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I really enjoyed Niks journey and mostly the outcome. I have a ton of respect for a guy that even in his non-competitive days is trying to maximize his tennis with his main frame. I had a similar journey that led me to the pure strike tour a few years ago, where really you just rely on the tennis ball being your best teacher

want to reiterate how impressed I am with the outcome here, seems like it would’ve been really easy for him to just take the Tec deal and play with something that is pretty trendy right now. Also would have given him more revenue via hits with Tec player collabs. Have to tip the cap to a guy who just is honest and not a shill for the sake of popularity. I respect the detailed approach he took that wasn’t only about on court effectiveness, but also varying other factors that many normal consumers consider like simply how it feels coming through the air
 
ChrisJR3264 said:
The grip shape of the tfights have made me lose confidence in my forehand lol
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now that you put it this starkly, considering what he said about the “feel in hand” of the shift being a deciding factor, I wonder if the grip shape also factored in and he simply wasnt aware of the difference to identify it as a reason.
 
gino said:
I really enjoyed Niks journey and mostly the outcome. I have a ton of respect for a guy that even in his non-competitive days is trying to maximize his tennis with his main frame. I had a similar journey that led me to the pure strike tour a few years ago, where really you just rely on the tennis ball being your best teacher

want to reiterate how impressed I am with the outcome here, seems like it would’ve been really easy for him to just take the Tec deal and play with something that is pretty trendy right now. Also would have given him more revenue via hits with Tec player collabs. Have to tip the cap to a guy who just is honest and not a shill for the sake of popularity. I respect the detailed approach he took that wasn’t only about on court effectiveness, but also varying other factors that many normal consumers consider like simply how it feels coming through the air
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Same I like the guy I.m.o he’s very knowledgeable and comes across as honest. I’m not surprised he pick the Shift because he said the Serve is very important to him and the Shift if you gel with it it’s a great serving racquet.
 
With all that said Karue Sell is killing it and it makes me happy for a player of his level to share his journey explain his gear changes,setups and show how brutal the tour can be I’m so glad the tennis community has embraced him and his content and I hope he inspires more in a similar situation to share their journeys and show that having a ytube channel while pursuing a pro career is a viable side hustle .
 
Last post on the ytuber and level no I’m not talking about creators like Tencon,Gino, tan tennis, zero love or AC tennis as I’ve seen them on here they are appreciated and have audiences that relate to their content and I enjoy hearing their opinions.. I wasn’t sneak dissing.
 
I don't think Intuitive Tennis is a racketholic and thus that reflects on his decisions and methodology when he chooses his new racquet. It's not like TennisNerd or TennCom who use like 10 different strings with different tensions and hybrid setups. He knows what works for himself and using the Kirschbaum as a reference, because that string is the he has played with for like 15 years. I was super suprised he went with the Wilson Shift. A lot of holics and besserwissers on the forums would have of course known better choices and better methods for choosing the correct racquet.
 
SpinToWin said:
now that you put it this starkly, considering what he said about the “feel in hand” of the shift being a deciding factor, I wonder if the grip shape also factored in and he simply wasnt aware of the difference to identify it as a reason.
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Probably. It’s like playing with the old prestiges.
I see TF listened to the people who didn’t like the iso SW but they fail to listen to everyone complain about the grip.
 
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Hey guys I know this is irrelevant but I wrote a comment I didn’t believe in when reading updates because I was trying to be nice so in staying true to myself I edited my comment as it’s not what I really feel and without mentioning names I need to stay true to myself. Sorry for wasting your time with this irrelevant post just had to stay true to myself as it was bugging me. My apologies fellas and ladies happy hitting.
 
I have hit with the wilson shift and it's a nice frame but it's not something I would think to recommend to a Pure drive user...

I would suggest Solinco or Diadem
 
Trip said:
I get that there was probably more value in just keeping the string constant, which would keep the emphasis on the racquet journey, and that alone.
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I feel like when you are demoing a large number of racquets, keeping the stringjob constant is a good way to develop a short list of racquets you like particularly in terms of head size, beam width, SW, static weight etc. But once you are trying to decide between the final 2 or 3 racquets you like the best, I feel like you should tweak the stringjob on each racquet to adjust the power/control/spin/comfort more to your liking before you select or discard each model. Even if you don’t want to change the string, at least think about adjusting the gauge and tension to optimize a racquet‘s performance to your liking. A racquet can play and feel so differently when strung differently.
 
socallefty said:
I feel like when you are demoing a large number of racquets, keeping the stringjob constant is a good way to develop a short list of racquets you like particularly in terms of head size, beam width, SW, static weight etc. But once you are trying to decide between the final 2 or 3 racquets you like the best, I feel like you should tweak the stringjob on each racquet to adjust the power/control/spin/comfort more to your liking before you select or discard each model. Even if you don’t want to change the string, at least think about adjusting the gauge and tension to optimize a racquet‘s performance to your liking. A racquet can play and feel so differently when strung differently.
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Tell that to tennis nerd that even when testing racquets from the same family but different models strungs them with different strings. :)
Nick did the right thing..... strung them with his go to orange smash.
 
dyslexical-scope said:
Andy Roddick

The parallels go crazy. Andy's a former Babolat Pure Drive Plus user who painted his Pure Drives when Babolat wouldn't pay him or something. Thread with pictures of his cool custom paintjob: https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/roddicks-prostock-bab-pd-frame-close-up.575922/. And the rationale for switching, or should I say shifting? It's like poetry, it rhymes.
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I still think Roddick going with the Shift was just pure marketing. Sure he might "play" with it still, but I bet Wilson is paying him good money to do it specially with the Shift.
 
KC! said:
It sounds like he had a very hard time deciding between the Shift, TFight 100 & PD+
He even took extra time to make his decision. It sounds like all 3 were close but the Shift was the one that helped him the most with his biggest weakness. He had lost confidence in his forehand & the Shift helped him the most with it. He also really liked the feel of it which we all know is a big deciding factor in a racquet.
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I thought it odd that he didn't playtest the standard length Pure Drive. After all, the Shift is standard length. Perhaps the real difference was the added spin from the Shift design.
 
AlexKangaroo said:
I still think Roddick going with the Shift was just pure marketing. Sure he might "play" with it still, but I bet Wilson is paying him good money to do it specially with the Shift.
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Yeah in a way. He got the call from wilson so we knew that he would go with wilson but it was up to him at which model.
I have tested all wilson racquet of lines and if Shift Pro had a more arm friendly response and a little bit lower SW i agree 100% with his decision..... to me also best current wilson racquet :)
 
dyslexical-scope said:
Andy Roddick

The parallels go crazy. Andy's a former Babolat Pure Drive Plus user who painted his Pure Drives when Babolat wouldn't pay him or something. Thread with pictures of his cool custom paintjob: https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/roddicks-prostock-bab-pd-frame-close-up.575922/. And the rationale for switching, or should I say shifting? It's like poetry, it rhymes.
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It actually makes sense to me because I train some high level juniors in my spare time that I would consider their serve as their biggest weapon and one of them uses the Wilson Shift and he serves bombs. Intuitive Tennis said the serve was very important in him making his decision as he’s a big server and so is Roddick and another fun fact is they both transitioned from a PD + so IT decision doesn’t surprise me in the slightest putting these things into consideration. Personally I’ve never used a Switch so I wouldn’t know but it seems big servers gravitate to this racquet. Thank you for you response appreciate it.
 
dyslexical-scope said:
Andy Roddick

The parallels go crazy. Andy's a former Babolat Pure Drive Plus user who painted his Pure Drives when Babolat wouldn't pay him or something. Thread with pictures of his cool custom paintjob: https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/roddicks-prostock-bab-pd-frame-close-up.575922/. And the rationale for switching, or should I say shifting? It's like poetry, it rhymes.
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Just read your response wasn’t trying to steal your thunder as your response was more detailed. Yes correct and I didn’t know about the change because Babolat wouldn’t endorse him Ty for sharing as I enjoy fun facts.
 
Nik's final conclusion focused on the volleys, which I agree are decent with the Shift.

But this gives away the main use he's looking for: feeding and drills at the net. Playing games, let alone tournaments, are well down his priority list.
 
I don't think he is able to be super serious about tournaments with his bad knew. He discussed it in one of the livestreams. It's a risky business at that age to ramp up the stress on your body if you know there is something wrong with it.
 
Tbf in his video he says he chose the Wilson Shift mainly because of his forehand,volleys and drop shots he admitted his serve and all ground strokes were less powerful than the PD+ and he clearly states if he was choosing the racquet for coaching and drilling he would of taken the Technifibre deal. He also admits he won’t be playing tournaments but chose the racquet because of the improvement he could make to his game because he love tennis so much. So I interpreted that as coaching and drilling had no impact on his decision but don’t take my word for it watch the vid where he starts comparing the PD+ and the Shift i don’t think I’m tripping. Yes volleys was one of many reasons .
 
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