An analysis of Weight, Swingweight and Balance for 50 Pros (Men and Women).

[Alexandre Bryson]

By using what can only be described as a glorified calculator, I have plotted the weight, swingweights and balance points of around 50 professional men and women players. The specs i got were from Greg Ravens site and so will be out of date now.

The Specs: Weight (unstrung), Balance, Swingweight.
Agassi
355
32.0
340
Arazi
351
34.3
384
Cahill
342
32.7
330
Clement
370
31.5
375
Gambill
327
35.5
393
Ilie
362
31.0
335
Ivanisevic
379
31.5
356
Kafelnikov
354
29.8
313
Krajicek
358
29.5
295
Krajicek
374
30.5
320
Kuerten
348
33.0
349
Lee, H.-T.
342
31.9
325
Lee, H.-T.
368
32.5
356
Moya
322
37.5
405
Murray, A.
357
34.0
418
Nadal
334
33.4
357
Nalbandian
377
32.3
377
Pioline
372
33.0
366
Rafter
360
32.0
353
Rusedski
356
31.5
334
Safin
353
32.0
347
Schalken
377
30.0
321
Tarango
339
32.0
351
Williams, S.
300
36.5
354
Williams, V.
299
37.4
380
Aspelin
349
31.5
328
Benneteau
337
33.5
368
Bryan, B.
368
31.6
362
Bryan, M.
365
32.0
369
Chardy
330
32.2
333
Davydenko
346
33.2
352
Dent
375
31.4
378
Djokovic
360
32.0
371
Dokic
329
35.5
383
Gasquet
361
32.4
381
Gicquel
348
31.75
376
Gremelmayr
353
32.4
353
Haynes
323
32.7
318
Ivanovic
333
34.1
348
Kirilenko
327
34.2
349
Kuznetsova
336
33.5
328
Mattek
357
31.0
343
Melzer
331
33.15
337
Mirnyi
373.5
31.2
343
Moodie
341
30.4
315
Moodie
337
29.95
300
Murray, J.
361
31.2
348
Rodionova
315
33.1
315
Shiavone
317
33.1
323
Stepanek
342
32.9
347

The link to the graphs is here

https://imgur.com/a/LLhqAtT

Its interesting to note the correlation between balance and swingweight but not between mass and swingweight. Everyone seems to be within a range of 31 to 34cm balance and 320 to 380kg/ms^2. But when you compare Mass to Swingweight, you get some outliers, Williams sisters and Moya to name 2.

What are your thoughts on this?

 

[NicoMK]

Interesting stuff but are you sure that the values are given unstrung? I know pro players play much heavier than recreational players (us !) but the ones mentioned above, if unstrung, seem huge to me.

 

[TennisCJC]

yea, I question some of the specs if they are unstrung. You have Nadal with a 357 SW unstrung. Strings add about 30 SW units so that would put Nadal at approximately 387 SW. I've seen several posts here that put Nadal around a 355 to 360 SW with strings. Some of the specs look like they could be unstrung but some look like they could be strung. Strings make a bit difference in weight, SW and balance.

 

[Povl Carstensen]

I believe the most seem to be strung specs. For instance the Djokovic spec has been posted several times in that ballpark strung. Personally, with my PS Classic/RF97 w/o leather grip, but with 2-3 overgrips, I am at about 350-355 grams, and 32-32,5 cm balance, which seems manageable for a guy like me, and serious enough.

 

[sureshs]

Need accurate info (strung vs unstrung should be very clear) for CURRENT players

 

[Alexandre Bryson]

Yeah i may need to redo the analysis. Upon further research MOST of those specs are strung... some are unstrung.

Need accurate info (strung vs unstrung should be very clear) for CURRENT players

If i could find a list of Pro specs in an excel document i would do it!

 

[RanchDressing]

Yeah i may need to redo the analysis. Upon further research MOST of those specs are strung... some are unstrung.



If i could find a list of Pro specs in an excel document i would do it!

Good luck with getting current pro specs. The information being released online is a lot more geared towards muddying the water lately. Either pre modified weight specs, or not listing swing weight are the two trends lately.