confused with ntrp ratings on nblade and rds

[sharp*shooter]

I was looking at rackets on the tennis warehouse page and the suggested NTRP ratings confuse the heck out of me. I know its not a totally accurate system because people have different strengths etc but its a good estimate.

Anyway theres 2 rackets in particular I was looking at - wilson nBlade MP and yonex RDS 002 Tour.

Both are standard length, 98 sq inches. The sw on the nblade is slightly higher (332) and its 2 pts head light. The yonex has a sw of 330 and its 8 pts head light. Now I would have thought the yonex would be much easier to get around, and the sweet spot is probably larger because thats a common feature. Yet the suggested rating for the RDS is 4.5 and for the nblade its 4.0 - why is that? Does the higher static weight (1.1 oz heavier) make the yonex more difficult to wield or is there another reason such as the power level?

Thanks

 

[counterpunchingrules]

i wouldn't listen to that stuff anyhow. i think it's only applicable in more extreme cases, but ya, the wilson is quite a bit lighter which is my guess it's like that. it all depends on your swing/strengths like you already mentioned. both racquets can be used at lower levels of play for certain people/styles, both can be used at higher play (paradorn, djokovic)


just demo them and see which you like more

 

[LafayetteHitter]

Only a guess here as I don't know much about how they get those numbers. The Nblade being more headheavy and the 002 Tour being more headlight probably plays into it. Usually the headheavy sticks are steered to the lower level players. I never played with one of the headheavy racquets so don't know much about why that plays largely into it. My coach thinks head heavy baseball bats aren't good for the body so he steered me away from that early on. Bottom line is, both of the racquets are great racquets.

 

[sharp*shooter]

Thanks for the replies. I'm basically just a bit confused as to what makes a racket more demanding - the static weight or the swing weight. But I guess if its headlight enough a high static weight wouldn't be too taxing.

 

[sharp*shooter]

Another example is the nBlade oversize - the swingweight is 335 yet they recommend it to 3.5 level players. Surely its too demanding?