This might surprise you about professional tennis racquets... 

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Thanks, man. I appreciate it!

Improvement how? Please actually explain this. Increased weight doesnt improve your game

@@Official.tadiwa more control over your racket/shots during contact as long as you have the strength to wield it. You are not gonna get pushed by the ball as much as a light racket against a player who hits hard, you have more control to do what you want to do with the ball because racket is more stable during contact, heavier racket drive through the ball much easier, means your shots will be heavier (more power behind it, not speed). The disadvantage is less racket head speed= lower ball speed, lower spin capability, more stamina consumption For example, Rublev uses a very heavy racket and hits his forehand very flat and heavy, if an average pro was to use a 290 racket to return that, 1. that person will have to work a lot harder to match the power to hit back the shot with a much lighter racket, 2. even with no.1 accomplished, that person will still suffer a pretty bad vibration of his lighter racket, 3. if that person uses a very stiff racket with very high string tension, that can reduce vibration problem, but then he would have to deal with an overworked forearm and a tennis elbow So overall, ideally you wanna be using a heavy racket so you dont have to work as hard

Same. Can't hit less than 330

@@Official.tadiwa improved stability, power, control when dealing with stronger players. Against big hitters especially, you need that certain mass to keep up

@ TAĐ!WA it definitely improves your game in the medium to long run. A heavy swinging racquet will make you 'swing' the racquet and have good footwork to time it well. With lighter swinging rackets you can get away with poorer footwork and just flick yourself out of difficult situations and get away with poor technique. Ofc you can improve playing with lighter rackets,but they won't teach you how bad you are swinging it (timing and relaxation) compared to a heavy swinging racket. Heavy swinging rackets are a trade off, but if you dial it in, there isn't a greater feeling than effortlessly and comfortably plowing the ball.

Good point, style is important

325 is excellent for the Aero

Will do or remove if it is a distraction

@@Tennisnerd it's not the right music either tbh. Either remove or lower or change to the mood.

I liked the music a lot and didn't think it was too loud.

Strung

I’m 31 in good shape still. Play with a lot of spin but not as much as some of the younger gen. Definitely part of it, although look at Rafa - he’s been upping racquet SW to account for some of his declining athleticism and torque.

Still not measured my Ezone 98, currently I am playing with leather grip and one overgrip on it. I tried putting also some tape in different places but didn't liked it. Can you tell me your tuning please?

@@manosparcharidis465 I tried a leather grip as well but couldn't quite get used to it. Currently I have around 6g at 3 and 9, and 3g in the handle. So 9g in total. Mainly added stability with moderate increase of SW

@@Gamertaaag thanks, it sounds very balanced setup, with less static weight than me but more swingweight. I need to try it, although I love the raw feel from the leather grip and the more head light setup.

That list is going to change rapidly over the next decade or so, if things fall how they look to at the moment. Still, I'd like to take a look at that list as it sounds kind of interesting. While lower swing weights aren't new, it is a more recent trend among younger players that are, in many cases, still developing their careers. And if you're talking top 5 you've had Nadal, Djokovic, and Medvedev in and around there in recent times for example all swinging above 350. I'd say their ranks have more to do with them as players and it just so happens that higher swing weights are something they've chosen and it works with what they've wanted to implement on the court (wasn't always the case with Nadal). Outside of the three players mentioned, I know Ruud and Berretini have around 350ish swing weights. But largely they seem to be 345 and under at the top now. FAA 338 or something. Tsitsipas 340 something. Sinner 340. Alcaraz 328. Tiafoe 330. And notably these I've just mentioned here bar Berretini have light static weights compared to average when you include currently playing gens. Larger head sizes as well (I read tour average is 97 inches, but most players under a certain age use 98 to 100). And stiffer frames in many cases. I suspect if someone has come up with a list of RA and rank, lower RA would be winning that over the years. Mid head sizes as well. Higher static Vs lower static. But again these things are changing. Every equipment choice will boost something at the expense of something else. That even includes swing weight. It's a mix and match that ideally is tailored to you. And lower swing weights are quite obviously perfectly viable.

Yeah, will fix that, my mistake

there is an app which name is tennis swing calculator for android

For example this app shows swing weight for my racket 352. the details of the racket is 360 gram total, 32cm balance,27 inch length

I haven't used the manual method in a while, but it should work okay, although not as exact. There are some cheaper swing-weight tools out there on the market.

Thanks 👊🏻

I’m a year younger, and since I can’t run around for much more than 90 minutes it hardly matters if I can swing the racket. That said I have just picked up an old Head iTour frame which is more in the spec you’re indicating and I’m excited to hit with it. Feels like it’s going to give me some extra RHS and not sacrifice too much stability despite being rather lower in swing weight and static weight than the rest of my bag.

Me too! Fun concept for a pro tournament.

And a match played with off the shelf rackets (the ones they are painted to look like!) with no customisation, only their choice of string and tension just to see how much worse they played if at all.

@@jesoby Nadal would have advantage there as new pure aeros aren't a massive departure from his original (I think he even used a blacked out 2016 pure aero in a tournament years back, at a custom spec). Biggest thing would be dealing with the completely different specs and how that alters everything from the swing and timing to performance at contact (Nadals has a 360 swing weight for instance and is quite heavily polarised, meaning it would be more like a weighty whip) and adjusting to that. Djokovic on the other hand uses a completely different racket to the speed. Different mold. Different layup. Different head size. Different string pattern. It would be an even bigger drop in power than it would be for Nadal as well, as the speed pro he endorses despite being heavier (stock retail Vs pure aero) has lower hitting weight values (effective weight at contact with different points of stringbed) in terms of effective area, meanwhile Djokovics actual racket is an absolute beast. Both guys though would need to make up for lost power with extra swing speed. I'm sure they'd do just that and they'd still be hitting awesome shots and having great rallies. Would be fun/interesting. They're incredible players though so they'd still play well, even if there's an adjustment period. Well as in they'd still look awesome but they for sure wouldn't play anywhere near as well as they do with their setups. Not necessarily because they're better, but that they're used to their setups and they've come to those specs on purpose. As an example, Djokovic is an absolute master at redirecting power/heavy shots with precision. His setup is perfect for that. A stock retail head speed pro is not.

Yes You're just pretty much keeping the balance the same

Yes

You never reduce the swingweight by adding weight. Although adding weight at the tip will increase the swingweight more than adding it in the handle.

@evylsalamie @Tennisnerd @Golden Calf Can i estimate the swingweight increase when i add weight without changing the balance?

@@tbluefuck Not sure, I never tried calculating it myself. I usually adjust weight by static weight and balance point, then tweak things according to how the racquet feels in hand and how much depth I get with my shots. I think tennis Warehouse might have a swingweight calculator if you really want to find out.

Roger varied a lot, he played with a lot of spin though.. Flatter shots on the rise or attack.. Rafa is more lift.. Different.. But have you seen Rogers arm.. He turns that around as a 300 gr for most players.. His swingweight is quite high, 350gr unstrung.. Check his spec vid

there is a video about the Djokovic frame on the channel, I don't know them by heart

It can do! But it depends on how you strike the ball and what string you use

Haha thanks! Wanted to make it more engaging :)

@@Tennisnerd it was distracting for me

Exactly, I was wondering what opening Nadal will use in the Australian Open.

@@motomtl9314 Dragon defence.

@@Yardehardedar The spin variation

Maybe unstrung

@@vanodne yeah, i didn't see the comment on the video!

Unstrung

@@Tennisnerd Still, that seems quite low for a PT57A using pro? Interesting… He certainly hammers the ball, so must have crazy mechanics!

Good point

Federer won a few and tennis is changing

@@Tennisnerd debatable. Many sources say he played the majority of his career with right around 350. 345 is the lowest estimate I've ever seen. as for the tennis is changing, yeah it is and it's getting worse. These young guys can't beat guys in their mid to late 30s. All congrats to Med at US Open 2021, however, he's using a swing weight at 350+ as well. Alcaraz won US Open 2022, but one glaringly large asterisk there... No actual confirmed swing weights from him either unless we trust the babolat sales rep on the forums.

@@Tennisnerd fed is close enough to 350 by all accounts to be considered in the 350 plus club.

@@curttheboywonder a 350 swing weight and its end result as far as performance goes varies from racket to racket. So an old 85 inch pro staff with a 350 swing weight isn't the same as a Pure Aero with a 350 swing weight even if the static, balance, RA etc are matched. This is because different variables with a racket impact its effective hitting weight, not static, at different points on the stringbed. So a modern Pure Aero VS, which Alcaraz supposedly uses relatively close to stock specs, hits like a heavier racket. This is important to note here when talking about swing weights at a lower limit of 350 in your mind being acceptable. One big point when it comes to a higher swing weight is to better win the battle of ball Vs racket at your contact point, and modern rackets quite often make this easier to do with lighter overall specs than with more traditional rackets. Lighter setups bring their own benefits, like additional time on the ball. Swing speed can also make up for loss of power from the setup as well, depending on various factors. You've also got different generations. So what worked in the 90s isn't necessarily entirely relevant to what works now. So you'd have to go with recent results, which even then perhaps isn't entirely fair seeing how the best players to ever play the game are still playing quite well (bar Fed who's retired). And all we know right now is that many of the young players pushing through are using lighter specs than older generations. You can argue all you want whether that's a good or bad thing, but that's going down a subjective path. Like it or not, in 10 + years, unless newer generations change the tone again, which is of course totally possible, most top players and slam winners will be using fairly light specs. That will of course change the data here re slam winners and swing weights, static weights etc. But one player is one player. What works for that one player may or may not reflect equipment trends in his or her time. And the point there is that trends are one thing but what ultimately works for you is another, and they won't necessarily match up. I'd say most would agree though that the reason the younger guys haven't broken through enough at the slams isn't really down to their rackets but their heads. Possibly also actual talent as well. No offense to Tsitsipas etc but Nadal and Djokovic are just better players, even in their mid thirties. It's been the same way with every gen that's come since the big 3 have been a thing, and I'd even say this new era of younger players have some of the best non big 3 guys I've seen since the arrival of the big 3. Furthermore, the first player I've seen since their arrival all those years ago that looks to have the potential to reach an even somewhat comparable level, which by no means he will achieve it, is Alcaraz, who to our knowledge uses a very light spec.

@@sjjapp This is all based on one guy, supposedly using a racquet mostly stock. Which could be completely untrue. Everyone said Nick K used a stock ezone XI and now there are pictures circulating with gobs of lead under the head bumper showing from when he smashed one to bits... We'll just have to wait and see with Alcaraz. Studies show that as racquet weight increases, swing speed barely decreases. Doubling a 300ish gram racquet to 600 grams slows down the average swing by about 25 percent. Even on big shots pros are rarely swinging a racquet over 85 mph if ever. It's not like guys with light racquets are swinging at 100 mph and guys with heavy racquets are at 60 mph. It's all basically the same max racquet swing speed. Perhaps a lighter racquet can reach it's ultimate velocity faster than a heavier one. But by the end of the stroke they're all moving roughly the same speed. Force = mass x acceleration. with acceleration being similar, more mass means more force. Of course the racquet doesn't make the player and these young guys are failing all on their own. Still fun to point out that we shouldn't be looking to follow the trends of the generation that can't defeat geriatrics.