What would help your game more, less length or headsize?

[LapsedNoob]

This one is a fun hypothetical. If you think the topic is dumb feel free to post elsewhere.

Which of these two changes do you think would help your game more, if you absolutely had to make one or the other?

Would you rather lose 5 sq. inches of headsize?

Or

Would you rather lose 0.5" of length?

For the sake of fun discourse pretend you have to choose one and explain which and why you feel it would be the better choice than the other for your game?

 

[Ghost3789]

Lose 10-15 sq. in.

 

[LapsedNoob]

I'll go first.

I gravitate towards 100 inch racquets, 98-102 ish, so if I had to give up 5" I might feel a loss of effectiveness on some of the slice and spin I like to enjoy.

Personally I'd give up 1/2" to get a little control and maintain my same stringbed at the cost of a little power.

 

[LapsedNoob]

Lose 10-15 sq. in.

Preferable to you than 1/2" shorter?

Explain why you choose this option.

 

[BlueB]

If my frame was a 27" OS, I'd loose 5 sqin.
If it was 27" M, I'd loose 0.5".

If my frame had SW much higher then I like, I'd loose 0.5".

 

[beltsman]

Easily drop head size. I play with 98 sq in. I've played with 85 and loved it. Also love 90 and 95. The smaller the better.

 

[SpinToWin]

Drop 5 square inches (I have no problem with head sizes really as you may see from my signature).

 

[beltsman]

Drop 5 square inches (I have no problem with head sizes really as you may see from my signature).

Good man!

char

 

[Lukhas]

Well I buy my frames almost for their extended length... Given that I've played with 95in² and 27" racquets before, I really could drop either if the other specs pleased me. But I'm not going to do that.

 

[ed70]

Any ladies care to comment...length or head size?

 

[SpinToWin]

Any ladies care to comment...length or head size?

ahahaha touché :lol:

 

[LapsedNoob]

Drop 5 square inches (I have no problem with head sizes really as you may see from my signature).

So you'd happily play with an 80?

 

[speedysteve]

I dropped from 98 to 93 (more like 90) and am fine with it. Probably it's the combo of racquet and strings working together more than just pure head size.
Playing with a 65 woody was pretty ok too. Now I have nat gut in the Slaz I reckon it will hit very nicely

 

[SpinToWin]

So you'd happily play with an 80?

I play from 95 to 85, isn't that enough? I could play with an 80 for sure, but I would not want to do it on anything other than carpet. Still better than having a shorter racquet though IMO.

 

[LapsedNoob]

I play from 95 to 85, isn't that enough? I could play with an 80 for sure, but I would not want to do it on anything other than carpet. Still better than having a shorter racquet though IMO.

It's just supposed to be thought experiment. Would you rather switch your 85 for an 80 or take 1/2" length off of it?