| Weight and balance are important components of | | | | head light. |
| your tennis racket. They can affect your speed, | | | | You will feel that it is easier to play with the lighter |
| power, maneuverability, and many other things that can | | | | head heavy racket when playing a slower game, but |
| change your game. Weight is a simple balance | | | | there is a problem when the tennis ball starts moving |
| between maneuverability and power while balance | | | | faster. The inertia of a light frame that is head heavy is |
| must be tuned in to your style for maximum control. | | | | lower than a heavier head light racket. During the |
| The old wooden rackets weight used to be between | | | | impact with the ball, the mass of the heavier handle |
| 13 and 14 ounces. With technology, it became possible | | | | helps support the position of the whole frame. |
| to make rackets lighter than 8 ounces; even are even | | | | With a light handle, the stress of impact is on the |
| lighter than 7 ounces. In a general sense, a lighter | | | | racket grip which is distributed to your wrist, elbow and |
| racket is more maneuverable and easy to swing than | | | | shoulder, causing loss of control or injury. Again, you do |
| a heavier racket, but heavier rackets are more | | | | not feel it when playing the slower game, but only |
| powerful. | | | | when the ball comes faster. |
| Balance is the distribution of weight across the racket. | | | | Lighter and head heavy rackets are better for the |
| The balance of your tennis racket can dramatically | | | | slower game because they deliver more power. |
| affect how you play. Swing Weight is a term referring | | | | Heavier even balanced or headlight rackets are better |
| to how much weight must be moved through the air | | | | for advanced or stronger players have a faster game |
| each time you swing your racket. By moving the | | | | to have more control and avoid injuries. Tour |
| balance towards the head of the racket you will | | | | professionals use custom balanced and usually heavier |
| increase the swing weight. A racket that is Swing | | | | frames. Any frame could be made heavier and |
| Heavy has more power, but is much slower. When | | | | balanced the way you like using lead tape, but don't |
| balanced correctly, light rackets that are head heavy | | | | forget to read up about stiffness and flexibility. |
| can have as much power as the heavier racket that is | | | | |