roddick and GT
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tennis_ally2009
Rookie
not sure, but its def a paintjob, and its def plus.
OliverSimon
Hall of Fame
Roddick is not using GT.
TennisKid1
Semi-Pro
Roddick uses paintjob and his racket is 27.5 inches. The racket he uses I think is the babolat pure drive with the swirly PJ
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Deleted member 45559
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Andy Roddick uses a Pure Drive Team Plus (the mold from 1999-2002) the one that had the swirly PJ with lead tape at the 9 and 3 oclock weighing 12.5oz strung. If you have any questions on his frame or any other equipment in general feel free to ask
12.5 oz ??? really? What is that, 340 grams unstrung and 355 grams strung? Wow, didn't know it was that heavy. What is the balance? I thought he only added about 12 grams of lead to his Pure Drive plus.
What is the consensus on this board about his racket?
ManuGinobili
Hall of Fame
355g strung is not considered heavy for pros
volleynets
Hall of Fame
YEa that is true. a K90 strung weighs about 355 too.
After reading through some of the other threads, I thought it was around 312 grams with a 33 balance. Don't know how accurate that is either.
Just curious Roddickfan155, how accurate is your info and where did you get it?
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Deleted member 45559
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hey bdog I have talked to a few of andy's former stringers my info is 100% true. let me know if yall need any info on any of roddicks gear
Thanks Roddickfan155,
Andy's former stringers are definitely a credible source. So basically his racket has an extra 40 grams added before stringing? I guess that would make sense since he was using a Prince longbody before he switched ( I think I read that also on another thread )? So maybe Babolat made his Pure Drive plus to be similar in weight and balance.
Roddickfan155 do you know the weight distribution on his racket? If you don't, do you have a picture to see how much weight is added to the head? It seems like 4 to 8 grams in the head, making that over 30 grams in the handle? Is that way off?
Thx
Andy's former stringers are definitely a credible source. So basically his racket has an extra 40 grams added before stringing? I guess that would make sense since he was using a Prince longbody before he switched ( I think I read that also on another thread )? So maybe Babolat made his Pure Drive plus to be similar in weight and balance.
Roddickfan155 do you know the weight distribution on his racket? If you don't, do you have a picture to see how much weight is added to the head? It seems like 4 to 8 grams in the head, making that over 30 grams in the handle? Is that way off?
Thx
I always wonder when do they start playing with that weight. Is it a gradual process or do they start young with heavy rackets? Been fascinated with that theory of weight in rackets. I teach kids to use heavy rackets young. Most of the pros used rackets, I believe, under 330 grams when younger.
The heaviest rackets made now, don't reach that weight unless lead is added. So when do their coaches start adding weight? At the national level, I don't see any kids hitting with Fed's racket (or heavier) or any racket with lead on it. Most of those kids have 320 down to 295 gram rackets.
Don't mean to sidetrack my own question, but won't to know if Andy's racket is 340 unstrung and what the balance is.
Most of the pros grew up with the Prince pog or mid, Head Prestige mid or Wilson 95. All of these are 330 to 320 grams. Now we are seeing kids grow up with 300 gram rackets. Will the future pros have lighter rackets? Just curious.
CGMemphis
Rookie
Too bad Grant isnt on the boards anymore, he used to be Andys personal stringer. Grant has left tennis all together now.
Here the pics I have:
More pics here...
If you want more of his racquet specifically, let me know...
Here the pics I have:
More pics here...
If you want more of his racquet specifically, let me know...
A Very New Stringer
New User
Does anybody else think it's kinda shady for the tennis companies to advertise a racket as being used by Andy Roddick and Rafael Nadal when they're not actually using it...?
CGMemphis
Rookie
Was curious last night myself as Blake was carrying a Dunlop bag, but his racquet is black with lead at 3 & 9.
babolat king
Rookie
i hate all the pj in professional tennis. y cant companies let the pros use racquets with original pj. racquets sell themselves. the only racquet that does good off pro promotion is the wilson blx line, until consumers go out and buy it and find out it sucks. i bet 90% of pros use a pj racquet.
well...the pros are customizing because mostly the racquets are too light for them...they lead the racquets up, customize the balance and grips..get their set-up right. The racquet companies change the pj, materials every 2,3 years...most of the pros want to play basically 10-12 years or longer with the same frame...no changes..because it is a very individual thing.
If you are manufacturing racquets you are damned to change lines according to what the market says..you still have to sell to the general public and not to the pros...so the pros have to use the pj that allows the company to sell the racquet. That is where the customizer comes in...
No big deal!
Hello Aces09
If you have his racket, could you weigh it and please tell us, I am curious to know. Also desribe how much lead is added to the head. Thx
It would be more shady if it weren't standard practice. No reason to single out Roddick and Nadal (or Babolat) when the entire industry is complicit. At least they're using "versions" of the racquet they appear to be. Many others are paintjobbing frames with no connection or similarity to what is under the paint. There isn't a single company in the biz with sponsored players that doesn't do this.
wilfreb
Semi-Pro
well...the pros are customizing because mostly the racquets are too light for them...they lead the racquets up, customize the balance and grips..get their set-up right. The racquet companies change the pj, materials every 2,3 years...most of the pros want to play basically 10-12 years or longer with the same frame...no changes..because it is a very individual thing.
If you are manufacturing racquets you are damned to change lines according to what the market says..you still have to sell to the general public and not to the pros...so the pros have to use the pj that allows the company to sell the racquet. That is where the customizer comes in...
No big deal!
excellent post.
ChevyTennis
Banned
Pics please!
How about it Aces09, any chance of weighing it?
