New Volkl/Becker stuff for '08'

[NoBadMojo]

Mojo, I'd appreciate it if you could compare your Becker 11 Light to the trimmed-bumper T10 Gen1 MP. I've read around that the BB11 Light is a bit harsher than the T10 Gen1 despite the similar stiffness ratings.
My slice is a bit floaty with the T10 Gen1, but that's the only fault I can find with the racquet.

sure..i find i get similar results from the two frames but the 11Light is easier to swing fast. if it was harsh in anyway I wouldnt be using it on this old arm and certainly wouldnt have it further equipped with leather which transmits more feel along with shock if any. If you are floating bh's with the gen1, i'm afraid it will be worse withe the 11Light. I'm enjoying the b11 and am enjoying the ball feel..it's quick, has lots of feel, is good at everything, and hits a nice quick ball with enough on it to find its way through the court. light frames get crapped on around here merely because they are light frames. they get associated with words like flimsy, hollow, tinny, and such when often they arent....they're just lighter

 

[ericsson]

Mojo, I'd appreciate it if you could compare your Becker 11 Light to the trimmed-bumper T10 Gen1 MP. I've read around that the BB11 Light is a bit harsher than the T10 Gen1 despite the similar stiffness ratings.
My slice is a bit floaty with the T10 Gen1, but that's the only fault I can find with the racquet.

That's very strange, T10 Gen I is one of the most stable rackets i've played, it has weight all over, in the head, throat and handle, its very well balanced with good static weight, all features that makes it very important for slices or stable shots.
You may want to raise your tension a little and look where you come out...

 

[BounceHitBounceHit]

sure..i find i get similar results from the two frames but the 11Light is easier to swing fast. if it was harsh in anyway I wouldnt be using it on this old arm and certainly wouldnt have it further equipped with leather which transmits more feel along with shock if any. If you are floating bh's with the gen1, i'm afraid it will be worse withe the 11Light. I'm enjoying the b11 and am enjoying the ball feel..it's quick, has lots of feel, is good at everything, and hits a nice quick ball with enough on it to find its way through the court. light frames get crapped on around here merely because they are light frames. they get associated with words like flimsy, hollow, tinny, and such when often they arent....they're just lighter

Hey Mojo,

Did you have to modify your technique much on the slice BH when you went to a lighter frame? I've found it to be the one shot (aside from the serve, which just seems to take time to come around any time I make a frame change) that is MOST different with a lighter racquet. With the K90, iPrestige, DNX 10 mid, etc I keep the stroke short and just 'knife' the ball with great results in terms of depth, 'skid', etc. But with the lighter frames I sometimes felt like I needed to take more of a 'cut' at the slice, if that makes sense to you.

Hope you are well,

Craig

 

[NoBadMojo]

Hey Mojo,

Did you have to modify your technique much on the slice BH when you went to a lighter frame? I've found it to be the one shot (aside from the serve, which just seems to take time to come around any time I make a frame change) that is MOST different with a lighter racquet. With the K90, iPrestige, DNX 10 mid, etc I keep the stroke short and just 'knife' the ball with great results in terms of depth, 'skid', etc. But with the lighter frames I sometimes felt like I needed to take more of a 'cut' at the slice, if that makes sense to you.

Hope you are well,

Craig

greetings Craigster and best of the new year. i'm not a believer in modifying strokes per se to make a racquet work, but think you do have to adapt to the tradeoffs when you change. i find myself having changed strategy more than technique when i went to a lighter frame.

for me, the serve takes the longest to come around when i change

i understand your question. yes, with the lighter frame, i think you have to be more mindful of technique on the sliced backhand and really make a more conscious effort to step on the slice and make sure to get your body mass behind the shot..lighter frames are a bit less forgiving for a better player in that respect I think. this b11Light does surprisingly well for me for being light with the sliced backhand...and that shot is a mainstay for me..i need to be able to even hit it to someones forehand at times and not have it exploited. i can shoot the court with it on the clay <but not quite as well as the Gen1,B11Standard, DNX10Mid, etc.> it was a pleasant and unexpected surprise, but all of the 10series frames are great slicers i think. for the same reason, i've found my chip/block service returns have become faster and longer <but now i am hitting more full blooded returns because the racquet is so quick>...there just isnt the mass to work with to lay racquet on ball and expect it to travel to the other baseline.....tradeoffs..hows that for more info than you may wish to process???

 

[meh]

That's very strange, T10 Gen I is one of the most stable rackets i've played, it has weight all over, in the head, throat and handle, its very well balanced with good static weight, all features that makes it very important for slices or stable shots.
You may want to raise your tension a little and look where you come out...

My slice is not as good as it was with my old racquet, the Wilson ROK. It's not as mean, so I am hitting more topspin backhands, which may or may not be a good thing.

I agree with Craig, I recall I wasn't hitting the slices too badly with the full bumper. But losing those few grams up top has helped the rest of my game significantly, and I haven't perceived a loss of stability, so I will choke it down and work on my game instead of messing around with equipment even more and losing continuity.

 

[samster]

My slice is not as good as it was with my old racquet, the Wilson ROK. It's not as mean, so I am hitting more topspin backhands, which may or may not be a good thing.

I agree with Craig, I recall I wasn't hitting the slices too badly with the full bumper. But losing those few grams up top has helped the rest of my game significantly, and I haven't perceived a loss of stability, so I will choke it down and work on my game instead of messing around with equipment even more and losing continuity.

My three T10Gen1MPs (Grip 4 1/2) weigh 343 grams, 334 grams, and 330 grams strung. I didn't think they were too heavy. The 343 is probably an outlier. How heavy are yours?

 

[J011yroger]

Hey Mojo,

Did you have to modify your technique much on the slice BH when you went to a lighter frame? I've found it to be the one shot (aside from the serve, which just seems to take time to come around any time I make a frame change) that is MOST different with a lighter racquet. With the K90, iPrestige, DNX 10 mid, etc I keep the stroke short and just 'knife' the ball with great results in terms of depth, 'skid', etc. But with the lighter frames I sometimes felt like I needed to take more of a 'cut' at the slice, if that makes sense to you.

Hope you are well,

Craig

Know you are not talking to me, but I find string to jive with my slice a lot. Possibly because it is something I am still looking to master, but I find that with the different strings the ball leaves the strings on a different trajectory, so I need time to find my range with it.

Aside from cute little feather shots (not my forte), I take a big heavy cut at my bh slices, rather than the little chop you refer to.

J

 

[Richie Rich]

Know you are not talking to me, but I find string to jive with my slice a lot. Possibly because it is something I am still looking to master, but I find that with the different strings the ball leaves the strings on a different trajectory, so I need time to find my range with it.

Aside from cute little feather shots (not my forte), I take a big heavy cut at my bh slices, rather than the little chop you refer to.

J

so i guess you have what is known as "hands of stone" ??? :wink:

 

[BounceHitBounceHit]

Know you are not talking to me, but I find string to jive with my slice a lot. Possibly because it is something I am still looking to master, but I find that with the different strings the ball leaves the strings on a different trajectory, so I need time to find my range with it.

Aside from cute little feather shots (not my forte), I take a big heavy cut at my bh slices, rather than the little chop you refer to.

J

It's 'Old School' Technique that I use to produce my nasty slice. And like Mojo I love to take it down the line to my (right-handed) opponents FH every once in a while too. Struck properly it 'tails away' and is a real rotten bugger to try and do much with, especially on the run. Another great use of the 1HBH slice is as a 'mix it up' acute cross court or DTL approach. Fed has (re)popularized the use of the extreme angle, short cross court approach using the BH slice to produce a ball that is really difficult for players w/ 2HBH's to handle. They look up and there he is, smiling as he puts away a volley well above the level of the net. The exception here of course is on clay, where folks have more time to move over and 'get under' such shots, and thus (at least some) of Fed's challenge with Nadal.

CC

 

[J011yroger]

It's 'Old School' Technique that I use to produce my nasty slice. And like Mojo I love to take it down the line to my (right-handed) opponents FH every once in a while too. Struck properly it 'tails away' and is a real rotten bugger to try and do much with, especially on the run. Another great use of the 1HBH slice is as a 'mix it up' acute cross court or DTL approach. Fed has (re)popularized the use of the extreme angle, short cross court approach using the BH slice to produce a ball that is really difficult for players w/ 2HBH's to handle. They look up and there he is, smiling as he puts away a volley well above the level of the net. The exception here of course is on clay, where folks have more time to move over and 'get under' such shots, and thus (at least some) of Fed's challenge with Nadal.

CC

I use the same shot to different effect. My BH slice that breaks away from a righty's forehand so tails away from their forehand making the easiest thing to do for them to hook it back cross court, or breaking into their body on the bh side making the easiest thing for them to do push it inside out, either of which results in the ball getting hit back to my FH where I am conveniently waiting to unload on it.

J

 

[J011yroger]

so i guess you have what is known as "hands of stone" ??? :wink:

Yep, since I was four years old.

I am very mechanical at the net, bang bang, get my racquet to the ball, and drive it to the part of the court where the other guy isn't standing. Forget all that cute pretty touch and feel crap.

J

 

[meh]

My three T10Gen1MPs (Grip 4 1/2) weigh 343 grams, 334 grams, and 330 grams strung. I didn't think they were too heavy. The 343 is probably an outlier. How heavy are yours?

samster,
Mine are 326, 330, and 336. They are 4 3/8 grip with trimmed bumpers, Gamma leather, and overgrip. The heaviest one is strung with Head FXP Power 17 and the other two have BDE Rallye 16/Iso-Speed Control hybrids.
I find they swing very comfortably for me. Enough heft in the throat and move quickly through the air. The 330g one is my favorite
In any case, they are lighter than my two previous racquets, the ROK and HPS 6.1

 

[ericsson]

samster,
Mine are 326, 330, and 336. They are 4 3/8 grip with trimmed bumpers, Gamma leather, and overgrip. The heaviest one is strung with Head FXP Power 17 and the other two have BDE Rallye 16/Iso-Speed Control hybrids.
I find they swing very comfortably for me. Enough heft in the throat and move quickly through the air. The 330g one is my favorite
In any case, they are lighter than my two previous racquets, the ROK and HPS 6.1

Meh, the 326 seems to be a little on the light side... i will weigh mine tonight and post soon.

 

[ps60]

Oh, i saw their spec of TW at an archive link found in another Volkl link.

Thanks.

 

[NoBadMojo]

Meh, the 326 seems to be a little on the light side... i will weigh mine tonight and post soon.

his frames are well within spec given he has leather grips on them and different string jobs. leather grips weigh different amounts even though they may be the same brand. it's the swingweight that you want to match the closest anyway. here's something an MRT who ended up with some of my DNX9's did
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Frame 3 was the heaviest (318g), 2 the lightest (313g), 1 was right in the middle at 315.3g. I removed the grips from 2 and 3 and switched them. That made the gap between the lightest and the heaviest 3g....was able to match all 3 at 317g 30.5 bp and 293 sw....

Strung them up with lux alu at 22.5kg...they are all between 318 and 320 for final strung sw...For me..Perfect.

Cheers!
<end>

 

[nickb]

Why can't you just admit that ALL volkls can't be dead on spec?

 

[NoBadMojo]

Why can't you just admit that ALL volkls can't be dead on spec?

clearly..there is stuff wrong with you..i would think the reasonable tw posters are past tired of you...it's never ending..you're obsessed with me...and that's really really sad

 

[nickb]

clearly..there is stuff wrong with you..i would think the reasonable tw posters are past tired of you...it's never ending..you're obsessed with me...and that's really really sad

Obsessed?....I think not.

You act like every volkl ever produced is dead on spec..its not possible..could this be something to do with your sponsorship (if thats what it is...)?

 

[NoBadMojo]

To anyone who is actually interested in discussing things tennis and who is not some troll just looking to make things personal and to make ridiculous comments, I was surprised to learn there could be a variation in leather grips like that. I know if you wrap them tighter or looser you can use significantly more or less material and that can change the weight along with the size, but mine were all wrapped the same, were the same brand, and felt identically. Dont think that weight change would effect the SW by more than a point, but when matching racquets, good to consider all that stuff if you are particular and want your frames to precisely match in all respects
A good MRT knows stuff like that evidently..this one did

 

[Chauvalito]

mojo, anyone,

can someone repost the new specs...I dont want to sort through this thread to find them again.

 

[Chauvalito]

got em, there on page 8...

 

[meh]

Meh, the 326 seems to be a little on the light side... i will weigh mine tonight and post soon.

Yes, the 326g one also has a shorter balance. It swings much lighter. I will probably get around the matching my racquets some day, but right now I am not playing as much as I'd like to, and really have no urgent need for perfectly matched racquets.

In addition to having different string jobs, as NBMJ pointed out, the trimmed bumpers aren't all the same. A couple were trimmed by me and the other was already trimmed when I received it, so they are slightly different. I'm not too happy with the heaviest one, so that is the backup strung with synthetic.

 

[hawaiirgv]

Just curious. As you can see, I'm very new to talk tennis. What level are all of you that are talking about swingweights and attempting to get perfectly matched racquets. Can you all really tell the difference when talking about such small weight and balance differences. I'm a USPTA professional, played tennis in college and have been teaching it for most of my adult life. I currently play at about the 5.0 level and am nationally ranked in my age division. I have played with off the shelf prince racquets for most of my life and for the most part do not see any decrease in my performance from one racquet to another (same model). IMO, string type, tension and proper grip size are far more important to the general public than worrying about exactly matching my racquets.

Just curious what level everyone is to be able to be so exact in your thoughts and specs on your racquets

 

[Rabbit]

^shhhhhh! You're going to ruin the ambience...

 

[bad_call]

Just curious. As you can see, I'm very new to talk tennis. What level are all of you that are talking about swingweights and attempting to get perfectly matched racquets. Can you all really tell the difference when talking about such small weight and balance differences. I'm a USPTA professional, played tennis in college and have been teaching it for most of my adult life. I currently play at about the 5.0 level and am nationally ranked in my age division. I have played with off the shelf prince racquets for most of my life and for the most part do not see any decrease in my performance from one racquet to another (same model). IMO, string type, tension and proper grip size are far more important to the general public than worrying about exactly matching my racquets.

Just curious what level everyone is to be able to be so exact in your thoughts and specs on your racquets

welcome to the forum...btw once you get in you can never get out. it's been tried. i think you must be pushing daisies before they let you go. :shock:

 

[jmverdugo]

Just curious. As you can see, I'm very new to talk tennis. What level are all of you that are talking about swingweights and attempting to get perfectly matched racquets. Can you all really tell the difference when talking about such small weight and balance differences. I'm a USPTA professional, played tennis in college and have been teaching it for most of my adult life. I currently play at about the 5.0 level and am nationally ranked in my age division. I have played with off the shelf prince racquets for most of my life and for the most part do not see any decrease in my performance from one racquet to another (same model). IMO, string type, tension and proper grip size are far more important to the general public than worrying about exactly matching my racquets.

Just curious what level everyone is to be able to be so exact in your thoughts and specs on your racquets

I think you are confused, you are talking about real life and real examples things that are not well seen here . Eventually you will know where you are steping into, TTW a place where numbers matter more than feeling and is always the gear´s fault. Nevertheless you will find some really good information here and you will get to know really cool people that actually know a lot about tennis is just about knowing who is who.

 

[NoBadMojo]

Just curious. As you can see, I'm very new to talk tennis. What level are all of you that are talking about swingweights and attempting to get perfectly matched racquets. Can you all really tell the difference when talking about such small weight and balance differences. I'm a USPTA professional, played tennis in college and have been teaching it for most of my adult life. I currently play at about the 5.0 level and am nationally ranked in my age division. I have played with off the shelf prince racquets for most of my life and for the most part do not see any decrease in my performance from one racquet to another (same model). IMO, string type, tension and proper grip size are far more important to the general public than worrying about exactly matching my racquets.

Just curious what level everyone is to be able to be so exact in your thoughts and specs on your racquets

Welcome to the forum. In reply, I still play solidly in the 5.0's and used to play quite a bit better. I too am a teaching pro..off and on for many years and have multiple full sponsorships and more.

I believe that until people reach the 4.5's or so, they merely should be sure they are playing some reasonable gear and should work on their games..that's where the real improvement comes from. You cant buy a tennis game..you've gottta earn one. To get an idea of my feelings about this, check out the thread i started about playing your frames instead of weighing them. the thread is being ruined by the usuals so if you want to check it out do it now in case a mod just decides to wipe it. At the 4.5's and up I think it reasonable to have varying degrees of fanatcisms about their gear and small differences in gear can be more meaningful. It is a personal thing. Some good players arent picky or sensitive to small changes..i guess you're one of them. I'm very picky and sensitive to the gear..thats a reason why i often am on a racquet advisory and have been a prototype tester. my frames even have an up and down side to them.,,sad i know ;0 But I play by feel and as long my frames all feel the same, I'm good to go. I dont know how much they weigh for example. I tend to find something I like and stick with it.

Again, welcome to the forum. I hope you continue to post. this place can benefit from more guys like you

 

[hawaiirgv]

Thanks for the welcome all... and thanks for the information. Mojo, I agree with you in terms of levels of playing ability and will definitely check out your thread on weigh and play... look forward to some some great conversation and ideas

 

[BounceHitBounceHit]

Thanks for the welcome all... and thanks for the information. Mojo, I agree with you in terms of levels of playing ability and will definitely check out your thread on weigh and play... look forward to some some great conversation and ideas

Welcome aboard!! CC

 

[J011yroger]

my frames even have an up and down side to them.

Hey Mojo, been meaning to ask you about this for a long time, and keep forgetting.

Where do you break strings?

I know you hit a pretty flat, light fast ball, so I am guessing you break about dead center, maybe a shade high in the bed, but dead center main wise. (Obviously the crosses break first in the mojo rig)

And so it doesn't matter that you play "This Side Up"

Myself, a chronic racquet spinner, and topspin player, I break off center by a decent amount. So I was thinking that if I were to play "This Side Up" my stringjobs would last half as long :shock:.

My buddy who plays "This Side Up" is also a flat hitter, but has asymetric handles.

J

 

[louis netman]

What level are all of you that are talking about swingweights and attempting to get perfectly matched racquets. Can you all really tell the difference when talking about such small weight and balance differences. I'm a USPTA professional, played tennis in college and have been teaching it for most of my adult life. I currently play at about the 5.0 level and am nationally ranked in my age division. I have played with off the shelf prince racquets for most of my life and for the most part do not see any decrease in my performance from one racquet to another (same model). IMO, string type, tension and proper grip size are far more important to the general public than worrying about exactly matching my racquets.

Ditto, I've played off-the-shelf frames with great proficiency for decades. I never owned a balance board and digital postal scale until I got involved with this forum. Further, I've never owned such a huge entourage of different frames before. I'm quite normal, maybe somewhat eccentric, but my girlfriend thinks I have Asperger's Disorder or some type of high-functioning autism (where the chief distinguishing feature is "an encompassing preoccupation with one or more restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus"). She also believes that I will inevitably die of complications due to lead-poisoning. One thing's for sure: aging as a player just becomes more difficult each and every year. This forum helps me to realize that I'm not the only one...

Thanx everybody for creating a monster and may 2008 bring many happy returns!!!

 

[NoBadMojo]

Hey Mojo, been meaning to ask you about this for a long time, and keep forgetting.

Where do you break strings?

I know you hit a pretty flat, light fast ball, so I am guessing you break about dead center, maybe a shade high in the bed, but dead center main wise. (Obviously the crosses break first in the mojo rig)

And so it doesn't matter that you play "This Side Up"

Myself, a chronic racquet spinner, and topspin player, I break off center by a decent amount. So I was thinking that if I were to play "This Side Up" my stringjobs would last half as long :shock:.

My buddy who plays "This Side Up" is also a flat hitter, but has asymetric handles.

J

yo..i would definitely be considered a spin player, but like to flatten it out at times. My grips arent extreme however. I try not to give someone the same ball twice in a row. i break my strings at the 2,3 main over to one side and slightly above center.

actually, if you play this side up you might get lots more stringlife. what i do is to play my up side until the strings fray pretty badly. then i wrap a fresh overgrip going the otherway so that the other side feels better as the 'up' side, then i proceed to wear out the strings there..it very seriously extends stringlife for me especially inserting stringsavers wherever i see a fray point.

dont know if you noticed where some of the pros break strings. you dont see nadal break them often, but when he does, they are alarmingly closer to the frame than the center..makes sense and he needs all of his 100 sq inches. sampras you would see break strings all the time and he was a little high in the hoop and slightly off to the side.

 

[NoBadMojo]

Ditto, I've played off-the-shelf frames with great proficiency for decades. I never owned a balance board and digital postal scale until I got involved with this forum. Further, I've never owned such a huge entourage of different frames before. I'm quite normal, maybe somewhat eccentric, but my girlfriend thinks I have Asperger's Disorder or some type of high-functioning autism (where the chief distinguishing feature is "an encompassing preoccupation with one or more restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or focus"). She also believes that I will inevitably die of complications due to lead-poisoning. One thing's for sure: aging as a player just becomes more difficult each and every year. This forum helps me to realize that I'm not the only one...

Thanx everybody for creating a monster and may 2008 bring many happy returns!!!

Hey Louie Netman..I dont think you have Aspergum Disease I think you just have a big passion for tennis....maybe what we have is a perfection syndrome (dont know the technical name for that), but lots of the better tennis players are perfectionists and that's often one reason why they are better tennis players

I too played everything off the shelf until I got older and lost batspeed. My first attempt at modification wasnt leading up, it was removing weight from the frame..lol. So much for needing extra weight in the hoop for stability. You too were tricking up gen1's the same way as i recall.

But you hit on a good point. When you get older and lose batspeed, that is the time to evaluate your gear more often I think.

The message is to know thy swingweight. I like to think I can play pretty well with anything right out of the blocks if it is the right swingweight for me, and could adapt to anything a bit lighter. Too heavy and I'm hosed and risking injury.

 

[J011yroger]

yo..i would definitely be considered a spin player, but like to flatten it out at times. My grips arent extreme however. I try not to give someone the same ball twice in a row. i break my strings at the 2,3 main over to one side and slightly above center.

actually, if you play this side up you might get lots more stringlife. what i do is to play my up side until the strings fray pretty badly. then i wrap a fresh overgrip going the otherway so that the other side feels better as the 'up' side, then i proceed to wear out the strings there..it very seriously extends stringlife for me especially inserting stringsavers wherever i see a fray point.

dont know if you noticed where some of the pros break strings. you dont see nadal break them often, but when he does, they are alarmingly closer to the frame than the center..makes sense and he needs all of his 100 sq inches. sampras you would see break strings all the time and he was a little high in the hoop and slightly off to the side.

Remember I am playing poly, it doesn't fray, it notches about half way then snaps when it feels like it.

Was playing a flat hard flat hitter the day I broke these, so the breaks are centered, usually they are a main or two over from there, but I always break high in the bed.

Topspin players gereally break towards the side, the bigger the top the more off to the side. In my experience.

I didn't realize you played both sides up so you wore them evenly. I thought you were like my buddy who plays this side up with the same side up all the time due to the custom molded asymetric grips.

J

 

[NoBadMojo]

Remember I am playing poly, it doesn't fray, it notches about half way then snaps when it feels like it.

Was playing a flat hard flat hitter the day I broke these, so the breaks are centered, usually they are a main or two over from there, but I always break high in the bed.

Topspin players gereally break towards the side, the bigger the top the more off to the side. In my experience.

I didn't realize you played both sides up so you wore them evenly. I thought you were like my buddy who plays this side up with the same side up all the time due to the custom molded asymetric grips.

J

The wearing evenly thing was an afterthought. I play it that way because one side always feels better up because my trigger finger fits just right between a certain seam of the grip on one side but not the other

 

[J011yroger]

The wearing evenly thing was an afterthought. I play it that way because one side always feels better up because my trigger finger fits just right between a certain seam of the grip on one side but not the other

Cool, do you wrap your leathers flat or grooved?

J

 

[NoBadMojo]

Cool, do you wrap your leathers flat or grooved?

J

I'm kind of a hybrid. I wrap them flat except for the area where my trigger finger goes and that area is grooved. you? are you flatty or groovy? i know you are a thudder and not a pinger....;O

 

[J011yroger]

I'm kind of a hybrid. I wrap them flat except for the area where my trigger finger goes and that area is grooved. you? are you flatty or groovy? i know you are a thudder and not a pinger....;O

Flat, and I like them when they get some hours on them and squish down so they are nice and hard.

J

 

[bagung]

anyone know the spec of SW and stiffness of becker 11 mid....?

 

[BounceHitBounceHit]

I'm kind of a hybrid. I wrap them flat except for the area where my trigger finger goes and that area is grooved. you? are you flatty or groovy? i know you are a thudder and not a pinger....;O

I like to go 'bare-back' w/ just a Tournagrip over the handle. Nice firm feel, and easy to find the bevels. CC

 

[BounceHitBounceHit]

Oh...........and I am a thudder, not a pinger. CC

 

[J011yroger]

Oh...........and I am a thudder, not a pinger. CC

Re-verify our range to target... one ping only.

J

 

[Leelord337]

Appropriately Benjamin Becker is sponsored by Boris Becker Apparal.

 

[bagung]

any info on the stiffness and SW of becker 11 mid....?

 

[BounceHitBounceHit]

any info on the stiffness and SW of becker 11 mid....?

What say you Mojo, G.O.A.T.?? CC

 

[emerckx53]

Just curious. As you can see, I'm very new to talk tennis. What level are all of you that are talking about swingweights and attempting to get perfectly matched racquets. Can you all really tell the difference when talking about such small weight and balance differences. I'm a USPTA professional, played tennis in college and have been teaching it for most of my adult life. I currently play at about the 5.0 level and am nationally ranked in my age division. I have played with off the shelf prince racquets for most of my life and for the most part do not see any decrease in my performance from one racquet to another (same model). IMO, string type, tension and proper grip size are far more important to the general public than worrying about exactly matching my racquets.

Just curious what level everyone is to be able to be so exact in your thoughts and specs on your racquets

Well, if you want my opinion and I am going to give it anyway......there are about 5 people on this forum that by the tone of their posts and size of their ego's you would swear they were inside the ATP top ten......if you can wade through their jargon you will be able to obtain some useful info.....other than that I couldn't agree more with your post.....welcome.