dannythomas
Professional
Any suggestions ?
Any suggestions ?
the TT warrior has got to be up there
the rebel, and def any prostaff
You need mass to handle hard hit passing shots and quick maneuverability to get to them quickly. So anything with a weight greater than 11.5 oz (326 grams) brings the mass and 8 pts or more head light with a thin beam (22mm or less) brings the maneuverability. Ultra stiff strings kill the feel, which many of us believe is important at the net, so creating a string bed with an overall stiffness under 200 or less helps. As always these are generalities and your results may vary.
Mass, head light balance and feel trumps everything else at the net IMHO.
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Any suggestions ?
Like others have said, you can S & V w/ pretty much any racquet, but the better ones tend to be mid to mid-plus, heavy, thin-beamed, and head light. A couple from perusing the TW site would be, in no particular order:
Babolat Pure Storm LTD
Boris Becker DC London Tour (+ a few grams of lead)
Dunlop 100 or 200
Head Prestige Mid (any incarnation)
Pacific X Feel Pro 90 or 95
Prince Rebel 95
Volkl PB 10 Mid
Wilson Pro Staff Six.One 90 or 95
Yonex VCORE Tour 89 or 95D
I'm sure I've missed a few, but this is probably a good place to start.
It's not the racquet it's the technique, there are stacks of players/coaches/friends who had big S & V games with a Prince 110 !
Whatever works for YOU