Back since when I used to play college tennis to now few years later (high level club player), my teammates and others were always in shock of how I weigh up my racquets to be more evenly balanced.
I know that modern racquets tend to be more HL, but is it that unusual to play with a 1pt ish HL balance?
People who have tried my racquets (bit of a racquetholic) have always asked why is the weight almost evenly balanced and why its not HL, and alot of people keep being nosy and recommending me to go HL as thats the "modern way".
I've played and still play (I hope) at a pretty high level and a lot of the things people have said to me is "better people use a HL balance", "swap to a HL balance because that will help you", etc.
So now I'm here to ask (because of all the people who nag at me to swap to HL balance) if playing with a more evenly balanced racquet is that bad and whether there are any pros for me to swap to a more HL balance point in the long run.
Bit more info about my racquets and playstyle.
I have never used Tweener/power racquets as I've tried but hated them, too much power that its uncontrollable for me.
I don't go full head heavy like the tecnifibre tfight iso 305 that I have, but more towards 1pt HL.
If I buy a racquet, for example, the Blade v9 that I use most, I usually just try to buy an overspec one and add lead tape to the head to make it 1-2pt HL.
Most of my racquets are 340g ish strung with overgrip and dampener at 1-2pt HL.
I previously played with RF97 stock when I played college tennis, but now, I've started using lighter racquets.
It's not that I can't play with like 7pt HL racquets, I can and I do enjoy some of them (i.e, my Wilson PS 6.1 95 v14, RF97) but I feel like as I use more lighter racquets I miss the plowthrough.
HL balance on these lighter racquets that come 305g-315g sometimes make my strokes too whippy as I can really swing them maybe too quickly.
My playstyle is an aggressive baseliner that hammers a decent top spin but flattish forehand (more emphasis on penetrating speed).
I have a OHBH reserved for easy shots where I can really prepare and rip it away, but most of the time I'm slicing it back for my backhands.
Some might be disgusted by this, but I have a Yonex Regna 98, where I took off the leather grip to make it more evenly balanced LOL.
I know that modern racquets tend to be more HL, but is it that unusual to play with a 1pt ish HL balance?
People who have tried my racquets (bit of a racquetholic) have always asked why is the weight almost evenly balanced and why its not HL, and alot of people keep being nosy and recommending me to go HL as thats the "modern way".
I've played and still play (I hope) at a pretty high level and a lot of the things people have said to me is "better people use a HL balance", "swap to a HL balance because that will help you", etc.
So now I'm here to ask (because of all the people who nag at me to swap to HL balance) if playing with a more evenly balanced racquet is that bad and whether there are any pros for me to swap to a more HL balance point in the long run.
Bit more info about my racquets and playstyle.
I have never used Tweener/power racquets as I've tried but hated them, too much power that its uncontrollable for me.
I don't go full head heavy like the tecnifibre tfight iso 305 that I have, but more towards 1pt HL.
If I buy a racquet, for example, the Blade v9 that I use most, I usually just try to buy an overspec one and add lead tape to the head to make it 1-2pt HL.
Most of my racquets are 340g ish strung with overgrip and dampener at 1-2pt HL.
I previously played with RF97 stock when I played college tennis, but now, I've started using lighter racquets.
It's not that I can't play with like 7pt HL racquets, I can and I do enjoy some of them (i.e, my Wilson PS 6.1 95 v14, RF97) but I feel like as I use more lighter racquets I miss the plowthrough.
HL balance on these lighter racquets that come 305g-315g sometimes make my strokes too whippy as I can really swing them maybe too quickly.
My playstyle is an aggressive baseliner that hammers a decent top spin but flattish forehand (more emphasis on penetrating speed).
I have a OHBH reserved for easy shots where I can really prepare and rip it away, but most of the time I'm slicing it back for my backhands.
Some might be disgusted by this, but I have a Yonex Regna 98, where I took off the leather grip to make it more evenly balanced LOL.
