Need a power racquet that is arm friendly

[sharona1973]

Okay...feel free to delete this thread if it has been repeated too much. I've asked before and gotten some good responses but can't seem to really find a racquet that is both powerful (provides power or pop) and that is flexible. It seems like most of the powerful racquets usually are light and head heavy...am I wrong? Seems like the arm friendly racquets don't come with a lot of power?

So far the racquets that have been mentioned are the Dunlop 300G and the Prokennex Kinetic 5G....are there no recent racquets that fit the bill?

Thanks!

 

[NoBadMojo]

the Dunlop 300g isnt a powerful racquet. The frames I use <Volkl Tour10MP-VE> are a unique combo of power and flexibility and respond well at alot of diff tensions and with a variety of strings. If the swingweight agrees with you, take one out for a spin. It's a very nice ride, and very comfortable.

 

[Zverev]

Flex will reduce power, but bigger head will add some power.

Big headed flexy frames are available from Prince and Head (Radical Oversize).
Or what about, say, 7g, next up from ProKennex? Should be more power, and still with Kinetic technology...

 

[goober]

try one fo the following

LM Instinct
LM Radical OS
Prokennex 15 PSE (way more power than the 5g and I have one for sale )
300g OS not the mp version
Vokl Cat 6 or 7
Fischer GDS Rally

 

[Ronaldo]

Don't overlook Yonex racquets. Own the Head LM Instinct Tour XL and Volkl CAT 6, both get their power from their length, Instinct is a bit flexible. Yonex SRQ-500 the racquet you are looking for.

 

[nggeoff03]

It should be a Wilson n3 with the iso-zorb but too expensive. I am using a n5 midplus also with iso-zorb and it works well.

 

[lanky]

Easy -if you want power with some comfort has to be PK15G PSE .Keeping the ball in court could be a problem but serving and power shots-amazing

 

[avdiscolo]

I have a Head LM 2. It's very easy on my arm and has a nice combination of power and control.

 

[flatpick]

I use a very flexible frame to avoid a recurrence of TE. In order to boost the power I have it strung with gut at 52 lbs. The softness of the gut together with the low tension not only increase the power, they are also easy on the elbow.

 

[El Diablo]

I'm using the Ki 15 PSE now but I'm not certain it's as arm friendly as it's said to be. It's got a fairly high stiffness rating that the buckshot inside may not fully overcome -- I've had some elbow twinges that I never had with a POG or Volkl. Tour 10 VE-MP gets my vote for power stick that will be gentle on the arm.

 

[donnielprokennex]

Try The New Ki-10.

Okay...feel free to delete this thread if it has been repeated too much. I've asked before and gotten some good responses but can't seem to really find a racquet that is both powerful (provides power or pop) and that is flexible. It seems like most of the powerful racquets usually are light and head heavy...am I wrong? Seems like the arm friendly racquets don't come with a lot of power?

So far the racquets that have been mentioned are the Dunlop 300G and the Prokennex Kinetic 5G....are there no recent racquets that fit the bill?

Thanks!

The Ki-10 has a stiffness rating of 66, so there's a lot more power than say a Ki-5 or 5G from PK. You might think of it as an "arm friendly pure drive light" as it's 1/2 oz. lighter than a pure drive and 3 pts. less stiff. Also a KI-10 Pro Special Edition (PSE) that's available. 1/2 oz heavier (unstrung weight) than a pure drive and 63 RA. good combo of power and control.

donnielprokennex

 

[drak]

Cat 8 V-engine has good controllable pop, nice flex, very easy on the arms as well. Oh yeah - plays great as well.

Drak

 

[bluegrasser]

The N5 Wilson 110 looks funny but very good on the arm with good flex, and real good pop.

 

[basil J]

03 Tour has plenty of pop and flex.

 

[bee]

Head LM Prestige Mid strung with Klip Legend natural gut uncoated at 56# with Babolat string savers. Very flexible and quite powerful. Excellent control. Spin can be produced with good technique. This is a pretty heavy racquet, but if you have good upper body strength it's excellent. Best serving racquet I've ever played with. Better than the Head Classics IMO.

 

[goober]

Head LM Prestige Mid strung with Klip Legend natural gut uncoated at 56# with Babolat string savers. Very flexible and quite powerful. Excellent control. Spin can be produced with good technique. This is a pretty heavy racquet, but if you have good upper body strength it's excellent. Best serving racquet I've ever played with. Better than the Head Classics IMO.

Uh I think that most people would consider a LM Pretige Mid to be a low powered racquet even strung with gut at lower tension.