Lightweight, very low power racquet, midplus?

x5150 · May 28, 2008

Does anybody know of a racquet that is

under 11.5 oz
very very low power
midplus

I used to have a ps original 6.0 but seemed to get tennis elbow a lot from it so I switched to a head fxp radical. I don't get tennis elbow anymore but it has too much power. It's strung at 58 lbs. and I'm afraid if I string it at a higher tension I'll start getting tennis elbow again or break strings too often.

SlapShot · May 28, 2008

Fischer MSpeed #1

I had the UL version - very nice feeling frame, very low powered. Arm friendly as all get out, though.

vtc · May 28, 2008

microgel radical mp

EricW · May 28, 2008

Purchasing a light racquet in order to prevent tennis elbow is backwards. Heavier racquets, assuming you can handle the weight effectively, are much easier on your arm.

SlapShot · May 28, 2008

EricW said:
Purchasing a light racquet in order to prevent tennis elbow is backwards. Heavier racquets, assuming you can handle the weight effectively, are much easier on your arm.

It depends on the player, and their strokes. For some people, too heavy can create more problems than too light.

tennis_guy · May 28, 2008

It depends if you have good technique. Because some people will muscle the ball.

officerdibble · May 28, 2008

Vantage would be the obvious choice. Match what you liked about your PS without the weight.

Nellie · May 28, 2008

According the the TW university, the wilson nFury is the lowest powered racquet you can get - flexible and light.

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpageRCWILSON-NFURY2.html

Murray_Maniac · May 28, 2008

x5150 said:
Does anybody know of a racquet that is

under 11.5 oz
very very low power
midplus

I used to have a ps original 6.0 but seemed to get tennis elbow a lot from it so I switched to a head fxp radical. I don't get tennis elbow anymore but it has too much power. It's strung at 58 lbs. and I'm afraid if I string it at a higher tension I'll start getting tennis elbow again or break strings too often.

Ksix-one team. You've gotta try this racquet for those specifications!

Doc Hollidae · May 28, 2008

Ozone Tour

haerdalis · May 28, 2008

I can honestly say that the nFury is the lowest powered racquet you'll find.

NoBadMojo · May 28, 2008

try the Becker11 light....fits

jayserinos99 · May 28, 2008

I'd third the NFury. It was like hitting with a coat hanger at times; the one I used was strung tight with NXT.

counter_puncher · May 28, 2008

nfury? are you serious. piece of crap.

you cant go past the NBLADE.

vndesu · May 28, 2008

yonex rqis tour1

jayserinos99 · May 28, 2008

counter_puncher said:
nfury? are you serious. piece of crap.

you cant go past the NBLADE.

the guy wanted lightweight, very low power, midplus. the nfury had zero power. not to mention it's easily customizable. lastly, for an underpowered racquet it felt a bit comfortable due to the nfoam.

FreshStew · May 28, 2008

Murray_Maniac said:
Ksix-one team. You've gotta try this racquet for those specifications!

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haerdalis · May 29, 2008

There is also the k5 midplus. High sw and head heavy but it should be fairly low powered and it sure is light weight.
I would like to try that one. Interesting concept.

smO · May 29, 2008

counter_puncher said:
nfury? are you serious. piece of crap.

you cant go past the NBLADE.

Have you even tried the nFury?

TennisFonz · May 29, 2008

MG Radical for sure...

Blade0324 · May 29, 2008

I have to second the RQIS 1 Tour. 11.9 strung but is HL and swings much lighter. It is also about the lowest powered frame I have ever tried.

El Guapo · May 29, 2008

SlapShot said:
Fischer MSpeed #1

I had the UL version - very nice feeling frame, very low powered. Arm friendly as all get out, though.

I've never found the Fischers to be really low powered, despite the low flex ratings.

SlapShot · May 29, 2008

El Guapo said:
I've never found the Fischers to be really low powered, despite the low flex ratings.

I can definitely say that the MPro #1 is very low powered. I loved the feel, but found myself working a bit to hard on my serve. Compared to my Prestiges (LM and FXP) and MFil300, I found them to have much less power.

El Guapo · May 29, 2008

SlapShot said:
I can definitely say that the MPro #1 is very low powered. I loved the feel, but found myself working a bit to hard on my serve. Compared to my Prestiges (LM and FXP) and MFil300, I found them to have much less power.

I thought that the MFil300 was a rocket launcher, so that's not saying much.

I only played with the heavier Mpro #1, not the lighter version, so that could be a big difference.

bronco_mba · May 29, 2008

Wilson KBlade 98, Head Prestige MP, or Yonex RDS001 MP are all worthy candidates. RQiS Tour 1 is TOO low powered IMO.

ChuDat · May 29, 2008

nblade and K90

Bud · May 29, 2008

x5150 said:
Does anybody know of a racquet that is

under 11.5 oz
very very low power
midplus

I used to have a ps original 6.0 but seemed to get tennis elbow a lot from it so I switched to a head fxp radical. I don't get tennis elbow anymore but it has too much power. It's strung at 58 lbs. and I'm afraid if I string it at a higher tension I'll start getting tennis elbow again or break strings too often.

ChuDat said:
nblade and K90

With 28 grams of lead at 10 and 2 :evil:

ChuDat · May 29, 2008

Bud said:
With 28 grams of lead at 10 and 2 :evil:

I'm buff so the k90 feels like nothing to me. jk

gsharma · May 30, 2008

Why don't you try Prince Diablo Midplus? It's 11.7 oz (strung), 10 pts HL, 62 stiffness rating and 100 sq in. Or, you can get something like Dunlop 300 Aergoel and add lead to get it to the right amount of weight for you.

justsomeecho · May 30, 2008

radical midplus/radical team
the ksix.one

x5150 · May 30, 2008

gsharma said:
Why don't you try Prince Diablo Midplus? It's 11.7 oz (strung), 10 pts HL, 62 stiffness rating and 100 sq in. Or, you can get something like Dunlop 300 Aergoel and add lead to get it to the right amount of weight for you.

Tried one yesterday strung at 59 lbs. Lot less power, racket seemed really stiff compared to the radical fxp.

Does more racket stiffness = less power?

smO · May 30, 2008

x5150 said:
Tried one yesterday strung at 59 lbs. Lot less power, racket seemed really stiff compared to the radical fxp.

Does more racket stiffness = less power?

No. More stiffnes = More power.

zhassan · May 30, 2008

Ozone Tour

gsharma · May 30, 2008

x5150 said:
Tried one yesterday strung at 59 lbs. Lot less power, racket seemed really stiff compared to the radical fxp.

Does more racket stiffness = less power?

Which one did you try? Dunlop or Prince Diablo? The Diablo is pretty flexible (62 stiffness rating) and it's one of the lowest powered racquets from Prince. It could really be the strings in there. Dunlop 300 has quite a bit of power and a thick beam; you'll need to put plenty of spin on the ball.

soyizgood · May 30, 2008

Wilson nTour and Wilson nTour Two. They're actually low to medium powered, but 10.7 oz and cheap if you know where to find them.

couch · May 30, 2008

NoBadMojo said:
try the Becker11 light....fits

Yep, I absolutely agree with the Becker 11 Light.

FuriousYellow · May 30, 2008

The Gamma Ipex 7.0 is a very low-powered MP frame. 98sq in, 16x18, 20mm box beam and low flex.

goosala · May 30, 2008

Try the LiquidMetal Radical Midplus. They are low powered and cheap too.

dgoran · May 31, 2008

New Pure Storm LTD. It's very light and very low powered.Some say it has very old school feel but I would not know since I never tried any old school rackets. When I tried it I didi not like it since it was too light it almost felt like lighter asian k90 and I already had that one at a time so I really did not need a lighter frame that feels the same.

That could be your starting point than you could also lead it up to your desired weight you can handle because one of the posters here was right about too light of a racket is proven on average to be worst for your arm.

-Goran

TW Professor · Jun 1, 2008

Perception and Measurement Converge

Go to this page and scroll down to the power comparison at location program. Select location C (23 inches from butt). It gives a list in order of power at that location for all racquets. Most of the racquets listed in all the posts in this thread live in the lower 50 racquets in power as measured in the lab.

Often, perception and measurement differ, but certainly not this time.

nickb · Jun 1, 2008

I found the KSix-One Team to have very very low power...the K Blade a bit more but still on the low side.

Nick

haerdalis · Jun 1, 2008

TW Professor said:
Go to this page and scroll down to the power comparison at location program. Select location C (23 inches from butt). It gives a list in order of power at that location for all racquets. Most of the racquets listed in all the posts in this thread live in the lower 50 racquets in power as measured in the lab.

Often, perception and measurement differ, but certainly not this time.

But that is power relative to the power of the racquet. Isnt it?

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