Choosing A Racquet | TENNIS 101
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- Опубликовано: 3 янв 2024
- You can't play tennis without it. A tennis racquet is an essential tool. But what you choose first can help a lot or do damage. In this video I cover choosing your first racquet. HAVE FUN😁
Cool vid, I was wondering about your perspective on this.
Great vid Will, I have tooth picks for arms and currently use a prostaff V6 85 modded to 515g. I have to start my first swing an hour before the match starts but I find it really helps me punch through the ball
That racquet sounds like a tank😳
Wow, 515g? This doesn’t sound like a recipe for long-term sustainability or health… especially if you really have toothpick arms/underdeveloped musculature. And… it might hold you back from properly developing technique and strength too?
Instead using tennis matches as your workout, maybe better to do strength training separately (either weight lifting or calisthenics, or even yoga) and focus tennis training on learning better technique to create power with a normal racquet (by utilizing your whole kinetic chain)? Throwing around a weight like that for hours at a time, especially under match conditions (where you will almost certainly take many aggressive hacks from compromised structural positions and mechanics), and with underdeveloped frame/muscles…. I can’t see that ending well.
It does sound like you have great endurance, brilliant work ethic, and discipline (e.g. starting warm ups an hour early). If you also have great body awareness too, perhaps you’ll be fine & avoid injury. But I’d bet applying those advantages towards strength and technique training (instead of marathon warmups) would be a much more effective use of your time, and get you faster and more long lasting results! Good luck either way!
@@750ml you're too kind, I only get the one swing before I retire each match
Comedy gold right here.
LOL, ok clearly I took that way too seriously, my bad
Hi Will. I recently injured my wrist really badly. I've had minor wrist pains before but nothing a decent wrist brace couldn't handle. This recent injury just seemed to have come out of the blue. In fact I didn't notice it for the first time while I was actually playing but rather after a training session. I have no idea what caused it but I guessed it was my extreme western grip... on both the forehand and backhand sides... don't ask how I ended up holding a racquet like that in the backhand side. Anyway, I've been playing like this for 20+ years without injury. I've also been using the Wilson Hyper Hammet 5.3 recreational racquet for over 15 years. Your video has caused me to wonder, for the first time, if the weight of my racquet could be a contributing factor. I like this racquet because it is evenly balanced and dread the thought of being advised to get a heavier racquet. I would like to know your thoughts though.
Great video, looks like a beginner's guide.
But for some players I would definetely not recommend the granny stick. And I have never ever seen anything really good come from those things.
I remember one older clubmate of mine, very late beginner and very enthusiastic. Got one of those right at the start and picked up zero technique at all. He is even proud of playing just out of his wrist, came from badminton as his first sport.
For such late beginners with ambitions I would rather suggest a Prince Phantom 93: the most demanding one, just to enforce clean swings. And maybe later (or even at the same time) something easier to play when it counts, like an Ezone 100.
I only showed the granny stick for price and popularity comparison
@@ironwilltennis Yeah, I think I got the clue. And it is popular for a reason. There is no other stick easier to access.
But it's double edged sword. You can't have any progress with that.
Hi Iron, what do you thing about prince beast 100 (300 gr)? This racket has a easy movement and power... But a lack of control... Our maybe it's my lack of technique.... Can you give me your opinion? Thanks
It falls within the parameters. A little lite but solid frame
What about smaller head size. What are the pros and cons?
Cons: smaller sweet spot, less forgiving of positional contact, (usually) less “free” power
Pros: easier to maneuver/control racquet, (usually) better control of ball placement, (usually) more stability through contact (* weight matters more though)
Depending on your skill level, style of game, and where you are/going in your tennis journey, the Cons can actually be positive and a Pro might be a negative sometimes. For example, a smaller sweet spot can help train you to watch the ball better and create better consistency in your stroke - that might be good for an intermediate/advanced player with good fundamental technique, but usually too overwhelming for a beginner and unnecessary for an elite player.
The Cons for a small head size are typically very frustrating for a beginner, who needs a lot of forgiveness on technique and precision. The Pros tend to be less useful for a beginner too (e.g. control isn’t usually a priority vs a bigger usable zone and “make up” power)… unless you already have pretty good natural technique and intuitively use your body well to create power… and/or finesse and a control game really inspires you. These priorities often stay the same even as beginners turn into intermediate players, but for some the priorities shift as you discover your preferred playing style, your technique improves, and/or you understand how you want to develop your skills and where you want your racquet to help you/where you don’t want it to “help” you anymore.
If you can weird it, smaller frames are magical on volleys as well a flat drives
for a beginner i would not choose anything smaller than a 100. Even for an intermediate. No real benefits. Technique must be really good and find the sweet spot easily to go to a 98
The difference between a 98 and 100 are smaller than the differences in sweet spot due to the shape of the hoop or the string pattern. My Dunlop cx200 tour 95 has a sweet spot that is wider than the prestige 98 18x20. And that's just because the hoop is rounder and wider in the middle than the prestige 98. The latest vcore 95 is more forgiving than most 97 and a lot of 98 rackets. A vcore 98 is more forgiving than a speed mp 100.
Don't focus too much on one attribute. You have to look at rackets integrally
@@LarzB i have not played with any 98 that is more forgiving than a 100. The main problem for a beginner is not the sweet spot but what happens outside of it. 100 is more forgiving.
I discuss about head size because it is the one thing that i disagree on this video.
@@nicholastsinonis that's what i react to, if you take the prestige mp (99 head, almost a 100) and a vcore 95, the sweet spot is bigger on the 95 because of the shape of the hoop. A more open string pattern also increases the sweet spot.
The sweet spot size is the measurement of what bad things happen is not hit centered
The difference in head size from 98-100 is negligible and most new players wont notice. The forgiveness of the Frame is dependent on the density of the mold. Many brands that have a 98 and 100 version of a racquet will also hollow 1 mold out to create the "forgiving" feel.
@@ironwilltennis i tried vcore 98 and vcore 100. They claim that sweet spot of 98 is bigger. This is far from true. Also if you hit outside the sweet spot the difference is even worse. Maybe in other brands is different
For advanced players, choose the Yonex Regna 98
Well, easy pick for max. money. The Regna is kinda the jack of all trades, enough power, very good control, spin, just everything.
Got two of the 98, also available as 100.
Thanks for agreeing with me on the Regna. Did you travel to Japan to get this magical racquet 🎾? My wife's best friend's daughter was vacationing in Tokyo and got mine 😊
@@garychin4138 I was lucky to have the Australien Tennis Warehouse (their name is TennisOnly, if I remember correctly) just getting a branch of those. US also had some but didn't ship to Europe.
But customs and shipping were somewhat expensive in top, so I ended up with 1.000€ (roughly 1.100 US$) for my pair of Regnas.
But the racquet is worth every penny. Read "Regna" backwards and you know why.
Beginner using 98?? That can’t be right coach.
You'd be surprised. It only recently that 100s and bigger flooded the market more than medium head sizes 98s and 97s are hugely popular I'd still say 100 is a good place to start though
Tbh, this episode feels like a fill in for the sake of content to me. Maybe coach you have been too far advanced from beginner level for a long time. I’d love to see you back to technique and strategies content as those are your strong suits.
I don't know if you watched the 2024 video I put out before this but I've gotten a bunch of beginner and novice questions such as these so I'm starting a Playlist specifically geared toward everything at the beginner level to bring them up to speed quickly. The other content will remain the same. Gotta give people what they ask for 😁🤷♂️
Weight 10 what? You realise only the us knows those measurements? At least use both. This is just a very sloppy video, unlike what you normally put out
10.4=295g 10.8=305 😁