Some say adding to 9 and 3 is not good on this racket and just 2 gr on 12 is enough what do you think? Also Is it OK to put tungsten inside the handle instead of a leather grip?
Just experiment with it. Putting more on 12 o clock is always tricky as it changes the SW massively. Yes, tungsten in the handle is ok. The benefit of leather grip is that the weight is distributed evenly through the grip so it helps to stabilize the racket, too.
I love your videos and your channel! It's a great privilege to have you and learn from you!! Please could you help me? I want to add lead for more stability and power in the Wilson Blade 98 V9 16x19, without it becoming heavy or unwieldy. Does the leather grip improve it or should I customize it without a leather grip? I am an aggressive baseline player with a beastly serve, thanks for everything ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾
Hi Jesus, it's up to you what you want to change. Leather grip helps with manooovrlbity of the racket, because it turns the balance more to the hand - head light. So when you put some lead into the hoop (head) of the racket, you also want to maintain the same balance and maooovrlbity. And for that case the leather grip works just fine. The problem with leather grip is that it adds around 10-12 extra gram of weight instead of standard grip. So the racket static weight can be too much for your game. You can also put some tungsten into the handle through the trap door when possible and in this case you don't have to use as much tungsten, means that you can maintain the balance with less weight.
The Head leather grip is 27-29g. And the stock grip 16-19g. After you cut it 15g for the stock and 25 for the leather. When i customized my rackets with leather grip it was always 10-12g plus. Fyi
That was my initial though, but then I changed it because I thought that leather grip is around 18-20g. The thing is, that I have at home only synthetic leather from Head, which is obviously lighter. Thanks for the info.
317 SW is not so unrealistic! The manufacturing tolerances are an issue, and it also depends on the string you use. It is often the case that if the swingweight is slightly higher on the same model, then there is usually more weight in the racket head and therefore the balance point is more head-heavy. My Boom MP 2022 had 316SW with Head Lynx Tour 1.25 in stock form. Another model only had 309. The best way to compare the swingweight of the same model is therefore always unstrung in stock form! Everything else makes little sense. Unless you always use the same string, the same dampener, the same protection tape, the same overgrip, etc. btw. +20g is too much in my opinion. You might as well buy the Boom Pro. And to be honest, for most tennis players, tuning doesn't really pay off, it doesn't make you better. The rackets today are all very playable in their original condition. With light rackets it makes the most sense to place some weight at 3 and 9 o'clock to stabilize the racket head at off-centre hits.
I agree. Depends on balance mostly. It can be just 2-3mm more to the head and voila, higher swingweight is there. And of course strings also add to this, but not so much, just few points.
PLEASE CONSIDER everything over 325 with this frames makes much less sens cause the whippiness and the maneuverbility will get lost with too much weight
I agree. That's why I don't really recommend customizing these types of rackets with outstanding manooovrlbity and easy hitting sensation. They are ment to be played in stock form. Otherwise there is no point in buying them. You can buy Speed MP instead if you want a more competitive racket.
Some say adding to 9 and 3 is not good on this racket and just 2 gr on 12 is enough what do you think? Also Is it OK to put tungsten inside the handle instead of a leather grip?
Just experiment with it. Putting more on 12 o clock is always tricky as it changes the SW massively. Yes, tungsten in the handle is ok. The benefit of leather grip is that the weight is distributed evenly through the grip so it helps to stabilize the racket, too.
I love your videos and your channel! It's a great privilege to have you and learn from you!! Please could you help me? I want to add lead for more stability and power in the Wilson Blade 98 V9 16x19, without it becoming heavy or unwieldy. Does the leather grip improve it or should I customize it without a leather grip? I am an aggressive baseline player with a beastly serve, thanks for everything ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾
Hi Jesus, it's up to you what you want to change. Leather grip helps with manooovrlbity of the racket, because it turns the balance more to the hand - head light. So when you put some lead into the hoop (head) of the racket, you also want to maintain the same balance and maooovrlbity. And for that case the leather grip works just fine. The problem with leather grip is that it adds around 10-12 extra gram of weight instead of standard grip. So the racket static weight can be too much for your game. You can also put some tungsten into the handle through the trap door when possible and in this case you don't have to use as much tungsten, means that you can maintain the balance with less weight.
The Head leather grip is 27-29g. And the stock grip 16-19g. After you cut it 15g for the stock and 25 for the leather.
When i customized my rackets with leather grip it was always 10-12g plus.
Fyi
That was my initial though, but then I changed it because I thought that leather grip is around 18-20g. The thing is, that I have at home only synthetic leather from Head, which is obviously lighter. Thanks for the info.
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Hi man can you tell me whats your preferred customisation for diadem elevate v3
You can try the same one like with the Boom MP. I don't have Diadem in my hand so I can't say.
317 SW is not so unrealistic!
The manufacturing tolerances are an issue, and it also depends on the string you use.
It is often the case that if the swingweight is slightly higher on the same model, then there is usually more weight in the racket head and therefore the balance point is more head-heavy.
My Boom MP 2022 had 316SW with Head Lynx Tour 1.25 in stock form. Another model only had 309.
The best way to compare the swingweight of the same model is therefore always unstrung in stock form!
Everything else makes little sense.
Unless you always use the same string, the same dampener, the same protection tape, the same overgrip, etc.
btw. +20g is too much in my opinion.
You might as well buy the Boom Pro. And to be honest, for most tennis players, tuning doesn't really pay off, it doesn't make you better. The rackets today are all very playable in their original condition.
With light rackets it makes the most sense to place some weight at 3 and 9 o'clock to stabilize the racket head at off-centre hits.
I agree. Depends on balance mostly. It can be just 2-3mm more to the head and voila, higher swingweight is there. And of course strings also add to this, but not so much, just few points.
PLEASE CONSIDER everything over 325 with this frames makes much less sens cause the whippiness and the maneuverbility will get lost with too much weight
I agree. That's why I don't really recommend customizing these types of rackets with outstanding manooovrlbity and easy hitting sensation. They are ment to be played in stock form. Otherwise there is no point in buying them. You can buy Speed MP instead if you want a more competitive racket.
Inspired by my question? (: thanks
Yes 🙂