Getting a heavier racquet worthwhile?

[Supermange]

Hi

I'm playing with a Dunlop biomimetic 300 tour with a Little lead at 10 and 2 a Clock.

Wonder if I should buy a Little heavier racquet to alternate with? Somebody on this forum said it's good for your development to play with heavier racquets.

I'm a strong 3.5 player.

The racquets I'm thinking of is the new pure drive tour. Pure Control tour and six one 95s. Are these racquets to demanding for me right now?
Don't want to get injured or get sore muscles so I can't play. Or is that not gonna happen?

Spin to win usually answers my post so are you there spin to win? hehe

 

[lstewart]

I think your Dunlop 300 is a "players" frame in the sense that it is generally designed for better players, smaller head, on the heavier side of average weight, etc. It is certainly not a light weight racket. Probably going with something heavier won't make a lot of difference, since it is not like you are moving from a 9 ounce racket or something. So if you make a change to something you mentioned, I would only do it if you feel like you play better with the new frame. My son plays the Wilson 6.1 95 16X18 and he is a college player. I can play well with it, but it is a little stiff for my achy wrist. Simple answer is you are already generally playing with a racket that most would consider a players frame, so you probably are just looking at switching to another players frame. Nothing wrong with that, but not like the weight range you are using now is considered light.

 

[eelhc]

Aside from playing characteristics, it also depends on how strong/fit you are..

I'm a pretty big/strong/fit guy and recently moved from a 11.50oz frame to a 12.25oz frame. I like the heavier frame, the extra mass really helps when going up against the harder hitters/servers.

But that said, what I've found is that the 3/4 oz is a BIG difference when playing a long singles match. If I hit every shot with good stroke mechanics maybe not... but I hack at the ball enough during the course of a match that I do get fatigued.

 

[anubis]

Hi

I'm playing with a Dunlop biomimetic 300 tour with a Little lead at 10 and 2 a Clock.

Wonder if I should buy a Little heavier racquet to alternate with? Somebody on this forum said it's good for your development to play with heavier racquets.

I'm a strong 3.5 player.

The racquets I'm thinking of is the new pure drive tour. Pure Control tour and six one 95s. Are these racquets to demanding for me right now?
Don't want to get injured or get sore muscles so I can't play. Or is that not gonna happen?

Spin to win usually answers my post so are you there spin to win? hehe

What is the current static weight of your frame, with strings, lead, overgrip and dampener?

 

[Tennisist]

Bio 300 (even Tour) is very low powered. The only way to improve with it -- is to work hard on getting faster and faster swingspeeds. This will require a lot of practice.

If you switch to a heavier racquet, you will immediately acquire a fair amount of heft to your shots. I play with a guy who alternates between 300 4D and a heavier Babolat (forgot which, 98" head size, white and red in appearance), and his shots are much heavier with Babolat.

Putting lead on 300 will not make it more powerful. You will end up with a heavier, low-powered racquet. The only thing it improves is stability and feel.

The downside of a heavier racquet is, of course, manoeuverability + you will get tired quickly.

If you intent to use the heavier racquet just for practicing, then it is another matter: it will force you to do everything earlier (run, prep, swing) + is condusive to a good follow-through. Switching back to a lighter racquet is a breathe.

 

[donquijote]

If you play with a heavier racquet, then you will need to put in more energy to swing it. Physics laws. You need to be fit or do some fitness exercises.

 

[henweezy]

Also note the fact that with a heavy racquet after playing for hours, can become sluggish for you to move around for defense.
I'm 5'5 135 lbs swinging around a 12.4 oz racquet with about 3-5 hours of play 2-4 times a week and still fine. I think adjusting to the weight will happen eventually. I went from a 10 oz, to a 11.5 oz (which took a month to adapt to), a 12 oz, and now a 12.4 oz with no problem. I'm a 4.0 btw.

 

[SpinToWin]

Here I am

Your racquet sounds heavy enough to be honest. It's not like you're using an 11 oz tweener, you're using a modified 300 Tour, which is a player's racquet by all standards.

I don't see the point in getting a slightly heavier racquet for training purposes.

 

[LeeD]

I use a couple of Bio300T's with around 18" of lead at the head, that much in the handle.
It started around 11.5 oz, by really light SW of 305 or so. The lead at the head made it close to 316 SW, while the overall weight is now around 12 oz, then I added a Wilson Cushion Air leather grip.
It's a great racket to work on strokes, just heavy enough, but very light in the power department, meaning you gotta create all the power.
All my other rackets, 4D300's, weighted Aero500's, LMRadMids, MGRadOS, Prince SharkOS and RedOS, a couple of Mfil 200's, all hit harder easier.
But, against a big hitter, and working on my strokes, nothing is better.
Flex is supposed to be 64, but it's weak hitting makes me suspect it's closer to 58 after break in and stringing. SpikyShark16 at 38 and Ice17 at 50.
If you go to a stiffer racket, it might STUNT your developement, as all that easy power with stiffer, bigger rackets, will have you arming the ball in no time.

 

[Supermange]

Hi thanks guys. Guess I'll continue with the 300 tour then. It weighs 337 with dampener and grip cover and lead.

 

[fuzz nation]

I just dropped a healthy reply on the issue of heavier racquets in a current thread here started by our pal torpantennis. While I don't think that taking up with a heavier racquet is a universally good idea, I do think that it can offer something to a lot of players.

If you're leaning that way, be ready to put in some work to build different - perhaps better - habits over the long term. A significant jump in racquet weight probably won't work miracles for anyone in a day or even over the course of a long weekend.

 

[kailash]

It is worthwhile to try. You may want to try the Dunlop F2.0 Tour. And there are many more good heavy racquets.

You could lead up the 300 Tour itself, but I like the ones with built-in mass.

 

[hyperion99]

Hi

I'm playing with a Dunlop biomimetic 300 tour with a Little lead at 10 and 2 a Clock.

Wonder if I should buy a Little heavier racquet to alternate with? Somebody on this forum said it's good for your development to play with heavier racquets.

I'm a strong 3.5 player.

The racquets I'm thinking of is the new pure drive tour. Pure Control tour and six one 95s. Are these racquets to demanding for me right now?
Don't want to get injured or get sore muscles so I can't play. Or is that not gonna happen?

Spin to win usually answers my post so are you there spin to win? hehe

Hello,

I'm not familiar with this racket(Dunlop 300) but what from I hear from the other posts it sounds like a fairly decent (heavy) frame.

If you like your current setup just add more lead tape.
However, If you're not happy with the racket it self than go demo.
Babolat rackets are generally (and I believe the 95s as well) are pretty stiff so, if you have arm problems they could worsen it. It also depends what type of strings you have on the racket too.

If you have decent technique (strokes) it shouldn't be much of a problem(also have a pretty soft string to go along with a stiff racket imo). It mostly depends on the user. Remember though if you have too much weight on the racket (everyone is different on this subject) that can also cause shoulder problems as well.

Also, if it were me I would try to keep your rackets the same so it will be easier in general (imo) to have better muscle memory and feeling with the racket in general.

Hope this helps answer some questions.

All of this was my opinion.