Andy Roddick WILSON RACKET REVEAL

[@phasnox]

This is a obvious advertisement for the Shift. AND I AM FALLING FOR IT

[@kleanish]

If he's a flat hitter it would make sense. I used it for the first time this past week and balls just flew up.

[@paulteasdale4853]

HAHAHAHA. Me too! ADD TO CART

[@quentincrisp6933]

No one uses it on the tour‼ Yonex is now the flavor of the year‼

[@Earlysport]

I bought a Shift a month ago. The 315gm. I have Technifibre tfight and TF40, a clash V2, Prince Phantom, and a Rafa Aero. The Shift is now my favourite racquet. The combination of control, feel and spin gives me confidence to hit aggressive shots, and my success rate has improved. I’m a fan.

[@Sep45]

I bought one when they first came out. Got rid of it really quick.

[@sjc5255]

Good to hear directly from Wilson on how they classify their own rackets

[@AJ-iu6nw]

the Shift is one of the worst Wilson rackets in the line. THis is such obvious product placement by Wilson. Shame.

[@JulienGaudfroy]

​@AJ-iu6nw surely your opinion is more valid than all the better players than you who like it🤣 You're allowed to say you hate it while still seeing how it suits others you know...

[@AJ-iu6nw]

@@JulienGaudfroy and be less obvious when you're trying to comment on your own videos, Wilson.

[@JulienGaudfroy]

@@AJ-iu6nw ok troll

[@gusgus7794]

@@JulienGaudfroywilson AI💀

[@tenniswarehouse]

Andy still got it!! Nice to see him hitting

[@artmowenca230]

That serve alone could still bag him some wins on the pro tour!

[@adida10is]

@@artmowenca230 He could be top 100 for sure

[@cheny8923]

Which Shift version did Andy choose?

[@KParrish]

Looks like the regular 16x20 but to his weight and balance preference.

[@tenniswithandy]

Also note that Wilson said they extended all the racquets to 27.5 for Andy

[@nexuseclipse]

Roddick is the best tennis personality out there and a HUGE boon to the tennis community. Glad to see him out there doing what he is doing.

[@abcshime]

Andy, I ball boyed for you at the Legg Mason (now Citi Open) around 2007. I was a high school kid super nervous but you were a nice guy who even left your sport drink that the ball kids used. It's great following you post tennis.

[@Rodrigorodriguez20241]

Awesome man I grew up in Maryland and would go to that tournament every year as a kid and on.

[@lilopossum136]

I’m a ball boy for the tournament this year

[@ryestef13]

forgot how sweaty Andy gets. Flash backs to the sweat dripping off the blue Lacoste hats.

[@kevt8169]

ikr

[@Rodrigorodriguez20241]

And now insanely fidgety and intense he is. 😂. Love it

[@caw1337]

And pulling up the sleeves after every point. Dude should have just played in a singlet but I guess those were different times.

[@RalphLdn]

ICONIC 😂

[@hkpandey1]

Wilson Shift promo... well executed 👏

[@djp3525]

Exactly. This was such a set up review for the Shift.

[@chriswylie253]

Complete with giant Wilson logos on shirt, net, racket stand, hat, rackets and ball hopper facing the camera at all times.

[@megowopwop8545]

@@chriswylie253 don't forget the corny as shit music thats on ALLLLLL the time. Can't stand this bs

[@minisurfbanana]

@@chriswylie253well they are at wilson headquarters duh🙄

[@minisurfbanana]

@@megowopwop8545dont buy it🙄

[@zeroelus]

NGL I kinda wanted them to offer Andy an RF97 Autograph just for the laughs. I was thinking he'd go ultra but it was surprising that he praised the Clash a bit, considering it's a particular racquet. Had he chosen that one he should have gotten the minions painted one :) And I still very much love my nCode 6.1 95 16x18. I can't use it successfully always, but it's such a nice frame to hit with.

[@Jordan-ws6jy]

I got a shift recently and love it. Andy was my favourite when first getting into tennis, so it's cool to see him enjoying the shift as well. Still got it 🙌🙌

[@HeavyTopspin]

Switched to the Shift myself earlier this year, although my game is nothing like Andy's (50+, high 3.5/low 4.0 player, medium swing speed). What has been interesting and challenging to me is that unlike any racket I've previously used, it wants me to take full swings at everything, and gives me more control when I do, and when I remember to do so it has absolutely transformed my backhand (one-hander) from a control dink-and-dunk shot to something I can reliably hit with as much (if not more) topspin as my forehand. Really stands out on both wings with those sharp cross-court angles that I always used to miss, as long as I remember to fully swing. A little less power than the Volkl V8 that I upgraded from and the Head Boom I was demoing at the same time, but the confidence in my shots more than makes up for it.

[@AJ-iu6nw]

oh no way, Andy Roddick's tennis game isn't similar to yours?

[@HeavyTopspin]

@@AJ-iu6nw Shocking, right? I don't have his serve either!

[@JC-ed4xm]

Very well said and totally agree.

[@johnfracisco77]

I’m in a similar spot as you and recently moved to Shift as well.

[@thomasecallaghan1111]

Total ledge - love seeing you hit again and wearing the cap, like the old days! Brilliant, inciteful podcast that gives info no other tennis channel does, and for free. Thanks a lot Andy 🎾🙏👍

[@BeatsByDezea]

Nice! I'd love to see more fresh tennis action like this with Andy Roddick on "Served". Some serve tutorials would be great; I bet those would quickly become the most popular on the channel.

[@TeatruSubtitrat]

Yeah, those would definitely be a hit!

[@ahjonjon]

I love how they tied the rubber bands on all of them especially for Andy

[@mvdqp]

Andy Roddick, you have tennis fans reminiscing about the glory days of your impressive career. Great content and great podcast/channel!

[@brianshaw6907]

Andy I grew up watching you play and you were my favorite player on tour until you retired. First "good " racket I wanted was the pure drive team plus haha. So cool to see you hitting Wilson's line up and nice choice in the shift. Hope to see you playing an exo or champions tour or even a posted set with it soon. So cool . All the best

[@Sciencenerd123]

I bought the shift a month ago from Wilson. Beautiful racket incredible spin perfect for my aggressive baseline play and I have never felt so confident in my serve and forehand. My backhand may be less consistent than all my other shots but it truly helped with keeping the ball in on those defensive points.

[@criktun3346]

Roddick is an amazing presenter, that last line on the fly was killer

[@KCNwokoye]

Great racket but love the hat. It's really good to be Andy Roddick right now. Great career as a tennis player. Great podcaster and tennis consultant. Keep on shining!

[@abcshime]

That would have been insane to go from a pure drive to a blade or pro staff.

[@transamination]

Pro Staff seems surprisingly powerful to me. It's somewhat stiff and the 16x19 pattern is very open giving lots of free pop and spin.

[@davidrieger8816]

@@transamination I recently switched from a pure drive to prostaff and yeh it does still have a decent amount of pop and spin. As long as you don't get the 95sq - that thing has zero power.

[@Jitzie]

@@transamination I think generally the prostaff has a higher swingweight than most other non customised racquets. It's actually not very stiff, which is why the power rating is quite low. Stiffer frames create more power.

[@Maiqel]

​@@JitziePro staffs are quite stiff though for a control/precision frame (above 65 RA iirc). It was part of their marketing, that's why some of them are called 6.0 and 6.1 (in wilson stiffness rating). Of course this was maybe stiffer when you compare it to the more classical frames, it's soft if you compare it with a Wilson Hammer which was never considered a players frame anyway or of course with modern Pure Drive-likes, but still decent pop for a "players frame".

[@matisms]

@@transamination no man... prostaff 315g has no power.. is an ugly racket.. and i tried even with lead tape... RF97 is so much better if you can handle.

[@kabirkapoor1205]

wilson shift pro v1 is a beast. earlier i used blx then pro staff RF in the last 15 years but shift elevates your game to another level. Arm friendly spin clearing the net at sufficient height is a banger. 18x20 pattern takes a while to adjust but once you do it is gonna make your opponent bleed. Have been using shift for seven months and have not looked back since then. Trust me this racket is indeed an extension of your arm and you will sense it while playing.

[@visio4964]

Andy is playing with 16x19 in this video.

[@kabirkapoor1205]

@@visio4964 16x19 pattern in shift? Thats something unheard of

[@johnfracisco77]

@@visio4964Either 18x20 (Pro) or 16x20.

[@virtualyme7659]

It was fun to watch. Glad to hear you found something you like as it can be a daunting task to switch rackets. ☮️

[@smacko4192]

Love this Andy! Great humour acknowledging wjat tje prostaff users did to you during you career. Happy to see you in the wilson family!

[@matteo4413]

Andy, it would be awesome to see what the final specs are on your new setup end up being. Possibly a @tennisnerd collab?

[@spykp]

What Andy said about the Pro Staff, is exactly how I feel about my Pro Staff RF 97. It's like it has a guidance system, telling you what you did wrong every time you don't hit perfectly. I love it.

[@ispeakasiplease]

You’re gonna have to take my Pure Drive Roddick out of my cold dead hands!

[@BeatsByDezea]

Well, hands can become quite dead with that one for sure! 🤣 Some of my friends and I developed golfer's elbow from using stiff Babolat racquets like the Pure Drive and Strike. The Wilson Shift does seem quite stiff also because of the Ra rating, but its innovative lateral bending tech make it friendlier on the arm.

[@johnp1]

Agreed. A few years ago I tried it without knowing its specs, I couldn't hit a ball properly because it's so heavy. I've tried it again recently and loved it. I'll demo the new Pure Drive tour. The specs are different but I hope it would be similar to the Roddick version.

[@EchoHoundmusic]

My wife was a pure drive player until I bought my Shift this week..lol

[@keithbowman731]

@@EchoHoundmusicwhich shift did you get ?

[@EchoHoundmusic]

@keithbowman731 the 99 V1.....I actually got the Labs version, my wife has the v1...both feel great.

[@Mrmelody85]

Great to see Andy hitting, and what a brilliant advert for the Wilson Shift, I'm just itching to try one myself now!!

[@JasonAdam719]

great to see Andy hitting like that - great pickup by Wilson for sure!

[@skeet0rz]

Such a pure throwing motion on that overhead. Still so satisfying to watch. Wish we got to see some serves.

[@alainbrouillaud484]

Good choice Andy! I am a Tecnifibre T-Fight 305 fan but I do love what the Shift has to offer. I think an 18 x 19 string pattern in the Shift would offer even more control.

[@Edgeworth_Mitsurugi]

Andy's serve Is still unsurpassed, so powerful and stylish, I keep watching from time to time those 7 aces in a row against Hewitt. I hope some young players can pick up his serve style, it's just the best ever

[@xavierhidalgo2122]

The Goat of Serving Buddy nice feedback of Andy Roddick’s serve

[@YehShano]

Agreed…such a cool, aggressive powerful looking motion

[@Virtua_Tennis]

Played competitively as a junior, quit the game but came back in my 20's. The Pure Drive Roddick was the racket that brought me back at the time. Stopped playing for awhile and now coming back in my 40's I am totally in love with the Shift 99. Gives me power, spin and control with margin. Awesome to see Andy also coming back and picking the Shift. Feels like we've come full circle!

[@SSJBen]

4:36 jesus the speed of that overhead without even setting up properly..!

[@peterk3474]

I noticed that, too.

[@rbarreira2]

If you watch at 0.25x speed you can see the effort on his face and the explosive movement of his arm.

[@neroroseumu3023]

One of my favourite tennis 🎾 Legends of all time ..👍🏻 🇺🇸 (Andy Roddick) Fantastic Wilson play test...👍🏻 All the rackets look brilliant in design and look..👍🏻 😃 😎 "Wilson Shift" looks perfect 👌🏻 for Andy's game..🎾 First time i've ever heard of A Wilson Shift racket before..👍🏻 👍🏻 👍🏻 😃 😁 😎

[@IntuitiveTennis247]

That overhead with the clash was 150 mph at least ☠️

[@jiandeyu8029]

yes

[@rockisled]

Great video! It'll be great to see you playing a set mic'ed up and you walking us through your thoughts or thinking.

[@rbfaustino]

Very nice to see you hitting Andy. Hopefully you can do a segment and do a short match play using the shift. Missed you playing A-rod! 🎾

[@DA-eu9zm]

I tested 20 rackets last month and this was also my same reaction when trying the shift, such a different feel

[@ST-xg3gy]

This was great! Wilson has got my attention. Nice looking stuff!👍

[@pierredaher9590]

Great video thank you Willson I am shifting from Novak to Andy

[@dogbombballet]

Great review and this is what I expect in the future from manufacturers. Show the pro's selecting frames. Wilson, Bravo!

[@quinby123]

Nice to see Andy again. Love the Wilson indoor court.

[@nguyen925]

Man, amazing demos and love the classic Andy 😂

[@Belleza-dm7ku]

Fun video! Happy for you Andy! 👏👏👏👏

[@statonbs]

What a cool video! Looks like you were having a lot of fun out there - congrats on your new stick! 🎾

[@Lonor77]

Great topic, interesting to hear about the differences in the rackets technically

[@Dmitry-Moiseenko]

Great review, thank you, Andy!

[@suwengu6335]

hahaha, "I get to hit with the thing that I lost to a bunch". Andy is awesome.

[@RossBayCult]

Fed could’ve played with a racket from Walmart and he’d still win.

[@stephaneprivate1013]

@@RossBayCult Useless mean comment. You mean. You tennis no good like me english.

[@michaelscoots]

Okay - I’m curious and will be trying out the Shift! Thanks, Andy! 🎾

[@Tunainthebrine79]

Welcome to Wilson, Andy!!!! Would love to have seen you use it back in the day.

[@alex99398]

Smart move Wilson bringing Andy on board...amazing ambassador for the game. Gonna have to try the Shift....andI do like the crispy white frame for the summer

[@alexrodriguez5370]

Wilson classic!!! Great content!

[@raytrace2014]

Could you make the background music louder? I can almost hear what they're saying.

[@ciao_abhi]

hahahah

[@jeremys5400]

Loving the podcasts. Please can you explain when he talked about setting up the racket for how you liked it what did he mean by this? Are we talking, just strings and tensions or is he adding weight to it? Also do you prefer a balanced or head heavy racket?

[@LunarEclipsism1]

They meant matching Andy's preferred "specs," which are the grip size, overall mass and swingweight, by selectively adding weight to the stock rackets in key areas until they fall within a certain range for that individual player. If a player likes one particular frame their preferred specs might also restrict the balance point and twist weight of the racket as well, narrowing in on fewer and fewer variables until they land on an idealized setup that will be matched identically whenever they get a full new set of frames. For a playtest like this with a variety of models, they probably just matched the swingweight and grips and gave every frame the same strings and reference tension. All modern rackets are substantially headlight, when players talk about something being relatively "headlight" vs "head-heavy" they're contrasting something that's 9 points headlight with something that's 4 points headlight. No one has used a legitimately head-heavy setup since Moya.

[@tennisjourney]

Andy going with the latest Wilson Labs creation. Love it!

[@jatindersinghwinnipegcanada]

I would never forget watching his incredible serves live ❤

[@MichaelJamesLorinReviews-wg8br]

You have found your voice Andy. Thank you for all the great commentary.

[@Zz-yomomfugazzi]

Andy MORE of this type of content , this was so sickkkk!!!!!!

[@insania147]

Great video. It's good to hear what he DIDNT like, I would hope he legit liked the racket he said he did, and it's not simply Wilson pushing/plugging.

[@MrJohnnyblazed]

I still have 5 Babolat pure drive + Andy Roddick version and I still play with them lol😢

[@SuperBenS123]

Andy its great to see/listen your podcast, but especially hitting some balls! I read some very accurate comments about you being the best tennis personality out there ! And I totally agree ! I reckon your comments are very assertive! Also great sense of humor ! Greeting from 🇨🇱 You should try your new racket with RF 😂

[@liamjmufc]

Andy’s a top bloke. Would have loved seeing him play live back in the day.

[@Stefan6664]

Nice to see Andy hitting again - an elite athlete!

[@HiMy_Name_Is]

Dang, this so cool to watch Andy hit some balls 😊 Thank you Wilson!

[@WilsonRacquet]

🙌🙌🙌

[@icefalcon2243]

Ive always enjoyed watching Andy play and that’s true even now . Great to see him on any court.! I bought a Pure Drive in 2004 because I was very inspired by Andy. I couldn’t play with it and couldn’t understand it. I traded it to a guy at the court for a Pro Staff 6.0 , played that racket for years.. I’ve never bought another Babolat since. I really want a Pure Aero or a Pure Strike now though. My Wilson Blade is just a little too flexy..

[@TheRealDealPM]

demo a pure aero 98 if you still want control but more spin and power than your pro staff

[@icefalcon2243]

@@TheRealDealPMI absolutely will do that. Thanks 🎾

[@leebr2010]

Wow I agree wholeheartedly with Andy's comments. I've played with all of them, except the Ultra, and the Shift is also the winner in my book.

[@tynivinnie]

This ad is so good, even makes me, a PS player want one.

[@Jondaliner]

Been using this shift since the Lab version. Nothing else even comes close to how good this racket feels.

[@miguelroda8779]

Feels like a speed mp to be honest

[@allainangcao28]

Roddy rocking a Wilson is something I never thought I would see. 😂

[@carlosjara9136]

This is sick! I would not mind seeing you play games and giving commentary too! Or even commentary on other peoples game that are up and coming or Rec players. 😅

[@johnbabcock9766]

I picked up 8mph on my serve when I went to the shift… I serve 110 and then went to 118 in a couple shots… was crazy!

[@kevinle5460]

The Shift is a crazy racquet. Feels like something completely new

[@sticksandstones2312]

So fun watching roddick on court

[@gcpz1173]

i'll always remember being the OG endorser of Babolat. white stripe blue racket was one of the best looking racket back in the day.

[@EchoHoundmusic]

This video got me curious, and I now own Shift 300. I did a demo program with my local tennis shop. After trying out several other rackets, I couldn't let go of the Shift. My wife now hates her Babolat and bought her a Shift as well!!

[@mattmagna_]

I'm enjoying your podcast, you do the best analysis. Just subscribed

[@khale4nia]

Time to get back on tour Andy !!

[@matmac888]

I still have a Babolat 2002 Pure Drive plus..... I'll always remember Andy with the Babolat. But I do like the Wilson Blade 98...... nice racquet ;)

[@noeldacosta7621]

Great advert! I want one!

[@Ren_coaching]

Ahh! I just purchased a Clash yesterday and now I want a Shift 🤦‍♀️

[@sultanabran1]

yeah this is why wilson is doing this ad through andy. to make people buy racquets that don't actually make them any better.

[@Sep45]

Demo a clash before buying. The clash is softer and more forgiving. Not better necessarily , just different

[@Maxshade7]

Never thought about a racquet bending vertically…interesting..

[@mattfoley4128]

That pure drive was a cannon for serving. Loved seeing him hit 300 mph serves back in the day. Pete and Nadal could only dodge em

[@darbocity]

love the content andy!! was the blacked out racquet at the end of the rack the rf 01? if so what did u think of it?

[@brandonwood6869]

I love the blade. 18x20. I wonder how the shift hits from that.

[@dalebarro2230]

This is so insightful I love you Andy!! I want the white racket what is it!!

[@hyttennis]

Would LOVE to see him and Federer hitting using their Wilsons

[@TomRoyce]

I play with the Clash Pro and never thought of it as a power racket. Being a big guy, power is not my motivator, but finding the control to keep the ball on the court is my challenge. I may have to give the Shift a try.

[@nihar385]

Thank you for the Pure Drive Roddick. I don’t know exactly how I got one but I developed my serve with it

[@aca8638]

The best server ever with specific technique! 👍👍👌

[@mollyseymour10]

I honestly didn’t expect you to go with the shift as I’ve seen many people on KZbin rate it so low but it fits your game perfectly Andy

[@sultanabran1]

this is an ad for wilson shift. not an actual play test

[@KevinWolfe]

@@sultanabran1you got the inside scoop? lol I think you’re mistaken

[@darylcastillo1439]

I love how Andy still laughs at himself at how he struggled against Roger over the years!

[@huzcer]

Couldn't see Federer doing the same about ND!

[@ramakrishnamitta7024]

@@huzcer Couldn't see ND doing the same about Alcaraz. A 3 set humiliating defeat.

[@huzcer]

@@ramakrishnamitta7024 well Djokovic was very gracious about it. We all know that Fed was a notorious sore loser of the highest order! After winning once against a teenage Djokovic at the Australisn Open Federer lost the next 4 matches there vs Djokovic taking a grand total of 1 single set out of a possible 12 sets. Also of course Djokovic's last meeting with Alcaraz was an even worse beating at the ATP FINALS but for Alcaraz but I don't think Alcaraz was 5 weeks after knee surgery at the time . Fed was never anywhere near a slam final 5 weeks after he did his knee "running a bath" that's for sure. Getting bagelled off centre court by a clunky servebot was more Fed's speed!

[@ramakrishnamitta7024]

@@huzcer Imagine getting breadsticked by Sinner. And, Novaxx was in full health. The minute he met a top 10 player in Wimbledon, he shit his pants. Novaxx will get humiliated in straight 3 sets in the future Slams. Weak era champion 😂😂

[@huzcer]

@@ramakrishnamitta7024 nah the real weak era for Djokovic was when Federer could last manage to win any slam match against Djokovic and Federer still aged only 30 😂 then the dream ending years later with the last ever set of pro singles tennis on his record being bagelled off his "favourite" centre court.

[@eduardochernia]

Boy, it will be weird seeing you hitting without a Babolat Pure Drive, but congrats on your new partnership!

[@loklokoppa9255]

Which Shift did you enjoy Andy?

[@quentincrisp6933]

Ok so you handled the last racquet on the rack which was all black then there was a close up of it towards the end of the video yet it wasn't mention‼What racquet was that⁉

[@The4.0Guy]

Very cool the way they shared his racquet selection. I'm surprised he is ok going to a regular length frame, he played pro with a 27.5 inch racquet which is generally better for serving, seems like a big adjustment. Wilson if you are listening it would be awesome if you allowed regular customers to demo your full range of racquets back to back like this.

[@anttitapio4145]

I think most tennis centers or shops with Wilson racket sale have option for demos.

[@formulaicsounds]

What city are you in?

[@WilsonRacquet]

We made all of these rackets at 27.5” for him to do an accurate test with what he’s used to 🙌

[@mejartomlinson7065]

@@WilsonRacquet wow you got to release it to public as well

[@The4.0Guy]

@@anttitapio4145 yeah for sure, its just that usually youncan't get all the demo's at once since other customers are trying some, you typically end up trying them all over a span of weeks and not back to back on the same day

[@ruskination]

Andy you're the reason why I got into Babolat pure drive! Now I'm gonna shift to the shift too?!

[@WilsonRacquet]

Team Wilson would be happy to have you! 🙌

[@ruskination]

@@WilsonRacquet Great I'm seeing him in the US Open with my parents! Hope he uses it and I need to get one for myself!

[@googlereviewer1944]

Shift is a great racquet. Just a bit stiff on the arm/joints. If they made a slightly more arm friendly version at say 65RA, it would be perfect.

[@jrblanco2523]

I was entertained watching your practice. I never saw any of your games. Congrats with HOF.

[@hugofernandez3845]

That's what I call a cool promo Wilson will be happy

[@catmoe655]

Awesome watching Andy’s review. But so many variables to the racquets that were not discussed. Pro-Staff…two completely different models with weights and string patterns. Which one did he try? Blade…same thing…the 18/20 is a completely different feeling racquet with different specs than the 16/19. Each racquet has several models available and I would have liked to know which ones he used.

[@mosyd8973]

Andy please describe how differs from your old babolats!! Did you try other racquets of their’s over the years (during/post professional career)