How To Choose Your New Tennis Racquet?

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How To Choose Your New Tennis Racquet?

How To Choose Your New Tennis Racquet? Whether you have decided to start in the world of tennis and are thinking of buying a racket, or if what you are looking for is to change yours for a lifetime to improve your performance on the court, there are a number of aspects in which we must look at when choosing a tennis racket suitable for our level, type of game and physical conditions.

The length of the racket, its weight, the balance, the size of the striking surface, the profile of the racket, the speed of the striking gesture (swing) and the type of string and the string pattern of the same are the aspects most important to consider when choosing among the multitude of options on the market.

Determining factors in choosing a tennis racket

In case you haven't noticed it, all these characteristics are related to two fundamental variables in tennis: the power in the hit and the control of the ball.

But getting your purchase right is not only important to get the most out of our technique and qualities, but it must be emphasized that the correct choice of the tennis racket is an important factor in the prevention of sports injuries, so It is best not to take it lightly or opt only for aesthetics or price.

But without dwelling on the previous rally, we will detail one by one the factors that determine the right choice of a tennis racket:


Tennis racket length

The length of the tennis racket is usually between 68 and 70 centimeters. Apart from these rackets, there are junior and mini-tennis rackets with shorter lengths that adapt to the height of the little ones.

In a simple and easy to understand way, we can say that the longer a tennis racket is, the more power it offers when hitting the ball, since the angular velocity it reaches is greater at the moment of hitting. On the other hand, this has a negative impact on the control of the ball, since the ideal hitting point moves away from the player's body.

We have to bear in mind that if the player is not able to move a long racket at the same speed as a shorter one, the power in the hit will be reduced considerably.


Taking into account all these factors, the tennis player must know what he wants to achieve (power, control ...), what are its characteristics and what best suits his style and technique to choose the most suitable tennis racket for his game. And remember, the most expensive is not always what is best for us, let yourself be advised by a trusted expert.

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