Oversize Tennis Racquet: A Buyer's Guide

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what kind of racket do you use and have ?

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:06:14 +0000

i have four rackets !
two prince speedport whites . and one prince shark oversize and a prince 03 hybrid shark !
i only use the speedports though !

I have a Babolat one, very old, very crappy with half the paint chipped off it. (not that I mind)

I have an urge to smash this one and then get a Wilson K Pro. MY GOD IF I GOT ONE F THOSE I’D BE THA HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH.

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Is 110 sq. inches an okay racket head size for an intermediate tennis player?

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:13:23 +0000

I still have my oversize 110 sq. in. racket, and all my buddies are starting to get ones in smaller head sizes. I can still play right there with them, but I feel a tad self-conscious about having an oversized racket. I really don’t want to buy another racket, but is buying a smaller racket inevitable for an intermediate player?
Thanks for any and all answers.

-Art

I own a tennis store, www.justtennis.net and I advise people on how to judge racquets. There are two important criteria for a racquet:

The first is: do you like to hit with it. Does it feel comfortable? Does it feel too heavy or too light? If you don’t like it, for any reason (even the color), move on.

Second, and VERY IMPORTANT is the racquet’s power. You want the right amount of power, not too much and not too little. When you take a hard swing, you should not feel tentative, you should not feel that the ball is going all over the place. You should feel confident that the ball is going powerfully right to the opposing baseline.

After that all else is up to you. What makes a racquet more powerful? It’s simple, the lower the swingweight, the faster you swing, the faster the racquet meets the ball, and the faster the ball goes off the racquet head.

What does this have to do with a 110" racquet head? The bigger heads can be made lighter and more powerful. So generally a 110" head is more powerful than a smaller head. Also with a smaller head there is less string movement and therefore more control; but you can put a stiff poly in a 110 racquet to handle that. Remember some guy named Agassi; he won all his matches with a 107 Head Radical Oversize. Ever hear of some Englishg guy names Murray, he was playing with the same 107 as Agassi until a year ago when he switched to a 98.

buying a new tennis racquet?

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:13:07 +0000

I’m looking at these racquets

Head Titanium Ti.S6 Strung
Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch OS
Prince Triple Threat Scream
Prince Triple Threat Bandit OS Racquets

Ive been using a head liquidmetal 4. I want a little larger racquet. I just need another opinion. Ill consider other ones too

buy the one YOU are most comfortable with

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