How To Choose A Tennis Racket Weight | Beginner’s Guide | Racket Buying
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- How to choose a tennis racquet? When looking for a tennis racket to buy, there are several important aspects you must pay attention to. The racket's weight is one of the most important things you need to pay attention to, as choosing the wrong weight might cause injuries. In this tennis racket weight guide, we broke down what you should be looking for depending on the tennis level you're at, all done in the simplest of terms. We hope you enjoy, and let us know in the comments if you have any questions!
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Thanks for this easy to understand explanation! I actually didn't know you could buy tape to make the racket heavier, might try it!
Glad you enjoyed it Alberto! It's a great solution if you like your current racket but think you could benefit from some extra weight. We recommend this tape by the way: www.tennis-warehouse.com/Tourna_Lead_Tape_1_4_x_6/descpageUNIQUE-PSLT.html?from=tenhq
awesome video keep it up
Hi are these weights the same for both me and women? Thanks
Thanks for the video!
Your numbers are unstrung?
thanks for the tips. 1 question is how ranking beginer to advance? is that how strong muscles are?
I wont go for light racket.. some light racket are very stiff... it will hurt your arm and wrist..not sure if changing to gut or multifillament string and adding more weight with tape will help reducing the shock.
But… tennis swing isnt only an arm swing… its a full body swing… hip rotation that is followed by upper body turning, that is followed by relaxed arm following the upper body rotation… top spin is generated by low to high swing path and follow thru is just relaxed arm continuing the swing path becouse of the momentum of the tennis racket right? Weight in tennis racket is a good thing as long as you are used to swing with it (you dont hit the tennis ball late). But thats just my opinion. You are welcomed to tell your opinion on this matter as well.
I do applaud you for making a video and taking on the task of simplifying racket weight and balance for the average player or beginner.But choosing a racket just using weight are a very complicated matter.So many variables that change feel and power. It includes swingweight,twistweight,headsize,
overall weight,where balance point is,flex of racket, beam thickness,string pattern,types of string. Also your individual style of play.Do you have a continental grip,a semiwestern grip,do you volley alot and play with alot of topspin,single backhand or double?. All these factors must be taken into consideration. When it comes to arm pain i realised that a heavier more solid frame absorbes the shock better than a light racket.Since i switched to the rf97 autograph i have no arm pain while lighter rackets like the babolat aeroprodrive drive gave me tennis elbow. But a very nice professional video from you,keeping it simple for the beginner.
Joe Herbert thank you for your comment Joe. You’re right - there are several different factors that should weigh on a racket purchase decision. Not sure you’ve seen it, but I already have another one of these short videos about racket head size. My goal is to have one video about each spec, so it’s easier for people to digest them and make the right decision. Thanks again! - Gui
Im havin a hard time deciding wether to choose a 300 gr or 310 gr (unstrung). What you recommend?
Hi ,, your video was amazing,, but i want to ask you a small question.. if my racquet weight is 300 gram and i want to extended length from 27 to 28.25 so i wanna know the final weight would be ?
You can't extend or shorten a racket
Thanks. I am a short guy 5.3" (110 lb). I have started playing, however I am good at forehand top spin shots(thanks to my good TableTennis skills). What weight do you recommend. Also please elaborate on the area , someone suggested 100 sq inch is good. Can you also recommend racket with small grip size(g3), its difficult to find.
i would recommend 285gr racket. Dont go heavy. Yes 100sq inches is perfect and as for grip size the smaller can get bigger but not other way. So perhaps go for grip size 2. In case your are between 2 and 3 - (also a table tennis player)
I can't beat the better player in double if I use the heavier racket however I was able to win against them when I used 10.2 light racket.
Very useful video, I am a beginner 40 year old, can you guide me whether to use 285 gm (unstrung) or 300 gm unstrung be ok . I
285g unstrung will be ~300g strung and 300g unstrung will be ~315g strung. Try to find a 280-285g strung, better if you can demo a racket in store
Nice video. Thanks for sharing. Btw. 285g aren't 10.5 oz. 285g = 10 oz.
Question the weights of the rackets you mentioned is that for strung or unstrung rackets ?
unstrung
Can you peel lead tape tennis? Or is it permanent? I’m trying to put lead tape on my racquet because power is not an issue for me rn. I just need more control.
You can peel it
@@KaruesellHQ oh😁that’s good.
I started tennis at age 19. Incidentally when i picked up a tennis racket, i picked up a heavier, small headed racket. At that time i was just trying tennis just for fun. As i progressed, I kept using a heavy racket. I'm 21 now and currently using a pro staff 90. As you know that is a heavy racket. That racket suits me quite well when i am able to swing all that mass and make it seem natural, but on the backhand i feel challenged. I love fed and try to model my footwork and game like him. Currently I'm looking to switch. I was thinking ps rf 97 but still on the fence. Unfortunately i cannot demo rackets. What do you suggest? If i jump to a lighter racket even if it is 320 grams unstrung would it be much of an adjustment or should i go for the heavier rf racket.? Thanks
Try something more user friendly and stop trying to model your gane after a pro. Find your own natural skills and abilities.
I know this may seem like a novel idea in the tennis world, but in any other sport a obvious suggestion would be 1) determine what muscles are deficient in strength to allow you to handle your current or even heavier racket. Then lift weights or do other non tennis exercises to make the deficient muscles stronger. 2) Also make sure that your tennis technique is efficiently using the strength you have and gain in swinging the racket. In other sports it’s common knowledge that you can never be too strong.
Is 400gm graphite racquet is good to go for a beginner??
Go with 240gms to 260gms
I don't agree on the intervals.
These are more accurate:
light rackets unstrung are from 250 to 285 grams
medium rackets unstrung are from 285 to 305 grams
heavy rackets unstrung are from 305 to 325 grams
Hi, men if head heavy raquet are for begginers why profesional playera always put lead tape on the head of the raquet, good vídeo.
Hi. Pro players also add weight on the grip and butt cap of the racket to balance it but we can't see it. Rarely players add weight only on the head of the racket. While their rackets are typically heavy, they are usually lighter on the head
It's nice to see someone addressing these issues, so I applaud the effort, but seriously, there are several things in this video that are just plain wrong (e.g., lighter racquets do not provide more power than heavier racquets unless the heavier racquet is so heavy that you can't swing it as fast, since F=MA). But again, nice intro to these issues for beginners.
T. T. This is clearly a video geared to beginners (as you correctly recognized), so on average rackets that fit into the “light” category will indeed provide more power - as poor technique plus heavy rackets do not usually translate into a lot of power. But you’re right, as technique improves heavier rackets will provide more power. Can’t argue with physics after all lol
Again, I applaud the concept and general level of information, so maybe I should just say thank you and move on. But IMO light racquets tend to be stiffer and have larger head sizes than heavier racquets, and that is the reason for their higher power levels. The sub-10 oz 110 sq in old man frames, for example. If you add 40 g of lead, you get more power, not less, if you swing at the same speed. But we certainly agree that the physics dictates that, and my opinion does not change anything. Nice job on the video though. Great channel; I enjoy you both.
For me, I like a 340g racquet (8-10 pts HL) because it gives me improved stability, not more or less power. But maybe it's all in my head.
@@tnthomas1954 i mean you wont have any power in your shot if its so heavier so that you cant hit the ball clean lol
I played a long time in my younger years, then paused for almost 20 years and started new since four years. I am 65 now. I use light rackets between 103 and 113 headsize. I wonder if this is right or if I should play smaller and heavier ones. But I am not so quick anymore on the court.
You totally misunderstand weight of the racket. Most of the power comes from swingweight and your ability to move the racket as a whole around your own body axis. This last is linked to again swing weight, but also static weight and the manouverability (balance related). A higher static weight is much less difficult to deal with than a high swing weight. Another part that increases power is the stiffness of the racket. Generally rackets with a wider beam are stiffer and as such more powerfull (there are exceptions to this rule). A more flex racket absorbs power (which is turned into the racket flexing) and as such also has a longer dwell time of the ball (which improves feel and control).
To give you an example.. I have problems harnassing the power of rackets that are stiff and have a swing weight of over 325 (regardless the static weight), but my current racket has a whopping 356grams of static weight, a swing weight of 320 and a balance of 305mm. No arm problems or joints that hurt. Give me a racket that is 307 grams strung and a swing weight of 330 and a balance of 330mm and my joints start to hurt and i am too slow on many shots or at the net.
A higher static weight of a racket actually absorbs a lot of the unwanted vibrations and the only reason the high static weight is not advisable for beginners is the lack of good enough technique. And as soon as they get a basic amount of technique it is that same light racket that keeps them back from getting better at tennis.
The rule is to find the swing weight you're comformtable swinging and then the static weight as high as possible (while lowering the balance) that it feels still comfortable during tennis strokes.
Do NOT judge a racket on how heavy it feels in your hand while not swinging it, as since when is not swinging a racket part of tennis?
We are talking about grams here. The difference between a very low static weight and a high static weight is max 2 candy bars. Do you notice 2 candy bars in your backpack?
Again the percieved weight is not the static weight, but most of it is related to swing weight.
Another food for thought on this.. why junior players used to play perfectly fine with wooden rackets? They were heavier than any racket at this point in time, but they also had a very low balance and swing weight wasn't much higher than current rackets. Juniors were perfectly fine handling such a heavy racket for long periods of time.
Hi Larz - I really appreciate your comment. I can see you put a lot of thought into it and I’ve enjoyed reading it. I agree with what you said - and we plan on shooting a video related to swing weight in the near future. This video you just commented on is mostly geared to beginners or hobbyists (unlike yourself) who don’t have much knowledge about rackets. If I threw all this swing weight, stiffness, and beam width information into 1 video, I believe people would get discouraged and just move on. This is why our game plan is to breakdown the videos into different specs.
@@KaruesellHQ Hey HQ, i understand the complexity I was setting out, but you are confirming the wrong perception out there what static weight on a racket actually means. This way people mix up swing weight for static weight. I hear this all around me, and when I give them one of my very heavy rackets but with a low swing weight and balance, they love it so much that they don't want to give it back to me.
I’ll make sure to address your concerns on the next video. However, I’d stand by what I said in the video - on a very basics level, it makes sense for beginners to lean more towards light rackets as the excess weight combined with poor technique can lead to injuries. It’s not just a matter of feel. Once players continue playing and improving, then we would move on to that next level (everything you mentioned)
@@KaruesellHQ on that we agree, beginners without the proper technique should start with a lighter racket and also a lower swing weight and maybe even a bigger head size. Preferably beginners should always start with also the lighter balls
I cannot agree more than what you have written.
Which Yonex racquet is that?
Yonex vcore duel g 97
I see girls that use racquets that weigh 310 grams and they are skinny, i am a muscular teenager and i use a racquet that weighs 275 grams 🥺
Nice video, but low audio.
Hello!
How do you think, can I move to 305 gr weight to improve my game from 290 gr which I use?
Absolutely. 290 is very light, the racket doesn't help you too much. 305g is a good way to start
My Tennis HQ thank you so much, my trainer says it can be too much weight for a woman, so I’m in doubt.
@@user-lf7qh5kt6g if you are not a young child or an elderly person then 305g should be fine for a woman
@Will. I. Ferrell I think it's safe to assume he is talking about unstrung static weight. Strings add 15-20 grams usually depending on gauge, string pattern and head size.
@@paqboii1907 I used 305g strung and I'm a woman
I think swing weight is also critically important to racket performance. Light rackets are also very bad for performance and health of the player if the swing weight is to too. Swing weight determines how a racket swings and how much mass is in the head of the frame. If the head of the frame is too light, the racket will not have power and it will not be stable at impact. The player will feel the racket twist and vibrate on impact if the swing weight is too low. The French Tennis Federation suggested rackets be 4 or more points head light with a swing weight of 320 or more. Contrary to popular opinion on the inter webs, any adult tennis player can handle a swing weight of 320 and that includes smaller beginners.
Correction:
most retailers online list the specs and thus weight unstrung, this even if there is already strings in the racket from the factory.
strings are +15-18 grams and the balance gets pushed 10 mm to the head.
So if the weight listed is 305 grams then its 323 strung.
If the balance lsited is 33. then its 34 strung.
35 is head heavy balance and 32 is head light balance.
33-34 is even balance
I currently use the vcore pro 97 330 but it has been causing wrist and shoulder pain, but i like the feel and specs of the racquet except I think the weight is causing problems for me. Any recommendations? (At this point in time I just finished a week long local tournament and the pain in my shoulder is so bad that I cannot play! Please help!)
Maybe try the 310 version.
That grip needs changing.
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Can you please explain this?: "If you xxx just want more power and stability, simply increase the mass by adding weight right at the balance point of the racket."
Hi Dante - could you give me a bit more context? Are you talking about a specific racket?
@@KaruesellHQ I read this from Moush's article...weight on 12 o'clock means more plough through/power, 10 & 2 o'clock stability and more power, 3 and 9 sweetspot is expanded, more weight below head, more maneuverable....
I want to know why power is increased if you put weight on the balance point.
I guess what he meant is that if you want to increase power and stability at the same time, you should add more weight to the racket’s current balance point. If you added at a different point, it would increase one but decrease the other. And that’s assuming that you’re still able to swing the racket at the same speed (but if the racket becomes too heavy and makes your swing slower, it wouldn’t increase power after all)
@@KaruesellHQ Thanks. I'm a fan of you guys, Karui, and Naomi. More power to you.
You should always play with the maximum weight you can comfortably handle.
Yeap
I don't know if your joking but there is no way a light racquet has easier power than a heavier racquet. It is also hard to actually purchase a head heavy racquet that is good quality.Even if a racquet is heavy and head light it would still have more weight on the head than a light head heavy racquet, get your facts right.
This video is aimed towards beginners, and a beginner with inconsistent technique will 100% have easier access to power with a light racket than a heavier one. For an advanced player, head light and heavier access will provide more power. Thank you for the feedback.
How heavy racket can hurt you??? You're hummering a ball with a racket instead of your hand. With light racket you's need to put more effort in a shot. For beginers - yes. But this was not specified.
That's not how you balance the racket!
Yes, it is
@@KaruesellHQ Not so accurate for determining the balance point holding it vertically like you did at 4.53 time stamp. Balance beams only work when the racket is horizontal. Like your enthusiasm though!
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