RACQUET RESEARCH

Using physics to help select a racquet

Rankings: Racquets for expert players

The following overall rankings are based on the official database of racquet measurements done by technicians at the U.S. Racquet Stringers Association, published in their magazine.

The rankings under the macro criteria were weighted thus: 1.5 × Elbow Safety + Wrist Safety + Shoulder Safety + Efficiency. The difference between these rankings and those for weak players is that the macrocriterion of Dexterity is not included here. If you are intermediate strength and above, you should use these rankings.

Legend
Abbreviation Meaning
ES Elbow safety
SS Shoulder safety
WS Wrist safety
EF Efficiency
Sum Weighted sum