Tennis Racket
I remember being a nine-year old kid who wanted a racket so I could take up this sport. At that time there were not so many options available in terms of designs and sizes. All my mom had to do was to take a pick from the three or four models and buy the one most suitable for my age and height. Nowadays, the choice of the racket is a lot more complex. Brands, materials, technologies, techniques – they all render the selection more difficult. The numerous options one has today in a sports store sometimes disconcerts you. So what are the exact elements to be considered for the right purchase in the first place? To begin with, the grip size is essential. A size up to four works for children while for adults the racket needs a grip of four or five eights in size. The efficiency of the hitting device is also determined by the head size too. Most likely women and children would prefer the head size to be smaller and offer more precision and would reject the larger head size racket which requires more power although it provides more precision when hitting the ball. The middle

size is somewhere between 85 and 95 square inches and this represents the average choice of amateurs and professionals alike. As for beginners they can effectively go for rackets with a larger head so that they don't focus so much on precision but rather on the power provided by the racket. Another element to take into account is the flex quality of the racket. If the racket is stiff you will most likely have more power when hitting the ball because the energy is not lost due to bending. With a more elastic flex the ball does not preserve the same amount of energy although the range of control remains a good one. Professional and good amateur players prefer flexible rackets because they do not need to preserve the ball energy as they can render the hit the power they want to anyway. They would always be more interested in controlling the ball. Of course, another element related to this would be the material that the racket is made of and the technology that has been used in its manufacture. These two details should tell the buyer how flexible or stiff the racket really is.