Crocodile
G.O.A.T.
Well it’s getting late here tonight as I attempt to put together a thread that hopefully makes some logical sense and usefulness.
As all of you are well aware there are many types of tennis players both from a stylistic point of view, physical prowess, age and ability and therefore when you choose your next racquet you are obviously going to choose a frame that either best suits your game or your physical character predisposition and your needs.
So what you end up with might look something like this:
1. I’m looking for a racquet that will help me express my precise game with superb feel and control and have what Granville would say, a scalpel
2. I’m looking for a racquet that is quick through the air and have the type of string pattern that will allow me to generate my power and spin through elliptical acceleration and RPM’s
3. I’m looking for a racquet that will give me more power so I get more depth and penetration for the work I put into my shots, or
4. I’m looking for a racquet that will give my arm more comfort or help me out when I get into the third set.
These are just some examples and I’m sure there are many more things people might look at or even a combination of things.
Just from my own experiences I usually gravitate to 2 metrics;
1. You choose the best racquet that allows you to play your way of tennis without hurting your body;
2. You choose a racquet that best accentuates a particular characteristic or strength you want to maximise or one that minimises a weakness so that you are more likely to win more often.
Now from a match data perspective having an excellent serve and/or return is going to give you a greater chance of winning, especially if your serve with your new racquet and string set up has given you either a significant increase in service speed or an exceptional angle or much higher consistency. If I gave you a racquet to try and we measured that your service speed was increased by 20kmph would that be of interest to you as long as your arm didn’t disintegrate? So instead of serving at 190km your opponent is now facing 210km thunderbolts. In local tournament tennis that could pose a significant difference.
This difference could probably be achieved by going from a Head Prestige Tour strung in a dead poly to a Babolat Pure Drive Plus strung in VS Touch at 50lbs or a Volkl Super G7 295.
On balance we all know that being fit, moving well and using correct biomechanics is the key factor but add that to a targeted choice of racquet could give you a measurable advantage. Has anyone had any experience like this with your racquet choice, especially with the serve and what was your finding ?
As all of you are well aware there are many types of tennis players both from a stylistic point of view, physical prowess, age and ability and therefore when you choose your next racquet you are obviously going to choose a frame that either best suits your game or your physical character predisposition and your needs.
So what you end up with might look something like this:
1. I’m looking for a racquet that will help me express my precise game with superb feel and control and have what Granville would say, a scalpel
2. I’m looking for a racquet that is quick through the air and have the type of string pattern that will allow me to generate my power and spin through elliptical acceleration and RPM’s
3. I’m looking for a racquet that will give me more power so I get more depth and penetration for the work I put into my shots, or
4. I’m looking for a racquet that will give my arm more comfort or help me out when I get into the third set.
These are just some examples and I’m sure there are many more things people might look at or even a combination of things.
Just from my own experiences I usually gravitate to 2 metrics;
1. You choose the best racquet that allows you to play your way of tennis without hurting your body;
2. You choose a racquet that best accentuates a particular characteristic or strength you want to maximise or one that minimises a weakness so that you are more likely to win more often.
Now from a match data perspective having an excellent serve and/or return is going to give you a greater chance of winning, especially if your serve with your new racquet and string set up has given you either a significant increase in service speed or an exceptional angle or much higher consistency. If I gave you a racquet to try and we measured that your service speed was increased by 20kmph would that be of interest to you as long as your arm didn’t disintegrate? So instead of serving at 190km your opponent is now facing 210km thunderbolts. In local tournament tennis that could pose a significant difference.
This difference could probably be achieved by going from a Head Prestige Tour strung in a dead poly to a Babolat Pure Drive Plus strung in VS Touch at 50lbs or a Volkl Super G7 295.
On balance we all know that being fit, moving well and using correct biomechanics is the key factor but add that to a targeted choice of racquet could give you a measurable advantage. Has anyone had any experience like this with your racquet choice, especially with the serve and what was your finding ?