Flex Balance Racquet

[tennis-fun]

Current racquets are either head-light or head-heavy (or even balanced), which means, head-heavy would good for baseliner and head-light would be good for net players.

So why don't design one kind of racquet which has the flexiable balance point which means during the ground strokes with full swing, it becomes head-heavy, and when approaching the net, it becomes head-light.

I am not sure if this is sounded stupid or not, but to design such kind of racquet, it would not be that difficult. Let say we put 2.5 oz LIQUID metal (such as Hg) into the frame. when we swing it, the liquid metal will move into the racquet head cause the head-heavy. and when we hold racquet with head up (approaching net), the liquid metal will flow down to throat of racquet, thus causing head-light.

I am just curious to know is it the good idea that the racquet have flexiable balance point that would give the player the better results?

Let me know what do you think?

Thanks.

 

[Midlife crisis]

So why don't design one kind of racquet which has the flexiable balance point which means during the ground strokes with full swing, it becomes head-heavy, and when approaching the net, it becomes head-light.

Because it would not be a legal racquet.

 

[tennis-fun]

Because it would not be a legal racquet.

Really!!!

Why? Any related sites describe what is the legal racquets?

 

[EliteNinja]

Because it would not be a legal racquet.

Yeah, according to the official rules of tennis, you can't change the balance of a racquet in-game.

I've heard that there were racquets that used sand to do this, but they're illegal according to the tennis rules.

Hg - Mercury is poisonous and wouldn't be such a great material (law suits).

Sand or water would work just as good.

 

[LowProfile]

If head heavy is good for baseliners, then why do all the ATP players have head light racquets? A very good portion of them are baseliners who never come to net unless presented with a drop shot. The thing is, head heavy is good for those who really can't handle the weight of a heavier, head light frame. When players improve, they slowly can increase the weight of their frame towards a head light balance, which really is better for baseliners and all court players alike.

Now as for changing the flexibility of a racquet mid-match, that may be an interesting idea.