Customizing your racquets to get what you want out of them

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[@Tennisnerd]

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[@Ab_linc]

Oops it defaulted to 1.75x speed bc I was watching tennis spin 💀

[@hyonhoshin1241]

Where I put my spin to your tennis

[@opinioninvestigator375]

Congrats on the skill share sponsor. Great video as always!

[@elkabras]

Lead tape is your friend ¡¡

[@LiamApilado]

But lead itself is toxic

[@Javi_C]

Thanks for this!

[@Escorpio123PS]

Thank you Sr 🌷

[@mayw33d]

Coming from Six.One 95 16x18, I've been using the CX200 with 8g of added Tungsten paste in the butt cap. From the various customization setup I've tried, this has been the best for me.

[@hughmo5213]

Hey Jonas, have you ever tried counter balancing head weight with lead instead of buttcap or pallet at above the grip finishing tape on the synthetic / leather of the frame? I wrap the lead in two rows around the racquet so the overgrip doesn't have any noticeable bump. Finding it easier just to tweak and test and wonder if I'm altering anything of the racquet by doing this opposed to the other two placement locations. Love the videos!

[@mikeparishy]

really nice clip brother...just got the 2020 version of the cx200tour and i feel it definitely needs a little lead for stability,,love the quickness of the frame though,im hesitant to monkey with being that i dont really play with big hitters and stick to mostly doubles

[@tristanpearce78]

Those cx200s look really nice

[@stanislavshlyapin3075]

Hi Jonas. As always great video. I am not sure if flaring a buttcap can be considered to be racket customizatiom, but it can definitely change the feel of the racket. In my case I had to do it for my Fischer pro classic 98 (retro), because in stock you can not even feel that buttcap is there.

[@viktornorgren4697]

Tack för infon, bra jobbat! 👍

[@paddlepower888]

I add weight to the grip by drilling a hole in the trap door or end (if you have no trap door) and turning a screw through the hole-for more weight, longer screws or a few washers under the screw head

[@dounanshao4099]

Hey Jonas, Happy New Year from Sydney, enjoy watching your videos! Have a question about lead placement, is there any difference to swingweight or whippiness of the racquet when you add lead to the four faces of the beam at 3 & 9, versus adding the same amount of lead but on diagonally opposite faces instead? E.g 4 x 1 gram strips on the four faces versus 2 x 2 gram strips on the diagonally opposite faces at 3 & 9. To me the four strips feels more sluggish but I'm wondering if there's an actual effect there. Thanks!

[@jorgeandrescoppiano.5715]

That CX Tour came with a under spec swing weight. But I bet that helped it to end up super whippy and snappy 👌🏼

[@euLIRIC]

tungsten putty in the drap door for tail balance. it's easily removable as led tape to the head.

[@kenharris7194]

Great tips as usual! I have always looked for ways to tweak my racquets by adding weight to improve playability. However, I just don't like adding too much lead tape as it will effect the maneuverability too much.

[@chafiqbantla1816]

Actually thats not the case if you compensate it deep on the handle it will actually play the same just better,

[@betraya]

Hey Jonas, did you add any lead tape to your prestige mp?

[@cadenadeau8524]

This is great advice! Thanks for sharing. Where can you get the lead roll?

[@BullyGarfield.]

also amazon has a lot of them. just need to pick out the right one

[@pabace1420]

good video! I have 2 old Wilson Blade 98 not only painted all black but also weight around 350 gr!! they are just awesome raquets... its another world!! :)

[@Tennisnerd]

They are awesome frames, my stepfather swears by them, customized similarly.

[@jericoacoara]

Hello Tennisnerd and thank you for the great material. I have 2 questions for you and please if you (or any other) have the time to answer i will very much appreiciate it. Trying to figure out what the "power" rating of a tennis racket means i have this question: In a hypothetical scenario where ALL variables are same (incoming ball's speed, hight, spin, position etc. and our as hitters swingpath, force, acceleration...etc) if we hit this ball with a racket that has a high power rating and with a racket that has a low power rating (rating as given from racket reviews e.g tennis warehouse) what will the result be? Wil we hit the same spot but with a faster ball with high power racket or will we hot the ball longer and deeper? Or maybe both? Second question refers to strings and string tention. In the same scenario but this time we hit with the same racket and the only differentiated variable is string tention. Lower tention means more "power" right? Will this "more power" send the ball back faster on the same spot or deeper? Or both? Remember all other variable are exactly the same!! Thank you in advance!!!

[@ztennisfan9134]

Great videos as always Jonas. I have a dilemna with my Prestige S right now too, customised it with leather grip and 2 overgrips, quite like that, and then with 2g at 12 oclock initially then took it off and tried 4g total at 3 and 9. First 30mins felt great but once slightly tired it became sluggish to swing and my game suffered. I am not a big guy so need to be realistic also especially people with sore shoulders and hands already.

[@J69Nice]

Love your videos, they have helped me on my equipment journey. I currently use a Yonex Ezone 98 Tour and want to increase the static weight/swing weight without changing the balance. I want to add 8 grams of lead to the inside of the throat to get it up to 340 grams/12 ounces. I’ve heard that you only want to add a few grams to the throat area, do you think that is too much to add to just the throat? FYI I am a 24 year old player with two handed backhand. Not like a super strong guy but I think I can handle 12 ounces.

[@letsgofuckingcrazy]

Is there a way to reduce weight in the grip/overgrip/handle?

[@raidraid6672]

I have a question about adding weight.Say I want to add 4 gm total at 2 & 10 o'clock, do I have to add 1 gm on each side of 2 &10 o'clock or will it suffice to put 2gm only on one side of 2 &10 placed symmetrically?

[@jorgeandrescoppiano.5715]

Uuuuf!!! Sound great, whats the name of the Italian machine?

[@arielzuniga1906]

Hi! Recently a bought a Prince Phantom Pro Raquet in a hurry, so I just check the structural condition, so it was not untill later on, that I realize that the raquet was 20 grams heavier. It was customized with silicone in the handle. I tried to take it off, but it so difficult. Any advice?

[@AJPHIL-bt4me]

What happens when you put lead at 12 o'clock at 4 and a half. Does it impact less than puttin at 6 holes since mine is at 4 and a half 😢 then also is their any difference with putting lead tape at one half of the racquet & not putting on the other end why we put on one half at 12 & 3 & 9 O'clock was because we didn't want it too heavy it was a Yonex Vcore 95 Red 2018

[@albertoescobosa179]

Hello, have you tried BOLT raquets ??

[@ispeici]

Dunlop cx200 98 16x19 or Prince synergy 98? Why?

[@Phillip_Juricek]

Link for the tape roll?

[@sebastianfernandez3067]

Hi Jonas! I’m looking to change my Prestige mp for something easier to use and today, by coincidence, someone in my club was playing with the Vcore 97 HD. Needless to say, I loved the racquet. Feel was amazing, more powerful than expected, but I’m looking for something more spin friendly. Would you suggest trying the vcore 97 310? Does it have a similar feel to the HD?

[@Tennisnerd]

Hi Sebastian, the VCORE 97 has a slightly stiffer feel, but you could give it a go. A few grams of lead might be needed with that frame. Or maybe you just put a shaped and thin poly in the VCORE 97 HD? :)

[@sebastianfernandez3067]

@@Tennisnerd thanks man! In my country its hard to get demos, so I have to try other people’s racquets basically. If I were younger I wouldn’t hesitate to get the VCORE HD, seriously. What a great feeling racquet

[@sebastianfernandez3067]

@@Tennisnerd great vid btw! I recently started experimenting with lead tape on an old radical I had and I was amazed of how much better it play with just a little on 3 and 9. Gonna try to add some lead at 12’ like you suggested to see how that changes the racquet

[@alfandosavant4639]

How do you know the 3&9 weight you add to your racquet is enough? I want a more stable racket, so adding at 3&9 makes sense. But i never feel enough about the stability, but the next day i'd feel too sluggish. Any tips? Also, have you ever felt how concentrated or not the lead would feel very different. For example, i try to put 4gr at 12, spreading it evenly. It makes the string bed hard/stiff (lacks of trampoline effect), less plow. Then i try different method, putting 2gr at first, and then double the lead, so in total it's 4gr, but concentrated in the middle of 12. With this, i feel it's really good, feel the trampoline effect very pronounced.

[@Fred_P]

Sorry but adding lead doesn't affect the stiffness of the string bed. If you add one long strip instead of two shorter on top of each other it will increase the twist weight of the racquet more, that's the only difference. If you don't like that, it means that you prefer a lower twist weight, which means a more maneuverable racquet.

[@lailaabashir6316]

What if you add lead tape to the throat?

[@tennismantra5459]

So you added 2 gm which increased 10 gm SW and made it 2 pts HH. But some others have said 2.8 gms does 10g SW increase and 1 pt head heavy

[@jonathanp639]

Small trick: gently fold in half the lead tape before exposing the sticky part and match the center of the racket with the mark you previously created on the middle of the lead tape strip. Using the strings of the racket as a guide is a bit more confusing in my opinion.

[@CarlosEspino22]

Hi man, I just wanted to point out that the actual peel off strip at the back of the lead tape actually weighs 0.1 of a gram in a 4 inch lead tape strip. Therefore you're going to have to measure the strip 4.4 inches in order for it to be 1 gram. It may not make any difference when you're only adding 2 grams but when you're adding 6 to 10 grams here and there, it does. Regards, Carlos.

[@jorgeandrescoppiano.5715]

Excelente aporte bro 👌🏼

[@CarlosEspino22]

​@@chuckfriebe843 For you it's negligible., not for me.

[@CarlosEspino22]

@@chuckfriebe843 What 6/10 of a gram? Who said that, I didn't

[@dwaclips]

at 19:40 is , He is referencing MGr/i

[@bigdaddy812]

I’m torn between yonex 98 ezone (305g) and head gravity pro (315g). I get a little more pop with head but the yonex is easier to hit. Wondering if it’s the weight difference or the shape? Consider adding 4-8 grams at 12 to test it out.

[@homosapien5156]

It should primarily be the weight. Wouldn't adding weight at 12 would decrease maneuverbility a lot. Maybe try adding weight at 3 and 9

[@Fred_P]

Adding 8 grams at 12 would increase the swing weight by about 32. That's _a lot_ so I would advise against that.

[@bigdaddy812]

@@Fred_P do you think adding 2 grams at 12 position would be a good start and make a difference?

[@Fred_P]

@@bigdaddy812 Yes

[@bigdaddy812]

@@Fred_P trying 1 gram at 10 and 2 instead

[@melaniedelgado3029]

I've been playing tennis for a little over 2 years. 6 months in, I started playing with lead tape. It was at the 9-3 position. Then I started to use it at the 12 and boy did I fall in love. I've used it ever since. Everyone at my club loves my top spin. My tennis elbow comes and goes but I pertain it to me technique but the lead tape. Well last night my lead tape started to fall off. I said well heck if I can play with it, I can play without it. I did I drill this 3.4-4.0 morning and boy did I suck. All my balls launched high and out. Was so bad. Went to my local tennis store and but tons of lead tape. I'm dependant on it

[@aaronalmen2072]

How many grommet holes worth of less tape did you first try?

[@angelmuniz7096]

I am thinking of adding a leather grip to my ezone 98 2020. I know is going to make it head lighter but heavier overall.Mi question is. Adding overall. Leather grip would make the raquet more or less maneuverable? I am a dobles serv an volley player making the raquet more difficult to maneuver won't help. Also does the raquet lose stability if you add a leather grip? Thanks.

[@Fred_P]

Adding a leather grip will not make a huge difference in maneuverability. It can make it feel a bit more maneuverable due to making the balance more head light. Adding any weight never lowers the stability, adding it in the handle doesn't make a huge difference but it can only help, even if just slightly.

[@phillipmullner5335]

i added a leather grip to my 2020 ezone and am happy with it. I felt in stock form it was light weight but not very maneuverable if that makes sense. But now it feels like it should. I might still try some lead at 12 to make it abit more stable in the hoop.

[@angelmuniz7096]

@@phillipmullner5335 thanks helps alot!!

[@jasonelias8882]

I added lead tape at 12 o clock to my Wilson blade and it played great for about 2 months then all of a sudden it felt different. Does the lead tape need regular reapplying?

[@jameswen4182]

you got a lav mic! you cut down the natural reverb of your office.

[@bengray5013]

Predictions for the men’s AO final, Jonas? Who’s your pick?

[@Tennisnerd]

I think it might be Medvedev’s time! But feels weird to predict a loss for Novak in an Australian Open final.

[@santiagogarces3148]

How to customize an speed 360 pro if I lack control and stability?

[@santiagogarces3148]

Thanks for all your videos and information!

[@jorgeandrescoppiano.5715]

Y súbele 1 lb a la tensión

[@bengray5013]

Ps Great video 👍🏻🎾

[@Tennisnerd]

Thanks

[@user-jy5vo9mi1o]

Tennis warehouse : dunlop cx 200 sw 317 🤐 without lead tape.

[@tannerbrinton9808]

I like the idea but adding weight at 10 or 12 Will NOT increase spin. Making your racquet more headlight by injecting silicone may slightly improve spin with a more whippy feel, but in the end it depends on your technique. Also keep in mind that most professionals have a balance of at least 6 points headlight or 3/4 inch headlight. Finally, static weight is a great way to improve power. It is still maneuverable from the headlight balance but improves the power and stability. Just my 10 cents cuz I don't agree with all this

[@3Slippers]

Agreed. I used to add lead 3 9 & 12 but now just add it under the grip 7" ish from buttcap. Far more spin and snappy volleys. (Yonex VCore Pro 310)

[@chafiqbantla1816]

It surely does as more swingweight as more spin,but you may compensate the lack of manouverabilty on the handle too,for instance if you see djokovic practicing he barely move his raket and still get lots of spin

[@nikeshjoshi4900]

Omg, super boring!!

[@jonathanbbl]

I dunno why, when I hear you talk I don't feel wanna continue to watch your videos.. sounds boring.. It is long and not hitting any points.. not clear not direct. Video topic (yes you are there you attracted viewers) But speech content.. you need to edit and edit and edit.. really boring.

[@AJPHIL-bt4me]

Still looking for how to cut a 4⅜ Lead tape into small pieces of 6 racquet holes to fit in the beam of racquet, don't know if it will reach 4 inches specifically😢

[@SECRETCINEMALOSANGELES]

Your vocab to explain is wack