When I was a young boy of about twelve years of age, my mother wanted me to learn tennis, so she got me a tennis racquet for Christmas so that I might take up the sport. There had been many alternatives in terms of choosing a tennis racquet. My mother told me later and it had been fairlyconfusing.
My mother had gone to a sports shop and chosen one racquet out of the three that I guess were in her price range at that time. But today, choosing a racquet can be a very difficult job. Brands, materials, technologies - they all add to the difficulty of making a choice.
The numerous options one has today in a sports store can often be disconcerting. So what elements should be taken into account when choosing a tennis racket?
To start with, look at the grip size. Children would probably find that up to size four would suit them best while adults may go up to 4 and 5/8" in order to get a good grip of the tennis racquet.
The head size is also very important when selecting your racquet. Most likely women and children would prefer the head size to be smaller and offer more precision and would reject the larger head size tennis racquet which requires more power although it provides more precision when hitting the ball.
The middle size is somewhere between 85 and 95 square inches and this is the one that suits most players, whether amateurs or professionals. Beginners are recommended to buy a larger-head tennis racket as they would not focus so much on precision but rather on the power that the racquet will supply to their hit.
Another factor to bear in mind is the flexibility of the tennis racquet. If the racquet is stiff you will most likely have more power when striking the ball because the energy is not lost in the bending.
The more flexible racquet would not preserve the amount of energy the ball first had before you hit it, but it would surely offer greater control over the travel of the ball.
Professional and good amateur players prefer flexible racquets because they do not need to preserve the ball's energy as they can hit the ball as hard as they require anyway. They would always be more interested in controlling the ball.
Of course, another element related to this would be the material that the racquet is made of and the technology that has been used in its manufacture. These two factors should inform the buyer on how flexible or stiff the tennis racquet really is.
My mother had gone to a sports shop and chosen one racquet out of the three that I guess were in her price range at that time. But today, choosing a racquet can be a very difficult job. Brands, materials, technologies - they all add to the difficulty of making a choice.
The numerous options one has today in a sports store can often be disconcerting. So what elements should be taken into account when choosing a tennis racket?
To start with, look at the grip size. Children would probably find that up to size four would suit them best while adults may go up to 4 and 5/8" in order to get a good grip of the tennis racquet.
The head size is also very important when selecting your racquet. Most likely women and children would prefer the head size to be smaller and offer more precision and would reject the larger head size tennis racquet which requires more power although it provides more precision when hitting the ball.
The middle size is somewhere between 85 and 95 square inches and this is the one that suits most players, whether amateurs or professionals. Beginners are recommended to buy a larger-head tennis racket as they would not focus so much on precision but rather on the power that the racquet will supply to their hit.
Another factor to bear in mind is the flexibility of the tennis racquet. If the racquet is stiff you will most likely have more power when striking the ball because the energy is not lost in the bending.
The more flexible racquet would not preserve the amount of energy the ball first had before you hit it, but it would surely offer greater control over the travel of the ball.
Professional and good amateur players prefer flexible racquets because they do not need to preserve the ball's energy as they can hit the ball as hard as they require anyway. They would always be more interested in controlling the ball.
Of course, another element related to this would be the material that the racquet is made of and the technology that has been used in its manufacture. These two factors should inform the buyer on how flexible or stiff the tennis racquet really is.
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