Racket Buying Guide

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features of rackets

  • flexibility
    • ranges from 'flexible' to 'stiff'
    • flexible rackets are better for beginners (generates more speed)
    • flexible rackets are better for people with shoulder injuries as well
  • balance
    • three categories mostly: head light, even balance & head heavy
    • playing style comes into the picture here to decide perfect balance for ourselves.
    • head heavy racket gives more power to your smashes.
    • for net players, who like to play fast & flat games, head light rackets are better.
  • weight
    • 6U is the lightest (70-75g)
    • 2U is the highest (90-94g)
    • lighter rackets are more preferrable for beginners.
    • 4u & 5u seems good options.
  • grip size
    • G4 (larger grip), G6 (smaller grip)
    • better to go with thinner grip as we can always cushion or extra grip around it.
    • smaller grip is better for people with smaller hands as well (not me :P)
  • string tension
    • each racket mentions what's the max tension their strings can take
    • higher tension is more suited for intermediate & advanced players.
    • if the material quality is good, you can get racket's tension increased even more than the recommended value.

Other Tips

  • avoid aluminium frame rackets. graphite is the best.
  • 28lbs - 32lbs is good tension range.
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