how much of lead tape do the pros using babolat pure storm team uses??

[nasri_babolat_storm]

how much of lead tape do the pros using babolat pure storm team uses??like gonzalez,massu and ginepri??just wunderin..

 

[Duzza]

Haha lemme' guess. You're obsessed with the Pure Storm and whoever uses it. Gonzalez is one of my favorite players and I demoed the Pure Storm for like a week. It's pretty awesome. I'm pretty sure that Gonzalez uses heaps of lead tape, but its still the Pure Storm, no PJ.

 

[nasri_babolat_storm]

haha...yup...i just like the feel, the colour scheme of pure storm..the first time i used it, fell in love wit it..i chose it over the n6-1 tour..yar...i was just wundering if anyone knows how much of tape they use??and where??i noe gonzalez uses tapes at 3 and 9 o'clock..but how much??

 

[Duzza]

Well i just worked it out from the Players specs. Gonzalez is approx 362 strung, stock is 312. So 50 grams??

 

[THE ANIMAL]

Sorry guys but Gonzo uses a pure control+ pjed as a pure storm as does Masu and Ginepri

 

[nasri_babolat_storm]

how did u noe dat animal??

 

[nasri_babolat_storm]

my racket with lead tape is abt 343g strung...feels great now..but i wanna try put summore tape..

 

[brucie]

Yes alot is required the racket is too headheavy and light for atp players.

 

[steveq81]

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THE ANIMAL,

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[mileslong]

im looking at buying one of these but i will have to lead it up. all my rackets are around the 12 oz area. i would like to make the storm more headlight. where would i add the lead tape and how much to make it play more like the pure control? i would like to weight it similar but i think the storm will be better due to the more flexible frame.

thanks!

 

[psp2]

im looking at buying one of these but i will have to lead it up. all my rackets are around the 12 oz area. i would like to make the storm more headlight. where would i add the lead tape and how much to make it play more like the pure control? i would like to weight it similar but i think the storm will be better due to the more flexible frame.

thanks!

you can either: 1) add 0.5 oz of 1/2" strips to the handle, or 2) buy a racquet one grip size smaller than what you'd normally get and have heat shrink put on it, which would add right around 0.5 oz.

i did the latter and my PS weighs 12.2 oz strung, 7pts. HL, 326 SW.

 

[mavsman149]

psp

Is that all you did put .5 oz of lead under the handle, and it ways 12.2 oz. I had been using storms but switched back to my trusty pc 2001 because the storm was too light and headheavy. I couldn't find a good lead set up. Any pics of how you leaded it up if you did.

 

[mavsman149]

didn't see any standing right next to kenneth carlsen, but I dont know about under the grip.
BTW

 

[Ripper]

Yes alot is required the racket is too headheavy and light for atp players.

This is the BEST Babolat raquet; it just needs a fix: Just fill the handle up with silicone!

 

[nasri_babolat_storm]

den..how much of lead tape to u ppl use??

 

[onkystomper]

Why whenever people start to like a racquet some pro's use does someone pop up and claim it is a paintjob. It may well be but where is your proof. Even some small explnation to your claim would do.