Which tennis racquet is for me?

Question

I am interested in buying a new tennis racquet

Here is my info:

my swing: moderate

power level:medium

Here are the racquets i am interested in:

http://www.sportsauthority.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3040119&cp=3052500.3053442.2792642&parentPage=category

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpageRCWILSON-WN1.html

http://www.sportsauthority.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3013665&clickid=body_rv_txt

http://www.sportsauthority.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3013664

Answer 1

You are still not providing enough info for my liking. For example:

whats your ntrp? beginner, intermediate, advanced?

what grip do you use: Western, semi, eastern?

age: you might be a medium hitter now, but if you're young, you'll get stronger and hit much harder as you continue.

Are you looking for more spin, more power, more control?

In my personal opinion all the racquets save for the ntour are way to large and light. If you're seriously thinking to progress into the 3.0+ ntrp level, you're going to need something not so powerful that can give you either access to some good spin (ie: open string pattern) or control (ie: denser string pattern).

Right now I'm assuming you are an intermediate level player judging by the info you gave. The only racquet listed that will help you improve to the next level is the ntour. The o3, and both wilson racquets in my opinion are more suited for people who don't take a good swing at the ball and just basically dink shots back and forth.

Take a look at the prince TT scream

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

LM Radical

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

n6.2

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

and nxg oversize

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

My advice to you is every tennis shop whether online, or retail will allow you to demo racquets. Go out there and try them out and see what you like. A couple aspects to note are...

String pattern

They range from 16x19 (open) to 18x20 (dense). Open gives you more spin (SW to western hitters, ala nadal, agassi, djokovic), dense gives you more control (eastern to SW hitters ala, federer, sampras, blake).

Weight

from 9 oz to a hefty 12 oz. Generally I always get the heaviest racquet you can stand to use. The heavier racquet will give you more power, and also generally easier when returning fast shots.

Balance

Head Heavy to Head light. This kind of goes hand in hand with weight. A head light racquet that is also heavy is just as if not more manueverable than a light head heavy racquet. If you can supply your own power go head light, you'll get more racquet head speed. If not, go head heavy, if in the middle, go balanced.

stiffness/flex

stiff racquets have more power, flexible racquets are a bit easier on the arm. you decide whats more important.

all this info can be found on the throat of the racquet with a bunch more info. good luck in your search.

Answer 2

i think you might want to try the Head Liquidmetal 4 strung with Head Synthetic Gut 18 at 55 lbs. it needs to be swung a bit longer and faster, but you'll be able to develop fuller stroke with this 'tweener racquet. also consider Head Flexpoint 4, with same stringing. see if you can demo them and compare before buying.

hope it helps :)

Answer 3

Could you give a little more info? What is your NTPR ranking (level)? do you prefer heavier or lighter racquets?

http://www.sportsauthority.com/product/i... has a smaller head size 95 sq in so it is more difficult to hit the ball if you are a beginner, but it gives the player more control. It is also the heaviest out of the bunch. But i personally prefer heavier racquets

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpage... is too light for my liking, making it unstable.

http://www.sportsauthority.com/product/i... has a very big head size so it would be great for beginners. But if you are intermediate or more advanced, I would suggest that you should eventually switch to a head size under 110 sq in.

http://www.sportsauthority.com/product/i... is the most 'well-rounded' based on the info that you have given me. I suggest you find a racquet that is more idealy suited for you.

Also, this website: http://www.doittennis.com/racquetpro/ helps you find suitable racquets for you based on the info you enter in. Just adjust the notches on each side of each category.

Answer 4

the fourth or the third

I'm italian

I speak some english

http://it.answers.yahoo.com/question/ind...

Answer 5

I would suggest the n5 for you by Wilson.  It will step up your power but I can't really figure out what racket you should own based on those two catergories.  There are probably ten million people with the same specifics but it also depends on your size.