WE CUSTOMIZED COACH GU'S NEW TECNIFIBRE TF40 RACKETS DIFFERENTLY - HOW WEIGHT PLACEMENT EFFECT PLAY? 

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It's so satisfying to se that they finally started to put the weight in other positions that 3 & 9. Most racquets have more than enough twistweight

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Excllent video. Always wondered what placement differences would make.

Very interesting. Oddly, years ago I bought a Prince Triple Threat racquet with the 10 and 2 o'clock weighing and did not play well with it at all due to a lack of stability. My strokes are flat. Perhaps that explains it. I don't have the racquet head speed for that weight distribution to be effective.

Is it better to by a head heavy racquet or head light and add weight? Thanks.

Was there any weight added to the handle or just the hoop?

I bought this frame a couple of weeks ago and even though I think it has a great feeling and comfort I am struggling with two aspects. Firstly, as the racquet is so head light, I am lacking of plow through when accelerating the racquet. I have tried to solve this with lead tape, which has helped, but not completely. I think it is kind of hard coming from a 32cm balance racquet like the head gravity tour. I don´t want to keep adding lead tape until it is like 350gr or more, so it is hard to find a balance (the static weight with one overgrip and strung is 339gr, I don’t wanna go over 344gr) Secondly and most importantly, I have big issues with control. The ball keep springing out of the stringbed, so I am missing a lot of balls, and it produces a sense of insecurity by swinging out. I am an 5.0 player with long strokes, so having the control is key for me to go with my shots. I have been playing with an hybrid of lynx tour with signum pro firestorm at 23kg, but now I will give it a try just with lynx tour at 24kg (I hope this does not take the comfort away). I don´t want to keep increasing the tension, avoiding shoulder and arm pain in general is a big priority. I hope that you can comment on how could I find a solution between these three aspects: increasing SW-more control-keep good comfort levels. Thank you very much.

the difference between 305 and 315 is that the 315 is more headlight bc theres is 10 grams more lead weight inside the handle. Just buy the 305 if you like the better more even balance

Is he still playing with his Wilson Blade Pro though?

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lucky for them. i have a hand that can catch basketballs with each hand off of a single bounce...10 1/4 inch thumb to pinky...myth isn't true however.. i have taken some old head graphene instincts at 4 1/2 and added 5 whole size heat-shrink add-ons and one tourna grip on top of that to get a grip...this suits my hands. these are super headlight but weigh in at over 14 ounces and a hybrid multfil/syn gut at 1.38mm at 60 lbs. works great for me. it sucks to have to play around so much to get a racket that feels right.

I only put at 12, 6, the neck, on the upper part of the grip and or behind the butt cap. Depending on what i need. A racket that is too whippy i add lead to the neck and or below the grip closest to the neck. I generally don't like to add weight to 2,3,4, 8,9,10 spots as it increases the twist weight which to me hurts spin potential. It does make the racket feel more solid yes, but at the cost of spin.

How many grams of lead tape at 10 and2?

What string does couch Gu use?

Not sure why I’m asking knowing there won’t be a reply, but what the hell. What were the static weights and SW on each racquet???

Cool

Yes but one of the racquets had a ''huge'' dampener and the other nothing. Shouldn't that count for something towards swingweight and feel?

"The weight is coming through the throat" *Glance at massive (I'm guessing 6 grams worth of) dampener* I wonder why... Considering how easy it is to switch out lead tape, why not test on the same racquet? Or do a before after lead tape comparison?

anyone can suggest me where to put lead on my blade v8 1619?

Is this 16 x 19 or 18 x 20 tf 315

I do 10 & 2 and a little at 12 on my aero banana

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dont u have to counter balance and put some weight on the cap? ur making the raquet head heavy and messing its balance.

is this tf40 305g or 315g?

This is the only tennis channel where you’ll constantly hear of lead tape being applied by number of grommets rather than specific weight. 😵‍💫 This sort of comparison is pointless unless both racquets have the same specs. You have to limit the variable to lead tape position only for this type of testing to reach valid conclusions. So, any chance you’ll have another video where you show us how you subsequently customised Coach Gu’s new sticks to matching specs (weight, balance and swingweight)?

He switched again Jesus

Please be very careful about lead weight as it might give tennis elbow. Slight variations in grams can be real pain. Have stopped using lead since it is for advanced players.

nice dampener...

Ugh playing music in the vid is terrible and extremely annoying