need help with beginner/improver racquet

isilra

Rookie
I have been playing tennis since nearly 6 months. I have bought a liquidmetal radical midplus 1 month ago but i am not happy with it. I am a naturally strong guy and it feels too stiff and creates too much power for me.

At the same time, my partner bought a wilson blx six.one team racquet and i feel so comfortable playing with it. It does give more control and less power. Also i dont have problem playing with 95" or small sweetspot. Due to the low swingweight, i enjoy completing full swing and create my own power and i can control it. It has great feeling that i feel like there is nothing in my hand.

After comparing these two racquets, my racquet should give me minimum power and maximum control / maneuverability. I decided to buy a control oriented, headlight, low swingweight racquet. I want to improve my footwork, swings and i think a low swingweight racquet will help me a lot with it. I had a search and my favourites are;

-Wilson BLX Pro Staff Six.One 95
-Head Microgel Radical MP
-Head Youtek IG Speed 18x20

I like pro staff the best because it is the heaviest of them 3 and very suitable for customizing. I mean in the future i can add some more stability with some lead tapes if i want.

I will be very grateful to hear your advice/opinions. which one should i buy ? or do you have any other suggestions to me ?
 

Deuces Wild

Rookie
Your choices for replacements seem quite random to me tbh. You don't need a new racquet, you need more practice so you can mold your stroke to keep the ball in. Maybe a change in grip to something more topspin friendly. I'd also look into using a low powered string at maybe a higher tension to decrease power.
 

isilra

Rookie
Your choices for replacements seem quite random to me tbh. You don't need a new racquet, you need more practice so you can mold your stroke to keep the ball in. Maybe a change in grip to something more topspin friendly. I'd also look into using a low powered string at maybe a higher tension to decrease power.

Agree with you, i know that i need to improve my game rather than replacing the equipment but i just can't feel it with this racquet. My friend loves playing with it but i really dont. I changed the strings with low powered ones, made it with higher tension as you told. Also i bought some tapes and applied them to make it more headlight and lower the swingweight (afterwards i learned that by adding weights you can't reduce swingweight). But non of them made me happy and at the last i decided to replace it. I'm so confused :???:
 
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