hey guys in today's video I'm going to test the bjorn borg donnay all wood tennis racket and it's
going to be interesting to see how much my playing level deteriorates by using outdated equipment I
made another video a while back where I play tested four rackets going back in the years
it started with a modern racket that ended with the aluminum Wilson T2000 the racket that Jimmy
Connors used to play with and in that video you can see that my playing level went down a lot
going to the aluminum Racket and I suspect that it's going to go down even more by using a wooden
racket now the reason why I chose the Donnay all wood because I'm a huge Bjorn Borg fan and I'm
going to make a tribute to bjorn borg who is one of the greatest tennis players that's ever lived he's
the father of the modern forehand and I'm making a tribute to bjorn borg by wearing his exact outfit
and guys I've played the wooden rackets before and they're very difficult to use mainly because
of the small racket head size that is the number one problem with the wooden racket a number two
problem is that wobbly feeling and when you hit a ball because the racket is extremely flexible
obviously because it's made out of wood now the particular racket I'm using is not in good shape
it's very difficult to find these rackets in good shape because the wood obviously deteriorates and
this particular racket is pretty even but I have some other ones that are kind of warped and bent
so this is the best one that I could find online and so far it's actually hitting pretty good well
generally when I play wooden rackets my backhand there's more of an issue than my forehand I don't
know the exact reasons why I find that slicing the ball but the backhand is okay
hitting a forehand is okay by hitting two-handed backhands is very challenging
and guys it's going to be super interesting to see how much my level drops
with the wooden racket I'm playing against Milan who was a former
division two player a high level player who was one of the best juniors in the country of Croatia
and I honestly don't think I stand the chance with this racket I'll be honest with you but I
can promise you that I'm gonna give it my best I'm gonna fight hard and let's see what happens
the biggest difficulty I'm having so far is not the fact that I can't really generate any power
but rather this racket throat is just like a mono racket throat I'm just not used to it and I quite
frankly don't know what to do with my left hand in between the shots so it's just going to take
a little bit of getting used to
the thing is I have to work extra hard to set the ball up
and especially when I'm not set up when I'm in emergency situations I
get absolutely nothing for example in the run so I got to work harder I got to have
more intensity better footwork and I got to try to figure out a way to get my serves in
I gotta take these glasses off I can't see anything
all right this was over so quickly I'm gonna keep
trying I'm gonna play a second set let's see what I can do here
I finally got a game one of my strategies is this not to take any breaks and tire him out
but I think it's backfiring because I'm
not getting exhausted but I'm gonna keep fighting that was a good game
why oh he's exhausted now I got him right where I want him whoo
so what I started doing on my backhand which seems to be working a little better is Letting Go
bjorn borg style so I don't finish with both hands I let go
do like a hybrid two-handed backhand where I'm finishing with one hand but
stay with two hands at the contact that seems to be working better
I touched the net actually it's your point man
we have to give respect to bjorn borg as one of the greatest players to ever play the game if he would
have continued to play if he didn't retire so young I believe that he could have won many many
Grand Slams he could have in my opinion easily gotten 20 grand slams this is how good
of a player he was but it's not only that the way he was able to play the modern game
with this racket is simply mind-boggling I had such a difficult time playing with this racket
and if you look up tape of bjorn borg you can see how while he was serving how well he
was creating Top Spin with this racket he was even coming to the net at times it is
simply breathtaking the type of tennis that he was able to play with equipment like this