HOW TO MAKE YOUR NEW WILSON PRO STAFF RF 97 V13 LIKE ROGER FEDERER

[@ReverendHogwash]

Never played tennis before, painted a W on a Walmart racket and hit 48 straight aces. 💪

[@leolau6378]

😆

[@rooibaard365]

😂😂😂😂

[@BrentTnerb2217]

The W on the strings gives you extra power.

[@luca_chitu6798]

😂😂

[@luca_chitu6798]

If you customise your racket like Roger’s you will play like him

[@leeb.patersons6463]

@@luca_chitu6798 You also have to wear his headband

[@robocop6573]

i’m cool

[@96alpha46]

@@leeb.patersons6463 if you can find one, I can’t seem to find Uniqlo headbands.

[@ac55699]

This is a great video. Appreciate what it takes to get this configuration right. Well done.

[@meahall]

I remember watching an interview with Roger, and he said he uses square string-a-lings because, back in the day, they used to think square ones produced more spin (he was laughing when he said this). I might try this out with the RF97 prostaff I don't use. It seems like a fun project.

[@benjaminko7329]

Very cool. I might try to get the specs of rogers racket on my racket. Thanks for the lesson.

[@mrfrog235]

No one really says this butt u help so many people for tennis like me and many others we all enjoy your videos I was subbed till 1k subs ur growing so fast well done tennis spin

[@ngocdai94]

I think for the string saver. Roger has a setup 4 down from top and 4 to the right, which is where he has the first string saver.

[@bakit8041]

I always get swing weight first. You probably didn’t need to put too much lead tape on patrick’s racquet. Just enough to match swing weight. Then add silicone for balance. Then match weight add lead tape to the top of the grip or handle. Adding lead tape to grip or throat will affect your swingweight minimally.

[@felipeapolinario8842]

I always get amazed on how beautiful this PS RF97 is! Great job, man!

[@gravitytennis]

Very cool video, but the asymmetric string saver pattern is weird. Is it possible one or two fell off while playing?

[@Chorith77]

Beautiful racket. Wish i biught one when its still available.

[@d3go483]

Awesome, thank you! Now, if the RF line gets discontinued, it would be very interesting video to see how to transform a normal Pro Staff 97 v14 into an RF version as Roger would use

[@luanlovelyman]

Thats what i am looking for

[@bowsershark]

Although I liked it for kick serves, I found the bare racquet to be a bit head light for adequate plow through on groundies. Great tips!

[@tonygareth221]

Wow the RF is already kind of heavy and you add weight to it! I have the regular PS and wouldn’t mind a little more weight but not sure how to do it

[@olavo7000]

What do those stringlings really do?

[@bengray5013]

Stringsavers allow the strings to move without friction, they effectively double the life of the strings

[@olavo7000]

@@bengray5013 oh, nice. TY

[@bengray5013]

@@olavo7000 no worries 👍🏻 string savers are ideal for protecting the natural gut string

[@MasonCopper]

What string savers are you using?

[@simi9222]

Can you do one for Lleyton Hewitt's 95D? :)

[@zisepipi]

Where can I get/purchase some power pads?

[@raffplays2236]

Nice customization work, I'll have to take some measurements of mine and think about adding some lead.

[@olofs3107]

Still cant understand how: Weight is the same Balance is the same but the swing weight is different. This would mean that the weight is distributed differently. It would be cool to place both rackets in the airport scanner to see how they look on the screen. It could be the lead strips are more on the sides than on the top. Should play around with the lead strips by moving them around the racket.

[@bowsershark]

Exactly, now that was true tennis spin to explain how wt&balance are the but swing weight is off. But, that is "ok" because Patrick does not mind the incorrect combination of all three spec factors.😊. Good customization for the customer based on Roger specs. Success.

[@cybernetennis]

Thanks; but focus is off a lot; what is your camera setup?

[@muradimmu]

Great job man! Thanks for sharing this!

[@roberthardy5171]

how do you know this is how federer customises his racket?

[@finestmanager1738]

It was in a video about the guy who strings rogers rackets and he showed how he paints the W on the strings

[@dawidswin9202]

On one video Federer was explaining, that factory racquet is exactly what he uses now. Maybe he stopped using led and factory spec is enough for him?

[@cezarysipurzynski7119]

so 340 grams unstrung? The racquet Pro Staff V13 RF from shop is exactly 100 procent his racquet?

[@taneesnazjavaid9337]

Can you also customize the handle the way Roger customizes his handle? I think roger places lead tape under the leather grip

[@edge7799]

Roger said in an interview that he uses cork as power pads.His handle is a customized and almost all the pros have a customized fiber glass type and no silicone.

[@bengray5013]

He has a different shaped buttcap but the pallet I believe is stock Wilson shape, tbh I’m not sure he’d change the shape seeing as he’s used Wilson shape for all of his career, he’ll most likely have silicone in the hairpin though

[@bengray5013]

They really don’t all have fibre glass pallets and no silicone! This is false information

[@edge7799]

@@bengray5013 Most of the top 10 and P1 clients have custom handles.

[@edge7799]

@@bengray5013 Research my friend.

[@bengray5013]

@@edge7799 again that just isn’t true, they all have customised racquets but the handles are usually based on the same shape as the brands, thiem has head pallets on his Babolats, and they usually are silicone filled if required

[@zisepipi]

How long do I need to wait until the stencil ink dries completely? For the past I have left it to dry 48-72 hrs but the ink will still transfer to the balls. 😩

[@bowsershark]

I play at crowded courts. The ink helps me find my balls. It is us impossible for people to look you in the eye and say don't have your balls when the balls have Ink on them .😉😏

[@miguelbarahona6636]

Hi Harry. In the Federer racket´s video you showed us that your actual Federer´s racket is (nowadays) a bit shorter and wider in the head. That´s because gut mains didn´t lose much tension as the Luxilon Poly on the crosses (after some years). So you are using the specs of a racket that is not really the racket that Roger uses, because his rackets aren´t shorter (he changes strings everyday). So balance, swingweight on the old Federer racket are different from the ones that he uses. Slightly different, but definitely not the same.

[@bengray5013]

Weight will remain the same, and the red RF97 racquet he’s using in this video is not the actual fed one

[@bengray5013]

Realistically it won’t be that much different if it was restrung

[@lucasheringercolodetti6093]

Just made 2 of this yesterday! One came on point with 340g, The other one 337 🥲 it was missing 3 gran of silicon in The handle. But in The end i got it right

[@bengray5013]

Not necessarily 3 grams of silicone I the handle as they don’t tend to fill them with silicone

[@lucasheringercolodetti6093]

@@bengray5013 mine was already filled from fac. But one had less than the other one. And the shape of the tube inside the handle was differnt too, dk why 🤔

[@bengray5013]

@@lucasheringercolodetti6093 odd, but that’s poor quality control unfortunately... possibly racquets from different moulds (they’re meant to be identical but will vary in tolerances and wear) could account for the difference in the internal of the hairpin, good that you could solve the issue quickly though 👍🏻

[@z1az285]

@@bengray5013 Actually it varies, my blue laver cup version 12 has silicone, my PS 97S has silicone, my Black/ white RF97A v12 has foam in the handle.

[@tompielaet6489]

Hi, Any updates about HEAD? No more Gravity’s on the wall?

[@cezarysipurzynski7119]

Can I take off headguard in regular Pro Staff 97 (315 grams), add lead tape and take again headguard without buying new grommets?

[@rooibaard365]

I can't believe he only makes the head heavier. I would have thought he would add weight at the PWS positions

[@Doty6String]

Make a vcore pro 310 into a vcore pro 320. An in between stick

[@BullyGarfield.]

leather grip and maybe some lead

[@rithvikreddy1458]

I got a v13 just yesterday and I love

[@Abe-Lau]

rf or 315?

[@aaronkim8158]

Can you do a comparison to a Wilson blade 98 and Pro staff 97L and see which one is better for a high performance junior.

[@pl4851]

imo if you're a high performance junior, don't go with any L versions...just use 300-305g racquets except heavier ones (i.e. pro staff RF)

[@aaronkim8158]

@@pl4851 im 12 so I don’t think I can handle the regular.

[@pl4851]

@@aaronkim8158 :) didn't realize you're that young...but tennis is fun at any age. Check out his other video few days ago about Head Light...I myself have used the PS 97LS and using the regular PS...L feels heavier than the regular one even though it is little bit lighter, all due to the Head Light balance... Being said that, PS is still not much fun to use unless you get really used to it, especially at your age...I'd recommend you stick to Blade 98 for now...BUT definitely start to use the regular racquets (305g) in 3 years time...have fun.

[@2ndAveScents]

Blade has zero ball fall and is far too muted. Go with Pro Staff if you want to feel the ball on the string bed which I feel is important for young players.

[@aaronkim8158]

@@2ndAveScents I just worry about the head size for my age

[@djeeee911]

Could you make a video for one hander ? Specific liking, things to avoid etc... Thanks

[@cezarysipurzynski9664]

Does everyone model of Wilson Pro Staff RF Autograph V12 (BLACK AND WHITE) is lighter than V11, or than V13 version?

[@kaii.takagi]

please do serena williams setup !!

[@YJ-br7ug]

will it give you a daughter?

[@michaelp9061]

Could you also talk about how did you make the power pads at 6 ?

[@TyRaff]

Cut up an old piece of leather (like a belt), or you can also buy strips of leather. You'll want to go for 1/4" by 1/4" to start, but I personally just eyeball it when I cut power pads.

[@elevendct1102]

@@TyRaff do you know how thick? Federer ones seem to be way thicker than what this "Tennis Spin" channel used

[@yourbedroompunk7601]

No leather grip?

[@28mcavanaugh]

Black leather grip is stock!

[@yourbedroompunk7601]

@@28mcavanaugh oh thanks, mate

[@vanshagarwal2362]

lmao he just showed wilson how to achieve quality control. The perfect weight match of 364 g.

[@2ndAveScents]

And how to increase the cost of the racquet by 100 quid per. The extra man hours and infrastructure to get perfect QC isn’t even realistic in the pro stocks. That’s why people like Fed and Djokovic pay 40k a year just to have people customize their racquets to spec. Weight isn’t everything and once you start accounting for balance, swing weight, and twist weight it becomes far more complicated and time consuming.

[@vanshagarwal2362]

@@2ndAveScents That's true but some brands like yonex actually care. Other brands have gotten lazy over time.

[@2ndAveScents]

@@vanshagarwal2362 that may be true but Yonex isn’t perfect either. There’s been some videos showing that fact

[@jerome_morrow]

Given that he got there by pure chance (didn’t weigh his lead strips, just banged it on by length according to number of grommets! 🤢), it might not be too far off how Wilson does it! 🤞

[@bengray5013]

@@jerome_morrow he had a head start as the racquet he was matching it too was approx the same starting weight, and Wilson aren’t putting lead tape on racquets, that’s the job of customisers

[@natelifts9284]

how do you get the template for the logo? and what was the thing you used to paint it?

[@joshuab1707]

The template is called a "Stencil" and the thing he used to paint it is "Stencil Ink." If you go to Tennis Warehouse, you can buy both there. Or other online tennis stores.

[@rikumoi3136]

Both are Wilson products / accessories. Available f.ex. from Tennis Warehouse / Europe. Retail price abt €10 together. I'm sure any on-line tennis shop sells them.

[@miguelbarahona6636]

If you are a bit handy, you can make your own template/stencil and use a permanent marker to get your logo. Use pictures on the internet, it´s easy.

[@iben6234]

Really cool video.Thanks

[@knightonboysproductions9893]

can u do one for the rafa racket?

[@ericlee4389]

where can I get roger power pad?

[@umairjavaid6346]

You did not put on new leather grip and rounded butt cap. Why is that?

[@2ndAveScents]

Because the RF comes with that already on it lol

[@umairjavaid6346]

I changed my black leather grip with the brown one my rf97. My racket feels a lot more stable. And the butt cap is definitely not the rounded one on rf97

[@bengray5013]

@@2ndAveScents it doesn’t come with the rounded buttcap, that’s a mod that fed specifically has on his racquets!

[@paultennis9569]

By adding the W to the string what impact is there to the feel to the ball. I would think it would change the feel so i get its for endorsement reason but all the fuss about the right string goes out the window due to the ink

[@bengray5013]

Stencil ink won’t affect the feel to the ball at all so string selection is not going to be affected by the stencil

[@andreasheuer5835]

Best racket!!!! 🤙🏻

[@titochop]

Can you play test the racquet

[@benjaminrio5508]

Please where did you get the white string savers?

[@bengray5013]

eBay/amazon, any tennis shop

[@jerome_morrow]

The specific white (actually grey) ones that Harry is using in this video were made by Gamma. They are no longer available on the market, so I guess these are from his own existing stock.

[@j_rf3038]

When I tap off the excess ink of the stringbed, I always get some tiny ink splatters on the frame. I do it the exact same way. It's hardly noticeable but it really bugs me. I could the ink splatters off of my VCORE 95 rackets with my finger nails but that doesn't work for my Ultra Pro and Ultra Tour. Rubbing alcohol didn't work either.

[@fqstrings3360]

Use acetone, the fingernail polish remover, on a Q-tip/cotton ball and wipe it off. It should come off easily. Don’t use too much tho as it may remove the racket’s paint-job.

[@j_rf3038]

@@fqstrings3360 thanks, I'll give that a go!

[@miguelbarahona6636]

@@fqstrings3360 Don´t use acetone (it´s too strong), because even if you don´t use much, as you will do that every time you paint the logo, that will definitively affect racket´s paint-job.

[@keithleong8444]

Great setup & love your work. But I’m pretty sure Patrick’s shoulders & forearm be fried after playing a set. Adding more weight to an already ‘heavy’ frame? (I play with the same racquet btw). Drill him at the net repeatedly & see how quick he can change direction of racquet face to volley…gone. I’m sorry @Patrick, but that racquet is unplayable. At 55lb also, on the stiffest frame out there & 4 1/4 grip size? (Your grip strength is already compromised)..have you seen RF’s right forearm in real life? To non-Pros, that RF97 would make for a great baseball bat. No offence taken, just stating the facts.

[@vexlyz5280]

Oh man, it was hard to watch him hit a RF97 autograph racket against a trash can to remove excess paint..

[@luca_chitu6798]

Is the stencil affecting the gut?

[@bengray5013]

No

[@winniecarl]

Should be 366g, balance 315mm (9 pts H/L) Actual RF spec. Add 2g to Butt it will be there.

[@pl4851]

Does anyone know why a racquet's weight is listed with replacement grips on? I customized a new PS v13 (non RF) recently that is listed to be 315g, it came out 312g (Wilson QC)...I weighted the racquet without the original replacement grip and it came out to be around 300g. I think actual weight should be the one without the replacement grip on. Any thought?

[@2ndAveScents]

The racquet is sold with the grip on and anyone who plays with it is going to have the grip on it. Put a new grip on it and see if it comes out to spec. If every replacement grip makes the racquet 312g then the stick should have been 303 from the factory to meet the 315g spec.

[@bengray5013]

Replacement grip is what some call a base grip, it’s not an overgrip, so the racquet weight will usually be marked as unstrung with a base grip (aka replacement grip)

[@pl4851]

@@bengray5013 @daniel Gregson thanks both of you for your feedback. Isn't replacement /base grip just another variable on the racquet like string, overgrip, tape, lead etc? I was just thinking that the weight should be listed just the racquet itself unstrung with the grommet as is out of the factory...if it needs to be 315g at that point, then that is and should be the weight of the racquet, not including the replacement/base grip...LOL just my thought, not trying to stir anything hehehe

[@bengray5013]

@@pl4851 not really, unless you’re talking about pro stocks which are usually just a hairpin and by even a handle (pallet)... a lot of racquets off the shelf will have the listed weight as the racquet and base grip (and usually a listed weight with strings, but bear in mind in some countries racquets are prestrung and in other countries they’re not)

[@bengray5013]

@@pl4851 you’re right it should be just the racquet and grommets and not the base grip, but it rarely works out that way... mind you QC is not great nowadays so it’s a task just getting matched racquets

[@kcazzzzz]

can you make a video on how to add lead tape to customize the new prostaff 97v13 into the prostaff RF97? because the RF97v13 doesn't come with the new update that the prostaff v13 has

[@2ndAveScents]

The v13 is the v13 only difference is the weight and balance plus the RF has a leather grip and his signature on it. They have the exact same tech, plus v13 is only a cosmetic update anyway

[@kcazzzzz]

@@2ndAveScents yes the differences are important, thats why need to know where to add the lead tape so that the balance will be around the same as the RF97. i know that the RF97 is exactly the same for all versions since the red and black one, only the paint job difference. v13 prostaff is different from the RF97, not just the weight and balance, but also the updated tech (45 degree braid and denser string pattern at the sweet spot).

[@2ndAveScents]

@@kcazzzzz RF is 9 points head light, so it’s got at least 6-10 grams more weight in the handle than the PS for the same balance point. So you’d probably need about 16-20 grams in the handle plus 5-9 grams in the head. Thats but a rough guess so check my math. Figures would be at 12 in the hoop and in the butt cap

[@bengray5013]

You’d be better off just purchasing the RF97

[@kcazzzzz]

@@bengray5013 well i already have the v11 version (all black version), and other than the paint job, it is exactly the same as the RF97 v13. so i wanted to switch to the same RF97 with improved tech, but there isn't a racket like that. so the next best option is to customize the v13 version to around the same balance and weight

[@laitian912]

Which brand of string saver was used?

[@2ndAveScents]

He used Babolat in the video but Fed probably uses Tourna or something else.

[@laitian912]

@@2ndAveScents I have the babolat ones, they don’t have white. Also, both red and silver are in blue case not the black one in the video.

[@2ndAveScents]

@@laitian912 they used to have a black one like that I think, idk about the white ones though that’s a good point. It might be a refill

[@bengray5013]

Federer I believe uses Wilson string savers, he doesn’t use tourna ones

[@2ndAveScents]

@@bengray5013 supposedly he uses Wilson Friction Fighters but they haven’t made those for a while so unless they’re still producing them exclusively for Fed, then who knows what he’s using but the colors I’ve seen definitely aren’t the Wilson String Glide

[@jaymomo7462]

You perfected down to the T

[@rogdodge5275]

If 2 racquets have identical static weights and balance points, it is a mathematical impossibility to have different swing weights. I think they were clamped differently while checking for swing weights.

[@taneesnazjavaid9337]

They have different lengths. Roger plays with a slightly shorter racket hence the low swing weight

[@LunarEclipsism1]

@@taneesnazjavaid9337 he doesn't play with a shorter racket, the fact that the gut in the mains retains tension longer than the poly in the crosses means that the shape of the hoop is distorted by the unequal string tension over time. On the day Roger's racket was strung it was the same length as any stock RF97. Because it's been kept in a case for several years without being restrung the mains have pulled the top of the hoop downward.

[@enematwatson1357]

No, it's not. Racquet frames do not have perfectly uniform weight distribution which can lead to measurably different SW even though weight and balance are identical.

[@justinchung5934]

best lead tape?

[@bengray5013]

Tourna, gamma

[@pillipoo]

I mean, one is a racquet and the other is a person, seems like a pretty tough transition

[@turbotaquitogoogle8095]

Can't believe I'm the first person to like this comment. It's hilarious

[@zacharywan2004]

I own the red version . For whatever reason, it feels way heavier and more solid than the new black version. Like the new version has this plastic-ish feel to it. But definitely easier to swing than the red. Both are about the same weight tho. Any thoughts guys?

[@bengray5013]

They’re mean to be identical racquets spec wise, but quality control will make them feel different if not matched...

[@zacharywan2004]

@@bengray5013 ahh I see. But even the material on my red. Feels like really higher quality. Maybe it’s the paint job since the black I definitely more matte

[@bengray5013]

@@zacharywan2004 it’s likely just a quality control issue because the only change between all the RF97’s has only been the paintjob, bear in mind that tolerances from the factory can be up the to 10grams+ difference between the same model racquets

[@iskandartaib]

I wonder if the tube of silicone goes bad in between rackets.. 😁

[@alexabney7913]

The “w” is for wumbo

[@Titof401]

Roger use gut mains and lux cross 😉👽

[@Jackgtennislife]

You forgot the lead tape at the top of the grip under his leather grip

[@KeroKeroKero114]

Will the ink ruin the guts?

[@TyRaff]

If it did, I doubt Federer, Djokovic, and Murray would still be using gut in their racquets.

[@bengray5013]

No, the ink will not harm any strings, however it does apply better to some strings than others

[@uz16]

I still can't believe lead tape is the go to product for adjusting weight. and you do it without gloves...

[@fqstrings3360]

It’s not Wilson’s fault that you don’t know how to match the swingweight. That was obvious since your last RF matching video. Matched static weight and balance point does NOT necessarily means matched swingweight, and that’s according to Roman Prokes, and all experienced stringers.

[@jerome_morrow]

It’s evident from this and several other videos that customisation is not in his (present) skill set. No shame in that, I guess. It’s not a needed skill that assures being good at stringing and tennis retail. However, there’s the bonus that you get to watch comedy content like this!

[@fqstrings3360]

@@jerome_morrow First, I never claimed that it’s a needed skill for a good stringer/tennis retailer. I did not claim it’s shameful either. However, it is shameful to keep repeating your mistakes and blame others for them, and not acknowledging your ignorance. Last time he blamed it on the fact the the real RF racket is slightly shorter. This time he blamed it on Wilson QC. It is shameful to keep doing that and not try to learn or ask an expert. And by the way, he is not a good nor a professional stringer. Checkout his videos and you’ll see.

[@jerome_morrow]

@@fqstrings3360 You won’t find any disagreement from me. I know about next to to nothing about stringing, so I’ll take your word for it that he isn’t much good in this area either! Unfortunately, there are lots of naive viewers who just lap up his content wholesale thinking that he’s an authority in everything he posts. Some poor sod in the TTW forum even mentioned sending him his three Blade Pros to be matched up! 😱 That’s like sending your Lamborghini to a back alley Lada workshop for mods!

[@miguelbarahona6636]

Don´t forget that the Federer´s racket he has, is nowadays warped (shorter in lenght and wider in the head), because poly´s tension loss (after being in storage for years), so trying to match specs with an altered length racket is by definition, not exact.

[@rishinatarajan2887]

Roger federer doesnt use that red racquet model anymore. He switched to a different pro stock racquet in 2017 with a bigger head size.

[@bengray5013]

It’s the same racquet, just a different paintjob! Federer doesn’t use a pro stock, he uses the RF97 but it’s customised to his spec. The red one is a RF97 and so is the black one. They’re the same frame, the only difference is the paintjob.

[@rishinatarajan2887]

@@bengray5013 Oh I thought the red one was a 95 square inch head.

[@bengray5013]

@@rishinatarajan2887 nope, it’s a 97” head size, the first of the 97” paint jobs (all the RF97’s since are the same racquet, just a different paintjob).

[@bengray5013]

@@rishinatarajan2887 there was a pro staff 97 in the same paint job too back then, and some of the pro stocks used the PS97 paint job on the PS6.0 95 racquets

[@z1az285]

@@bengray5013 There is one more difference. If you look at his buttcap, it's silicone (red) while all the retail versions are plastic. The very first RF97A (red and black) had a silicone buttcap like the k95 for example. Of course the handle is a custom mold for Roger too, but the frame is retail, just a heavier batch (366 grams strung) and some customization.

[@raphaelzhu2292]

We need a video for customizing RAFA’s spec too

[@lorenzomarroquin8248]

Roger doesn't use that string saver pattern anymore

[@martinbrigov9503]

It looks like there is a missweave on the bottom right part of the racket..

[@fqstrings3360]

Nice catch. Third cross from bottom right?

[@ludwigslughole9403]

Patrick: Make my racket the same as Roger, but I don't understand that swingweight is the most important factor here so don't worry about that, just make it weigh the same and put the same stuff in it that Roger uses. This is the perfect example of why people shouldn't try to emulate the pro setups 🤦‍♂️

[@daliyasaidara]

Stencil the wrong way since the last replica of Roger's racket

[@bengray5013]

It should match the W on the buttcap

[@Lego-tennis]

Nice vid

[@TyRaff]

You commented 2 minutes after the video was posted...

[@Lego-tennis]

But it was still a good video.

[@UhhhhhnooOOo00oO]

(Don't get that on your rug. I've done them all besides Babolat. That's a weird one. I learned the carpet thing as well, the hatd way. Wilson red and my stupidity. Steam cleaner and a ruined carpet later)

[@noturbo]

I have it please 😋😋😋

[@davidl4315]

Banana !!!!

[@tennisthroughtrailanderror]

This entire video is questionable. Right from the start 12 point head light i.e 305 mm was measured with plastic wrap on the handle. Weight of the racquet without plastic wrap 339.5 gm. Now lead tape weight was not mentioned let's call it x gm. Now normally over-grip weighs 6 gm and strings around 18 gm. Now it all adds up to 363.5 gm plus weight of lead tape x gm but when this racquet was measured the weight turned out to be 363.5gm, where the weight of the lead tape go? How'd you concluded 1/2 gm of silicone to be added? Where's the maths?

[@neertw]

Hmmm

[@gavlatennis2824]

People are pretty stupid to copy Feds specs when they play nothing like him. Spec a racquet to suit your own game, not someone else's.

[@bengray5013]

True, but maybe they just wanna try a racquet that’s setup like the favourite player, they may not even play with it... some people literally just buy racquets to set them up like a pro racquet just to show off

[@jaysean9589]

Sure but I can see the value in exploring another players racket. How great of a way to better understand your favorite player by using their racket. I'm super curious how and in what ways these top players racquets are to mine. It's really just out of curiosity

[@bengray5013]

@@jaysean9589 totally agree, but some people aren’t so logical in their thinking

[@2ndAveScents]

Bro last video you said the plastic weighs nothing and you put the plastic on the scale lol,

[@allemyr]

352 swingweight :) even Roger Federer will think thats too much and enjoy his real raquet

[@z1az285]

It seems about right though. I believe his SW spec is supposed to be in the 340-345 range (varies depending on surface).

[@DanTuber]

i hate those ink stencils. the ink makes the string stick.

[@bengray5013]

Only if you apply to much ink, hence why you should apply it lightly

[@msalvs]

For some reason you always apply a specific amount of lead (in the case of RF it's always a couple 1/4" strips from 10-2) rather than applying whatever you need to get up to a certain swingweight. You try to make an instructional video but fail at the simplest basic of specing according to a desired swingweight, which is probably the most important thing there is when specing up a racquet. So dumb.

[@silviosarunic6709]

SW 349-> 352 are irrelevant in difference, so please.... behave!

[@msalvs]

@@silviosarunic6709 Lol do you want to know what’s even more irrelevant than 3 cm^2*kg? Lead strips from exactly 10 to 2 under the bumper. Federer couldn’t care less about how much lead he has under the bumper as long as his racquets play to spec. That’s what the fat guy fails to realise, he keeps on talking about how much lead there’s on each racquet. Wrong!

[@bengray5013]

He’s matching it to another racquet that was the same stock weight so it’s pretty straight forward in this case as the work had already been done... had he used the racquet that was 10grams heavier it would have been a different procedure for setting up

[@bengray5013]

@@msalvs also Federer racquet will still be custom made to a specific weight prior to customisation, so the racquets he uses will generally be the same (with the exception of tension changes)...

[@msalvs]

@@bengray5013 you seem to imply that the same stock weights also means the same swingweight. That’s not the case. Even racquets with same static weights and balances can have very different swingweights. 1 extra gram at 12 is approximately 0.001*62^2~~ +4 swingweight, so no you do not simply stick a predefined amount of lead because “you’ve seen it on another of his racquets”

[@jerome_morrow]

This is not how one does proper customisation, and an epic fail on so many levels. For a start, we do not simplistically apply lead tape by arbitrary length and location since every hairpin has a degree of variation in weight, balance point and swingweight. The required weight and precise location of added weight can be simply determined using one of several available online calculators. One does not always get to make excuses and say “he wasn’t fussed about swingweight and wanted a little heavier anyway”. Until we actually see you take two new frames which are within manufacturers variable tolerances and get them perfectly matched with proper and accurate weighing to get identical weight, balance point and swingweight, I’m afraid your “customisation” videos are just misinformation for the inexperienced or less knowledgable with tennis gear. Stick to what you’re good at, but please no more “customisation” videos until you learn how to do it properly.

[@paultennis9569]

Maybe do your own video

[@bengray5013]

He’s basing it off the other racquet that had the same starting weight, hence his shortcuts

[@jerome_morrow]

He did the same thing in all his other “customisation” videos. Not once has he ever weighed the lead tape applied, nor has it ever been done with a pre-calculated specific intention to attain a target spec. It’s not even difficult to do this the right way. Always just arbitrary strips based on length and location. If you think I’m being too critical, you’re entitled to your opinion and I’m perfectly comfortable with it. Equally, I’m within my right to call out misinformation in his videos, no matter if it was deliberate or unintended. You think it’s better that people watch this blindly and end up placing lead arbitrarily from this grommet to that on their RF97s trying to replicate Fed’s specs? Would you let Harry match your racquets up for you, based on what skills he has demonstrated thus far in this area? I wouldn’t let him near my sticks even if he offered to do it for free! I’ll happily take his advice on many other areas of tennis gear that he has amply demonstrated his knowledge and experience. But as far as customisation and matching work goes, I’m going to have to pass.

[@bengray5013]

@@jerome_morrow it’s simple math to figure out the weight of the tape, but the point is both racquets were the same balance and static weight starting out so applying identical tape will give near identical results, but as his customer is probably not gonna notice it that much then I don’t see the issue here, it’s not like he’s P1 or Ringroll, etc... no I wouldn’t let him customise my racquets, I’m capable of doing that myself...

[@jerome_morrow]

If you watch how he made that first “Roger racquet” in the first place (2 previous vids), you’d realise that it was just pure luck that it even got as close as he did with his arbitrary method. And all he said about the balance point and swingweight being off (346 vs 350) was something along the lines that “I’m not sure that’s fixable”. LMAO. Happy for you that you’re able to customise your own sticks rather than have to rely on “experts” like him. However, spare a thought for the poor sod paying him money for such an inept service. At any rate, I think it’s fair to say we’ve demonstrated different points of view in this matter. Happy to disagree.

[@BK-ks2sf]

so many federer wannabes

[@edmundlangdal5461]

Good afternoon, Sir, first of all, I love your KZbin channel, some much useful information and quality reviews. The reason I am contacting you is to inquire about the price, and the possibility of buying a Wilson RF 97 Autograph with the same specs as Roger Federer, and if you can ship it to my home in Oslo, Norway? I also have a Stackry mailbox if that is easier. Please, feel free to add me on Facebook and we talk further on facetime if necessary. Thank you, and have a great day! Mvh/Best regards Edmund Langdal Oslo/Norway

[@lukedotcom]

I have always think that Roger Federer and other top players use special raquets that could cost thousands of dollars instead of a few hundreds, it even makes sense when you are wining millions. Also the Wilson Pro Staff that Roger Federer is using in Roland Garros 2021 has the Wilson logo on the grip in white and version 13 has the logo in black this means he is using V11 or a special version.