How to Choose the Perfect Tennis Racket for You

Glads! I really hope that this video helped you with all the confusion surrounding the world of tennis rackets and you are now a step closer to getting that long waited new racket.

Here are all the links you need either to buy or watch the reviews:

Links to Reviews:

Links to buy

Europe

Babolat Pure Strike 18x20 (2024)

Yonex Percept 97

Babolat Pure Drive

Head Speed MP Legend (2024)

Head Gravity Pro

Wilson Blade v9 16x19

Wilson Blade v9 18x20

Babolat Pure Strike 100 (2024)

Babolat Pure Strike 100 16x20 (2024)

Wilson Clash 100 v2

Babolat Pure Aero

US

Babolat Pure Strike 18x20 (2024)

Yonex Percept 97

Babolat Pure Drive

Head Speed MP Legend (2024)

Head Gravity Pro

Wilson Blade v9 16x19

Wilson Blade v9 18x20

Babolat Pure Strike 100 (2024)

Babolat Pure Strike 100 16x20 (2024)

Wilson Clash 100 v2

Babolat Pure Aero

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[kkarx]

For me as a rec. player the shape and the colour of a racket is also important.🤪

[SaqibSheikh]

Biggest problem is a lot of shops don’t do demos. Demo is the best way to choose a racket. U need to play with it to decide

[watersmoke]

one thing that nobody discusses is the type of string pattern, a 16/19 can be very different from one racket to the other, if we look at the size of the squares made by the strings in the center of the rackets, it really makes a difference. All websites don't discuss this key point

[thebeat]

My dude knew what he was doing with the thumbail with the Extreme mp 2024 on there

[Nessaj]

In Norway we don't really have access to demoprograms unless you live in the capital, sadly. So kind of have to buy the sticks. With some solid research watching/reading reviews from you, Tennisnerd, Tenncom and Rackets and runners I've managed to get some sticks that are all very good rackets. Yonex Ezone100, Vcore100, Ezone DR98, Tecnifibre Tempo298 Iga, Wilson Pro Staff 97 v13(best looking racket), Wilson Blade v8 100, Furi Arma Pro 98 (had to import from USA). One tennisshop in Norway did a heavy discount on the day of Båstad Final, so the brand new Head Extreme MP 2024 was up for grabs for 148 euro incl shipping! I might have ordered that...

[theripper]

I needed this video months ago!!! I went with instinct and a little research, and I got an 18x20 Pure Strike (I chose this model because it's the one that Thiem uses, haha)

[TimelyAdventure]

Very educational, thanks, and loving the great variety of your content!

[claudiaoterohernandez]

I'm new to tennis and a coach at a middle school! Nice video!

[kohenhill]

was looking for a video like this, top tier content and timing as always

[santiag]

Bro speaks really well Spanish and English 😂😂

[guigas]

Choosing a tennis racquet is truly like Harry Potter's first wand selection at Ollivander's; every wand has different characteristics and must meet your needs. Great video and explanation, kudos.

[ldMatty]

98sq inches, stiffness 65-67, beam width 22-24mm
12oz minimum
You’re good to go 🎾👍

[sebastiandomagala]

There is a small selection of racquets that feature all categories (control, feel, power, spin) at the same level.


I would say that Ezone, Phantom and Blade 104 are right in between everything. Maybe a few more like PA 98 or a Radical as well.

Depends on where you would place an average performance.

Selecting a racquet is also way easier than you might think. Just get a Pure Drive, shoot holes in the fence, change to something proper like a Percept 100D and there you go.

[benjaminjensen]

Alot of the fancy equiptmen can be done on the kitchen table. good enough for matching rackets.
Balance and weight you can get from balancing on edge on kitchen table and if you have a meassuring tape and a kitchen scale.
String tension you can buy a stringmeter. about the only thing you cant do at home is meassure stiffness of the racket.
But you can do that too by hanging kilos in the handle and fix top and see how much the racket needs of weight to bend 1 cm
After stringing the racket is 2-3 points less stiff.

[aktasluna]

instant sub! thanks for the great info

[ms-visualcontentcreation]

Большое спасибо за столько ценной инфы. Монтаж с двух камер - найс! 💥

[michaelingram]

String choice can almost always enhance spin and/or power. Used v-square and ultra cable in a PB 10 mid and the ball had tremendous bite. Dropped tension into upper 40s with hex+38 and had power to spare.

[bayususetyo]

Great explanations for understanding character of a racket.. but is there any way to get the ideal string's tension based on racket's stiffness and weight?

[isi]

Very good guide. I have never been able to understand what are all the differences, at least I learned something new. Have I missed anything, I think you have not mentioned anything regarding the grip size.

[LuisLunaTarazon]

I appreciate the effort to help consumers find the best racket for their game. However, this is a good example of the disconnect between people who have knowledge of how a racket's specs affect its performance, and the professional players who use these rackets on the tour. Although the pros can explain what works for them, I've seen too many struggle to explain how it actually works for the lay person. While I agree with some of what was covered, there is quite a bit that I disagree with, and a couple of things that are just not true.

Control and Feel do not have to be mutually exclusive with Power and Spin, especially not with the market we have today. The rackets used as examples already contradict what was said in this segment. The Pure Strike — assuming that was the 16x19 — has similar power levels to the Speed MP; it just goes about it in a different way. One could also argue that the Speed MP has better feel than the Pure Strike, or most Babolat rackets, unfortunately. A lot of rackets these days do a decent job of trying to bridge the gaps between all four, like the Percept 100, or the aforementioned Speed MP.

Additionally, a larger headsize does not make a racket less stable. I think this is a misconception that came about from companies selling rackets in larger headsizes (over 100 inches) exclusively in lighter weights. At the same weight, a larger headsize might actually help with stability, but even that is not always the case. To be more specific, it would help with torsional stability, which helps the racket twist less on off-center contact. We'd be getting into the weeds here, but larger headsizes tend to have higher twistweights than smaller headsizes. Rackets with smaller headsizes might feel more stable to advanced players because those rackets also tend to be heavier.

The simplest way to explain swingweight while also trying to sound smart is how much of the racket's mass is closer or farther away from the handle. The swingweight of a racket is not necessarily a combination of the weight and balance; two rackets with the same weight and balance can have significantly different swingweights. What I always suggest to players is that they use highest swingweight they possibly can that would not exhaust them over a full match, or that wouldn't have a significant impact on how they swing their racket. This is the spec that influences power more than a racket's string pattern, or headsize. If you can handle it, there's no reason you shouldn't use it.

I mean no disrespect with my comments. I appreciate the work done on this channel to help people get a little more insight into the world of Tennis that we otherwise wouldn't be able to see. Moreso than that, I really appreciate a pro player's input on new rackets coming to the market with your reviews. I just wanted to clear some things up for people who might watch this video and are looking to buy a new racket. Despite playtesting a ton of rackets, I think the reason you you haven't been made aware of some of this stuff is because you've been too busy playing Tennis at the professional level. So busy, in fact, that it looks like you're not so sure of your own racket's specs. I think that it's just harder for professional players to explain how something works to us mortals because they focus more on what works for them, even if it doesn't necessarily line up with how it actually works. Exceptions are made for the exceptional, and your Tennis is definitely exceptional.