What's the lightest weight (in oz.) for a tennis racket?

Question

i'm a beginner at tennis, and i bought a 9.5 oz tennis racket. whats the lightest thats available for a tennis racket? btw, i'm a girl and 16 yrs old. is 9.5 one of the lightest?

Answer 1

I just looked something up real quick, and found two 8.9 oz racquets.  The Head AirFlow 5, and the Head Ti S6.

But I have to also say that I think you're making a classic beginner's mistake here.  You do not have to start with an uber-light racquet, and in my opinion, it's actually not a good idea.  On the contrary, I usually suggest that you get as heavy a racquet as you can handle.  You're 16, so you should be strong enough to handle something around 11oz, and maybe more.  At the age of 13, I got a 12 oz racquet and I didn't even weigh 90 pounds at the time.

My reasoning for this, is that it will give you the most control possible.  Also, you have to rely more on yourself to create the power.  This forces you to learn better technique.  The added power, and lack of control, of these super-light racquets is just a crutch that hinders your progress.  Being a beginner, you don't have to worry about demoing anything yet.  But since you're 16, I would suggest starting with what they call a "tweener racquet" and focus more on the 10.5 to 11 oz options.

**That's fine.  Thanks for letting me know.  So I guess you can ignore the second two paragraphs.  Here's links to check out those other two racquets I mentioned:

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpage...

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpage...  

(didn't mention this one before, but found it just now)

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpage...

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpage...

(again, didn't see this one earlier, it's only 8.5 oz, lightest i've seen yet)