Racquets Suggestion

[Femed3]

Hello friends once again need help from you guys.
A year ago I returned to play and bought a pure drive gt .. I spent most of the time fighting with it not trying to "isolate" the balls. I believe the problem has been lack of proper technique, most thought the racket is a bit too powerful. 2 months ago I bought a HEAD YouTek IG Radical MP (18x20). I'm still not sure if radical is the ideal racket for me, sometimes I feel a little difficulty putting spin on the ball, especially if it is a stronger ball rally, I end up hitting more flat and sending some sailing balls . I'm in doubt about  buying a pair of Radical or buying a couple of new racquets and, therefore, would like some suggestions from you guys.
Intermediate between 3 to 3.5 NTRP player ... Often I play behind the baseline and sometimes go to the net on short balls.
Before someone says that, i live in brazil and my parents are going to the US, so i can't demo the racquets!
Thank you.

 

[Roger Wawrinka]

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Head_YOUTEK_IG_Extreme_Pro_20/descpageRCHEAD-HYTIGX.html


http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Head_YOUTEK_IG_Instinct/descpageRCHEAD-HTIGI.html



Maybe you should try one of these two?

 

[Hi I'm Ray]

Dont get yourself into the trap of thinking a racket is going to change or fix much about your game. At 3.0-3.5 just about every racket will feel like it is missing something because there is still a lot that you are working on. We've all been there. IMO between those two rackets a change of string set up and maybe some lead tape should give you something very good to work with. The rest is all about working on your game. When you get better you'll feel like just about any racket will do and picking a racket will be more about fine tuning your equipment choices.

 

[Lilguy1456]

Beginning/Intermediate players stress about their frames too much and their strings too little. If you're sailing balls, higher tensions could easily fix that up. Possibly a switch to poly...

Also, if you're pushing balls, you need to impart more spin (which is all about technique, but a poly will help).

 

[lawrencejin]

I also think you shouldn't buy any more rackets. Play around with your string set-up, but more importantly just pick a racket and spend more time improving your technique. Pure Drive GT and Radical MP got you covered into 4.0 level and beyond.

Some people develop arm problems with poly, especially if you don't change strings often. I'd start with synthetic guts at a higher tension, but a poly/syngut hybrid might be a good place to start too.

 

[Femed3]

Thanks for your opinion guys..
Nowadays i'm only playing with the radical, with a weiss cannon turbotwist 52lbs after trying the luxilon alu power rough at the same tension(too hard for me and hurting my arm)
Now that i improved my tecnique a little bit i'll give a try with the pure drive again, strung with a babolat rpm with 59 lbs.