mnttlrg
Professional
I wanted to get some opinions on what racket makes for the cleanest, most precise shots possible. I want to minimize errors, mishits, floating / trampolining shots, etc.
I am generally not as concerned about getting power and spin from the racket. I hit a lot of that on my own already, I just need my racket to not fail me.
Here is where I think I generally stand, though feel free to disagree and nitpick all of this. What do you think you hit the most consistent, clean, solid shots with?
head size:
95 and below - I will sometimes miss the sweet spot and have some trouble generating calculated spins, especially on attacks
100 and above - I start to run into trampoline issues, and my shots will sometimes arc too high or float too long. To whatever extent I gain forgiveness and sweet spot, I sacrifice precision on the height / depth, shot location, tighter spins, etc.
flex:
67 and above - I will start to lose dwell time.... I get mishits, cut too thin, not transfer the weight of the hoop into the ball and get flimsy stuff.
62 and below - I have less of a problem with this department, but it gets harder to generate aggressive spin shots. I will start to compensate for a lack of pop by over-driving on my swings.
string pattern:
16x19 - sometimes it's fine, other times it gets too arcy, too launchy, too imprecise
18x20 - sometimes it feels a bit dense or doesn't dip much, but I generally hit more precise
18x19 - my favorite pattern... the best combination of the two
beam:
24 and above - I start to get too much arc, not enough drive. Too many mishits. Can get imprecise.
21 and below - I think I actually like this for a setup, but I used to struggle a bit with weaker hoops. Not sure. Maybe thin with lead is the best of both worlds??
length:
27.5 or above - I start to lose directional control and over-plow, too many mistakes
27.25 - I actually liked this when I've tried it, but whatever
27 - fine by me
strung weight:
11 or below - swinging lightning fast can be nice, but I run into problems against real pace. I get mishits, control problems, etc.
12 or above - slows me down a bit, which can lead to some issues, but I don't hate it. depends on how the weight is distributed and how rewarded I feel by adding the extra weight
11.5 - comfortable, but may or may not hold up against big pace / spin. Generally my weight of choice??
swing weight:
below 320 - too flimsy, leads to problems
330ish - feels fine, just a bit slower in exchange for better contact / control
340 or above - I don't hate it. There's probably a point where it becomes excessive but not sure
So that's probably everything I can think of, but maybe the answer is far more simple than all of that. What do you think?
I am generally not as concerned about getting power and spin from the racket. I hit a lot of that on my own already, I just need my racket to not fail me.
Here is where I think I generally stand, though feel free to disagree and nitpick all of this. What do you think you hit the most consistent, clean, solid shots with?
head size:
95 and below - I will sometimes miss the sweet spot and have some trouble generating calculated spins, especially on attacks
100 and above - I start to run into trampoline issues, and my shots will sometimes arc too high or float too long. To whatever extent I gain forgiveness and sweet spot, I sacrifice precision on the height / depth, shot location, tighter spins, etc.
flex:
67 and above - I will start to lose dwell time.... I get mishits, cut too thin, not transfer the weight of the hoop into the ball and get flimsy stuff.
62 and below - I have less of a problem with this department, but it gets harder to generate aggressive spin shots. I will start to compensate for a lack of pop by over-driving on my swings.
string pattern:
16x19 - sometimes it's fine, other times it gets too arcy, too launchy, too imprecise
18x20 - sometimes it feels a bit dense or doesn't dip much, but I generally hit more precise
18x19 - my favorite pattern... the best combination of the two
beam:
24 and above - I start to get too much arc, not enough drive. Too many mishits. Can get imprecise.
21 and below - I think I actually like this for a setup, but I used to struggle a bit with weaker hoops. Not sure. Maybe thin with lead is the best of both worlds??
length:
27.5 or above - I start to lose directional control and over-plow, too many mistakes
27.25 - I actually liked this when I've tried it, but whatever
27 - fine by me
strung weight:
11 or below - swinging lightning fast can be nice, but I run into problems against real pace. I get mishits, control problems, etc.
12 or above - slows me down a bit, which can lead to some issues, but I don't hate it. depends on how the weight is distributed and how rewarded I feel by adding the extra weight
11.5 - comfortable, but may or may not hold up against big pace / spin. Generally my weight of choice??
swing weight:
below 320 - too flimsy, leads to problems
330ish - feels fine, just a bit slower in exchange for better contact / control
340 or above - I don't hate it. There's probably a point where it becomes excessive but not sure
So that's probably everything I can think of, but maybe the answer is far more simple than all of that. What do you think?
