It's not that man, but when I have the time I write using a correct grammar and You should always use it like that, but when I need to write fast or I am just lazy (i) don't write the right way.
But Fed is the God of tennis isn't He?
Cheers man

 

[Kemitak]

Buckethead, when are you going to do a thread comparing the RDS001 and the Power Bridge 10 mid?

 

[AJK1]

Why isn't the pure drive listed in the poll? Samprass saw the light now its federer's turn...

It's a Pure Storm dufus......

 

[AJK1]

He needs a different racket than what He has,at least for a change.That BLX or K90,has a dense string pattern for that size,and his strings don't grab the ball as much as He needs,hence getting more spin and control.
What racket would you guys think would be a great change for Federer weather You agree with the thesis or not.
I also think the change would be a motivational thing,since He is used to the same thing for the past 10 years.There are better strings He could try than that Alu Power/Natural gut combo He has.


PS-It is a multiple choice so you can vote for a racket and string

Go and get a life sh*thead

 

[Kemitak]

Go and get a life sh*thead

YEAH! INTERNET FORUMS ARE SERIOUS BUSINESS!:twisted:

 

[pvaudio]

Nadal plays defense,with a lot of spin that the K 90 can match the spin from APD.Tsonga,since He made his change his volleys went down,his serve isn't as good,bottom line his level dropped.Sometimes He puts a good show and Tsonga is one of my favorite players,but I think He should've stayed with the Pro Staff.
Moya was a fluke and got no game.Clijsters is a woman,great tennis player and women don't hit the ball as hard and are not technical as men,therefore the racket serves her right.But if she played a guy she would be pushed back from the first ball.
I could've put the Babolat Pure Storm LTD,which is a good racket,among others but I only had 10 choices to choose and I had to put strings as well.

BTW all of the players you said have a 2 handed back hand,therefore they need a bigger head size.

This forum is reknowned for its ignorami, but you really take the cake.

 

[xFullCourtTenniSx]

The K 90 is actually 93

There have been tests on racket head sizes. The K90 is in fact a 90 square inch head (well... close enough if you round). What you're thinking of is the Prestige Mid's 93 square inch head is in fact a 89 square inch head (also approximately 90 if you round).

Also, you didn't leave the option of his current racket and current strings... Clearly you don't support that option and felt others wouldn't pick it, though many of us would.

 

[Buckethead]

Buckethead, when are you going to do a thread comparing the RDS001 and the Power Bridge 10 mid?

I can do it sometime this week.

There have been tests on racket head sizes. The K90 is in fact a 90 square inch head (well... close enough if you round). What you're thinking of is the Prestige Mid's 93 square inch head is in fact a 89 square inch head (also approximately 90 if you round).

Also, you didn't leave the option of his current racket and current strings... Clearly you don't support that option and felt others wouldn't pick it, though many of us would.

XFullCourtTennis,the customization doc,
There was a thread about the sizes of the rackets,I still remember that.The KPS 88 and K90 are the same, just different weight.
Well I have had K90 currently I have the RDS mid,DNX 10 and 1 example of PB 10 and these 3 are the same Head size.
The post I explained why I think Roger needed a different racket and string and part was for motivational factor of having something new and the rest for benefits of the new equipment.
The Prestige Mid is 89 size as that thread said, but the 18x20 is a very dense pattern for 90 in rackets, the amount of spin you lose is major and i have seen Rog many times mishitting and shaking the balls because He wants to get so much underneath the ball to apply the amount of spin He wants that the final result is an UE.Now if He had the 16X18 that would be a bit resolved and with some Hex strings or pentagonal or something that really provides spin would help him to get more spin and yet allowing him to hit it flat.
With the rackets I have in hand i can tell you the RDS generates a lot more spin than the PB 10/DNX 10 with me hitting the way I hit,so if I can hit with a lot more topspin and control more the balls ,what you think about Fed.
It is going to get to a point that tennis will be played somewhat like golf in which players will use different racket for different opponents and surfaces.
I already use different rackets for different people I practice against.

 

[Jchurch]

The problem isn't the racket. That racket/string combo will produce gobs of spin. The real problem is that his timing isn't as crisp as it use to be. When his timing goes, so does his ball control. Being just a little bit late can cause the ball to sale wide. Claiming that the guy who won 16 Slams with a K90 needs to change his racket is absolutely insane.

 

[Buckethead]

Fed needs to go to a Yonex EZONE, so that way He won't miss the sweet spot.

 

[ValCrew]

No, no, no... Fed needs to go to a BABOLAT pure drive plus)))
For better feeling and famous control)))

 

[vimsky]

A Wilson BLX 6.0 Tour 95 with be a good choice

IMO, Wilson already has the mold of the perfect racquet for "current" Federer - the Wilson Pro staff 6.0 95. Probably add some weight to the racquet, change the string pattern from 16 x18 to 16 x 19, but keep the stiffness at 6.0.
Maybe Dolgopolov will also like this setup.