Adult racquet for junior player

[floridijan]

What you can recommend me for 9 year old girl, very strong, fast, full swings from both sides, hits with pace (for her age), and practice 5 times a week. I am considering a racquet around 10 oz. She has tried some of them, but I think her decision is more on what is popular than what is the best for her.

She's tried,
Head Graphene XT Instinct S,
Babolat Pure Drive Lite,
Babolat Pure Aero Lite

I am thinking about YONEX EZONE DR 100 Lite, and YONEX EZONE DR Feel too.

I would like to hear other parents, but also people that know more about the subject.

 

[Lukhas]

What you can recommend me for 9 year old girl, very strong, fast, full swings from both sides, hits with pace (for her age), and practice 5 times a week. I am considering a racquet around 10 oz. She has tried some of them, but I think her decision is more on what is popular than what is the best for her.

She's the one who's gonna play with it, if you can't trust her judgement then who can? Why'd you trust even more a bunch of strangers over the internet? Let her play with what she wants. If she plays fine so be it, if she doesn't, so be it too and you can advise her to switch to something else thereafter. As long as it isn't absurdly heavy for her especially on the serve and overheads, it's fine.

 

[pfrischmann]

My 10yr old is hitting with the PDL and has no problems with it. We picked it over the Pure Aero lite as it is a little more versatile.

 

[RafaBabolat]

1hbh or 2hbh? Burn 100 ULS and PS 97 ULS are good too.

 

[floridijan]

1hbh or 2hbh? Burn 100 ULS and PS 97 ULS are good too.

She plays 2hbh.

 

[happycamperjack]

I'd go with Pure Aero Lite. It'll be easy for her to upgrade to Pure Aero in the future. It's popular for a reason, because it's damn good!

 

[LinePainter]

I'm definitely a fan of leaning towards racquet's that a flexible and thin for younger kids, let them get a feel for the ball before giving them something stiff with a huge beam.

My picks would be the:
Pacific BX2 X Force Lite
Wilson Pro Staff 97 ULS

The Pacific is 1pt head heavy and the Wilson is 4pts head light so see what she prefers. Also, the Pacific is a 16x20 and the Wilson is an 18x16, again totally preference.
However, these racquets will be very flexible and have a ton of feel and comfort allowing your daughter to develop the correct technique and feel for the ball. There is no need for tremendously stiff, spin friendly frames until she starts competing in the U16s. The last thing you want is her to develop an arm injury. If she ends up needing more power you can always loosen the string or add some weight down the road. I definitely wouldn't go near polys until she is in her teens as well.

I'm not a parent but I work at a youth academy and I'm specifically a racquet technician for mostly top junior players.

 

[mawashi]

For myself I would choose the Ai series instead of the more expensive Dr.

EZONE Ai 98 Lite, EZONE Ai Lite however, imo, you could even get her the EZONE Ai 100, it's not that much heavier and she could easily grow into it.

 

[LinePainter]

For myself I would choose the Ai series instead of the more expensive Dr.

EZONE Ai 98 Lite, EZONE Ai Lite however, imo, you could even get her the EZONE Ai 100, it's not that much heavier and she could easily grow into it.

It's a .5oz difference and 15SW points, that's pretty substantial. She's also only 9, she should be using proper equipment as to not hinder development.

 

[floridijan]

It's a .5oz difference and 15SW points, that's pretty substantial. She's also only 9, she should be using proper equipment as to not hinder development.

Thank you for your advise. What do you think about
YONEX EZONE DR 100 Lite, and YONEX EZONE DR Feel ?
I heard that YONEX racquets are very comfortable with their low vibration?!

I saw some kids from "popular" tennis academies play with Head Radical Lite and Instinct S, my guess is they are sponsored by HEAD.

 

[LinePainter]

Thank you for your advise. What do you think about
YONEX EZONE DR 100 Lite, and YONEX EZONE DR Feel ?
I heard that YONEX racquets are very comfortable with their low vibration?!

I saw some kids from "popular" tennis academies play with Head Radical Lite and Instinct S, my guess is they are sponsored by HEAD.

I do actually like the DR 100 Lite, the Feel not so much. I had two U10 Juniors complained about the Feel saying it felt unstable and hollow.
However, the Lite is closer in weight to a Pure Drive Team and I think that may too heavy at the moment.
The Pacific is probably my #1 choice, pop a leather grip on it with an overgrip and string it up with a nice multi or even gut and your daughter should have fantastic feel and comfort.