HOW I CUSTOMIZE MY WILSON CLASH PRO TENNIS RACKET
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Am I going out on a limb here by saying, maybe, there is another racquet with characteristics you like already out of the box that would require minimal Frankenstein Lab time.
Basically building a new racket using a Clash frame. Weight, balance, etc. our the window. If I had to do this with all of my rackets before I could play I would certainly be in the market for a stick closer to my personal specs.
I tried out your way of customizing a raquet. I used way less weight though. I did it on a Head graphene touch tour. The final weight is 339 grams. It plays better than the stock form. I did not use a shrink sleeve, but a standard grip with an overgrip. I also want to keep experimenting because it is so mych fun.It is now a very controlled tweener. It is a cheater prestige, but has a lot of potential for intermediate players. Thanks for the tips.
It's no longer a tennis racket, it's a bodybuilding tool 😂😂😂
Exactly!!!😂
Thats a shit tonnalead
Man! You made my day 😂
The Clash Pro is 310g unstrung, and you have added 32g of weight taking it to 342g unstrung, 360g strung, 12pt HL and 342 SW. The result is very similar to a Pro-Staff 97 RF. It would be interesting to know if the other characteristics of the Clash have been retained or if adding the lead has also changed the flex and vibration frequency. Another racket with similar specs and low flex would be the Volkl C10 Pro. How about a 3-way comparison?
👍🏻 That’s a lot of weight added! I wonder too if it’s even the same racket. I’m sensitive to feel so even just a little bit I can feel it
I hit with a clash demo last weekend. It was lighter but It gives much more power than any of my pro staffs. Good info on how people can make their stick more head light. Thanks!
Your edges are as Billy Crystal says, marvelous! That is a ton of lead. You may get a visit from the EPA😊.
Wow! la verdad es que es todo un mundo nuevo lo de personalizar la raqueta. Se nota que lo lleva haciendo mucho tiempo. Interesante video.
I love your videos. Thank you for making them.
Harry, I love this video. My favorite video of yours. Great job.
One nice thing about older Heads is you can hide the tape under the CAP Grommets. Or you can put most of the lead under them and fine-tune on the inside. That frame must be really light for you to have to add so much. I've actually not seen anyone else with lead in the throat. My main racquets are polarized and you get better spin with it. I also have a set of racquets with a lot of lead (12 grams) at 3/9 and the feel is that you tend to hit flatter shots with it. Tape at 3/9 is also better for your arm as it increase twistweight.
I am glad I found this video. The more I play with the Clash the less I like it . I am going to add some lead like you did to see if it improves. It is way to head light.
Based on your videos of you playing, if I were a coach, I'd say that your groundies are often a tad on the late side and you're catching up with a quick short movement. Surely a high momentum frame like this helps with that, but I can't help but think restarting with a lighter racket that requires a bigger swing and training up your mechanics to swing out a bit more might be beneficial for your game over all?
Yep. Prepare earlier, more shoulder and hip turn, and “get the racket back” a little more to take a slightly more full swing! I’m surprised his friends haven’t fixed this. Same on backhand, needs more shoulder and hip turn
That may be great advice. Having played with racquets as little as 280g on up to 422g i personally can hit late with any racquet...
I’m surprised you don’t use over grips, my hands my would slipping like crazy
The wilson clash 100 LEAD
The customized racquet is too heavy. Watch him play with it - despite having a Western forehand grip, he gets hardly any spin because he can't generate sufficient racquet head speed for spin. As customized, the frame is stable and powerful and probably plays stiffer but he really gets very little spin. It's good for compact strokes but it appears that the actual playability is reduced.
@@tedneanderthal7373 can I ask you a question. Why do we put lead tape in the grip ?? Does it help to generate more spin??
@@jluc1079 Putting lead tape under the grip makes the racquet more headlight and more stable, that is, the frame is less likely to twist in your hand especially on off-center hits. In this instance, it also seems to counterbalance the lead tape he puts in the head and throat of the frame. Generally, if I want to make a frame heavier in the handle, I replace the synthetic grip with a heavier leather grip. That is all the extra weight I usually need. Some people also will remove the butt cap of the racquet and insert silicone to make a frame more grip heavy as that technique does not affect the grip size or the grip shape. You might find this informative: ua-cam.com/video/L7nHXz7TNWg/v-deo.html
@@tedneanderthal7373 thanks a lot for your reply. Really appreciate and help
@@tedneanderthal7373 i also like heavy racquets and customize them heavier also. and i don't need that extra spin, i like to hit mostly flat, if i need spin i can generate it myself, but heavier racquets are good for a full classic movement, not compact modern strokes, make mostly by wrist.
“How much lead tape you want on this racket?”
: “Yes”.
That’s a lot?
I do like 2x more
@@FeetLov3r69 then u have zero racket head speed
@@BullyGarfield. no I just like the weight
I can still swing hard without it
@@FeetLov3r69 with this logic, my 20lb racket is better than yours.
@@tae912 what???
Never said that heavier is better
I literally just said that I like the weight on my racket and I can still swing hard with it.
Guess wherever you came from didn’t teach you basic English 🤷♂️
Another approach to tail-weighting is to inject with silicon and then use nails to fine-tune the weight. You can use heavy 3.5 or 4 inch nails or thin and light brads. You can pull them out with pliers so the nails are reversible.
I tried my new Clash 98 with Triax string @ 55lbs and I kind of like it BUT I’m not confident with my strokes. I need to get out and hit and just bang balls for an hour or so. Might possibly need a little lead tape to help with control but I don’t want it too heavy. I also think I’ll continue using Luxillon smart in the clash because I think they go great together! I think the pro staff is a slightly better racket for me (control) but I have the Clash and I kind of like it so I’ll try to dial it in.
30g to the handle/throat?? Wow, that just seems like a crazy amount of weight to add to the handle and throat area. Each to their own I guess!
Great video! Thank you for continuing to do new ones! Do you ever have wrist pain/problems because of the extra weight in the handle?
he made the tennis elbow video shortly after ;)
Love these videos. That's a lot of lead over 30g added (1g = 1 in).
I love your videos, keep up the good content! Could you please tell me exactly what shrink sleeve you used for your Racket?
You should do a show where your two coaches try out a stock racquet and compare it to your customized racquet. It would be interesting to hear what they say.
wow that racquet is a beast... kudos to you Harry in knowing how to mod to your taste...
All the lead tape on my Clash 98 started to come off pretty quickly because the hoop is so flexible that the lead-tape starts to crumple up. I was forced to put all of it under the grommet to keep it in place. PS. I reckon you've got about 10g too much in the handle. A 30.5cm balance is way too headlight ... you'll end up shanking balls or not come through heavy enough.
With the way the handle was modified, how was the handle size changes before and after? In other words, if I have a 4 3/8 handle, what would it become after the modifications? TIA
19:42 I think the girl in the background is possessed...
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Can you include in the description which strings you used? Also, why not the Smart strings? Is it because Luxilon Smart doesn’t perform as well or is it just personal preference? Just wondering.
I have the 98 and added just a little weight to the handle and changed the crappy grip and added overwrap and it feels better but haven’t hit with it yet. Didn’t add much, but may take a little lead off handle. I wanted it a little more headlight, not sure I’m just experimenting
Very neat work there ...nice
I have the normal clash and i have added 1,5 gram to the top under the grommet and 6 grams at 6 o'clock and also 6 grams in the throat of the racket and also other places. My racket now adds up to 355 grams static weight, 304 mm balance and 321 swing weight.
That's how i customise all my rackets, high static weight (350 to 360), low balance (304 to 309 mm) and a swing weight between 320 and 325.
A swing weight above 330 makes me slower and it's too heavy on my joints. The static weight makes it more stable, the low balance makes it manouverable
Interesting customization! May I ask what part of your tennis shoes worn out first? My guess is the heel.
I used to use the ProStaff (heavy one) and I went to the reg PS because it’s about an oz lighter and the older I get I feel like the RF was too heavy...but I do kind of like heavy. Anyway, I think this is all too much and unnecessary BUT maybe it’s good and he really does benefit from it. 🤷🏼♂️ I liked the weight for control but the reg 11.5 (ish) PS is heavy enough, and when I do add weight to it it just doesn’t feel right adding it only to the head, and if I’m gonna add a lot of lead tape then I may as well use the RF. I don’t know, I am into the customization and I enjoy the conversations but sometimes I just can’t find something that really improves my shots and is worth the while. I’m always open to suggestions. I’m currently using the clash 98 and normally I’d put Luxillon smart @ 55 lbs tension because the string and racket really compliment each other, but this time I tried a full bed of Triax from Technifibre because there has been a lot of good things said about it. I’m gonna try it tonight for first time. It’s strung at 55lbs too
Hi, thanks for your video. Can you compare Wilson Clash 100 tour versus Prokennex black ace 300?
Hey,I'm really interested what can I do to make my swingweight higher in my racket,I have a new yonex vcore pro HD 320 grams,please answer....
That Ncode N1 sitting back there brings back many good and bad memories. Idk how I used to hit with that thing lol
It’s good u put a new vid everyday .somethinf to watch
TIP: i put down electrical tape first then the lead on top of that, then another strip of electric tape on top (adjust weight accordingly). looks better (esp. on a black frame) and easy to remove for reuse or repositioning
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Take his advice and replace the stock grip right away. I just picked up a new Clash 100 yesterday (my first nice racket) and have a hydrosorb pro on order arriving tomorrow. Of course I couldn't wait for the new grip to arrive so I took the new Clash to the park this morning to try it out with the stock grip. It was very humid and the grip got very slippery. On one of my serves the racket slipped out of my hand and hit the court HARD! I think I got lucky and the damage is only cosmetic, but it could have been much worse. Lesson learned. Now I just need to learn how to serve.
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I have a random question. So what do you think he does with that racket he just customized. does he just have an extra he can use?
I have the same wilson ntour that you have in the background (orange-white) one, what would be the current equivalent of that model? (doesnt have to be wilson, more likely same feel performance, mine is like 10 years old now)
hi tennis spin, what kind of lead tape is that? whats the brand? thanks
The last bit of tape at the top shouldn’t be determined after the strings?
could you please do a video on how to customize thr Babolat Pure Aero?
Wilson makes bad replacement grips? Could not live without the Shockshield grip.
Nice vid. I make it a lot more polarized and higher sw but appreciate a different approach.
You can tune how the head pulls through contact by adjusting weight at 12pm and at 7” up the handle.
Watching This really makes me jealous. Keep up the good work
Would it being headlight help with spin?
So maybe I can add lead tape like you did BUT use less? I don’t usually add lead to head and not the handle so if I add all that weight in all those spots maybe I should just use less? ? ?
Ur making great videos
can you please give a link for the white hose for the handle? Thanks.
I used to like a heavy racket but now I think it feels good to have a lighter racket so o can maneuver it easily. 🤷🏼♂️ I am getting older so I’d like help with power BUT I need help with control too. I used to use RF model but now I use either a regular PS or Clash 98 or Tour
Heavy is good .... "Play with the heaviest racquet you can wield". And if you're finding it difficult to wield, just make it headlight enough to make the head more manoeuvrable.
I used a heavy raquet but not like the Clash 98.
Use to play Dunlop 4d 200 tour
frank mancuso 👍🏻
My Wilson Kfactor 6.1 95 has similar specs. You should do a comparison and hitting comparison between your racket and a 6.1 95. They have similar specs but it is new school vs old school.
If you ever break that racquet you can recycle the lead to buy a new one.
Must be great to have such precise feel of your racket. Are you that good with wines too?
Can't find the half size white shrink wrap grip anywhere..... Tw, TE, out of stock. Other source? Thanks
What are the differences between Clash 98 305grams and prostaff 97 countervail. 315 grams???
I like your Videos. Well done. Do you deliver to Germany? Br Frank
Question, does the weight added changes the stiffness in any way?
where did you get the shrink sleeve from?
should i string my 100 clash regular the same? salinko confidential 16L at 48 lbs?
What kind of lead tape do you use?
The reason for me to move to clash was it was one of the softest rackets available And I didn't want to risk TE. When you are adding weight to it does it impact TE in any way would not I be making tennis racket stiffer and causing me to have TE?
Great video and thank you.
I think he's showing this instruction as a template about "How to..", not exactly what to do with your own...so all the customization (i.e. weight, placements, locations etc) are all personal preferences that we have to figure out on our own if we want to customize...
Great info, Thanks! What is your rating?
Do one show with your family as well!!
Isn't lead quite toxic? I don't know if it is a good idea to have it in your hand, or in the handle of your racket.
Why have you gone from a bigger grip size to a 4 3/8?
Who here uses lead and who here uses tungsten? Any feedback or preferences on either?
need to try this, some of these light frames are no use when up against a heavy hitter, racket just gets pushed back by the ball or twists!
True but better to buy a heavier stock frame.
Very good new raquet
Where do you by the shrink wrap, what isnit actually called?
Is weighting the racquet better than buying a heavier version of the racquet?
Can you do a video on how to customize a Wilson Clash 100 to a Clash 100 Tour/Pro?
Love to see a dobbleblind comparison with the lead on the top😂
What is name of that 1/2 in. lead tape?
I don’t know much about this but why not just add weight on the head side of the racquet instead of the handle since it’s head light?
Is it fine if I just put the lead tape (under the grip) on two parallel sides across the grip?
I am not going to put it on four sides that is too heavy.
Yes, perfectly fine.
What about the weight before lead ??
Good job but why didn't you put the lead tape underneath the grommets from 3 to 9 all around and used a leather grip it's not tacky and its soft.For your style of play a #tan Wawrinka setup with 6 inches of 1/2 gram on each side at 3 and 9 for plow trough and stability would be good.
Not sure how helpful this video really is. Seems mostly ad hoc lead tape application to areas he’s decided he likes over time with trial and error. Far more useful would be a video demonstrating proper customisation to match up say two or three rackets to a specific weight/BP/SW. This approach won’t work if one is trying to match rackets. Way too random. He didn’t even measure the specs prior to loading up on lead. 🤷🏼♂️
I’d like to see him measure up his four Clash Pros and show us how closely this shoot by feel customisation method gets him. We get you like weight. But this is about customisation, which ultimate goal is a matching set of rackets to one’s specs.
There are online customisation calculators that allow for determinations of weight and location to achieve a weight/BP/SW target. If I wanted a heavier stick without close matching, I could just randomly pick three rackets of a model that’s heavier by design. Far better than messing with random strips of lead.
You're right. Hence why he was so surprised that the balance was 30.5cm, way more headlight than he had imagined (though to most, as we watched in horror, we could guess what the outcome was going to be) ... He should have measured first, customised to some target and remeasured to fine tune.
This is how not to customise properly. Completely random. I bet everyone of his sticks plays differently.
He had separate vids on matching rackets
Nice job 👍
I understand the concept of adding extra weight to give more stability/power, etc. But I don't get when if you're switching to a lighter racquet was to avoid arm issues or tiredness and now this added weight pushes almost 360g....isn't that almost counter intuitive? Maybe someone help me explain?
He is overthinking things and covering up bad technique with a super stable tank of a racquet.
For the lead underneath the overgrip, why don't you directly replace the original overgrip with a leather one which is around 10g heavier.
I use a leather grip on my Ezone 98, but I think he might not like the feel of the leather grip because of how he said he doesn't use overgrips.
So the final weight of this racquet is what, like 360 grams? How could the gray areas at 3 and 9 just happen to be the exact correct, length/weight for the lead? Why not remove lead from the handle rather than add weight to 12 o'clock to make it more head heavy? You said yourself, that the Clash is head light, yet you add a ton of lead to the handle. This seems really random.
Hi there! İt is really good one, thanks for making this piece!!!
I have a question; I put on leather replacement grip on my Head Radical Pro and then, over-grip; Head HydroSorb. That customization added 10 gram more weight to my Radical Pro. So, instead of using lead for grip side weight, isn’t it better idea just wrapping it with leather replacement grip before an over-grip? If it is not, why wouldn’t be?
Thanks again a lot!!!
I use a leather grip, both for weight and feel. Some don't like leather cause it's a bit firmer in feeling
For me, that worked brilliantly: much more comforting, right and firm way of gripping, that means to me, much more feeling, consistency and easy shifting between grips.
The leather grip does add around 10g if not 12g and gives the racquet a very stable, solid feel. However, after trying that out on my prestige tour I returned to the hydrosorb grip.
The reason was I'm in my 40s now and I'm just not strong enough to swing it like I want to - my serves suffered most. I reckon just a couple of extra grams under the stock grip on the handle along with barely 0.5 - 1g at 3 & 9 on the hoop is all I need.
Just because it's headlight doesn't mean all that extra mass is beneficial. I want just enough mass for a "solid" feel, whilst maintaining maximum manoeuvrability meaning I can swing fully for long in my matches
out of curiosity, wondering why you don't use a heavier stock racquet rather than adding a lot of lead. is the clash that unique in terms of feel / play?
If you haven't tried the clash go to your local tennis shop and see if they have demos where you can try before you buy. The clash is really a different racquet than all others and I personally feel it is a hit or miss. People either love the racquet, or they hate it. I have noticed that it is mainly more experienced players that hate it. Not saying anybody that uses the clash isn't experienced just saying that the people I have noticed that don't like it is usually more experienced players.
So with what racket did you end up with playing in the end?!
How do u onow how much each strip weighs. Don’t u have to weigh it?
What purpose does silicon in the handle serve? Why not just use lead tape in handle vs silicon?
Pros use it for many reasons, but the main reason is that it dampens vibration and it adds swing weight without adding too much weight at the top. In other words it makes the racquet headlight without reducing swing weight.
Hi there , I follow and watch your videos almost every day, my question to you is, why not getting a heavier racquet? Instead of putting so much led tape?
Because he likes the feel of the clash
Where can I buy that shrink sleeve?
How much heavier it after?
Hey I thought you were going to use the big senior power Head racquet. Was that just a joke?
Why not get the PS RF and add a little to it? I know the Clash feels different so maybe that’s why
I like all your videos, but if you're going to add that much lead tape, why not use the pro staff RF to start? It's about the same weight and much better distributed and balanced on the racket? I don't understand, why buy a light racket and add so much weight?
Hey there, i have a question. I am a 5.5 to 6.0 Tennis Player. And i actually never modified any Racket i baught. Maybe its cause i am to lazy but when i test a racket and i like it with the weight it has while testing, why would i add weight after that? I mean why dont you just use a havier racket or a racket with a higher swingweight etc instead of modifying it so much? there are plenty of rackets out there, probably 1 would fit your playstyle without customizing i guess. Does it still make a huge difference, or is this just kinda part of the fun for you? :) Thanks for all the videos, really have been enjoying those ;)
Its all personal customization, personally I don't like the clash and don't add lead to any of my racquets. Haven't experimented with it much, but he is making his racquet the way he likes it there is a reason he does it he doesn't just do it to add 3 oz to his racquet. While I'm sure he does it to add weight he also mentions many times that he want to get the racquet head to feel a certain way when he swings that's almost the whole point of adding lead to the head of the racquet is to customize it to his liking.
can you in depth explain what adding weight to different parts of the racquet does?
Google it.
in short - it changes the balance of the frame and the easiness/difficulty of the swing...
in depth - anyone good in physics here? I'm not :)
He has .. do a search..
I always find the glue on the lead tape is quite weak and the tape falls off after about 15 minutes of play. Do you have a fix for that?
Dene Freeland I clean the area I’m planning to tape with rubbing alcohol. I cover the lead tape with black vinyl tape (electrical tape) that is slightly wider than the lead tape (3/8” or 5/8” depending on the lead tape width). People like that so they never have to touch the lead and it also matches the racquet paint job better.
8:03 I can't believe you have a Rossignol racquet. I haven't seen one in ages!
I still have a mats willander that I use for fun once or twice a year.....that is really flexible with a small sweet spot
I thought i saw a Yamaha racquet right next to the Rossignol on his videos.
@@tedneanderthal7373 Lmao....I had one of them also...no longer on my collection. But, I still do have a Fischer with that odd shaped head. Actually, I've got two of them..different models!
Where do get the shrink sleeves at? 6:30
Unless one is a real good player 4.5 and above all lead does is cover wrong technique because it stabilizes raquet.
When i saw him hit I realized not to listen to this guy.
Yeah. I agree. Bad swing and too much weight in that racquet. This is just silly imo.
Who plays with a racquet that weighs around 12.5 ounces???
ummm, I'd politely disagree with you, if you grew up with old school player rackets they were all around 12oz or above. It's just over the last 10-15yrs that we've seen the majority of the market be below that 12oz mark with Fed's 97 being "omg 12.5oz it's so heavy" but it's also head light which is what ends up affecting playability on heavier racket. Personally, that's the first thing I do as well when getting a new racket, as a player you know the feels you're after. We would see far fewer incidents of tennis elbow if peeps played heavier rackets