Problem with my racket weight and...

[nikae]

I use this racket:

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Head_YOUTEK_IG_Speed_Elite/descpageRCHEAD-HSE.html

the problem is, when I play against someone who hits hard, the racket will twist in my hand on the off-center hits sometimes (its not my grip size, my grip size is good), or the racket will bounce back because the shot was strong (especially on volleys), I can even feel the weight of the ball when they are new.

all in all, I have to make the racket heavier. Now, all I got is 2 pieces of 5grams.

-Will adding 5 grams at the tip of the racket, and 5 grams under the but cap work? Or that would make racket even less stable?

-Would adding them to 9 and 3 o'clock (5grams on each side) make racket head heavy too much? I don't serve and volley, but I run to the net after every short ball that hit.

I use extreme eastern forehand grip, play mostly from baseline, and play ONLY on clay courts. Playing for about 3 years.

[GeoffWilliams]

jokers lead tape
jokers broken frame

This is the frame Joker uses, but it's not your frame. His is ra: 51, yours: 65. His sq. in: 98, yours: 100, etc. AS you can see, his total mass due to lead added: is about 360g, like Delpo, Berdych, Tsonga, Fed (357g), etc. Try lead only at the frame. He also has silicone injected into the handle butt.

[julian1]

Stiffness for Head YOUTEK IG Speed 18x20

In the case of Head YOUTEK IG Speed 18x20
the problem is low stiffnes-64

[julian1]

Stiffness numbers?

jokers lead tape
jokers broken frame

This is the frame Joker uses, but it's not your frame. His is ra: 51, yours: 65. His sq. in: 98, yours: 100, etc. AS you can see, his total mass due to lead added: is about 360g, like Delpo, Berdych, Tsonga, Fed (357g), etc. Try lead only at the frame. He also has silicone injected into the handle butt.

Could you let me know what is a relation between your ra number quoted above
and a stiffness number provided by Tennis Warehouse?
Thank you

[GeoffWilliams]

It's a custom frame, not avail. to the public, with a special lay up. Not the same flex, sq. in., grommet drill pts., mass, or anything but the paint job is similar. No head pro plays with the frame that is advertised.

[julian1]

Did u try to add some weight?

I use this racket:

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Head_YOUTEK_IG_Speed_Elite/descpageRCHEAD-HSE.html

the problem is, when I play against someone who hits hard, the racket will twist in my hand on the off-center hits sometimes (its not my grip size, my grip size is good), or the racket will bounce back because the shot was strong (especially on volleys), I can even feel the weight of the ball when they are new.

all in all, I have to make the racket heavier. Now, all I got is 2 pieces of 5grams.

-Will adding 5 grams at the tip of the racket, and 5 grams under the but cap work? Or that would make racket even less stable?

-Would adding them to 9 and 3 o'clock (5grams on each side) make racket head heavy too much? I don't serve and volley, but I run to the net after every short ball that hit.

I use extreme eastern forehand grip, play mostly from baseline, and play ONLY on clay courts. Playing for about 3 years.

Hi,
Did u try to add some weight?

[nikae]

Yes I did, 5 grams on 3 and 9 o'clock. I couldn't hit enough spin any more, racket was hard to control at the net.

I'll have to try to ad less on the sides + counter balance it by adding weight somewhere around the handle.

[llll]

you already have a racquet thats minimally headlight
adding weight at 3-9 or 12 will only make that worse increase sw and make the racquet less maeuverable
add weight in the throat area

i think your problem is the large size 100 sq in and low weight

buy ( or demo) another racquet thats heavier (at least 11 oz heavier if you can handle it with a balance around 6-8 points hl
the heavier the more hl)

[nikae]

you already have a racquet thats minimally headlight
adding weight at 3-9 or 12 will only make that worse increase sw and make the racquet less maeuverable
add weight in the throat area

i think your problem is the large size 100 sq in and low weight

buy ( or demo) another racquet thats heavier (at least 11 oz heavier if you can handle it with a balance around 6-8 points hl
the heavier the more hl)

I cant make up my mind between http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Babo...AB-BAPDGT.html and

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Babolat_Pure_Drive_GT/descpageRCBAB-BPDGT.html

On forums people are saying that they get more spin with the first one, and more pop on second one....That is all nonsense in my opinion, both rackets have almost the same specifications, so, how much spin one will generate should only depend on the players technique.

So hard to buy a racket when you don't have a demo option.