wawrinka racquet retail or custom layup
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dr325i
G.O.A.T.
Not because of that. There could be other reasons why he would use blacked out racket.
With Head, he used 238.3 which was not the layup offered to the public (.1 = MP; .2 = Pro; .3 = Waw).
movdqa
Talk Tennis Guru
Did you ever hit with the 238.3? I kind of wondered what the 3 is as I know the .1, .2, .4 and .5. Is it just a variant of the Microgel Prestige?
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
I was told Stan's racket isn't even being sold in the public market. so forget about buying the real stuff
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
I have not but have seen a few for sale over the years.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Warinka's racket is way too heavy for anybody with less than 5.5 rating. so SW of his frame will make you hit late every time.
Better to just buy from TW with stock specs. most amateur's optimal SW is around 320
Better to just buy from TW with stock specs. most amateur's optimal SW is around 320
Doubles
Legend
Fedace, you obviously don't even lift. A 320 SW is nothing.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
I am NOT a Federer Fanboy. and you are Ignorant. or Ignoramous. Lifting or Muscles has Nothing to do with being able to handle high SW. Guga Kuerten with NO muscles used racket with SW of around 360
movdqa
Talk Tennis Guru
It doesn't really matter as he has a lot of lead at 3/9 that is visible - probably the Berdych setup with 12 grams at 3/9 so it's not going to play anything near any retail frame unmodified. Given the kind of shots that he hits and the amount of lead there, the SW is probably way up there.
dgoran
Hall of Fame
I think I know which listing are you talking about...Listing you saw was for 97tour vcore blacked out supposedly wawrinkas I spoke with the owner and he is basically not even sure and cannot confirm it's his...
...basically whom ever sold him the racquet told him that it was wawrinka test racquet never used in match...also specs were way off from last known Stan specs which can happen when changing frames but unlikely IMHO...
In match play Stan is using 95d mold 100%
Doubles
Legend
It's so cute how hard you're trying right now.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
right we don't even really know what he has. All these guys that say he has 95d are speaking from 2nd hand information source. They have never really seen or touched or examined his racket 1st hand......LOL
darklore009
Hall of Fame
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showpost.php?p=8284360&postcount=185
Drak posted a good close up of stan's racket. for sure it isnt the retail vcore tour g. as Nostradmus said, most likely the 95 D
another good comparison between stan's and the retail.
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showpost.php?p=8090517&postcount=60
Drak posted a good close up of stan's racket. for sure it isnt the retail vcore tour g. as Nostradmus said, most likely the 95 D
another good comparison between stan's and the retail.
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showpost.php?p=8090517&postcount=60
Please do. It will help.
And yes I think that is the same listing, however, he has been spotted using a blacked out yonex for a while. So my idea is he was testing out a layup.
The mold is a 95d forsure
SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
really? I wasn't aware of that :shock: Do you maybe have a link?
danbrenner
Legend
Hi Nostradamus. Do you think sw is important?
frinton
Professional
Here we go - some pics of Stan's racket (2013).
The only other Yonex I had that I could compare it to was a RD-8, which is marked as a 95 head size, so Stan's clearly looks smaller than that.
Let me know if you want pics of something specific.
The racket weighs 372g on my kitchen scale. More pics here: https://plus.google.com/photos/111778561398581771386/albums/6006965116448929905?authkey=CIv2kprN2eSkTw
movdqa
Talk Tennis Guru
> nothing I can see under the bumper... Any way to know for
> sure without damaging anything?
You can lift the sides of sum grommets to see under them. I have no idea whether you can do this with Yonex racquet. BP and SW would be great to know. It would be a lot of fun knowing what Wawa is really using and how it compares to other top pros.
> sure without damaging anything?
You can lift the sides of sum grommets to see under them. I have no idea whether you can do this with Yonex racquet. BP and SW would be great to know. It would be a lot of fun knowing what Wawa is really using and how it compares to other top pros.
frinton
Professional
@Niktub - it looks to be 32.2 or 32.3...by my not super scientific measuring method :-? I hope that helps
I also added some pics of the grip
...the dark spot makes me think that Stan uses 2 overgrips and they just removed one before adding the signature...so that would change balance and swingweight a bit.
I added some more pics to the album here https://plus.google.com/photos/11177...CIv2kprN2eSkTw
...I will see if I can figure out SW at some point...
I also added some pics of the grip
...the dark spot makes me think that Stan uses 2 overgrips and they just removed one before adding the signature...so that would change balance and swingweight a bit.
I added some more pics to the album here https://plus.google.com/photos/11177...CIv2kprN2eSkTw
...I will see if I can figure out SW at some point...
syke
Professional
Yep thats a lot of overlap and with a second OG to flare up butt. Yonex, please do something to the shape of the butt.
It's crazy, I had to resort using Wilson buttcaps to replace the Yonex ones.
syke
Professional
Here we go - some pics of Stan's racket (2013).
The only other Yonex I had that I could compare it to was a RD-8, which is marked as a 95 head size, so Stan's clearly looks smaller than that.
Let me know if you want pics of something specific.
The racket weighs 372g on my kitchen scale. More pics here: https://plus.google.com/photos/111778561398581771386/albums/6006965116448929905?authkey=CIv2kprN2eSkTw
Looks hell lot like the 95D. The microcore bulge is evidently missing.
Doubles
Legend
Since when has he used a second OG? I'm pretty sure that P1 just puts a piece of thin-width medical tape around the buttcap to make it more pronounced.
syke
Professional
I matched both Stan's racquet and the actual 95D on Photoshop. They are a perfect fit. Have a look.
Hopefully we can put this to rest. Stan uses a 95D mold, but possibly with a different layup.
Reference photos.
Quick go buy the remaining 95D stock before they all run out.
Hopefully we can put this to rest. Stan uses a 95D mold, but possibly with a different layup.
Reference photos.
Quick go buy the remaining 95D stock before they all run out.
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syke
Professional
That's according to frinton's post above...
SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
I matched both Stan's racquet and the actual 95D on Photoshop. They are a perfect fit. Have a look.
Hopefully we can put this to rest. Stan uses a 95D mold, but possibly with a different layup.
Reference photos.
it may just be me, but does the top of the head of Stan's racquet look slightly more rectangular than that of the 95D? :-?
syke
Professional
Just look at the first picture I have posted. I layered them one on top of the other on photoshop. They fit perfectly. The strings, grommets, etc...
Doubles
Legend
That mark doesn't necessarily mean that he's using an overgrip though. I've gotten marks on my grips like that and I only use one overgrip.
syke
Professional
I am just basing on what he has said, after all he's the one with the racquet.
And it does look like it.
frinton
Professional
Well, I do not have any other idea why that mark should be there, but the 2nd over grip was just my best guess. Any other explanation might be as valid.
syke
Professional
Not a big issue to be honest. There could have been 2 more layers of OG on it for all I care.
The racquet is THE topic here, not the OG. So, did you have a hit with it? Or is that going to be part of your wall collection? :twisted:
frinton
Professional
Hi Corners - 21mm at 9 o'clock, 20mm in the middle of the throat area and again 21mm just where the grip starts. i hope that helps. oh, and my measuring method is not very scientific, I am afraid...so accuracy wont be 100% ;-)
and by the way, I tried to paek under the bumper again and there seems to be something underneath around 12 o'clock.
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dgoran
Hall of Fame
I have 95d and if you add 2 10in strips at 12 basically along the bumper, add 5.25 in (yes 5.25 cause thats what measures out to be from 5th top to 5th bottom up cross string) lead tape at 3 and 9 swap for leather grip you are exactly at 372 strung ~ 32cm bal
Off course since specs tolerances are what they are your mileage might change so you might need to add some lead here and there but IMHO thats how wawi's sticks are set up
PS In my case I used 16 gauge Cyclone and Babolat leather grip so I cant imagine weight of Waerinkas strings and leather hrip to be too far off...
Off course since specs tolerances are what they are your mileage might change so you might need to add some lead here and there but IMHO thats how wawi's sticks are set up
PS In my case I used 16 gauge Cyclone and Babolat leather grip so I cant imagine weight of Waerinkas strings and leather hrip to be too far off...
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dgoran
Hall of Fame
Call me skeptic but I don't think manuf. take middle age men and women arm safety into consideration when deciding what to keep and what to nix.
BUT I experienced the same thing I felt vibrations from the racquet that bothered my hand not my elbow as much but after lead and leather nothing...even plush feeling coming from something stiffer...
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
I was told by a rep that it is real stuff except his racket is bit heavier and balance is different than stock
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