[mochimonster]

hi guyz~ im gonna b taking up tennis this summer.
and was wondering which brand racket to get.
since im a beginner, would a 50 dollar racket b good?
or should i invest in a more expensive one?
since ill b joining the tennis club @ skool too.
thxxx in advance~~~^^v

[xkrndreamer]

i played jv tennis and i started out with a ti s6 but i dont think its efficient because its very light. the guy at the tennis shop always told me to get a prince. i should have listened to him.

[aznfishyfart]

it really depends on the person
i guess since ur beginning it doesn't really matter
just get strokes down and all
but then ur gonna have to upgrade really soon
u can ask ur coach or whoever ur learning from which u should get
they should know well
in the 4 years of varsity tennis i played ive changed my racket i think 5 times lol

[mistapooh]

Criteria for beginners choosing racket...

-how light the racket is.

That's it!

[Talon]

Since your just starting, all you need is a light racquet. Also DO NOT buy an aluminum racquet (generally cheap $20 racquet). Also look at the strings of the racquet, you generally want light yellowish strings, not cheap gray plastic strings.

[truexskills]

Since your just starting, all you need is a light racquet. Also DO NOT buy an aluminum racquet (generally cheap $20 racquet). Also look at the strings of the racquet, you generally want light yellowish strings, not cheap gray plastic strings.

i started with a 120 dollar prince
later changed to two 100 dollar dunlop rackets
in the process of buying two 200 dollar head flexpoint rackets

start with something cheap and light..thats how i did it..the dunlop ones were pretty heavy, and head is generally lighter then prince or dunlop..
im also interested in the n-code series fro wilson though..or the babolats jsut becuas ethey look nice

also i don't see whats wrong with the gray plastic strings
i used those with my first racket, and one of my current rackets..the other one broke os i replaced it..they serve pretty decently..

in total i've used like 2 different types of platic strings, kevlar, and also in the process of using natural gut strings..just bought them like yesterday online

personally...the brand, i'd say go with prince. cheap head rackets are very......unreliable, and become to get decent once you spend around 100-120 dolalrs..just for beginning srtages..but either way, you will have to invest around 100 d ollars for the first 1-1.5 years..

and yeah..aluminum rackets are a no no
goo luck

[aznfishyfart]

Since your just starting, all you need is a light racquet. Also DO NOT buy an aluminum racquet (generally cheap $20 racquet). Also look at the strings of the racquet, you generally want light yellowish strings, not cheap gray plastic strings.

u cant really go by color
u can go to a tennis/rakcet sport shop and ask a rep to recomend something
for string u generally want something that lasts a long time....not a high performance one
also ud want to get a lower gauge (thicker strings) 15 gauge is good enough for now since ur a beginner and dont need "touch"
also u might want to start with something a bit head heavy since ur gonna need more power
and by head heavy i dont mean a heavy racket...just something that has more weight towards the head rather than the base

[Danny897]

just ask for a recreational racquet.... its that easy

there are two kinds: recreational and performance.

[supa'Wanki]

I have no idea what racquet you should get, none of us do, but you will be the only one to know what racquet to get. Remember that. School tennis too? Hm... first of all, are you strong? Can you get the ball inside the court? Actually, if you're one of the people who try to hit the ball back into the court without any power or anything, I don't think racquets would matter.. If you have some kind of control and power, then you should go and buy a racquet that would suit your playing style. Your vollies, serves, and forehands will all be different from racquets, find one that's most comfortable for your playing. Since you're a beginner, nothing too heavy!! If your shoulders get stiff, it's most likely the heaviness of the racquet. Go to a tennis shop, they'll tell you what to get, not Big Five or anything. Strings won't matter for beginners(I think). I use strings for heavy topspin and more topspin.. lol. Just work on controling both your power, swing, last but not least, the ball. Buy a racquet from walmart or something since you're a beginner, and see what your weeknesses are, if you don't have power, you dont have much control, anythng, than make a switch to a better racquet which will fit to your difficulties. DONT MAKE BAD HABITS!!

You can just Demo racquets for 10 bucks each. Just do that to find the right racquet, but that would be useless if you dont know how to play tennis.


I started out with some racquet from walmart when I was little. Than I got a Triple Threat Rip, which I switched to a Prince Diablo Tour(Good Racquet for Control, similar to the POG, besides the strings dont break often.) I'm planning on getting the POG before it fully stops selling. POG strings break too much.. I'm broke!

[n4n45h1]

you should get a light tweener racquet and add lead to ur comfort level
its good to start with a bit extra pop so you can still have room for error =]
some recommendations would be any OS head heavy racquet like a few of the O3s or the wilson nForce? something like that haha

[plusone]

its really this simple
just go to the store and ask a dude to help you out lol

[BR1TT4NYy]

even though you're only a beginner,
i personally would recommend getting and unstrung racket and then getting it strung with some nice strings
but also demo it before you buy it
i started off with one my aunt gave me,
and it was too heavy for me
also, stick with a midsize/midplus racket instead of an oversize
currently i am using the wilson ncode n6 with nxt max strings at tension 60 ^^

[truexskills]

even though you're only a beginner,
i personally would recommend getting and unstrung racket and then getting it strung with some nice strings
but also demo it before you buy it
i started off with one my aunt gave me,
and it was too heavy for me
also, stick with a midsize/midplus racket instead of an oversize
currently i am using the wilson ncode n6 with nxt max strings at tension 60 ^^

hahahaha the racket i started out with was an oversize..

[BR1TT4NYy]

well i guess its easier cus bigger sweet spot

[queena]

hm... i always prefered my friend's prince to my wilson... a small lightweight raquet is nice because its easy to handle... (but if you dont have great hand eye coordination then no- but you should if you plan on taking tennis).. i think the bigger rackets are for power and that comes after control... but yeah.. depends on your level of play and your needs as a player so go with a friend or a coach or just ask for help

[trixtah]

Since your just starting, all you need is a light racquet. Also DO NOT buy an aluminum racquet (generally cheap $20 racquet). Also look at the strings of the racquet, you generally want light yellowish strings, not cheap gray plastic strings.

this makes almost no sense at all....most brands of string come in a variety of colors...get yourself some synthetic gut or kevlar blend since you're obviously not going to be doing some really heavy hitting. if you have a coach you can probably get him/her to do your strings pretty cheaply or if you're going to get serious with tennis you might as well get a machine because string reels are a lot cheaper. those tennis shops charge 25+ a pop for string jobs which is a complete rip. one length of string for one racket stringing is like a few bucks even for good stuff like luxilon (big banger). heavier rackets generally have more control. thinner frames allow you to put more spin which equates to control. fat fackets and light rackets are more for power. if you are really serious about getting into tennis you might as well buy a good racket (i have a lot of suggestions) and go from there.

you should get a light tweener racquet and add lead to ur comfort level
its good to start with a bit extra pop so you can still have room for error =]
some recommendations would be any OS head heavy racquet like a few of the O3s or the wilson nForce? something like that haha

wilso nCode, you mean. nCode rackets are mostly "players rackets" which means that they are heavier and head light

i would highly advise against midsize rackets--the sweetspot is small and you need to have feel for the racket as well as tennis form etc. you might want to start with a babolat raquet (a lot of people like andy roddick's pure drive or the red pure control stick). i guess ill just list a few sticks that i've played with and that would be fairly good for beginners to start with, now granted these are all pretty good sticks and are up there in the price range 100-200

babolat: pure drive, pure control
wilson: prostaff 6.1 classic (i started out with this stick), a lot of the nCode rackets are pretty damn expensive and i get pretty much the same feel as the older models. for a beginning racket i'd suggest either a "players racket" (you can look up the definition) or a racket from the hammer series (serena uses Wilson H6 and its under 100)
damn theres too many raqs ive played with...generally you either want something with a headsize over 90 (you might even consider oversize rackets if you suck at hand eye coordination hahah) or you can just go with anything and when u get good form upgrade from there.

if it were me though, i'd get a good stick that i would keep on using, that way you get a feel for the racket. i started out with the prostaff 6.1 classic and i used it for 2-3 years before i changed to another players racket