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INTRODUCTION: This page is meant to provide lists of many 'light-weight' to 'mid-weight' tennis racquets. I was motivated to find such racquets when I found that I could accelerate up to the ball on a serve much easier-and-faster when I used an old 'Head Ti.S2' light-weight racquet --- after using an old 'Wilson HyperCarbon 5.0' relatively heavy-weight racquet for many years. Details on these (and other) racquets are shown-and-discussed in a 'MyRacquets' section below. To compensate for their low weight, light-weight racquets are usually balanced such that they are head-heavy (HH) --- rather than head-light (HL) or equal-balance (EB). This head-heaviness helps increase the 'swing weight' of the racquet, thus helping handle high-speed shots from an opponent. Since I am not a big person (less than 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing less than 180 pounds), I will probably find that I need a lighter weight racquet than a big person (such as someone taller than 6 feet 4 inches and weighing more than 200 pounds). However, to be able to handle high-speed serves and high-speed ground strokes, I will probably need a racquet with a 'swing weight' approaching that of pro players. This page is meant to help find racquets like that --- relatively light-weight but with a large 'swing-weight'. Data on this page: The lists of racquets below are presented in sections according to the 'brand' of the racquet, such as:
You can jump to each section (on this page) using the menu-of-links below. The racquets in these sections generally fall within the following ranges of pertinent racquet properties:
Typical ranges of these parameters (for adults) are:
In the lists below, the name of each racquet is a link to a WEB SEARCH on that name --- to provide historical and/or up-to-date information on that racquet. Each racquet-name starts with the maker-name of the racquet. In each 'brand' section, the racquets are not necessarily in a particular order. (If I had the year the racquet was first made, I would put them in order by year-made, BUT that info is not easy to find.) Since about 2015, there has been a tendancy to add a release-year or version-number to help uniquely identify a racquet. However, that is still not being done consistently, even 7 years later. Many of these racquets are more than 20 years old and no longer manufactured --- but many can still be found on sites like Ebay --- in almost unused condition.
NOTE: I may find in future years that I prefer a heavier racquet --- AND I may find that I want to customize the balance with lead tape. However, at this time (2022), I am partial to light-to-mid-weight, nearly-head-heavy racquets --- and I am hoping to be able to find 'retail' racquets that I can use 'optimally' without customization. Each of the following racquet-name web-search-links is followed by parameter values for
Most of the data for these racquets were found by using the Racquet Finder utility - at 'www.racquetfinder.com'.
NOTE: Some conversion tables: The Head-Size (HS) below is presented in square inches. The following table can be used to convert to square centimeters.
I will probably settle on a racquet head-size like the pro's use in 2022 --- 98 or 100 square inches. But I am open to testing other head-sizes. The Weight-Strung (WS) below is presented in ounces. The following table can be used to convert to grams.
I will probably settle on a racquet strung-weight in the middle of this range --- about 9.7 oz (275 gm) to 11.3 oz (320 gm). I am about 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 175 pounds --- but to get around the court better (and be healthier), I should get down to about 162 pounds. Big guys (more than 6 feet 5 inches tall and more than 220 pounds) --- even beginners --- should probably be looking at racquets with strung-weight more than 12 ounces (340 gm). The racquet Length (L) below is presented in inches. The following table can be used to convert to centimeters.
I will probably settle on a racquet length like the pro's use in 2022 --- 27.0 inches. But I am open to testing other lengths. There are some pro's that use 'extended length' racquets, especially short players such as Diego Schwartzman (5 feet 7 inches tall), Kei Nishikori, Serena Williams, and Elina Svitolina. Racquets for children are typically 26.0 inches or less in length. For more info on racquet specs: The following links can be used to get more info on racquet specs like static-weight, swing-weight, balance, flex (or stiffness) and string-pattern.
And if these articles are not enough, you can try WEB SEARCHES on keywords such as the following. Enough of this intro. The racquets-menu follows. |
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| String Pattern |
Mains-to-Crosses Ratio |
Percent More Mains than Crosses |
Notes |
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| 18mx16c | 1.125 | 12.5% | in 'Wilson Burn S' racquets & several other Wilson models |
| 16mx15c | 1.067 | 6.7% | in 'Wilson Juice' & about 9 other Wilson racquets |
| 18mx17c | 1.059 | 5.9% | Dimitrov racquets in younger years ; in at least 3 Wilson & 1 Prince racquet |
| 16mx16c | 1.0 | 0% | found in some Prince 'ESP' racquets ; ESP = Extreme String Pattern |
| 18mx18c | 1.0 | 0% | Dimitrov racquet circa 2022 ; also in 'Prince Synergy 98' |
| 18mx19c | 0.947 | -5.3% | Djokovic pattern after elbow problem ; also in Head, Wilson, Technifibre, etc racquets |
| 16mx17c | 0.941 | -5.9% | in some Yonex, Volkl, Babolat racquets |
| 18mx20c | 0.900 | -10% | a common Pro's pattern |
| 16mx18c | 0.889 | -11.1% | in some Prince, Yonex, Wilson, Head, Volkl, Dunlop, etc racquets |
| 14mx16c | 0.875 | -12.5% | in at least 8 Prince racquets |
| 18mx21c | 0.857 | -14.3% | found in some large-head racquets |
| 16mx19c | 0.842 | -15.8% | a common Pro's pattern |
| 14mx17c | 0.824 | -17.6% | in at least 2 Prince racquets & 1 Head |
| 16mx20c | 0.800 | -20.0% | in some Wilson, Babolat, Prince, Tecnifibre, Head, etc racquets |
| 14mx18c | 0.778 | -22.2% | in at least 10 Prince racquets & 1 Technifibre |
| 16mx21c | 0.761 | -23.9% | found in some large-head racquets |
| 14mx19c | 0.737 | -26.3% | in a 'Head Graphene XT Radical PWR - 2016' racquet |
| 16mx22c | 0.727 | -27.3% | in a couple of Asics large-head racquets |
| 14mx20c | 0.700 | -30.0% | in a few Volkl over-size racquets |
| 14mx21c | 0.667 | -33.3% | in a couple of 'Prince Vortex' racquets |
Of course, there would be other racquet factors to consider, such drill-spacing of the string-holes --- as well as racquet-factors like strung-weight and stiffness and strung-swing-weight.
A lot of racquet-testing remains to be done. It would take many hours with each of these types of racquets to determine a 'right-for-me' racquet --- if that is even possible.
Conclusion:
(Incomplete)
I intend to add more information here as I continue my journey to find a racquet that seems to optimize my serve, forehand, backhand, etc.
NOTE:
The choice of tennis racquet is made even more complex because
the choices of strings and string-tension play
a big part in answering the question 'which tennis-weapon is
best for me?'.
The pages on strings at 'tennisnerd.com' can be a help in choosing strings and string-tension.
And I have a companion strings-page to this racquets-page titled Tennis Strings for Spin.
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