Do people over-estimate their ability when selecting rackets?

movdqa

Talk Tennis Guru
Reading some of these comments (not all or even most, but enough) it's clear some of you old-timers on here, and even some of you mid-timers here don't really fully and adequately remember what it was like to be a true beginner in the sport. That's not a criticism, once a certain degree of knowledge is obtained ad ignorance is abolished it's very difficult to remember what it was like being ignorant.

There were far fewer options when I started playing tennis in the early 1970s. So you usually got a heavy, wood racquet and you'd need to use some amount of force to get the ball to the other side of the court. A lot of people tried tennis and either progressed or gave up because it was a lot harder to maintain playing back then. Today, the number of options is ridiculous. Sometimes fewer choices make things a lot easier.
 

socallefty

G.O.A.T.
There were far fewer options when I started playing tennis in the early 1970s. So you usually got a heavy, wood racquet and you'd need to use some amount of force to get the ball to the other side of the court. A lot of people tried tennis and either progressed or gave up because it was a lot harder to maintain playing back then. Today, the number of options is ridiculous. Sometimes fewer choices make things a lot easier.
Fewer options sucked in the 70s. The only people who became good at tennis in those days were coached and took lessons - I was one of the lucky few. Poly and big graphite racquets along with online coaching videos has made it easier for a lot more people to become somewhat competent from the baseline. It is still tough to serve, volley and hit overheads well without coaching.
 

movdqa

Talk Tennis Guru
Fewer options sucked in the 70s. The only people who became good at tennis in those days were coached and took lessons - I was one of the lucky few. Poly and big graphite racquets along with online coaching videos has made it easier for a lot more people to become somewhat competent from the baseline. It is still tough to serve, volley and hit overheads well without coaching.

I remember when the Prince racquets came out. Lots more people played and lots more people got injured. Same thing that I see today.
 
I remember when the Prince racquets came out. Lots more people played and lots more people got injured. Same thing that I see today.
I think in general if more people participate then more people will be injured. If injuries go up more as a percentage of participants then it is worth looking more into
 

movdqa

Talk Tennis Guru
I think in general if more people participate then more people will be injured. If injuries go up more as a percentage of participants then it is worth looking more into

Most adult tennis players that I know manage their injuries. That is they play at a threshold just below where they would be taken out of the game. I don't recall this during the days of wood.

What's the most common injury in tennis and why are there so many threads about it in the Health forum?
 
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