STEP 1 - Why You Need A Good Tennis Racquet!

Tennis has undergone a sea change, from its initial beginnings as a leisurely sport, to being one of the most popular sports. Tennis is now a global spectator sport, enjoyed by millions. Current tennis stars like Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, to name only a few are superstars in their own right. Tennis was played with wooden rackets till the late 70’s, with players like Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg winning many a grand slam title with wooden racquets. The advent of technologically advanced tennis racquets, popularly referred to as ‘graphite racquets’, changed the way, tennis is played.

The modern tennis racquets have more bigger ‘sweet spot’, making tennis a power sport. Scientifically designed strings generate greater power in to shots. Power hitting enabled by these sleek, lightweight racquets has seen the game becoming faster and rallies becoming shorter, except perhaps, in the clay courts. Most of the tennis now a day’s is played on artificial deco turf, except for the French Open on clay and the Wimbledon on grass.

Whatever may be your level of play, selecting the right tennis Racquet is of vital importance. Making the wrong choice could mean ending up with ‘tennis elbow’, which afflicts almost 50 % of all tennis players. So, if you are a beginner you can start of with a power tennis racquet, the more advanced pros, looking for that much more control can go in for an appropriate tennis racquet. Selection of proper tennis racquets also depends on your physique and importantly, you should feel comfortable with your racquet.

So, this leaves us with the question, how to choose the correct type of tennis racquet? Scout for information on the internet, get in touch with sports gear retails, check out with retailers, and consult other avid players, read racquet reviews. Take into consideration all the factors, what is that you are looking for in a tennis racquet. Is it more power? Better control? Comfort? Answer these questions honestly and make the right choice.

You also need to have a basic understanding of the build of a racquet, for selecting the proper tennis gear. The head and the sweet spot or otherwise known as the strung surface should be big enough. Beginners are usually recommended to go in for over – sized or jumbo frames with a larger sweet spot. The larger sweet spots will enable you to volley like McEnroe and serve like Becker, although only in your weekend games! The more advanced pros prefer the mid-sized racquets, which give more control. Most of the tennis racquets come with a ‘wide beam’, the area on either side of the head of the racquet. Check for a comfortable grip and the overall length of the tennis racquet. Weight of the tennis racquet is also another important criteria for choosing the proper tennis racquet. Graphite is now used extensively as the base ingredient in most of the tennis racquets. This has made tennis racquets really light and good for power – hitting. One can also find the odd aluminum or wooden racquets. For the sake of nostalgia, you can use them on a few occasions.

Choosing the right tennis racquet can help you really play well and play without injuries. Injuries result due to wrong choice of racquets. With a little bit of patience and proper guidance, you can get the racquet of your choice. After all you don’t want to burn a big hole in your pocket, for getting injured? Right!

Armed with all this information, you can now go and buy your tennis racquet and live out your dreams of winning Wimbledon, or Australian Open, or the US Open. Tennis racquets are available extensively with sports retailers and online. You can use the internet for clinching real good deals. Most of the leading brands like Dunlop, Adidas, Prince, Head, Wilson, Yonex, Slazenger, Wilson, Babolat, to name only a few are extensively advertised and you won’t find locating them a problem.