How to choose tennis racquet Head Size



Posted: Monday, April 19, 2010

by Mike Ferty
http://www.racquetpro.info/

Power is proportional to the head size of your tennis racquet. To buy tennis racquets like a pro, one must choose the head size that is right for their style. A large tennis racquet head will offer a larger hitting area, which provides the user the ability to hit the tennis ball with lesser accuracy but can still manage to hit the sweet spot on the racquet. Racquets currently in the market have head sizes as small as 85 square inches to as large as 135 square inches. However, the most commonly used among tennis players falls in the range of 90-110 square inches. The main advantage of having a small head racquet is there will be more control from the user where as the big heads offer more power and accuracy forgiveness for the sacrificing on control. Beginners should start using larger heads whereas intermediate players and advance players should consider the use of smaller heads due to bigger control.

You may ask why would beginners would prefer bigger head size and advance players would prefer more control? Beginners should start off with bigger head size because it will allow them to have a bigger probability in hitting the ball. Although these racquets would have more air friction that hinders maneuverability, the factor that it allows the player to have a higher probability in hitting the ball makes it better for beginners. In the case of advance players, however, it can be already assumed that they are more than capable of hitting the ball with great accuracy. With this in mind, it will be more advantageous for seasoned players to have a racquet with less air friction and higher maneuverability than with a racquet that improves on their accuracy.

Another note that I wanted to add is that when buying racquets, it is usually best not to choose racquets with head size that are in the extreme ranges as in the extreme ranges the racquets will be highly biased in one feature, but would be very weak in another feature. Try to pick racquets that are within the commonly used range, which is namely the range of 90-110 square inches. That way, your racquet will be highly focused in one aspect without entirely sacrificing the other. For example, choosing the head size of 110 square inches with allow better hitting accuracy, but it also allows a fair amount of controllability of the racquet.

Mike Ferty is a fellow mechanical engineer graduate from a Canadian university. He focuses on designing sports equipment especially in swing sports such as tennis racquets.

Please visit his site for more information about his articles:
http://www.racquetpro.info/

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