Fed's Racket Head Size

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adizzy

Rookie
Do you guys think Federer should move to a larger head size? It might help him with is backhand. Maybe even try a two hander for a match or two to see if he likes it. Would be interested in your thoughts.
 
AM95

AM95

Hall of Fame
adizzy said:
Do you guys think Federer should move to a larger head size? It might help him with is backhand. Maybe even try a two hander for a match or two to see if he likes it. Would be interested in your thoughts.
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stupid discussion. the racket he uses has won him 16 GS titles and countless of other titles.

dont think a two hander will help him because he will take up too much time learning how to use it well. his one handed backhand is underrated because of its abuse by nadal. its really pretty damn good.
 
LameTennisPlayer

LameTennisPlayer

Professional
No, but who cares what we think really, I mean if he chose to go off the opinons of others, I don't think he would have the success he has had in the first place. Don't you think as a former #1 tennis player, he should be able to make a simple decision over which head size suits him the best?
 
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chrischris

G.O.A.T.
adizzy said:
Do you guys think Federer should move to a larger head size? It might help him with is backhand. Maybe even try a two hander for a match or two to see if he likes it. Would be interested in your thoughts.
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Yes and he should serve underhand serves only.
That way the game will open up a bit. Not.

The guys doing quite well as it is. I sure dont think he would benefit from a racket thats new to his unique swing and timing.
 
Semi-Pro

Semi-Pro

Hall of Fame
Too late in his career to make any major adjustments such as those, it would only result in epic fail. Would be cool to see Fed play with a 2hander though.
 
Cup8489

Cup8489

G.O.A.T.
He should switch to Babolat Pure Drive OS, with a 4 1/8 gripsize, and get it extended to 29". after, he will switch to two handed forehands, backhands, and volleys, and also a volleyball esc serve.

But seriously

285 wks at #1
6 wimbledons
1 FO
5 USO
4 AO
17 MS titles.

Yeah, his career is ****. he needs the above mentioned frame.
 
Cup8489

Cup8489

G.O.A.T.
flyinghippos101 said:
Yeah, and everybody who's using a 100+ sq inch headsize is doing better than he is...
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Heh, seriously this thread is a GEM.
 
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Netspirit

Hall of Fame
I think he could definitely try to increase the headsize (just by a few mm) and decrease the weight (again by a few grams) to see if it makes things easier. I am not talking about any abrupt switches from 90 to 95 inches (this would be insane) but about gradually moving from 90 to, say 92 in 0.05 inch increments (or whatever increaments are possible without ruining his groove).

As players age, their timing and agility suffer, so they could benefit from slightly different rackets compared to what they played with 10 years ago.
 
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Manus Domini

Hall of Fame
adizzy said:
Do you guys think Federer should move to a larger head size? It might help him with is backhand. Maybe even try a two hander for a match or two to see if he likes it. Would be interested in your thoughts.
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a larger racket headsize didn't help Roddick beat Fed, why would one help Fed beat Roddick?

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and the two hander? pssh, how many players do you know with 10+ slams with two handers?
 
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Jchurch

Guest
Netspirit said:
I think he could definitely try to increase the headsize (just by a few mm) and decrease the weight (again by a few grams) to see if it makes things easier. I am not talking about any abrupt switches from 90 to 95 inches (this would be insane) but about gradually moving from 90 to, say 92 in 0.05 inch increments (or whatever increaments are possible without ruining his groove).

As players age, their timing and agility suffer, so they could benefit from slightly different rackets compared to what they played with 10 years ago.
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Out of curiosity, have you ever hit with a K-SIX One 90 that has the champions choice string in them? When you string a K90 like this, it makes the sweet spot much larger and seems to add easy access to power and spin. Another member reported similar findings in one of the pro player gear threads.
 
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AkilKB

Rookie
good grief, not another one of these threads......maybe he should start shooting lasers outta his eyes too...
 
zasr4325

zasr4325

Professional
adizzy said:
Do you guys think Federer should move to a larger head size? It might help him with is backhand. Maybe even try a two hander for a match or two to see if he likes it. Would be interested in your thoughts.
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I theenk rodguer shuld male switchings to bigger racket of the appendagesize 150", makes him better player. I also thinksibg that rodgEuir shude use three handed spinehand, makes him more sexible and moar better when stretching to reached the fuzzyball.
So in other words, no.
10 shankedfedererbackhandsbecauseheonlyusesaonehander
 
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adizzy

Rookie
but really guys...

do u guys think federer reads these boards? maybe a poll of TT users can convince him to change. Do you guys think we should do a poll?
 
Cup8489

Cup8489

G.O.A.T.
adizzy said:
do u guys think federer reads these boards? maybe a poll of TT users can convince him to change. Do you guys think we should do a poll?
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seriously, Federer doesn't need to switch. He's won 16 majors with a 90" and a 1hbh, who are any of us to tell him what will work for him?
 
klementine

klementine

Hall of Fame
How many players have won 10+ grand slams PERIOD?
Regardless of 1hbh or 2hb.
The list is short.

P.S.- Somebody said...'this is the stupidest thread I have ever read and that's saying something'...... My sentiments exactly.
 
Carolina Racquet

Carolina Racquet

Professional
Manus Domini said:
and the two hander? pssh, how many players do you know with 10+ slams with two handers?
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Though I don't know him personally... some guy named Borg had 11.

Another interesting tidbit... Federer is the only one hander to win a Grand Slam on three different surfaces... Connors, Wilander, Agassi and Nadal were the others... all two handers...

Ridiculous thread BTW...
 
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PrinceMoron

PrinceMoron

Legend
I was going to say something rude, but instead....

Lendl had a larger racket for Wimbledon, and tried to serve an volley against Cash, when he could have/should have/would have beaten him from the baseline with a standard frame.

Go with what you know.
 
Roger No.1

Roger No.1

Rookie
Jchurch said:
Out of curiosity, have you ever hit with a K-SIX One 90 that has the champions choice string in them? When you string a K90 like this, it makes the sweet spot much larger and seems to add easy access to power and spin. Another member reported similar findings in one of the pro player gear threads.
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One of Fed's big weapons is high precision, so if he switched to a bigger frame - he would lose some control. I switched from Wilson K 95 to BLX 90 and I have a lot more control, even though it's harder to play with.
 
BreakPoint

BreakPoint

Bionic Poster
adizzy said:
Do you guys think Federer should move to a larger head size? It might help him with is backhand. Maybe even try a two hander for a match or two to see if he likes it. Would be interested in your thoughts.
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You might want to do a search first. There have been a million threads on this and this topic has been discussed to death.

And, no, a larger racquet would make his backhand WORSE! And why would he want to try a two-handed backhand when most Grand Slams have been won with one-handed backhands? :confused:
 
BreakPoint

BreakPoint

Bionic Poster
sureshs said:
If Fed wants to win one more Slam, he needs to switch to a bigger head racquet
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And if Roddick or Djokovic wants to win one more Slam, they both need to switch to a smaller racquet. Same with Murray and Soderling and Davydenko if they want to win even a single Slam at all. :)
 
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Povl Carstensen

Legend
adizzy said:
Do you guys think Federer should move to a larger head size? It might help him with is backhand. Maybe even try a two hander for a match or two to see if he likes it. Would be interested in your thoughts.
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Well my thoughts are that you and a few others should move to a larger head.
 
PrinceMoron

PrinceMoron

Legend
Maybe if he cut his hair his head would look bigger, without actually having to go thru any surgery. I guess a smaller bandanna would work as well.
 
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defrule

Professional
It's not Federer who needs to change racket. The rest of the tour needs to switch from their granny midplus to mids.
 
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