This racquet is 95 sq. This was just a paint job on his Pro Staff 85 he was previously using. Federer played some of his best tennis between and He won a total of 11 grand slams during that time.
This is the racquet Federer used to win the French Open title. Federer finally broke through in Roland Garros after years of trying. This racquet has a classic look with a red and white design. Federer used this racquet to win the Wimbledon title. This is a sq. Federer moved this bigger size racquet in Experts had been calling for Federer to move to a bigger size racquet for years and he finally did with the Pro Staff RF 97 Autograph.
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I almost always do that before buying. Hi Sid.. It seems to me ur Pro Staff 85 reminds me of my MaxG this also had a small head. U r also right u have a good swing to connect properly as the sweet spot hitting zone is smaller. Personally with myself when i played i could play both single and double handed backhand. But that was cos i would forget all the time if i was single or double handed player. By having this luxury it gave me flexablity of doing more shots. Not that i am an expert or pro or anything in all shots.
Most of the time my imagination would show me doing all the correct shots and winning like Federer. Getting drawn out into long baseline exchanges with it is not going to end terrible well against a good club player and their inevitably bigger racket head and lighter set up.
Tbh I like it for the same reasons I like the T90 but the T90 just gives you more spin and room for error i. Good racquet for doubles, great control. Thanks for replying to me earlier. I doubt it. There was a rumour he considered it but not sure if it had any truth behind it…. A lot of it has to do with the court speeds these days.
Roger will have to fundamentally alter his game, physically more than anything else, if he goes for a bigger frame. His 90 gives him the control and maneuverability close to the baseline no secret there. So, he will need a drastic change in playing style. Like Jonathan said, he will stick with what he knows. The case for Sampras is different. The court speeds were fast in those days. During his last few years, the game could still be played in the front court. I would have to say my favorite racquet is the Pro Staff SixOne 90 because I really like how it is designed.
I spent almost two years trying to find it on the internet, but by that time it was so likely to be nothing but an old relic. Fortunately, I came across a remaining one that eventually turned out to be my beloved little child. I simply love the way it feels to play with such a great tool. Jonathan, your choice looks like mine. Yeah I got mine cheaper when the BLX came out, rang round a few places to see if they had any left in stock and it paid off! He has maybe changed racquets once or twice from 85 to 90 then just uses a paintjob of the k-factor perhaps?
Somebody needs to sneak down to the court and take one out of his bag next time they are watching live. I heard that Federer is actually using the retail racket. Told by the people who string his racket at the dutch tourna,ent where Federer paften plays. With the earlier rackets he did use a paint job with older rackets, but no he actually uses the one you can buy. Nice to know Isnt it?! Thanks for posting this. Good job!
Plan on expanding the collection to include all the above racquets at some point. It feels like a steel pipe but the control and power is ridiculously good. Doru, your collection is almost similar to mine. Will need a lot of patience. Well I would say play with whatever you feel comfortable with. Depends how long you have been playing but I think it will be tricky to make such a big adjustment. Maybe try somewhere in the middle? The trouble begins once you start playing really good players, well above your weight.
They give you so little time, there is no way you can prepare early and get the swing speed the 90 sq. Perhaps you are well established and always get a good swing. The 90 sq in felt great for me too, that is until, as I said, I started playing with the big fish. Im still trying to get used to it completly. Can anyone give me some advice on whether to get prostaff 95 or , im a defensive baseliner who likes to wear down the opponent then finish him off with one fatal blow.
My second serve is my biggest area of weakness. Thanks for the advice!!!!! I am no expert but I think for a defensive baseliner a sq inch racquet will suit you better — Nadal, Djokovic etc all use sq inch racquet heads.
I have owned and played with the Original Pro Staff 85 but mine was a St. Vincent model , the nCode 90, and the KFactor I have hit with the Six. One BLX Tour a few times. The nCode was one of the worst racquets I have ever played with. It had no control, little power. It was a shame to even sell that thing to the public. For a while, I played with both the original 85 and KFactor Depending on my play on a given day, I would switch out from one to the other.
I found them similar, with the Kfactor have a bit more power, but less control. Both fantastic racquets. The BLX I played with just felt too stiff, without any feel.
I now play with the Kfactor It plays like an in between of the original and the Kfactor. Not only can I hear it I can feel it more and more in my arm. Any thing like this happen to you? Faulty batch? Just above the sweetspot is quite close to the top of the frame though, off centre hits are pretty unforgiving on racquets like that…. Hi Steve. When I got It, I realise a strong and loud vibration when I hit above the sweet spot, just like you said.
So I used a Water blocking tape to fix it and the issue was gone like magic. The noise and the vibration is gone just by doing It. I hope this help someone in the future as It helped me. I play with a K factor Six. One 95 18 x 20 and have never hit something sweeter. Cool, 18 X 20 so better for flat hitting. Guess we gotta wait and see what Fed does in the off season….
I have played with and own ed every racquet Fed had used. Dont have all of them now because had to sell a lot of them for cash that I needed at the time I sold them. The best one I loved was the nCode.
It played the best among all that were marketed at different times. The Sampras frame has the best feel when used with gamma TNT 19 gauge string. I always hear that people notice huge differences between different types of racquets and strings and state that they vary with control and power. My first racquet was sq. Last year I was looking for a racquet and decided on the Wilson PS 6. A tennis pro at a club one time laughed at me when he found out that I was using it because he said he would never recommend it to anyone.
So, I guess my question is how much do racquets really impact the play of the person? For example, I believe they came out with a Wilson Juice that was supposed to add more power. Rackets can make quite a big difference in terms of weight and swing weight to your game, as can the string. Much depends on your technique on what is best. Hopefully the above post answers most of your questions. Najinski,Singer-Sargent,Gandhi all rolled into a tennis pro! As to the raquet size debate. You lot choosing the Wilson Pro stuff etc.
They have hit a ball all day every day for years and can cope with and have a honed technique to cope with a raquet that weighs g and more. As this will encourage raquet head speed through a stroke and give you way more feel and, more importantly, time to prep and swing.
A raquet with sq head answers most questions and still gives POP. I use a Tecnifibre T-Feel g, sq and I find it gives me good support when up against the better players while still allowing me the feel beat up the lesser opponents. Update the post! Hi everyone, I myself have had the pleasure of owning and using the ncode 90 and the blx 90 but I still revert back to the k90, this is my ultimate racket, however, it has been modified, personal touches.
Firstly, the strings, luxilon savage white mains and Wilson sensation comfort crosses. On my 3 rackets all strung to different tensions.
Racket 1: mains 42lbs. Racket 2: mains 40lbs. Crosses 50lbs, for use after about 5 games once feel is obtained and more power is needed. Racket 3: mains 36lbs. Crosses 46lbs, after another 5 games or so, time for the big guns.
Now for the interesting mods, I have added weight to the butt of the rackets and built up the butt a bit like Richard gasquet but larger it has transformed the racket quite a bit and oh how it strikes sweet.
The balance point of these is now mm, a bit different from the original setup you will notice. I guess that throws me out of any Fed fan club out there, right? You might want to take a look in TWE. Not yet… The farthest I was prepared to go would be the PS I had a nice chat with Jon about this a couple of weeks ago.
Jonathan, will you consider doing a similar article with his shoe history? I have looked for this type of article, of his shoe history, but have never found it. Thanks, James. Not something I considered tbh. The K90 is the best for me. I struggle with the 90s or 85 outdoors but they are scalpels indoors! I currently play with the RF97s outdoors and the 90s indoors. Thanks for your post. It was nothing like the sticks that you buy off the rack. It was much heavier and Tony told me that Fed had a climate controlled vault in Chicago with over identical black frames.
Whenever Wilson introduced a new model, Fed would ship a couple dozen blank frames to Wilson to be painted with the new graphics. He never actually changed frames until he made the move to the larger head. Hi there! I have been a huge fan of Federer since he won his first match against Sampras at Wimbledon!
I always admired his graceful style and that one had back hand was like watching a new Sampras!
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