@Ch1k0 i guess. but whn i tried that on ax99 oni the top part came out...so u really only use hand? did u try sth to try and get the bottom part to come out (eg. ruler?) i think u are really v patient w ur racket if u can do 90%, salute~
Nope. All the way same pace. Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast. Fast is good. Haven't met an original grip yet that has given any real trouble to me taking it off cleanly. At least one from the big brands, also has to be relatively new. We all know what adhesives do after sitting for ages.. Sent from my LG-H930 using Tapatalk
I quite like it. Although I tend to play more blocks with it than defensive lifts. It's a tad bit too slow for my liking but that's a fact I anticipated long beforehand. Nothing embarrassing. I once strung up BG66Maxima on my NS9900. Went to court 2 days after stringing. Broke it on my 2nd shot during warm ups. Sent from my LG-H930 using Tapatalk
Since you added overall mass, the product of mass and balance point, which determines how much resistance the racket offers to acceleration (i.e. how 'heavy' it feels), will not have decreased. It will only go up. If you add weight at the bottom and grip high, you're actually making the racket slower as both weights will resist acceleration. The only way to make a racket faster is by shaving something off. There are three reasons people ever bought into this weird theory - firstly, placebo. Lots of placebo, just like those claming that skipping one cross string makes the strings more responsive. It doesn't. Secondly, the thicker handle can make the racket feel a bit more responsive at first - regardless of weight. You're holding it differently, and while you will definitely lose some power on smashes and hard drives (less acceleration from your grip tightening), you may be a bit quicker in defense and/or flat shots. This is only due to grip thickness, not added weight. Thirdly, a heavier object with a lower balance point may (MAY, not MUST) stimulate your nervous system a bit more, with the result that you will actually swing the racket harder than you usually would. You can get the same effect from drinking a cup of coffee or warming up properly, though. It will not be noteworthy with this kind of weight anyway and disappear entirely if you're fired up properly.
It's actually putting on less grip that will give you the fastest experience with a racket. Just try putting a (somewhat dense) towel grip on 2 of the same racket, one higher than the cone, one LD style. Unless you got some massive placebo going on, you'll notice the racket with only a bit of grip on it will be noticeably lighter when held at the same height. Of course that advantage is offset by not being able to grip the racket high comfortably, so for doubles you might not want to do that
So I decided to pull the trigger and got the aax99 4u strung at 28lbs bg80. After one session, it feels heavy, properly a tad lighter than my zf2 3u but swings lighter. Smash were excellent properly because i can't fully execute the zf2 being extra stiff so this one much more forgiving. Still rather slow for double for my liking. Everything else on point with what everyone is saying.
This has probably been asked already but there’s almost a 1,000 comments.lol.. which is better for doubles or more doubles friendly for a back court player, 99 or 88d? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
IMO, it depends on which kind of AX99 you're referring to. The one that feels like the 88D I would say either would be suitable for backcourt doubles. The one that feels like zf2, maybe not.
Really? How would I know which is which when looking at sites to order? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
You don't. It's not like there's two different specs for AX99, but it seems like there may be QC issues with the racquet.
Correct me if i'm wrong but are you saying that the Rotational Generator System is like a placebo effect?
