My Tennis Racquet History
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In today's video, I'm showing you some of the tennis racquets I used throughout my tennis playing and coaching career:
0:00 Prince Graphite
1:00 Prince CTS Precision Oversize
2:28 Pro Kennex Asymmetric
3:28 Wilson Hyper Hammer 7.2
4:13 Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.2
10:09 Babolat Pure Drive Plus
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0:00 Prince Graphite
1:00 Prince CTS Precision Oversize
2:28 Pro Kennex Asymmetric
3:28 Wilson Hyper Hammer 7.2
4:13 Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.2
10:09 Babolat Pure Drive Plus
Prince Lighting was the 1st with that bridge.
Thanks Nikola, always enjoy your videos, super high quality. I also have used the Pure Drive plus since 2012, have switched to the 2018 version you have and actually prefer the slightly damper feel. I need the extra .5 inches as 5ft 10 so helps with my serve in particular to get extra pop!
Extra length helps the serve
Did you play with the Hyper Hammer 5.2 during your Time at the Bundesliga?
Daniel, yes with 7.2 and 5.2 hammers
Great lesson. I love the history behind different rackets that people have used. At my local club, a member has used nearly all the different racket brands
Your extra-length-head-heavy HyperHammer must have had a SW of 400, gotta be in incredible shape to play that!
Nice video Nick! Really enjoyed listening to your racket journey! Any plans on doing a video on racket customization tips? Thanks!
Sure
Wow! What a trip down memory lane. That was fun!
Man, it's been YEARS since I've seen a Pro Kennex Asymmetric!
Thank you share your tennis racquet history!
Did not think I’d enjoy someone talking about their old rackets this much lol. Really interesting video, coach! Do you have any plans on making a video about how to choose the right racket? Maybe what to look for in a racket depending on your play style? Would be really interesting and helpful for beginners/intermediates on your channel!
Definitely
@@IntuitiveTennis Thanks coach! Looking forward to it.
I used to have a 320 gr Prince raquet. I don't remember the name model but it was great, then i switched to the Wilson six one 90 and now i am using the Wilson six one 95 blx.
Nick, after watching this video I went and checked my quiver of racquets and lo and behold, I found I have a Hyper Hammer 5.2!
I used it when I was starting to play regularly but it was to wild for me. I ended up falling in love with head light racquets and never looked back.
Always great videos from you. So a big thanks you for making them and sharing. Just a quick question on the strings and string tension you recommend . Thanks
String guide coming soon...
Hahaha!!! I was the same as you Nick! I played the Prince Graphite 110 because of Agassi (and to lesser extent Chang and Sabbatini), then played with the Donnay before he switched to Head. Never did his denim shorts with neoprene liner, but sure did the loud Nike shoes. I love Agassi so much that it was a HUGE compliment to me when you confirmed my forehand is styled like his. Success!!
AGASSI 🙌🙌
Great video, and thank you for sharing your racquet journey! Talk about your string preferences next? :)
Yes
I know what you mean with the hyper hammer 5.2. In HS/USTA play as a junior, a leaded up Pure Drive Roddick (10 grams lead in the throat + grip, brings it to 12.0 oz strung) just worked really well for getting the power and stability you need to control big hitters/hits.
Great story Nick!👍👍
Cool video 😎 very interesting and fun thank you for this video 🎾
Great video!
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I have a pure drive plus and really like it. Good power and spin and balance . People complain about pain, but its never bothered me at all. But I grew up using prostaff racquets from the 1970s.
One cannot go wrong with the PureDrive+!
So it will be interesting to see how the newest one plays even though they have denied us the Tour+..
Just bought a hh 5.2. Excited to try it out.
Oh man, I got this Hyper Hammer 7.2 and the Hyper Hummer 5.2 and now a days I still use a Hyper Pro Staff 5.0. Love those racquets of the Hyper Series
Great ❤️🎾 story Nikola 👍🏻
Enjoyed hearing your journey with racquets interesting and entertaining informative as I am experimenting after deciding my older ie 2003 Babolat Pure Drive Teams needed upgrading. Have been using Pure Strike 98 16/19 not totally convinced so just bought Head Speed MP seems a bit tougher on my arm but never had issue with tennis elbow. 100 sq inc head may be better for me I remember hearing how Roger Federa’s game improved when he went to a bigger head. Also just watched your string video also really informative and interesting. Thanks for sharing your experiences much appreciated
You made me laugh out loud twice in this video. The idea of a racket having healing powers is hilarious. I had a similar thing happen but with a particular set of strings. Tried some Luxilon Banger and my arm couldn't handle it! Had to have the racket restrung after two weeks. I think it makes sense though, getting used to a certain racket. Speaking of Agassi, I played with the Head Radical for 10 years and had a hard time switching. And we know what trouble Federer had truly switching. He had them repaint old Pro Staffs for a long time! Though I think now he has switched for real and in my opinion this has extended his career.
Yeah. Head Flexpoint Radical Oversized here too, and I still use them. Only 2 points HL. Tried Babolat (can't remember the series) but it was way too HL for me. It's interesting that people have very different tastes for racquets and probably it's something good about tennis.
The Neon green Wilson racquet is the Wilson Pro Open (the Wilson knock-off of the Babolat Pure Drive).
It’s wasn’t that one, the n code I played with briefly was 98 square inches and thin beam
Awesome video !
I like the Babolat Pure Aero
Regular one the best best 👊
I used to play with Kennex racquet for 5 years in 90's .I don't remember the exact name but it was all black and looked like Yonnex . That was excellent racquet .I went to Mexico for vacation and my suitcase was lost in the airport . A couple days later they found it but my only 2 racquets were gone.I couldn't find the same Kennex racquet on the market so I switched to Willson Pro sraff 6.1 Stefan Edberg was playing at that time..I was playing with that particular willson for 15 years..untill I swiched to Babolat aero prodive..For me this is the best racquet just made for me.. Sometimes just for fan I try to play doubles using Willson Pro staff and even I played with this racquet for such a long time , I do not feel it the way I feel aero pro drive now..
Aero is a great racquet
The pure drive comes from an old Pro Kennex mould. Great vid.
Nice to see someone who used Hammer 5.2. I have used it in mt junior competitions, had best tennis of my life with it.
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I still play with my Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.2 from the early 2000's and I love it so much! Do you know of other pros who were using it at the time? Someone made a comment when they saw my racquet recently and it made me curious to know more about it's history
same...!!! Tod Martin was the only male I saw. Henin had a paint job to look like the 5.2 but she never switched from her previous racquet.
Hi there, I used to play with Prince racquets back in the 80’s and early 90’s. The Prince Graphite and the Prince Woodie. I remember the Prince Company sent me replacement racquets free of charge when my racquets warped from leaving them in the trunk of my car. I thought that Prince was a great company especially the way that they treated their customers. It’s a shame that Prince kinda disappeared from the tennis scene. Back then many people played with Prince racquets. Thanks for listening.
I agree, sad what happened to Prince
Prince may not be sponsoring many players, but they still make good frames. The Tour 100 is all-around awesome, especially if you like a stiff/crisp feel at contact.
They haven't disappeared mate. The new textremes are great!
Prince is awesome, in last 3 years I owned and played with 30+ racquets (drive 2015, 2017, +, tour, aero 2017, 2020 (tour also), strike 16x19, strike 18x20, pro staff 315, RF, head speed mp, ezone dr, blade 2015, radical tour, prince textreme tour 16x18 and 18x20..) but nothing compares to Prince phantom 100p pro 16x18, it is just awesome, and now I cannot change to anything else, almost like Nik😁 Ordered 2020 version, hope is not to different to 2018 version, as 2018 cannot be bought anymore😁
It would be interesting if you compare the different types of babolat pure drives
Quick guys, find all those babolat pure drive plus rackets on eBay and flip em and sell it higher to him 🤣
😂😂👍👍
We must be similar in age. I went through almost all the exact same racquets. 😅
I used to use a Play with a pro-Kennex, it was given to me by my coach I first started playing tennis, it was a much heavier racket, it was low power, and it was much older, it was called pro-kennex Cooper ace 90, it was an older racket from the late 80s or early 90s, and the racket was absolutely impossible to find, I couldn’t find it on eBay, I search pretty much everywhere, and eventually I had to get a new racket because the racket was so old the paint was wearing off, and I just need a switch. And even before then my dad and all my Friends, kept telling me to switch, they were like who plays with a pro-kennex.
That Prince with the rubber dampener in the bottom hoop was likely a Precision 770 if it was a long body 108.
Very interesting and coincidental. I think it has to do with the era that we were in. My most competitive years were as a teenager in the mid 80s to college in the early 90s. I also started out with Prince and had the Graphite as that was Michael Chang’s racket. Then, i used Donnay briefly becos Agassi did. After that i moved to a Pro Kennex Destiny whcih was arguably the first widebody racket. Also tried the Wilson Hammer but chucked it due to its over stiffness. Continued using the Pro Kennex from 1991 for the next 15 yrs until now with a “beginner” Head TiS6 and occasionally S5. 😅😂 in between, i even tried Lendl’s adidas, Beckers Puma, Edberg’s Prostaff. Just last week i tried Babolat pure drive and pure strike and played pretty fine. Maybe my next ?? 🤭 cheers
I have 3x Hyper Hammer 5.2s which I still use to this day (20 years now... since I was 12). I bought 2x new bumper guards on eBay last year. I added 25g but to mainly to the handle.
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Can you please do a video on your thoughts about racquet customization?
Hey N, Love your videos. You like stiff racquets, try the new Dunlop FX 500 Tour. I have it and I assume the regular 100 sq inch would be the same. I also have the Pure Drive 2015 and the fx feels way stiffer.
My first racket in 1993 was a Orange and Purple Pro Kennex!
Thanks for sharing your raquets history! I'm wondering how you have managed to keep your old racquets in such great condition!
Didn’t throw them
Hi Nick, thanks for this interesting racket history. I agree with your opinion about the new pure Drive plus. I played the Pure drive tour for 17 years. This racket becomes better and better since 2003. And for me the version 2015 was the best ever. The more I am dissapointed while testing the new pure drive dampened to death. The new feel is less „pure“ than ever. I hope babolat will go back to the roots of the pure drive tour (Roddick) plus.
Please let me know, what strings and which tension do you prefer on your pure drive plus 2015.
Best regards from Germany. Jörg🎾🔥🤚🏻
I talk about the string in my string guide coming out in a few weeks...
Intuitive Tennis great. I am looking forward to your next video about strings. All the best😃
man, pro kennex was my childhood racquet. idk why, but i always thought it was Lendl's racquet. apparently it was not. i'm sure they have upgraded, but around 1993, their racquets were very heavy.
"healing propieties" excellent. im sutcked with my old kfactor six one 95x who is killing my arm but i love to play with
The one with the dampener was the prince synergy db 26. Jennifer capriati played with it.
Hey, I have that racket
CTS Lighting had it 1st, also used by Capraiti.
Great look into your Racquet history! Did you customize the pure drive at all? Also what grip tape is that? Looks pretty substantial!
Wilson pro overgrip
If you aren't using Wilson pro white.....I don't know what you're doing....if you get sweaty hands at all, this is the only overgrip you should be using.
@@ldeue4837 will have to try it, i use the wilson tournagrip!
Still really like my ps85 when playing indoors or ultra slick outdoor courts.
7:42 i’m pretty sure the neon green Wilson Ncode you’re talking about Is Npro. I played with the hyper hammer 5.2 and the Npro and I personally never had any arm issues.
Great video Nick !!! You should sell the Intuitive Tennis shirts !!!!
I do, it should be underneath my videos via Teespring
Got to get the + one my Wilson Burns V4 RA73 stiff but incredible control at net and powerful TS groundstrokes OPEN string pattern 18x16. Not too high a launch angle put 6gr lead at 12 pm and it is incredibly powerful like a PD.
Interesting. I was playing with the Wilson ProStaff 6.1 back in the 90s, it was mean and heavy, no problem.
The first Babolat Pure Drive came out, light and stiff, at 300 grams. For the first time I started having elbow problems, and I mean serious epicondilitis. Had to stop playing for 6 months. Went back to heavier frames, pain disappeared. Ended up with the Babolat Pure Control at 320 grams, and now use the Wilson ProStaff 97 at 315 gr. No problem.
To each his own and every arm is different.
Thanks for a interesting video about rackets 👍🎾. What would you say is your primary benefits with a plus version. I found it easier and better on groundstrokes and serves, but les manoeverabel on returns and at the net ? I most consider changing to a plus version 😊
For me it’s more power on serve 🔥
I currently have Hyper Hammer 5.2 sitting in my room though I rarely use it.
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Sell it to me pls. This guy bought up all on eBay.
Is the hyper hammer 5.3 95 inch different ? I’ve been playing with it and it is also head heavy. Seems very different from my usual RF97 but I play well with it
I had a hyper hammer at one point. It was a good one.
I played with a Hyper Hammer for so long! I think it was a 5.9, but not entirely sure. That was a long time ago.
Look what I found! a healing wand!
That was really interesting to watch! Thought that stiffer rackets are what causes arm problems but seems you had the opposite experience. Would be interesting to hear your journey with strings over the years. Am at the stage of experimenting since trying polys for the first time and being blown away by the control and spin
String vid coming soon...
Please help me-
What racquet you suggest me with following details:
1) Eastern forehand grip.
2) Double handed backhand.
3) Prefer not stiffer racquets.
4) Have little elbow injury, so avoiding too heavy racquets 340+gm but want more than 310gm.
5) Need little open string pattern to generate natural spin as I have eastern little flatter grip.
6) Frame size- less than 100sq in
Ended here on a rabbit hole chase, it's funny I have a somewhat similar later history; although I'm an older and rec player, I switched to the wilson profile in the uh late 90s I think, and when it discontinued I soon adopted the hammer and very quickly the hammer stretch. That's 28 1/2 long. Loved the net reach and the stiffness got me cheap power especially on chip-and-charge. I used them for over 10 yrs, chased them on eba, etc. In my mid-50s it became too heavy for my melting muscle mass, and I switched to the tour plus... And for the record, confirming what Nic says here, I use a pocket radar during about a third of my serve practices, and the Babolat adds 5mph to my best serves compared to the hammer stretch. My serve isn't what it used to be, my back stiffening up got me from the 100s to the 90s, but I still think the tour plus would have been an asset even back then.
Hi Nik, how much a person's game can improve when switching from old to the latest racquet? I've been using my pro staff 7.5 classic beam for a very long time. Not sure if it's a good idea to switch to latest racquet in the market, maybe the RF97 signature? Kindly advise, thanks.
It might not improve at all. The problem is that old old racquets get worn out and you’re forced to switch.
Hi! As someone who has religiously stuck with the Wilson hyper hammer 5.2 do you have some advice on what racquet I should consider now?
Hi Nikola,
I enjoyed this video very much. Does Wilson generally have heavier head than Head racquet does?
The reason I am asking is because I played with Head Speed MP for few years and felt great but when I switched to Wilson Blade 98 I started with pain In my elbow. What do you think? Thank you in advance
I’m unfamiliar with current wilson or head racquets specs. But head heavy racquet and tennis elbow I’ve never thought about...
very interesting
Hallo I wonder what would be your opinion on Yonex Ezone, it suits me most. Nick Kyrgios, Wawrinka e.g. playing with that. Lots of control very gentle for arm. Best racket I've ever played with.
Great racquet
Do you recommend the babolat pure drive 2021 for an intermediate level junior, and also, which strings do you recommend?
I got a string video coming. PD plus is good junior racquet
I recently moved from Wilson pro staff rackets to babolat pure drive 2021.. It is not been that great feeling yet, may be I need time to adjust with it, I find the head to be very light to control the shots, was hitting some shots outside the court due that. ... let me know if you similiar feelings with rackets chaninging...
also bought a solinco tour bite soft strings for it...hopefully that will help me, after string change
Everyone is different when it comes to racquets
Can you tell us about the strings you have used and what you prefer?
Got a video coming out on strings...
Do you think Roger Federer uses the heaviest raquet (Wilson pro staff rf 97 autograph) because of his aggresive style of playing making more powerful shots and putting opponents in pressure so that he can go to the net more often? And is his type of raquet more stable on the volleys?
Pro kennex came out with many rackets, they were quite good. I remember John Fitzgerald used a pro kennex black ace and they were a great looking racket, unfortunately the cost was way above my budget
I mean if you get new grommets for the racquets and change them once you worn through especially on the sides. They should last as long as you still have grommets for them. I know they the carbon does give in to stress and soften up eventually, but it shouldn't make that much of a difference.
I used to play with the Graphite Pro Classic, still have a frame leftover even. The CTS series frames I just couldn't handle. Killed my elbow. And now 3 years later, I play with an "arm friendly" series of frames by Volkl... and my elbow hurts like never before! LOL!
Got a tennis elbow video coming...
Hi Nick, do you use lead or tungsten on you Babolat racquet, or do you customise it any way?
Used to but not anymore
Hey did u customize ur puredrive ? the standard PD is only 300grams and i found the head vibrations against heavy hitters even with its thick beam ?
No customization
Hey Nick,have you tried the Wilson Hyper 4.1? Its orange/black in color,not sure if its called Hyper Hammer? I can't find it at any stores or online anymore..do you know the specs? Thanks
Not familiar with that one
Still rocking a Hyper Hammer 5.9. Blue with a white top, as you described your 7.2. This video gave me the confidence to not upgrade it :)
Hopefully the new Babolat is to you liking
Haven’t tried it yet my friend
which string are you using and which tension? i am struggling with string... i was testing raquets and i found a babolat and i said: wow this babolat is amazing! i bought it but i realized strings can change the raquet a lot.
String video coming soon
I’m still rocking the hammer h5
I am not an advanced player but decent enough, and I was playing with the Wilson prostaff classic 6.1 for a long time. For some reason, that racquet suits me well. I feel very confident returning big serve and volleying at the net . But there is a price to pay, because it's pretty heavy. When I was younger, it wasn't a problem. Now I'm near 60 and can only play well with it for about one double set and half a single set. Then I started to feel the weight and my shots started to lose everything, power, precision, in serve as well as ground strokes and quickness at net . It still felt really good when I could strike with authority, but a tennis match is not about just a few good shots. The last time I played a bit too much and started to cramp a little after two double sets. So I need to switch racquet out of necessity now. The challenge would be to find a new lighter racquet that will give the same confidence as my current racquet. I imagine it's a common thing to switch racquet when you can no longer handle the stick you played well with in your younger days.
Now I just bought the 2021 non-plus version before seeing your video, would you give some brief thoughts on that version?
Great racquet. Most people actually dislike the long version
@@IntuitiveTennis Thanks Nick! It feels great to me as well!
I've been searching for videos of you talking about shock absorbers an I can't find any, have you ever talked about them? I see that you don't personally use them :P
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Fun to see someone who likes head heavy and stiff rackets. Usually you see people cry about high ra's.
Lol I had the same thing happen with the ncode. Loved the feel but got tennis elbow and dropped it.
The cortex system in Babolat rackets are great for preventing shock. It is stupid to get rid of it.
Can you tell me the name that made into top 100? I am just curious.
Go to collegetennisonline and search my playing history you’ll see one of the guys
Is a stiffer racket better for the arm?
For me I started in some unknown $50 dunlop racquet, moved to wilson burn 95, then babolat pure aero 2018 version I think, then now on RF pro staff 97 v12. I don't know if I'm at the right racquet yet, but it seems like RF is good enough so I'm sticking with it, but if anyone know better let me know.
You should also make a video about your string history, I also found that some strings are just much better than other strings.
Coming out soon...
Would you like to do a Yonex Ezone 98 racket review ? I am curios what you think about the racket that is produced in Japan ? :) regards couch, Nino
Sure
How do you get the red version of the Wilson hyper hammer 5.2, every single one I’ve ever seen is orange.
Mine is orange as well
@@IntuitiveTennis It looks red in the video.
So Die nächste Frage ist also: Welche Saiten haben Sie benutzt? Das wäre ein langes Video!
Es ist interessant, daß Sie auch den Pure Drive+ aus dem gleichen Grund wie ich mag.
Viele Leute verstehen nie, warum größere Spieler längere Schläger mögen... Es ist also gut zu hören, daß jemand anderes ein + hat
Ich wünschte, sie hätten Schläger gemacht, 340-350 Gramm und mehr Kontrolle hatten, aber das ist der Grund, warum man Klebeband und gute Strings verwendet.
Seitenvideo kommt...
That shows that you can play tennis with absolutely anything since these racquets have nothing in common besides you !! that was a fun anti-lockdown video!
So basically a racket has a finite lifespan. Even if you’re careful, it seems like the frame takes an eventual beating from string stresses and ball shanks. How many rackets would you say you’ve tested/played with in your lifetime? Do you do your own stringing?
I can’t say how many. I string my own yes
The weight of the pure drive plus is 300g or 315g? there are two versions
Yes the tour is 315
I play with regular 300
@@IntuitiveTennis oh thanks
What string and tension do you use in them pure drives?
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@@IntuitiveTennis thank you
Amazing that you haven't redeveloped tennis elbow with the PD, Nick. I guess it shows that stiffness alone (assuming your string setups were similar) doesn't predict arm problems. I would have thought that you'd have tried a ProStaff leaded up sufficiently to match the HyperHammer's swing weight and static weight. But racquet choices are so subjective that it's a fool's errand to try and predict what racquet a given player will end up loving.
Hey coach how come you didn't try to go pro after college? You could've been one of the greats maybe 😏
Definitely not one of the greats 😂, but it’s a complicated answer. I’ll talk about it in a video...
@@IntuitiveTennis Thanks that would be interesting.
You think your Hyper Hammer was a woman's racquet? I just finished demoing the Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch OS and it's only like 255g. That's some breezy swinging. Would probably be great for beginners or elderly people, a bit too light for me tho.