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Hahaha that's a good one broThe Tour F was discontinued due to a strike by the USRSA over weaving another cross right?
I prefer 18x20 and most yonex I’ve hit with feel that dense aside from the newish code 95.
Hahaha that's a good one broThe Tour F was discontinued due to a strike by the USRSA over weaving another cross right?
I prefer 18x20 and most yonex I’ve hit with feel that dense aside from the newish code 95.
To bad Rancher and some others stubornly keep telling us that only with super heavy swingweight racquets, pros can hit heavy shots. Maybe on AO Tiafoe added some lead but that did not effects his shots much.
No i wont. Introducing yet another term like 'spin weight' doesnt clarify the discussion at all.Define the term spin weight, or stop posting.
Or are my posts going to removed again?
That's twist weight. Where you trade spin for power. I'm literally the last person you should be spouting off nonsense to. I did an entire video about the topic.No i wont. Introducing yet another term like 'spin weight' doesnt clarify the discussion at all.
I all invite you to examine the learning site of Tennis Warehouse, the TWU data, where racquets are compared. There you can easily find out, the higher the swing weight, the more power, but at the expense of spinpotential. So you cant have both, more spin AND more power potential. Ofcourse they are talking about the same effort. If you look at the muscles in Nadals arm you understand why he may have such power and spin in his forehands. A more normal built player has to choose. Djoker hits more flatter shots obviously.
In a nuttshell, dont try to invent the wheel again. Its all already done by TWU.
Discussion closed.
I all invite you to examine the learning site of Tennis Warehouse, the TWU data, where racquets are compared. There you can easily find out, the higher the swing weight, the more power, but at the expense of spinpotential. So you cant have both, more spin AND more power potential..
Ofcourse they are talking about the same effort. If you look at the muscles in Nadals arm you understand why he may have such power and spin in his forehands. A more normal built player has to choose. Djoker hits more flatter shots obviously.
In a nuttshell, dont try to invent the wheel again. Its all already done by TWU.
Discussion closed.
16x20 is the best, love itI would love for all Yonex to be 16x19
I have a few 16x20 and it just feels wrong
RD-7 isn't as round as the images of tiafoe's racquet. Can't be.I can put down a huge amount of money it's an RD7.
RD-7 isn't as round as the images of tiafoe's racquet. Can't be.
No i wont. Introducing yet another term like 'spin weight' doesnt clarify the discussion at all.
I all invite you to examine the learning site of Tennis Warehouse, the TWU data, where racquets are compared. There you can easily find out, the higher the swing weight, the more power, but at the expense of spinpotential. So you cant have both, more spin AND more power potential. Ofcourse they are talking about the same effort. If you look at the muscles in Nadals arm you understand why he may have such power and spin in his forehands. A more normal built player has to choose. Djoker hits more flatter shots obviously.
In a nuttshell, dont try to invent the wheel again. Its all already done by TWU.
Discussion closed.
Because I'm sure another one of my posts will get miraculously removed for "flaming"
100% false. This is not at all what TWU data even suggests. My findings were based off twu data and I've done a video about just this.
The place where you trade spin for forward power is in the polar moment of inertia or twist weight. Decreased twisting means less spin production in the lower hoop, but an increase of spin in the upper hoop.
The irony of you telling me to read TWU data is overwhelming
So what you're saying is, nadal has topspin because he has strong arms. So what do strong arms do, exactly? Explain to us with your understanding of TWU data (Link it please) how his arms make more spin.
What you're saying is just so wrong it would only fly on TT forums.
I find a lot of players are getting much more out of their strokes between 345-370sw. There are a lot of other variables to be included, but from what I've seen with real rec players they get a lot out of higher than anticipated SW.Federer's FH spin rate is only a couple of hundred rpm behind Nadal's topspin rate. Federer's slice backhand has the highest spin rate ever recorded. I am not sure that muscle bulk equates as much to power and spin as your post suggests. Sure you have to be a world class athlete to hit world class speed and spin but some of the leaner players have loads of spin and power. Guga had tremendous spin rates on his 1HBH and he had arms like trigs but they were long and provided a lot of leverage.
Also, a racket with a SW that is simply too low will suffer lower power AND lower spin rates. I've experienced this first hand. I've added weight to the head to increase the SW and felt like power and spin rates were both improved. An underweighted racket head gets pushed around and suffers lower power and lower spin rates. I think at some point you can increase the SW too much and begin to see lower spin rates but practically none of the stock rackets on the market today have a SW so high that it would inhibit spin.
I ve understood that Sock hits with even more topspin, yet his racquet is an ordinary of the shelf Babolat Aero Storm tour or equivalent pro stock, so NO high swingweight.Federer's FH spin rate is only a couple of hundred rpm behind Nadal's topspin rate. Federer's slice backhand has the highest spin rate ever recorded. I am not sure that muscle bulk equates as much to power and spin as your post suggests. Sure you have to be a world class athlete to hit world class speed and spin but some of the leaner players have loads of spin and power. Guga had tremendous spin rates on his 1HBH and he had arms like trigs but they were long and provided a lot of leverage.
Also, a racket with a SW that is simply too low will suffer lower power AND lower spin rates. I've experienced this first hand. I've added weight to the head to increase the SW and felt like power and spin rates were both improved. An underweighted racket head gets pushed around and suffers lower power and lower spin rates. I think at some point you can increase the SW too much and begin to see lower spin rates but practically none of the stock rackets on the market today have a SW so high that it would inhibit spin.
Maybe on AO Tiafoe added some lead but that did not effects his shots much.
is lux savage a good string ? never seen a pro use that string beforeHere is a recent photo of Francis Tiafoe's racket:
His string setup was:
Mains - Luxilon Savage 16 (1.27) @ 46.0 LBS
Crosses - Luxilon Savage 16 (1.27) @ 46.0 LBS
His rackets were strung two-piece.
Hope this can be of help,
ProStringing
The unstrung weight and balance for the above racket was 313g and 32.0cm.anyone know his specs?Advertised as the 330g but when I had one on the scale a while back it was 312g unstrung with just an overgrip. It was stock balance too.
His string setup was:He still uses Yonex PTP 125 confirmed with us and Stephane on IG
Must have added weight at the end of last year. I have one sitting in my closet at home. One of guys trained at the same facility in VA as a junior and is friends with him. He was in his box at the Aussie Open this year. The racket I have isn't custom (no name) it just has the label from yonex stringing it at the Aussie open from 17 or 18.Here are a couple of photos of Francis Tiafoe's racket taken last year:
The unstrung weight and balance for the above racket was 313g and 32.0cm.
His string setup was:
Mains - Yonex Poly Tour Pro 17 (1.25) @ 43.0 LBS
Crosses - Yonex Poly Tour Pro 17 (1.25) @ 43.0 LBS
Hope this can be of help,
ProStringing
Here are a couple of photos of Francis Tiafoe's racket taken last year:
The unstrung weight and balance for the above racket was 313g and 32.0cm.
His string setup was:
Mains - Yonex Poly Tour Pro 17 (1.25) @ 43.0 LBS
Crosses - Yonex Poly Tour Pro 17 (1.25) @ 43.0 LBS
Hope this can be of help,
ProStringing
Here is a recent photo of Francis Tiafoe's racket:
His string setup was:
Mains - Luxilon Savage 16 (1.27) @ 46.0 LBS
Crosses - Luxilon Savage 16 (1.27) @ 46.0 LBS
His rackets were strung two-piece.
Hope this can be of help,
ProStringing
is luxilon Savage a good string ? I dont' know of any other pro using that stringHere is a recent photo of Francis Tiafoe's racket:
His string setup was:
Mains - Luxilon Savage 16 (1.27) @ 46.0 LBS
Crosses - Luxilon Savage 16 (1.27) @ 46.0 LBS
His rackets were strung two-piece.
Hope this can be of help,
ProStringing
Funny enough, a friend gave me a bunch of different string and I've used Savage Lime in my Duel G 310, it's really nice. I strung it at 44 and it was really comfy and gave a really consistent stringbed. I think the 1.27 in the 16x20 made my stick super stable, I was getting some great reaction volleys. But it was not great on second serves because it's really not that geared, it's pretty smooth. If it came in a 1.25 or 1.22 it would have a bit more bite.is luxilon Savage a good string ? I dont' know of any other pro using that string
Which ???He still uses Yonex PTP 125 confirmed with us and Stephane on IG
Assuming this is strung?Tiafoe specs in 2019:
325g, 33.2 bal, 333sw (without overgrip)
With overgrip, probably about 329g, 33bal, 333sw.
Yes. Even with the dualG he had them skip the top cross to make it 16x19. If you were to skip a the top cross then take the dualG and lay it over a radical of the same year, it had a very similar spacing top and bottom. The top cross on those was useless. I had two college guys playing them and I skippedI'm watching the video, and counting 16×19 but there's a shared hole from the bottom. Is it a modified duel G, just missing the top cross string?
Yes. Even with the dualG he had them skip the top cross to make it 16x19. If you were to skip a the top cross then take the dualG and lay it over a radical of the same year, it had a very similar spacing top and bottom. The top cross on those was useless. I had two college guys playing them and I skipped
it every time. I also sent a note on the road for the stringers to skip the top cross.