Two types of racquet set ups and hitters, which are you?

[cork_screw]

I don't think people want to be grouped as just a single kind of hitter in just the two categories you offered.

[BlueB]

I have 1hbh and prefer head size: 100, 107, 95, 93, in that order.
I hit all, TS, flat and slice of BH side.

[PhrygianDominant]

I have always used smaller headsizes, on both 1hbh and 2hbh, but am now going to start hitting a 98in head. I don't know if the headsize makes that much of a difference in results. For me, it's the difference of a higher tension over a larger headsize, or a looser tension on a smaller headsize, and your personal preference for either one, mostly as a matter of feedback and the way contact feels.

[robbo1970]

One hand for FH and BH. Never tried or was bothered with a 2HBH, I always feel I can get a longer swing with just the one hand.

I use a 98 head.

[3fees]

1HFH, 2HBH, 1HBH-sidespin-slice, 95 sq in.

[NLBwell]

A large-headed racket can feel unwieldy with a one-handed backhand - even if the swingweight isn't quite high. The quickness of a smaller head doesn't make nearly as much difference to two-handers.
Of course there are one-handers who play with large heads and two handers who play with small heads, but I'd say the tendency is for one-handers to play with rackets with smaller head sizes.

[Orange614]

Originally Posted by robbo1970

One hand for FH and BH. Never tried or was bothered with a 2HBH, I always feel I can get a longer swing with just the one hand.

I use a 98 head.

You can get a longer swing with one hander because the racket rotation comes from one arm instead of two. The hardest thing for me when adjusting between the two backhands is the contact point when hitting top spin. I'm about 6' 3" and my contact point on one hander is at least 2-3 feet in front of contact point for two hander.

[rst]

It seems to me there is two kinds of players,..........

im not sure when the serve and volley game really took hold.

i recall edberg and mcenroe type players and wilander/lendl-ish backcourters. i dont know if one style of racket benefitted one type of game over the other.

[TimothyO]

1hbh, 95" or nominal 98"

Note: PSGT is same height and width as 95" 4D 200Tout....it's really a 95" with extra area in the lower "corners".

[stringertom]

Originally Posted by sureshs

Lube uses a PD didn't he

Not to mention Youzhny/Gasquet reliance on Head Extremes

2hbh usually is more effective for players with a slight degree of ambidexterity...I play rightie but am a natural leftie who switched early on to a 2hbh and my Little League switch-hitting experience paved a smoother transition.

Preferred headsize, besides long-ingrained use/preference, usually parallels type of swingpath...flatter/smaller, loopier/bigger. There are exceptions (Agassi) but this is racket science, not rocket science.

[JackB1]

I don't see any connection between racket head size and Wheather or not you hit with one or two hands?

[ced]

I normally hit 1hbh groundies and 2hbh volleys (and overheads !), but then I play left and serve right ..... I suppose I appear rather schizoid to opponents.
Current racquet size is 100", but I've done this since I was 10 playing with 85" woodies.

[ryydman]

Originally Posted by stringertom

Not to mention Youzhny/Gasquet reliance on Head Extremes

I think Gasquet uses a Liquidmetal Instinct (18x19) with a paint job...

[stringertom]

Originally Posted by ryydman

I think Gasquet uses a Liquidmetal Instinct (18x19) with a paint job...

My bad...still a fat, bighead (racquet, that is)!

[lim]

Played everything from os to mid and my 1hbh benefited tremendously the more compact the head got. Wouldn't count out the difference in sw, beams, and hl balances that accompany the two different setups as contributing factors though.