Idea Share. Do you agree?

[backhand101]

Hi so I was thinking about all the racket tech and science and I came up with a hypothesis about control oriented (or player) frames. I reckon its not the control that the advanced players want. They can play very well with high power rackets (would save them precious energy on the court). Its actually the feel that they want. For the feel to exist the racket has to be flexible which translates to less power.
However on the opposite end of the spectrum, the intermediate or beginners want more power and the muted less responsive feel comes as a consequence.
Therefore, for player rackets, feel is the primary object and control comes as a side effect. The opposite is true for beginners; power is the primary objective and lack of feel is the side effect.
Do you agree? Am I wrong? Can you enlighten me further?
Thankyou

 

[Steve Huff]

I don't agree. If all they wanted was feel, they'd still be using wood rackets. Lots of pro's use Babolat PDs and APDs, which are stiff and fairly powerful rackets. I don't know that they are devoid of feel, but they certainly aren't low-powered rackets. Very few pro's are using rackets with RAs less than 60. And, most are using polyester strings, both are not made for feel.

 

[snoflewis]

Flex is a subjective aspect of feel, and a lower flex rating doesnt necessarily mean more feel.

 

[Automatix]

Also disagree with the OP and find what @Steve Huff quite accurate, @snoflewis is IMHO also correct.

 

[backhand101]

why cant the pros just use a higher powered racket where they would have to exert less and save energy for long matches?

 

[Injured Again]

why cant the pros just use a higher powered racket where they would have to exert less and save energy for long matches?

Because by the time they become a pro, they will have literally a million repetitions of their strokes and they will already know how much energy they have and how long they can accurately reproduce their stokezs. Besides, it is not the swinging of a racquet that gets tired. It is the movement and precision of getting the body into the proper position to make the swing.