Do you have tennis racket?

I hav tabel tennis raquet. I like it more better than tenis racket.

I played when I was younger (i.e. spoiled suburban white kid went to expensive lessons where half the time was spent picking up balls, and when parents ask now why I have no friends from childhood I say it is because between my entire childhood was spent at planned activities, and then they call me ungrateful. But I will spare you the details as I hope to one day be able to afford a therapist.)

Anyway...racket technology has been going up for years, lighter frames, strings, better grips etc. A top-of-the line model can be upwards of $300. If you are a pro, go for it. But like anything else, last years models can be had for a fraction of the price. I have bought two rackets over the past several years, both were below $50, one was a Prince, I believe it was graphite and as a casual racket it plays fine. I think the difference between top-of-the line and ordinary can only be discerned by experienced players. Places like Sports Authority and even discounters (maybe even Costco) sometimes get rackets in at absurd prices...$29.99 or so.

Words to live by.

I have the Head Ti S6 and I really like it. It took my a while to get used to how light it is, but now I don't even notice it. It is very quick and fun to play with. An explosive, lightweight racquet for players with short, compact swings, Head's Ti.S6 racquet features a super stiff construction of titanium and graphite. Features Head size: 115 sq in Racquet length: 27 3/4-in. XtraLong Composition: Titanium/graphite Cross section: 28 1/2-mm box beam Swing speed: Moderate Stroke style: Short, compact Grip type: SofTac™ Weight unstrung: 8 oz Stringing pattern: 16/19 Balance: 380 mm Model number: 234228 Additional features: ShockStop™ reduces vibrations Protective cover included

I still use the Rossignol F200 from 1982 (I have a few of them from when I used to play). Tried switching to a modern Yonex a few years ago and it was a good racquet, but I'm too used to the Rossi and its "wood-like" feel, for a graphite racquet. Also the grip was longer than normal, which is perfect for someone with a 2-handed backhand

Yea, um, you don't want the S6. It will destroy your arm. It is made for 60 year old players who can hardly stroke the ball (as the racket provides all the power).

Honestly, just get a nice oversize (at least 105-110 inch head size) racket. Actually, you can't really go wrong with whatever racket Serena and Venus Williams are playing with. They pretty much play from the baseline and try to hit the ball hard, which is what most rec players try to do anyway.

I used to be a nationally ranked high school player, but gave it up when I went to college. I just recently started playing again, and am totally turned off by rackets today- they're intentionalyl confusing and given totally retarded names. I'm still playing with my Head Ti. Radicals which are about 10 years old right now, but I got them for free, so I'm not complaining.

I use a Dunlop Aerogel Tour 200

I'll +1 what unexpected wrote - the array of racquets out there is truly dizzying and it's hard to find a racquet that meets your requirements. In general, be aware that there are three main classes of racquets today: So-called players' racquets, game improvement racquets, and 'tweeners. Players' racquets tend to be targeted at good players - they offer more control, less power, and smaller sweet spots. They're for very accomplished players. They're generally thinner and lighter, offering more maneuverability at the net. Game improvement racquets are those huge monstrosities you see 60 year olds playing with at the club. They're the ones with the fat cross-section, often funky shapes or fan-like stringbeds, and they're intended to make sure that even old grandma hitting feebly from the baseline can get the ball over the net to the other side. They're always oversized (e.g. 110+ sq. in.) and thus don't offer a lot of control. Tweeners, as their name suggests, fall in between these two extremes. They tend to be the best choice for most reasonably young or middle-aged men possessing decent hand-eye coordination and a partially developed, but continuing to evolve, game. Some tour players even use racquets that would fall in this category. I use a Babolat Pure Drive racquet that's almost identical to the one Andy Roddick supposedly uses (his is apparently the "Plus" version which is slightly longer, but I think all pro racquets are heavily customized or modified, and sometimes they're straight up players' racquets dummied up to look like a particular model of tweener for marketing purposes). It has a lot of pop on serves, and offers solid, if not stellar, control for a topspin-playing baseliner (like me) who's able to generate a fair amount of power on his own. I'm an intermediate player, probably a low 4.0. But it's a racquet I sort of fell into - I happened to demo one, why it was that one vs. another I have no idea, but I liked how it felt and I bought it several years ago, and I've had no reason to change. I may never change, frankly. If you're looking for a racquet, a great place to go to learn more is tennis-warehouse.com. They have outstanding in-depth racquet reviews that include comments from players of differing abilities, and they provide information about what kind of player it was that used the racquet and how he/she liked it. You should be able to find someone of your game ability/type and see what they liked and disliked about certain racquets. Problem is, it's hard to actually demo a racquet from the Internet, and most retailers charge you an arm and a leg for demos, knowing you're likely to go online for a good deal. But it's a good source of info, if nothing else. Good luck!

Prince Original Graphite midsize x 2 and a mid-plus for backup. The mids are weighted at 9+3 and in the butt so the balance is around 9 pts head light and they weigh nearly a pound each. Strung at 63 lbs with Luxilon Bangers but I don't know the specifics because the guy at the shop always seems to know what I need.

I agree with a lot of what Douglas said but would add that so-called 'players' racquets (like the POG) are not very expensive ($115 or so). The big dollar ($200+) racquets have all kinds of dubious 'features' that accomplished players don't want or need. Swing mechanics have much more to do with quality tennis than racquet frames.

Demo-ing racquets sucks. I have tried it once and found it utterly useless. The racquet is not going to be strung the way you want, the grip size likely isn't yours, and you can't use an overgrip or lead tape. Those things in my opinion make more of a difference than the racquet itself (okay not the overgrip part).

To someone getting a first racquet, just get the most popular model and use it. Then get another popular model and use it. It may be better or worse, but you won't know until you have months of hitting with both racquets, preferably having experimented with different string tensions. In fact you'll have no idea if your first racquet is a good one because you will have just started playing tennis. The whole exercise is pointless. Just buy one. They're all the same.

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so true. i was watching marat safin practicing at indian wells a few years ago, and he got pissed and broke then threw his racket over the fence. i picked it up and it was NOTHING like the racket that it was spose to look like.

but to the op. u should just go to ur nearest tennis shop, and by that i dont mean ur nearest sport chalet or sports authority, and have one of the shop clerks help u pick out a racket

Midplus has yellow strings.

I remember some article I read in World Tennis back in like 86 or 7, where they talked about pro racquets and how customized they are. Obviously everyone has different string tension prefs, there was the big trend back then to string it super loose (a la McEnroe) and some strung it far tighter than recommended (a la Borg). Seemed nearly every pro added lead tape (or the racquet was made heavier), which is one of the best advices I ever got, to add weight to the racquet head if you're a baseliner. The Rossignol I use feels like a club to most but no way I can ever play with an ultra light racquet again.