head heavy vs head light - different muscles used?

[Deleted member 6835]

im wondering if this is true. head heavy and head light rackets use different muscles of your arm.

what i mean is does a head heavy racket use your forearm more cuz the weight is away from your wrist therefore you have to be stronger in the forearm to use it. whereas a head light racket uses more wrist, NOT that you have a wristy forehand, but that your wrist has to be stronger.

is this true? i was just thinking about it now, wondering if its common sense or just my mind gone crazy (dont add a snarky comment... please haha)

 

[louis netman]

head heavy rackets make my forearm hurt...

 

[grass_hopper]

head heavy is hard on wrist. head light allows more swing speed since wrist is not trying hard to support the racquet.

 

[Deleted member 6835]

head heavy is hard on wrist. head light allows more swing speed since wrist is not trying hard to support the racquet.

really? i would think the opposite because with a HL racket, the weight is mostly in the grip (or throat, but more so grip), which is the closest part of the racket to your wrist. thus putting more pressure on the wrist?