When I was a fairly young boy of about 12 years of age, my mother wanted me to learn tennis, so she bought me a tennis racquet for Christmas so that I could take up the hobby. 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 sporting goods retail outlet and chosen one racquet out of the three that I suppose were in her price range at that time. But today, choosing a racquet can be quite a hard job. Brands, materials, technologies - they all add to the problems of making a choice.
The various 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 begin with, focus on the grip size. Kids would probably find that up to size four would suit them while adults may go up to 4 and five-eighths of an inch in order to get a good grip of the tennis racquet.
The head size is also very important when choosing your racquet. Probably women and children would prefer the head size to be smaller and offer more precision and would not get on with the larger head size tennis racquet which requires more strength although it provides more precision when hitting the ball.
The middle size is somewhere between 895-95 square inches and this is the one that suits the majority of players, whether amateur or professional. Novices 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 take into account is the flexibility of the tennis racquet. If the racquet is stiff you will almost certainly have more power when hitting the ball because the energy is not lost due to bending.
The more flexible racquet would not preserve the amount of energy the ball initially had before you hit it, but it would definitely offer greater control over the direction 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.
Naturally, another element related to this would be the material that the racquet is made of and the technology that has been used to manufacture it. These two elements should inform the buyer how flexible or stiff the tennis racquet really is.
My mother had gone to a sporting goods retail outlet and chosen one racquet out of the three that I suppose were in her price range at that time. But today, choosing a racquet can be quite a hard job. Brands, materials, technologies - they all add to the problems of making a choice.
The various 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 begin with, focus on the grip size. Kids would probably find that up to size four would suit them while adults may go up to 4 and five-eighths of an inch in order to get a good grip of the tennis racquet.
The head size is also very important when choosing your racquet. Probably women and children would prefer the head size to be smaller and offer more precision and would not get on with the larger head size tennis racquet which requires more strength although it provides more precision when hitting the ball.
The middle size is somewhere between 895-95 square inches and this is the one that suits the majority of players, whether amateur or professional. Novices 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 take into account is the flexibility of the tennis racquet. If the racquet is stiff you will almost certainly have more power when hitting the ball because the energy is not lost due to bending.
The more flexible racquet would not preserve the amount of energy the ball initially had before you hit it, but it would definitely offer greater control over the direction 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.
Naturally, another element related to this would be the material that the racquet is made of and the technology that has been used to manufacture it. These two elements should inform the buyer how flexible or stiff the tennis racquet really is.
About the Author:
If you are a novice tennis player or are interested in the general psychology of tennis, please visit our site called Tennis Tips for Beginners
Comments (0)
Posting Komentar