Gasquet's racquet

Gasquetrules said:
I've got 4 LM XL Tour Instincts and one standard LM Instinct. I should sell them. To me they are just too bulky and stiff, have a hollow feel and don't feel solid enough. I get poor feel and control with them, and they are murder on my arm. No wonder Richie developed arm problems last year.

I think it would take a very strong player to accelerate this frame through a hard-hit shot and control it, especially with a stroke that would generate a lot of spin. Maybe Nadal could whip one of these around. The extra length adds more to the SW than the weight itself.

Again, I'm amazed Gasquet plays so well with this setup.

I much prefer a smaller head, thin-beamed frame with standard length.
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what condititon are the xl's in ? gripsize where are they made ?price ?

the swede
 
I'm sick of racquet companies not selling anything remotely similar to what their pros are using. Tracking down a LM Instinct XL to demo is a very hard to do.

These companies are a bunch of liars & thieves.
 
I have two LM Instinct Tour XL's in L4 grip size. They play softer than expected, with amazing spin/power. Sort of like a more comfortable version of the APD. I'm not using them anymore though, because I'm cheating on them with Dunlop at the moment. :)
 
Gasquetrules said:
I've got 4 LM XL Tour Instincts and one standard LM Instinct. I should sell them. To me they are just too bulky and stiff, have a hollow feel and don't feel solid enough. I get poor feel and control with them, and they are murder on my arm. No wonder Richie developed arm problems last year.

I think it would take a very strong player to accelerate this frame through a hard-hit shot and control it, especially with a stroke that would generate a lot of spin. Maybe Nadal could whip one of these around. The extra length adds more to the SW than the weight itself.
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and his customized swingweight is even higher than stock. per Greg Raven's HD Tennis site, the swingweight at Indian Wells 2009 was around 380, just totally insane for the type of game he plays (played?)
 
ty slothrop said:
and his customized swingweight is even higher than stock. per Greg Raven's HD Tennis site, the swingweight at Indian Wells 2009 was around 380, just totally insane for the type of game he plays (played?)
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Gasquet is actually very strong/ripped. Just check out some of his topless photos.
 
Gasquet's current "stick":

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You guys probably won't believe me, but when I was at the US Open qualifying I watched Gasquet practice with his coach, and I asked him what string he used. He said Luxilon at 66 lbs.

And then he became a druggie. Lol
 
Hello,

please could you tell me, which racquet, string, tension and vibrastop Gasquet use at the French Open?

Thanks
 
^^^^^^^^^^^
It is the LiquidMetal Instinct with YT Extreme PAINT JOB.

Don't ever listen to Fedace when it comes to racquets!
 
hsv91 said:
Which string and tension use Hasquet now?

The YT Extreme Pro has the same setup as the Instinct.
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How do you figure that?

The LM Instinct has a Flex of 63 while the YT Extreme Pro has a flex of 70. That is a big difference in flex not to mention the composition and the head shape of the racquets are completely different.
 
vsbabolat said:
How do you figure that?

The LM Instinct has a Flex of 63 while the YT Extreme Pro has a flex of 70. That is a big difference in flex not to mention the composition and the head shape of the racquets are completely different.
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Ok, sorry.

Please tell me, in which store could I buy Gasquet's Instinct and which string and tension does he play?

PS: Why could we do not use now this website, in it you can read the tensions from the pros, have you a password:

http://www.racquettech.com/cgi/pro_logs.cgi
 
hsv91 said:
Ok, sorry.

Please tell me, in which store could I buy Gasquet's Instinct and which string and tension does he play?

PS: Why could we do not use now this website, in it you can read the tensions from the pros, have you a password:

http://www.racquettech.com/cgi/pro_logs.cgi
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You can't buy Gasquet's racquet because the LM Instinct Tour is no longer made for the public. He uses Luxilon Bigbanger Original. If you go back a page all the answers are there........................
 
vsbabolat said:
You can't buy Gasquet's racquet because the LM Instinct Tour is no longer made for the public. He uses Luxilon Bigbanger Original. If you go back a page all the answers are there........................
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When the LM Instinct not longer made for the public.

Is the actual YT Extreme Pro near the same to the instinct?

Play Gasquet 26/25kg or 25/24 or 23kg on clay and the big banger original 1,30mm?
 
hsv91 said:
When the LM Instinct not longer made for the public.

Is the actual YT Extreme Pro near the same to the instinct?

Play Gasquet 26/25kg or 25/24 or 23kg on clay and the big banger original 1,30mm?
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No the YT Extreme Pro (70RA) is much stiffer than the LM Instinct (63RA). I think the closest you could buy in a store that is easily available is the YT Instinct. http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Head_YOUTEK_Instinct/descpageRCHEAD-YTINST.html

Or you could go on the bay and buy a LM Instinct. They always pop up. In fact there is a LM Instinct Tour XL that is the exact model for sale on the there right now.
 
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hsv91 said:
Ok, sorry.

Please tell me, in which store could I buy Gasquet's Instinct and which string and tension does he play?

PS: Why could we do not use now this website, in it you can read the tensions from the pros, have you a password:

http://www.racquettech.com/cgi/pro_logs.cgi
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hsv91 said:
When the LM Instinct not longer made for the public.

Is the actual YT Extreme Pro near the same to the instinct?

Play Gasquet 26/25kg or 25/24 or 23kg on clay and the big banger original 1,30mm?
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Are you THAT big a Gasquet fan that you have to buy his racquet with the same strings and same tension? :)
 
I just bought this stick out of curiosity and maybe its the strings I put (I installed unknown to me polystar poly @60 ) BUT LM Instinct Tour XL is sooooooo powerful and sooooooo stiff that by comparison my Pure Drive Team + with Big Banger feels like it actual has flex in comparison to this gasquet beast.

I think I will try 65lb next time
 
dgoran said:
I just bought this stick out of curiosity and maybe its the strings I put (I installed unknown to me polystar poly @60 ) BUT LM Instinct Tour XL is sooooooo powerful and sooooooo stiff that by comparison my Pure Drive Team + with Big Banger feels like it actual has flex in comparison to this gasquet beast.
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This may be your perception, but if you go by actual science, then it's quite the opposite. The LM Instinct Tour XL has a stiffness in the mid-60's (66 according to the USRSA), and the Pure Drive Team + is in the low to mid 70's (73 on the USRSA stats), which is much stiffer. I'm guessing you're perceiving something other than racquet stiffness. Could be the relative differences of the string, but more likely, it has to do with other differences (maybe weight, balance, SW or your own idea of what stiffness does).
 
vsbabolat said:
No the YT Extreme Pro (70RA) is much stiffer than the LM Instinct (63RA). I think the closest you could buy in a store that is easily available is the YT Instinct. http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Head_YOUTEK_Instinct/descpageRCHEAD-YTINST.html

Or you could go on the bay and buy a LM Instinct. They always pop up. In fact there is a LM Instinct Tour XL that is the exact model for sale on the there right now.
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He plays with 16x19 string pattern and not 18x19, also he plays the YT Extreme Pro:

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Head_YOUTEK_Extreme_Pro/descpageRCHEAD-YTXP.html#spec

Or does he plays this racquet (16x19, too):

http://www.tw-gt.de/shop/TENNISSCHL...idmetal-Instinct-Tour-XL-gebraucht::4141.html

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hsv91, Apparently you could not read the last sentence of my last post. Gasquet uses the LIQUIDMETAL INSTINCT TOUR XL.
gasquet2008Ausopen.jpg

Gasquet_2010_Sydney-1.jpg

Richard_Gasquet_2009_Indian_Wells.jpg

Gasquet_2010_Roland_Garros_3.jpg

I certainly hope you can see the LIQUIMETAL RIDGES around the head of Gasquet racquet.
 
vsbabolat said:
Gasquet_2010_Aus_Open.jpg
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Thanks VS,

Does he use the retail version or a pro stock version of the instinc tour xl?

It's strange that he uses a 27.5" most one handers don't seem to like the extended rackets but his is one of the best, it shows you don't need a 27" mid to hit a monster one hander!
 
hsv91 said:
Hello,

can you tell me, which paint-job racquet, string and string tension Gasquet actually use on clay?
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His racquet has not changed. He is still using the Liquidmetal Instinct Tour XL. (The paint job is of the current Youtek IG Extreme.)

As for strings, as far as I know, he still uses Luxilon BB Original. His tension was 53/51 (or 24/23) in the past, but don't know if it has changed. It didn't change for the previous 5+ years, so fairly likely it's still the same now.
 
LPShanet said:
His racquet has not changed. He is still using the Liquidmetal Instinct Tour XL. (The paint job is of the current Youtek IG Extreme.)

As for strings, as far as I know, he still uses Luxilon BB Original. His tension was 53/51 (or 24/23) in the past, but don't know if it has changed. It didn't change for the previous 5+ years, so fairly likely it's still the same now.
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Hey I don't mean to get a bit off topic as this is kinda about his racquet but what does he benefit from using the rare 18x19 string pattern?
 
(K)evin said:
Hey I don't mean to get a bit off topic as this is kinda about his racquet but what does he benefit from using the rare 18x19 string pattern?
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Huh? I think there is a counting issue. An 18 x 19 would indeed be very rare, but his frame is 16 x 19 as far as I know.
 
LPShanet said:
Huh? I think there is a counting issue. An 18 x 19 would indeed be very rare, but his frame is 16 x 19 as far as I know.
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Oh sorry I just assumed it was because that is what the youtek instinct has as a string pattern, I didn't take time to count Gasquet's but can someone answer my question?
 
(K)evin said:
Maybe it's under the paint job if depolarized or maybe he is using a polarized setup and it's under the bumper guard?
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Not sure what you mean by "under the paintjob". It's pretty rare to put weight on the surface of the racquet but under the paint, regardless of weight distribution/polarization. In some cases, weight is put inside the frame (e.g. silicone or lead in the handle), or under the grommets (and if they are CAP system, it can be anywhere on the head), but I am totally unaware of Gasquet's frame ever having surface weights under the paint.
 
LPShanet said:
Not sure what you mean by "under the paintjob". It's pretty rare to put weight on the surface of the racquet but under the paint, regardless of weight distribution/polarization. In some cases, weight is put inside the frame (e.g. silicone or lead in the handle), or under the grommets (and if they are CAP system, it can be anywhere on the head), but I am totally unaware of Gasquet's frame ever having surface weights under the paint.
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Bethanie Mattek admitted to have lead up her NTour or whatever she using underneath the paintjob here:

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/NextLevel.html?show=TNL002&ccode=TNL002

I'm pretty sure if Gasquet wanted he could ask Head for that which is why we wouldn't see any lead on his frame.
 
(K)evin said:
Bethanie Mattek admitted to have lead up her NTour or whatever she using underneath the paintjob here:

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/NextLevel.html?show=TNL002&ccode=TNL002

I'm pretty sure if Gasquet wanted he could ask Head for that which is why we wouldn't see any lead on his frame.
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She actually said that the weight was "under the frame", whatever she meant by that...she was most likely referring to weight inside the frame or under the bumper. Either way, there isn't a way to place lead on the outside of the frame but under the paint without it being visible to the eye close up. It's pretty safe to assume that she was talking about weight inside the frame and not directly under the paint, as I've been in Wilson's pro room, and painting directly over lead isn't one of their procedures.
 
(K)evin said:
Oh sorry I just assumed it was because that is what the youtek instinct has as a string pattern, I didn't take time to count Gasquet's but can someone answer my question?
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Your question was what does Gasquet benefit from using the rare 18x19 pattern, and the answer is that he doesn't use it, so obviously he doesn't get any benefit from it, as he doesn't play with it, as stated above.

The purpose of an 18x19 in general versus a 16x19 would be the same as any denser pattern (e.g. 18x20). That is, to provide more directional control and a stringbed that moves less. The lack of the additional cross compared to an 18x20 would have minimal effect, as the outer crosses tend to affect the stringbed performance a bit less than the central mains do, and it wouldn't necessarily change the density in the middle of the frame. So it would play fairly similarly to an 18x20.
 
I admire Gasquets one handed, topspin backhand. Does he use the regular rectangular Head grip or is it modified to a more round grip?
 
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