Racket recommendations for tennis elbow issues

[peg]

I would appreciate any suggestions on good tennis rackets for someone with tennis elbow problems. I am a 3.0-3.5 female player. I play between 6-10 hours every week and the tennis elbow has recently become a big issue.

Currently playing with a head heavy racket and just learned I should be playing with a head light. Suggestions very appreciated.

 

[Lukhas]

This thread again?
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=502386

 

[kvan]

^^^Yup.

Try out the Prince Tour 100 line, or if you can, the previous Prince EXO3 Tour 100s too.

They're arguably the most flexy-feeling modern racquet but the weight might be something to get used to, and I always recommend a demo for any racquet before buying.

Good luck!

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

Yeah, the racquet model is called R.I.C.E. and it's manufactured by your local doctors.

 

[Shroud]

I would appreciate any suggestions on good tennis rackets for someone with tennis elbow problems. I am a 3.0-3.5 female player. I play between 6-10 hours every week and the tennis elbow has recently become a big issue.

Currently playing with a head heavy racket and just learned I should be playing with a head light. Suggestions very appreciated.

Hi Peg. Thats a lot of tennis per week. It might be time for a rest. Are you taking lessons?

 

[loosegroove]

The Prince Tour 100 16x18 is a lot of racket for most 3.0-3.5 women. It has a higher swingweight than the previous EXO3 Tour (from personal experience and specs listed here). I would suggest the Prince ESP Tour 100T, that is after you give yourself some time to recoup and maybe do some PT with Therabands. And don't use poly string.

 

[tennisjon]

Look for racquets that are under 65 flex...preferably closer to 60. Usually denser pattern helps (16x20 or 18x20) and string looser (near 50lbs) with softer strings (multi). A racquet such as the Wilson Blade 104 may fit your needs. Its not very powerful, but it has a lot of control. In general, Pro Kennex, Volkl, Pacific, and Yonex tend to offer racquets that are in these categories.

 

[MisterP]

Prince Warrior Team 100.

 

[KFwinds]

I am a 3.0-3.5 female player.

This is all I need to know to answer your question. What you are really asking is: "Which racquet will allow me to play with poor technique and not get tennis elbow?"

The answer is: none. As someone who coaches a lot of women who play at your level, my suggestion is to take a few privates with your local pro and have them try to pinpoint the weaknesses in your technique that might be causing stress on that tendon.

Some of the common ones that I see are: wrong serve and/or volley grip, poor preparation on groundstrokes causing the player to contact the ball late or mis-hit, poor or non-existent follow-through on serves and groundstrokes. The one equipment related item that can definitely cause or aggravate tennis elbow is using the wrong grip size. Use the guidelines provided on this website to measure your hand and make sure that the handle size of your racquet is appropriate for you.

Lastly, if you have tried all of the above (including the suggestions to rest and limit your play for a while), then you might possibly look for a more arm-friendly stick and strings. It always seems to be the first thing people look to change when it really should be the last.

 

[burn1986]

I would appreciate any suggestions on good tennis rackets for someone with tennis elbow problems. I am a 3.0-3.5 female player. I play between 6-10 hours every week and the tennis elbow has recently become a big issue.



Currently playing with a head heavy racket and just learned I should be playing with a head light. Suggestions very appreciated.

Start by having it restrung at the bottom of the recommended range. Then get a Wilson Shock Shield grip. Then just try swinging a little earlier and lifting the ball over the net on your strokes rather than hitting it hard with fast racquet speed.

I would try this first before changing racquets, unless you have money to by different racquets.

Of course, I responded before reading the above post. Good point on the grip. If it is too big, you can take the main grip completely off and just use 2 overgrips to make it smaller.

 

[ART ART]

Loose grip... This is a big point for not aggravating or getting tennis elbow. Most T.E. cases are caused by gripping and muscling to much each stroke.
Play with your arm/hand loose. Do not force the stroke. Prepare early.

But if you're with a bad T.E. already, the only thing you can do now is rest, deep tissue massage and stretch. YouTube is your friend !