RACQUET RESEARCH

Using physics to help select a racquet

Rankings: Moment

Low Moment is good because it makes the racquet head easier to hold up. Moment is the force twisting the head down, and is measured at the hand axis (7 cm from the butt end). It is the product of the weight (mass, in kilograms, × the gravitational acceleration, 9.81 meters per second per second) and the distance from the hand to the balance point in meters. For kids and weaker players, this should be an important criterion, and it is comprised in Dexterity.

Summary
Average (Nm) 0.799
Standard Deviation 0.042
Worst 0.942
Best 0.688
Median 0.803
Moment axis 7 cm from butt, as on forehand
Rank Racquet Moment
1 Head i.S10 0.688
2 Head i.S18 0.700
3 Head i.S12 0.713
4 Fischer GDS Take Off 1210 0.715
5 Head i.S4 OS 0.718
6 Dunlop Inferno 118 0.724
7 Head i.S2 OS 0.728
8 Babolat Pure Drive Zylon 360 0.730
9 Head i.S9 OS 0.731
10 Volkl Catapult 1 0.731
11 Head i.S6 OS 0.732
12 Dunlop Inferno 110 0.734
13 Dunlop Spirit 110 0.736
14 Dunlop Vision 110 0.737
15 Volkl Catapult 3 0.739
16 Dunlop Vision 102 0.743
17 Head i.extreme MP 0.747
18 Babolat VS Drive 0.748
19 Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch OS 0.748
20 Wilson Hyper Pro Staff Extreme 6.7 0.749
21 Prince Triple Threat Hornet OS 0.752
22 Yonex Muscle Power 3i 0.753
23 Yonex Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 110 0.753
24 Head i.S4 MP 0.753
25 Head i.S6 MP 0.753
26 Head i.Speed MP 0.754
27 Prince Triple Threat Sovereign OS 0.754
28 Dunlop Inferno 104 0.756
29 Wilson Hyper Hammer 4.0 OS 0.757
30 Volkl Catapult 2 0.760
31 Head i.Radical OS 0.763
32 Gosen Carbon 15 0.763
33 Prince Triple Threat Bandit OS 0.765
34 Fischer GDS Spice 0.766
35 Pro Kennex Kinetic Pro 15g 0.766
36 Babolat Soft Drive 0.766
36 Babolat Soft Power 0.766
38 Weed T-Zone 0.768
39 Yonex Ultimum RQ Ti-1500 Long 105 0.768
40 Pro Kennex Core 1 No. 22 0.769
41 Volkl Quantum Force 0.769
42 Babolat Pure Power Zylon 360 0.769
43 Wilson Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light OS 0.769
44 Fischer GDS Take Off 910 0.769
44 Fischer GDS Spirit 0.769
46 Volkl Quantum 10 RAP 0.770
47 Fischer GDS Rally FT Titanium 0.772
47 Yonex Ultimum RD Ti-80 0.772
49 Yonex Muscle Power 5i OS 0.773
50 Volkl Quantum V1 MP 0.773
51 Prince More Dominant OS 0.774
52 Topspin TPC1000 0.776
53 Head i.S2 MP 0.776
54 Prince More Game OS 0.777
55 Yonex Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 98 0.780
56 Weed 3/4 Weed XL 0.781
57 Prince Triple Threat Vendetta MP 0.781
58 Cayman Airlite 0.782
59 Dunlop 300G 98 0.783
59 Head i.Radical MP 0.783
59 Pro Kennex Core 1 No. 20 0.783
62 Dunlop Spirit 100 0.783
63 Cayman Pro Heat II 0.784
64 Prince More Thunder OS 0.785
65 Volkl Quantum 5 0.787
66 Prince Triple Threat Scream OS 0.787
67 Prince Triple Threat Rebel MP 0.788
68 Prince Triple Threat Graphite Mid 0.788
69 Yonex Ultimum RD Ti-50 Long 0.789
70 Wilson Hyper Hammer 4.0 MP 0.789
71 Wilson Hyper Pro Staff Surge 5.1 0.791
72 Pro Kennex Kinetic Pro 5g 0.791
73 Gosen Carbon Plus I 0.794
74 Prince Triple Threat Vendetta OS 0.794
74 Yonex Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 110 0.794
76 Wilson Hyper Pro Staff 6.5 MP 0.795
76 Wilson Triad Hammer 3.0 0.795
78 Volkl Quantum V1 OS 0.796
79 Wilson Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light MP 0.797
80 Yonex Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 120 0.8
81 Yonex Muscle Power 5i MP 0.8
82 Prince Triple Threat Attitude MP 0.801
83 Head Classic MP 0.803
84 Blackburne Excalibur Ti 97 0.803
85 Cayman Strike X 0.805
86 Pro Kennex Type S 0.805
87 Prince Triple Threat Attitude OS 0.805
88 Prince Triple Threat Graphite OS 0.806
89 Volkl Quantum 10 Tour 0.806
90 Babolat Pure Control Zylon 360 0.806
91 Prince Triple Threat Warrior OS 0.806
92 Volkl Quantum 8 RAP 0.807
93 Wilson Hyper Pro Staff Zone 7.1 0.808
94 Babolat Pure Drive 0.809
95 Prince More Game MP 0.809
96 Babolat VS Power 0.810
97 Cayman Sidewinder Ti 0.810
98 Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch MP 0.810
99 Wilson Hyper Hammer 6.3 OS 0.812
100 Prince Graphite Classic OS 0.813
101 Fischer GDS Take Off 710 0.813
102 Yonex Ultimum RD Ti-50 0.814
103 Volkl V1 Classic 0.814
104 Cayman Catalyst II Pro 0.815
105 Wilson Hyper Hammer 6.2 OS 0.816
106 Volkl Tour 8 0.819
107 Fischer Pro No. One 0.819
108 Cayman Pro Talis II 0.820
109 Pro Kennex Kinetic Pro 7g 0.821
110 Weed T-Zone Plus 0.821
111 Head i.Prestige MP 0.822
112 Yonex RD Ti-70 Long 98 0.822
113 Wilson Hyper Hammer 6.3 MP 0.822
114 Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.2 MP 0.823
115 Gosen Tri Tube 400C 0.824
116 Prince Triple Threat Scream MP 0.824
117 Blackburne Excalibur Ti 107 0.824
118 Head i.Prestige Mid 0.826
119 Cayman Energizer Ti 0.826
119 Slazenger Pro Braided 0.826
121 Prince Triple Threat Graphite MP 0.827
122 Wilson Triad Hammer 4.0 MP 0.827
123 Cayman Catalyst II 0.828
123 Pro Kennex Ti Intensity PBT Reach 0.828
125 Fischer Pro Tour FT Air Carbon Ti 0.828
126 Babolat VS Control 0.828
127 Pro Kennex Core 1 No. 24 0.829
127 Wilson Triad Hammer 4.0 OS 0.829
129 Wilson Hyper Hammer 6.2 MP 0.831
130 Wilson Triad Pro Staff 6.0 MP 0.831
131 Prince Triple Threat Warrior MP 0.831
132 Yonex V-Con 20 0.832
133 Yonex MP Tour-1 Mid 0.832
134 Cayman Pro Smash II 0.834
135 Fischer Pro Extreme 0.836
136 Volkl C10 Pro 0.836
137 Topspin CL 633 0.837
138 Yonex V-Con 20 0.838
139 Wilson Triad Hammer 5.0 MP 0.838
139 Wilson Triad Hammer 5.0 OS 0.838
141 Babolat Pure Control 0.840
142 Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.2 OS 0.840
143 Prince Triple Threat Bandit MP 0.841
144 Wilson Hyper Hammer 2.7 0.841
145 Prince Triple Threat Hornet MP 0.843
146 Volkl Tour 10 Mid 0.844
147 Babolat VS Nanotube Drive 0.845
148 Volkl C-10 Pro OS 0.845
149 Dunlop 200G 95 0.846
150 Prince Graphite Classic MP 0.847
151 Babolat VS Nanotube Power 0.848
152 Wilson Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP Stretch 0.849
152 Yonex RD Ti-70 88 0.849
154 Wilson Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP 0.849
155 Blackburne DS-107 0.852
156 Yonex MP Tour-1 MP 0.853
157 Babolat Pure Control + 0.855
158 Wilson Triad Hammer 2.0 w/Rollers 0.859
159 Wilson Pro Staff Original 6.0 85 0.860
160 Head i.Prestige MP XL 0.861
161 Cayman Energizer II Pro 0.863
162 Topspin CL 628 0.863
163 Topspin CL 603 0.864
164 Head Classic Mid 0.877
165 Cayman Excel Comp II 0.888
166 Cayman Pro Talis II Long 0.907
167 Cayman Energizer II 0.942