How do you choose the the "perfect" tennis raquet ?
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1st of all you need to know what level you are you'll know by long long you've played and if your getting it at a store hopefully someone could help you with it.\n2nd you need to find your swing style yes people have different swings ranging from short and slow to long and fast\n3rd you need to be comfortable with the racket pick 1 you think looks nice and would like to play with.\n\nif you follow that you should be able to find your perfect racket. i did this and now i'm a pro!
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A good tennis racquet can cost anywhere between $60 to $300, depending upon what you want out of it. Since you are just starting, I would not spend money on the most expensive racquet. I would recommend hitting with several different types to see which one fits you best. As funny as it sounds, I would recommend going with a more traditional frame. This will improve your sense of touch, so you don't depend upon the racquet. A traditional frame is thinner than all these wide body monsters. In addition, it flexs, so you can understand shot control and spins. Head makes a decent model in the iRadical. Once you develop some touch, then you can choose a different racquet for more power or stiffness. However, you will lose other aspects during this shift. Once you get comfortable with a certain racquet design, it will be difficult to switch to other types. Most pros still prefer the traditional flex design, i.e. Agassi and Federer. Others like Nadal and Roddick embrace the stiffness of Babolot wide bodies.
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NADAL!!!\n\ndrop dead gorgeous!!!
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RULE #1: Don't buy a racquet before comparing it with others. Most tennis clubs and racquet stores will have some sort of demo program that will let you try out a variety of racquets for a few days for just a couple of bucks. Often, they'll let you put this money towards your futures purchase. If you're having a hard time finding a store that will let you demo a racquet, then check out the website included in the sources.\n\nRacquets come with different stiffness, weighting, stringing patterns and lengths. All that adds up to a lot of different choices and a lot of different feels. If you're a beginner, then you probably don't need to shell out much money yet for a racquet, just find something that feels good in your hand and use it until you want to try something new.\n\nIf you have loopy strokes and have no trouble adding your own power to your shots, then you want a racquet that isn't as stiff, and that is head-light--usually termed a control racquet. However, most of the population will find these racquets ill-suited for their skill. With that in mind, I'll mark some rules of thumb below to help you sort out the differences:\n\n1) Stiffness. The stiffer a racquet is, the more power it produces. You mentioned that your racquet isn't controllable. If you mean that you have a hard time keeping the ball in the court, then it's probably because your racquet is too stiff for your style of play.\n\n2) Weight. Heavier racquets are usually less stiff, because they allow you to generate more momentum behind the ball (as an analogy, think of the difference between a hammer and a sledge hammer; if a racquet has more weight to it, it can pack more of a punch). Most players will want a stick that falls in the middle of the pack to the light side.\n\n3) Head-heavy or head-light? Head-heavy racquets are usually those that allow you to generate more momentum (see #2). Pros will play with HH, while recreational will play with HL, because it requires less effort to hit the ball.\n\n4) Stringing patterns. Some racquest have more open stringing patterns while others have more dense patterns. You can judge by looking at how close together the strings are across the racquet face. Different patterns have a different feel and make it easier to apply spin and also give a larger sweet spot. You may want to see if you can find a pattern that feels better with your game.\n\n5) Lengths. Manufacturers make racquets that are an inch and a half longer than normal. These racquets give you more whip to your serves. Some people find them unweildy. I don't like playing with a longer stick, but you may.\n\n6) Feel. Each manufacturer has its own feel. I am a Wilson fan, because I love the feel of the racquet. You feel every aspect of the contact. I don't like Prince's feel, because it feels heavier and more dead to me, but that's just my opinion. Babolat racquets have a similar feel to Wilson. Try a bunch of manufacturers and find one that you like.\n\nAgain, demo a bunch of racquets. Don't buy anything unless you're sure that you like it enough to buy three.\n\nI hope that helps.
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The best tension is 1 or 2 above the max. lbs given to have the racquet strung.\nThe strings that do good for me are Ballistic Polymomo from Babolot. I break normal strings once a week, but with these it's about once a month.\nAll of this does the best for me.
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Definitely Wimbledon.\n\nThere is so much history with the sport and if you ask any professional tennis player the one tournament they would like to win, they would pick Wimbledon
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1) legs (quads) - give you power on the serve and strength to hit groundstrokes\n2) shoulder - allows you to generate speed of the tennis raquet\n3) forarm - gives the racket the proper wrist snap on serve\n4) heart - cheezy but true - you have to be in good shape in order to be a tennis player
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The most popular tennis racquet is Wilson brand. Lots of high ranking professional players uses it.Tennis racquet have many types such as oversize frame for better slicing and returns control, thicker handles for power serving, squarish frame for angle shot etc. It is the feel and the approach of your game that determine which racquet to choose.\nOn shoe, most opt for Nike but it also very much depends on how comfortable you are with the shoes. Any tennis shoe that makes you feels great moving around and the feel of grip are good tennis shoes.
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Try this:\nhttp://www.tenniscorner.net/index.php?action=file&vFileName=ATPRankingSystem
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Most racquets will have a recommended string listed on the frame, generally on the inside of the throat....the recommended tension should be listed as well.  If there's not one listed there, you could start with Wilson sensation or Gamma zo life. These are both good, all around strings.  For more control, string with a little more tension.  For more power, string with a little less tension.  Experiment until you find the combination you like best!
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None other than pete sampras. he ws the best of best player in history of tennis. highest number of grandslam singles winner... My vote is for pete sampras
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You should try Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power (with or without Rough - the textured version).  It's the new craze right now and it's being used by a lot of top pros (Federer on his mains, Safin, Hewitt on his mains, Agassi, Dementieva)  It's good because it is partially made out of polyester, which is normally very durable.  Other polyesters may feel a little boardy, but this string is a bit softer as long as you follow their stringing instructions. (10 lbs. less, I believe)  It also has a lot of spin on the ball because the strings practically don't move when you hit with them.  This adds to how much you can bite into the ball to produce that spin.\nWell, hope you have fun.
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First you must practice the ball toss. Before even using your racquet, just throw the ball up at about 1 o'clock in front of you. Make sure the toss is high and accurate and u point to it the whole time, with ur other hand held behind your head. \n    After doing this for a while, now take the hand that was behind your head and try and follow through and catch the ball.  \n    After doing this for a while, now pick up your racquet.\nGo against a high fence or wall and once again begin throwing the ball up while pointing to it. Try and follow through with your racquet and catch the ball againts this high fence or wall.\n    Now you are ready to start serving on the court. Use these same forms that you used practing the ball toss. Make sure you are following through every time and the face of your racquet is pointing at the box you are serving to. Practice serves from each side of the court. Hit them slow and steady for now, just making sure they get in for the next couple months.\n**Grip--- In order to get the correct grip, turn your racquet on its side so that the non-string side is facing up. Put your hand on the racquet so that it is directly in between your thumb and pointer finger. It may feel wierd for the first couple days but eventually you will get used to it, and it is the only effective way to hit a powerful or slice serve later on when you get good at serving.\n\nGOOD LUCK, These things all worked for me and now I'm one of the best servers on my school tennis team.
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i thought it was called a shuttlecock\n\nnvm thats the raquet
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Key to a good serve is consistency and accuracy. The main thing to concentrate on is timing, and serving action: should through the ball approximately 1 racket distance in from the baseline and hit it just as its dropping from the highest part of your toss.\nOnce you have mastered the technique, timing and accuracy, you can build on it by adding power - its important to not try hit it "too hard".\nLastly, another important thing is to develop and effect second serve - one you can depend on. This is normally a slice/topspin serve or a reduced speed/power version of the 1st serve.
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well I have a pure drive and I can tell you one thing. It packs a freaking punch, its good for drives as the name suggests, as for the spin, I think the racquet is a factor, but there is a technique to it! you have to point your racquet lower so when you hit back up, you can brush the ball alot more!\n\nGood luck with the season!
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The United States Tennis Association used to publish a rating guide....you used be able to closely rate yourself.....unless you are from Corpus Christi, Tx....all of their players fall at least 1-2 tiers from their actual ability.....and they win all the time....."go figure"....seriously, haven't played tennis competively....could never seem to get passed the Corpus district......check with USTA...maybe they have a web site and might have the ratings on it.......really don"t worry........unless you have been playing a really long time the type of racket does"t matter.....get a good reasonably priced one and then after you really get serious or better then you can think about upgrading.....besides, by that time you may have a "Nike" or "Wilson" endorsement contract and you will have to play with what they furnish you......"good luck on the tour"