Need Advise on whether to change racket

[jln26]

I recently got a kblade 93. Used it and I like the stability of the racket. I would say that I am able to generate the power needed for the racket. However, I find that the racket may be a little heavy overall.

I am able to play using the kblade 93 for 2-3 hr sessions. My dilemma is whether I should continue playing with it or get another racket. If I should get another racket, what are the recommendations (hopefully specs are the same as the kblade with the only difference being overall weight)

OR would your advice be to stick with the kblade as the eventually I'll get used to the weight.

 

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I recently got a kblade 93. Used it and I like the stability of the racket. I would say that I am able to generate the power needed for the racket. However, I find that the racket may be a little heavy overall.

I am able to play using the kblade 93 for 2-3 hr sessions. My dilemma is whether I should continue playing with it or get another racket. If I should get another racket, what are the recommendations (hopefully specs are the same as the kblade with the only difference being overall weight)

OR would your advice be to stick with the kblade as the eventually I'll get used to the weight.

Without knowing more about your size and, most importantly, your game and current ability level, it's tough to advise. But your racquet isn't all that heavy in stock form, so if you can get used to it it will be better for your arm and allow you to hit with more depth. Personally the static weight is less crucial than the balance and the swingweight for me, but you've chosen a controlled-oriented frame - small head size, quite head-light - and if that's not the kind of game you play then maybe this isn't the frame for you?

 

[jln26]

I'm abt 1.76m and ard 62kg.. I'm a 4.0 player and favour playing groundstrokes with volleys once in a while..

 

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I'm abt 1.76m and ard 62kg.. I'm a 4.0 player and favour playing groundstrokes with volleys once in a while..

It sounds like you may be more of a counterpuncher. Not that someone 5'7" can't hit big, but if you're staying back most of the time and at the 4.0 level you might do better with something closer to a tweener frame. You might wanna demo some 98s or higher, or at least 95s, because 93 is fairly small these days, and if you're someone that relies on speed and consistency from the backcourt more than power, a less head-light frame might be preferable.

 

[H. Ju]

It sounds like you may be more of a counterpuncher. Not that someone 5'7" can't hit big, but if you're staying back most of the time and at the 4.0 level you might do better with something closer to a tweener frame. You might wanna demo some 98s or higher, or at least 95s, because 93 is fairly small these days, and if you're someone that relies on speed and consistency from the backcourt more than power, a less head-light frame might be preferable.

Agree. Having a bigger head size with less head light would much help you to hit big shots from the baseline.

 

[LeeD]

I'd reco something bigger and 10.5 oz.
Bigger is what most of the groundie players use, and a small head only favors first flat serves, which at your height, doesn't work with singles sticks in place.
102, 10.5 oz..

 

[a-naik.1]

Pump some iron.

 

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I'd reco something bigger and 10.5 oz.
Bigger is what most of the groundie players use, and a small head only favors first flat serves, which at your height, doesn't work with singles sticks in place.
102, 10.5 oz..

Yeah, for some reason I see a lot of nearly-pure backcourters with very defense-geared games playing with frames that are designed for more all-court players or players with longer, more aggressive strokes. Not sure that's what's going on with the OP; obviously I've never seen him play. But I've had a bunch of clients that I've taught over the years that insisted on using 90-95 mids, particularly Fed's frames (more of the fanboy thing than an attempt to get the best frame for their game), when they just didn't have the strokes or the games for them and would've been much better off with a 98-102 frame set up for shorter strokes. If you're a counterpuncher and you spend the large majority of your time behind the baseline, I think you should be playing with at least a 98" head or even higher. Look at Davydenko. Tough to call him just a counterpuncher, but he plays with a 100" or 102" frame perfectly designed for his baseline game. When I was more of an all-court player in my early 20s and I had a much bigger serve I played with a Pro Staff 85 because it suited that game nicely. But as I got older and became more of a baseliner and supplanted some power for spin (still play the net quite a bit), I found that going to a bigger head size helped a lot. Even a relatively HL frame with a 98" or 100" head can help a lot.