Turn a CX 200 16x19 into a CX 200 Tour 18x20 ?

[babar]

So, I've tried both of these frames and really enjoyed them both.
Something about the swing, balance, and weight of the 200 Tour 18x20 that I really liked.
Just felt right.
Only problem was the 18x20. Some shots were just harder to execute with the closed pattern.
So, wondering if putting a leather grip on the CX 200 will give me the same swing, balance, and weight feel while granting me a more open string pattern and slightly larger head size.
Or should I just try the CX 200 Tour 16x19 and put a leather grip on it?
Anyone out there tried this?
Thoughts?

 

[Fed Kennedy]

So, I've tried both of these frames and really enjoyed them both.
Something about the swing, balance, and weight of the 200 Tour 18x20 that I really liked.
Or should I just try the CX 200 Tour 16x19 and put a leather grip on it?

This seems like the cleanest path

 

[gold325]

If you are buying from the famous Houston Tennis store that recently moved take the 18x20 Tour you liked there and tell them you want a 16x19 Tour with the same specs as that one. (as checked on the swing weight machine)

The have a swing weight machine but they tend to make excuse that it has broken down OR that the person who knows how to use it is not there. The older white bald guy knows to operate it and was very helpful.

I think they charge $10 extra to match a racquet. That's what they did when I bought my Head Gravity Tour.

One time I took my own kitchen scale and balance board and matched weight / balance and ended up in a good place (even without swingweight)

 

[babar]

Thanks @gold325 and @Fed Kennedy!
I might try that option at the tennis store here in Houston or ask TW if they can do it.
It's been a while since I played with a 95 head size, outside the occasional demo frame.
I keep telling myself that I'm older and need the frame to help me, but maybe I don't. . .

 

[gold325]

Thanks @gold325 and @Fed Kennedy!
I might try that option at the tennis store here in Houston or ask TW if they can do it.
It's been a while since I played with a 95 head size, outside the occasional demo frame.
I keep telling myself that I'm older and need the frame to help me, but maybe I don't. . .

TW can do definitely do it. But you will need specs of the racquet you want to match to give them.