Unstable racquets ?????

NoBadMojo

G.O.A.T.
No offense to anyone, but almost none of the frames discussed on this board are unstable. there are so many posts by people saying their frames are unstable. assuming you are using the correct grip size, all tennis frames become unstable when the sweetspot is not struck. lighter stiffer frames will feel worse on mis-hits than heavy flexy ones, which is another good reason to embrace the flexy w. mass. so if you can't find the sweetspot on the frame you have, you can throw some lead on there in the right places and that will expand the sweetspot (slightly) but change the dynamics of your frame, you can buy a new frame w. a larger sweetspot, or guess what? you can work on your game and become a better ball striker!..these seem to be the primary options which are far better than blaming everything on your bat. my .02 and again, no offense to anyone. ed
 

NoBadMojo

G.O.A.T.
oh..you could also string less tightly if you string too tightly and that will make your sweetspot bigger. and....polys? forget about...beyond the dangers to your health, stiff strings like that make for smaller sweetspots IMO.
 

tomgavin

Rookie
Ed, what about Touch Turbo? The overwhelming majority of people seem to love the string. Do you think a power string (yet good control and good for spin) is better played at a lower tension--say a range between 53 and 63. What would you say it would play best at for a power baselineer (5.0)? Thanks.
 

NoBadMojo

G.O.A.T.
i dunno tomgavin..i've never used TouchTurbo and dont comment on stuff i havent tried. maybe another poster will jump in. as far as the rest of your q's, i would have to see you hit, but string tension is very much a function of playing styles and the frame you;re using. i've never hit w. what you use i dont think..if you're a 5.0, you should be able to discover this on your own. if you can not, i would suggest you seek out a good teaching pro and take a lesson and he/he should be able to suggest some good setups for you.ed
 

ejwuf

New User
your point is well taken. However, not everyone strikes the ball cleanly. And in addition to working on their game, they may also want a more forgiving frame. I'm not entirely certain that "all frames discussed" on this board are of equal stability. Seems to me that weight distribution, stiffness, string density and tension can all affect the feeling from ball contact -- and yes, that feeling can be described as more or less solid, and yes, these qualities are important when choosing a frame, and yes, these qualities are part of a larger equation that includes stroke mechanics (which -- I agree -- should be the primary factor). That is, it is more than fair to ask how the entire stringbed feels, not just the sweetspot -- even pros connect the ball off the sweetspot. Frames that are more head heavy typically send less shock to the arm and feel more solid at impact. Similarly, more flexible frames absorb more of the shock and have a more comfortable feel. Some of the people who ask about stability are merely asking how much feedback a frame has -- and that includes the feedback from balls hit in the sweetspot. That is, even balls hit in the sweetspot have a feeling associated with them, and that feeling is a function of the frame's overall weight, material, weight distribution, string density, tension, etc. And the people who use this board often want information on that feeling and one of the ways they describe that feeling is by using the word solid. If you would like them to use a different concept to "get at" the feeling of a frame's native feedback properties, than educate us further. But yes, I also agree with you 100%: it is never productive to ignore the role of stroke mechanics (but this is the Racquet section, not Instruction -- so my sense is that the role of stroke mechanics is assumed).
 
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