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Nikola Aracic from Intuitive Tennis is back on the podcast and this time, we focus on his recent series about finding his next racquet. Choosing a new racquet can be a very frustrating process and Nikola is feeling it! We get into ways to make the process smoother, some tips and tricks, discuss racquets overall, get into doping on the pro tour, and look ahead at the 2025 tennis season.
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Thanks for having me on Jonas 🙏
As somebody who loves tennis and doesn't have anybody in my life to geek out about this beautiful sport, I could listen to those two talk about tennis forever. Keep it going, guys!
Same here 👏👏👏
Always great to have Nikola on the podcast. Having 2 knowledgeable tennis gurus on, we will get a lot of information for us tennis nerds.
open mind! great chat, and some great points. i really believe in keeping an open mind with racquets. i accidentally found my favorite racquet by just screwing around and grabbing something on super sale. this racquet was, on paper, NOT the racquet for me. i was playing the pure aero 100 happily, and wound up moving to a tecnifibre tf40 305... so far from the type of racquet i was used to. not "my style". but it's magic. for me. just try something illogical.
Doping allows you to recover better, which leads to more quality training hours. Doping helps in tennis, not arguing whether it is prevelant or not.
Jonas, when are you going to visit Nick in Florida? A friendly match?!
I hope so for the Miami Open, would be fun!
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Nik, consider these frames: Head Graphene XT Radical MP - 98 in - 16 Mains / 19 Crosses, Head Graphene XT Radical - 102 in - 16 Mains / 19 Crosses. Don’t let the price fool you. These are very good frames as is and can be improved further with some weight in the handle for stability. Unfortunately they are often back ordered on TW. Good luck with your quest Nick.
Two the best around tennis guys on the internet today period 👌
Thank you Jonas for awesome video 👏👏👏
Thanks Nick!
awesome blokes! Would be so epic with a camp in Florida or Spain!
Classic frame, classic game!
I think Agassi's Radical with 18x19 is still the best oversized racquet with great control. Playing with it you understand immediately, why he could hit those returns :)
A bit heavy for today's fast topspin game.
Also it is fun to watch Nikola falling into that bottomless black hole as all of us... 😂
How heavy was Agassi's radical? I found the microgel 18x20 mp and 18x19 oversize to be too light
@robertdenner2569 I think from the Microgel they started to sell as 295 gram, but the Bumblebee and the Zebra was 320 g at least. Mines are about 345-350 g with overgrip and strings.
I feel like it's like this. You have the racket you LOVE to play with, but only where you're the dominant player out of the 2 (it's like the vintage weekend driver). Then you have the racket that gets the job done when you're having to play with someone who might be better than you (the modern practical daily driver).
My opinion is that Nick should switch to the Yonex Percept 100, because it ticks almost all of his requirements. Feeling, control, power, backhand sensation, etc. That is from the observation from the video and his own words.
But at the end it's his choice, he should go with what makes him feel the best.
Great conversation! Similarly to you Jonas, I think I have finally found the racquet for me, in terms of giving me some more help for my game and not taking my confidence away. My racquet is the ezone 100, funny that Nikola finds it so bad, as for me it is definitely the best racquet that I have tried in the last 3-4 years. Funny how this topic is sooo individual. Saludos amigo!
The Ezone 100 is amazing
I’m using a pair of 2020 (6th Gen) Yonex Ezone 100s. They felt a little like toy racquets initially but after adding some tungsten putty to the handles, the stability improved and I have been enjoying them ever since. Hoping to pick up a pair of the 7th Gen when they go on sale soon….
@@ATX_SuperDave I am using the 2022 version. So stable and such a nice controlled power. Been trying some strings for improving the feel.
@@juancristobalec I settled on a full bed of Solinco Hyper G soft 1.25 mm at 52 lbs. I tried out a number of hybrid setups but the full bed of Hyper G Soft was my favorite in the end.
@@ATX_SuperDaveinteresting, i also felt mine was likw a toy, in a good way, seemed to make tennis easier, i just felt it didn't create a very heavy ball. I am going to try adding a leather grip to increase the weight
Jonas & Nikola, name a better duo
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I Shifted;) but it took more than 6 months to get used to it and I added 2+2g on the head
how are you guys feeling about racket getting "worn out" by stringing it? do you feel they tend to lose pop/power?? I tend to believe that strings/temperature/etc has more impact on the feel than deterioration of frame.
I think they mean after a few years of use, the racket frame can become “mushy” and less stable/solid. I saw a video of Federer saying this when he was talking about his signature racket and what he has used.
Take a Pure drive 100 27.5 cut 1/4 or so off to your preference, lowers swing weight for your fore hand under match play pressure, still good on backhand, great on your flat serve and can still kick second. String 1.25 revolve black round @ 44 to 50 depending on weather and ball differences. Maybe new model ?
Yeah i wish manufacturers made more 27.25 length racquets, i had a couple older head speed models that were this length and it seemed ideal
the collab we all needed!!!
kinda related question... does anyone know what the bright blue yonex is that im seeing at the United Cup? Ruud and I saw Shapo using one last week in exhibition... some sort of ezone maybe?
New Yonex Ezone coming in Jan 👍🏻
ooo cool!
Agassi and Chang used oversize frames.
I would change Nikola with aero 98 and Jonas with Shift 😮
If we meet we can play points and see how that works :)
What about Prince 16x18 patterns?! How do you like that?
What racquet did Jonas settle with TF40 305 PA98??
You need to look for rackets that play your style: if not you have to be willing to change your technique a bit and adjust to them.
"Choosing a racket is like a personal connection, like you choose your gilrfriend, like you choose a car. It's just this 'Oh, this feels good'."
What a comparison! 🤣🤣🤣
I understand the just one racket, as they swing differently. BUT i have several different rackets that are all control oriented, thinner beam, flexibility below ra64 AND i have matched them all to one exact spec. The differences between the rackets are then much less and changing racket doesn't mess up the timing.
So it is possible to play with multiple different rackets, but you really have to dail the racket specs so they swing the same. Then you are left with the actual differences from the rackets. I also use the exact same string setup in all of them
Agree, i am able to switch back and forth between my vcore 98 and ezone 100 without too much difficulty
Agassi played with a 110?
Did you guys ever play against each other? Who wins?
I'm like, just try the ezone a different day, you'll probably like it! 🤣
He should go with the fx500 ls or whiteout (290 or 305 xl).
I'm on tournament right now and I have in May bag prince phantom 100x, dunlop fx500, cx200 and tecnifibre Rs300...
I know you're right but... 😱😱😱
I haven’t seen all the videos but he did play well with the whiteouts I.m.o but since there’s new ones coming out he should try those also..
@HardCandy-d9q he has tried the new ones on his RUclips channel.
Is it Christmas already?😮
Yes, it was hehe
Oo yea, Nikola
I wonder what you two think about Nadal’s new job, it’s pretty well paid 😅
I like karue but the 100d is just the best of the bunch, you should try it, always a pleasure to listen you guys but this discussion is senseless if you cannot measure the swing weight
Nik doesn't like dense string patterns. Doesn't fit his play style
Who cares what Karue plays with? Totally irrelevant
@@07TBoneMarcusit definitely doesn’t feel as dense as you mentioned
I am willing to give Sinner the benefit of the doubt (although the story sounds quite fishy i must admit) but i am not sure i believe that small amounts of Clostebol would have no benefit anyway. I am no pharmacist but if microdosing is a thing and Clostebol has short half life i still think it could have an effect. If Sinner has a weakness it's his physical durability and if Clostebol helps his regeneration that could be meaningful.
It’s not worth constantly looking for the next racket. By the time you would find a racket you love it’s time to change the racket. It’s a circle with no ability
To break out.
Karue needs more power, than he should stop having such a crazy high string tension !
Funny, it doesn’t look like Nick if he’s not standing on the court teaching. And he now has a mustache.
T2000 and call it done.
timestamps please bro
First hour is all racquets, then we get into doping and some stuff
@@Tennisnerdgetting into the doping afterwards sounds like one interesting podcast 😂
Isn't that the guy who swears that polyester strings are more powerful than multifilament or gut strings?
Did intuitive ever make a video with weed racquets?
I did 4 years ago
👉 ruclips.net/video/DqWTfaPZQ8w/видео.htmlsi=PPfPpP7bDiJDx9Vq
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nikola literally changed his opinion on sinner during the podcast LOL. clostebol DOES help, educate yourself...