TW: Racquet Customization Q

[eric]

Hey TW, I was fiddling with the TW University Racquet Customization tool and had a question about balance... It asks to enter balance in either inches or cm, but I can only find stats in points (e.g 7 pts HL) on the website. How can I convert this to inches? I'm pretty sure that if I enter 7 into the calculator, it will take it as a balance point of 7 inches, not 7 pts HL...right? How do I translate from the points measurement to inches/cm measurement?
Thanks,
eric

 

[TW Staff]

1 point = 1/8 of an inch away from the middle of the racquet. An example: for a 27 in racquet, the middle is 13.5 or (13 and 4/8 inches). If the racquet balances at 13 inches, then it's balance point is 4 points head light.

Hope this makes sense and clears things up. Any more ?'s, please feel free to ask.

Jason, TW