Racquet weighting

[BU-Tennis]

So i was hitting with a really old crappy racquet the other day, in fact is was bent from being hit on the ground. I thought i would be lucky if I could just get the ball back over the net, but i actually rather well with it. The ball went where i wanted, and it was nice and deep with some decent pace considering I wasn't swinging hard. I wasn't using my normal technique, which is kind of how federer hits his forehand and a two handed backhand, but hitting a more traditional stroke, finish over the shoulder, pretty much like a williams sister forehand. I was amazed at how i did. I went home and tried to recreate this with my prince diablo, but it didn't work. I believe the problem was that the diablo is head light when the other racquet was obviously head heavy.

So, do the pros actually use a headlight racquet, you can usually see all of the lead tape in the hoop which would obviously affect standard balancing. Does anyone out there use a head heavy racquet. I've never been sold on the maneuverability of the HL to the HH as a good reason to use the HL because the HH gives you so much more stability and lets the racquet head whip through the ball, which i find is the reason a lot of my ball hit the net. Any suggestions or opinions would be appreciated.

[LeeD]

In most cases, a head heavy racket is also very LIGHT in overall weight, so it lacks momentum against hard hit balls, then is hard to create a fast swing!
A typical pro players racket tends to fall in the 11-13 oz range (MENS's), us usually head light but heavy in overall weight, can has momentum against hard hit balls, but the light head and balance allows you to swing it fast.
Unfortunately, what works great for serves might not work for volleys which might not work for groundies, so some compromise must be dealt with and met.
Shorter, more direct strokes usually allow for cleaner hits and less mishits.
Long, loopy strokes can supply more power, but also mishits more on difficult incoming balls.

[charliefedererer]

Before you go out and buy another racquet, try some lead tape on your diablo, putting on up to 4 layers of 4 inch long by 1/4 inch wide strips on the inside of your frame at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions. The extra weight will add power to your grounstrokes, volleys and serves IF you can still get the racquet head around. If it feels that the racquet is too sluggish, then back off on the amount of lead tape. This is a very inexpensive experiment for you to try.

[Tennis Dunce]

As usual LeeD...spot on brutha...