July 2001 Racquet Evaluations

Using the Rankings

Thanks to the kind technicians of the US Racquet Stringers Association for providing the racquet specs used in this survey of the racquets currently being offered by manufacturers.

Overall Rankings (Expert) - Best/Worst 30 out of 176
strong players should use/avoid these

Overall Rankings (Beginner) - Best/Worst 30 out of 176
weak players should use/avoid these

Rankings under the Macro Criteria
(Best/Worst 30 out of the 176 racquets in the survey)

Efficiency | Elbow Safety | Shoulder Safety | Wrist Safety | Dexterity

Manufacturer Report Card
(see how your racquet ranks under the evaluation criteria)

Babolat | Blackburne | Cayman | Dunlop | Fischer | Gamma | Gosen | Head | Prince | Pro Kennex | Slazenger | Volkl | Wavex | Weed | Wilson | Yonex

Rankings Under the Evaluation Criteria:
These are fairly big files that may be slow to load.

Moment | Torque | Shock | Work | Shoulder Pull | Shoulder Crunch | Elbow Crunch | Wrist Crunch |  Impact Force | Sweet Spot | Flex | Swingweight | Weight | Balance

Racquet Specs according to U.S. Racquet Stringers Association of 176 racquets currently available, including price, head size, and flex

Specs of Discontinued Racquets

Weighting Factors used in the rankings

Derivation of Formulas used for Evaluation Criteria Rankings

Introduction Explaining the Evaluation Criteria and Method of Ranking

Complete Idiot's Guide to Choosing a Tennis Racquet
(short and simple summary of the main points)

GP's Guide to Arm and Racquet Safety Factors

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