Torque Rankings  July 2001

Low Torque is good because it means the bending force (torque) on the racquet from impact is low, so stresses that may cause injuries are low.  The rankings under the five benchmark conditions were weighted according to the severity of the Torque under each, then summed to get the total.  The most severe Torque was under the Second Benchmark Condition (110 mph serve).

Rank out of 176

Torque Rankings - 2001

1 BC

2 BC

3 BC

4 BC

5 BC

Weighted Sum

1

Prince

Precision Graphite Classic OS

1

1

1

1

1

3.82

2

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff 5.0 MP

2

2

2

2

2

7.64

3

Gamma

Diamond Fiber F-9.0 MP

4

3

4

4

3

13.64

4

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff 5.0 Stretch OS

3

5

3

3

5

14.73

5

Babolat

Pure Control

5

4

5

5

4

17.46

6

Cayman

Catalyst II

6

7

6

6

7

24.55

7

Slazenger

Pro Braided

8

6

8

8

6

27.27

8

Cayman

Pro Heat II

7

8

7

7

8

28.36

9

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff 5.0 Stretch MP

9

9

9

9

9

34.37

10

Dunlop

Adrenalin Surge 108

10

10

10

10

10

38.18

11

Pro Kennex

Kinetic Pro 7g

11

11

11

11

11

42.00

12

Gosen

Secret Carbon

12

12

12

12

12

45.82

13

Yonex

RD Ti-70 88

13

13

13

13

13

49.64

14

Volkl

C10 Pro

14

15

14

14

15

55.09

15

Babolat

VS Control

16

14

16

16

14

57.82

16

Slazenger

Pro Braided Extreme

15

16

15

15

16

58.91

17

Prince

Triple Threat Warrior MP

17

17

17

17

17

64.91

18

Head

Classic MP

18

18

18

18

18

68.73

19

Yonex

RD Ti-70 Long 98

19

20

19

18

20

73.38

20

Cayman

Pro Smash II

20

19

20

20

19

74.73

21

Head

Ti.Radical OS

21

21

21

22

21

80.99

22

Dunlop

Adrenalin Rush 98

21

22

21

21

22

81.82

23

Wavex

AD2002

24

23

24

24

23

90.00

24

Cayman

Pro Talis II

23

26

23

23

26

92.73

25

Babolat

Pure Power

26

24

26

26

24

96.00

26

Dunlop

Adrenalin Rush 108

25

27

25

25

27

98.73

27

Wilson

Pro Staff 6.6 Titanium MP

27

25

27

27

25

99.82

28

Wilson

Pro Staff 6.0 Original 85

28

28

28

28

28

106.91

29

Gamma

Diamond Fiber F-9.5

31

29

30

31

29

114.45

30

Dunlop

200 G 95

30

30

30

30

30

114.55

31

Wilson

Pro Staff 6.0 Original 95

29

32

29

29

32

115.64

32

Prince

Triple Threat Rebel 95

34

31

34

34

31

124.91

33

Dunlop

200 G 100

32

34

32

32

34

125.46

34

Cayman

Pro Magic

33

35

33

33

35

129.28

35

Cayman

Excel Comp II

35

33

35

35

33

130.37

36

Volkl

C10 Pro Tour

36

36

36

36

36

137.46

37

Yonex

RD-7

37

37

37

37

37

141.28

38

Prince

Triple Threat Warrior OS

38

38

38

38

38

145.10

39

Wavex

AD 3002

39

39

39

39

39

148.92

40

Babolat

Pure Drive

40

40

40

40

40

152.73

41

Prince

Triple Threat Graphite OS

42

41

42

42

41

158.73

42

Prince

Triple Threat Graphite MP

43

42

43

43

42

162.55

43

Yonex

Ultimum RD Ti-50 Long

41

45

41

41

45

163.10

44

Prince

Triple Threat Vendetta 95

46

43

46

46

43

170.73

45

Prince

Precision Graphite Classic MP

44

46

44

44

46

171.28

46

Volkl

V1 Classic

47

44

47

47

44

174.55

47

Wilson

Rollers 7.6 MP (Hyper Pro Staff)

45

47

45

45

47

175.10

48

Volkl

Quantum 10 Tour

48

48

48

48

48

183.28

49

Volkl

Quantum 10

49

49

49

49

49

187.10

50

Yonex

Ultimum Ti-1500 Long 105

50

50

50

50

50

190.92

51

Fischer

Pro Extreme

51

51

51

51

51

194.74

52

Prince

Triple Threat Hornet OS

52

52

52

52

52

198.55

53

Pro Kennex

Kinetic Pro 5g

53

53

53

53

53

202.37

54

Head

Classic Mid

54

54

54

54

54

206.19

55

Wilson

Pro Staff 6.6 Titanium OS

55

55

55

55

55

210.01

56

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff 6.5 MP

56

57

57

56

57

216.11

57

Wavex

AD 3004

58

56

58

58

56

218.19

58

Yonex

Ultimum Ti-1700 Long 98

56

59

56

56

59

218.74

59

Prince

Triple Threat Hornet MP

59

58

59

59

58

223.65

60

Head

Ti.Fire Tour Edition XL

60

60

60

60

60

229.10

61

Head

Ti.Radical MP

61

61

61

61

61

232.92

62

Prince

Triple Threat Stealth MP

62

62

62

62

62

236.74

63

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff 6.5 OS

63

63

63

63

63

240.56

64

Cayman

Pro Talis II Long

63

67

64

63

67

247.75

65

Volkl

Quantum V1 MP

66

64

66

66

64

248.74

66

Gamma

Diamond Fiber F-8.0

65

66

65

65

66

249.83

67

Babolat

Soft Control

67

65

67

67

65

252.56

68

Babolat

Soft Drive

69

68

69

69

68

262.83

68

Babolat

Soft Power

69

68

69

69

68

262.83

70

Head

I.Prestige Mid

68

70

68

68

70

262.92

71

Cayman

Pro Smash II Long

71

72

71

71

72

272.74

72

Pro Kennex

Kinetic Charged Light 17g

72

71

72

72

71

273.28

73

Volkl

Quantum V1 Oversize

73

73

73

73

73

278.74

74

Wilson

Rollers 6.6 MP (Hyper Hammer)

74

74

74

74

74

282.56

75

Prince

Thunder Cloud Titanium OS

75

76

75

75

76

288.01

76

Wavex

Super Wave

77

75

77

77

75

290.74

77

Weed

3/4 Weed XL

76

78

76

76

78

293.47

78

Prince

Triple Threat Vendetta 110

78

77

78

78

77

296.19

79

Head

I.Prestige MP XL

79

79

79

79

79

301.65

80

Cayman

Energizer II

80

81

80

80

81

307.10

81

Fischer

Pro Tour

81

82

81

81

82

310.92

82

Prince

Triple Threat Bandit 95

84

80

84

84

80

314.20

83

Slazenger

Pro Carbon Ti

83

83

83

83

83

316.92

84

Volkl

C-10 Pro Oversize

82

85

82

82

85

318.01

85

Gamma

Diamond Fiber M-5.5

85

84

85

85

84

322.92

86

Gamma

Diamond Fiber M-6.5

86

86

86

86

86

328.38

87

Fischer

GDS Rally

87

88

87

87

88

333.83

88

Volkl

Quantum Force

88

87

88

88

87

334.38

89

Gamma

Diamond Fiber M-4.5 MP

89

90

89

89

90

341.47

90

Prince

Triple Threat Ring

90

89

90

90

89

342.01

91

Head

I.S18

91

92

91

91

92

349.11

92

Gosen

Secret Carbon Lite

92

91

92

92

91

349.65

93

Wilson

Rollers 5.6 MP (Hyper Hammer)

93

93

93

93

93

355.11

94

Gamma

Diamond Fiber M-5.0

94

95

94

94

95

360.56

95

Fischer

GDS 700 Titanium

95

94

95

95

94

361.11

96

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.2 MP

96

97

96

96

97

368.20

97

Blackburne

Excalibur Ti 97

98

96

98

98

95

370.29

98

Prince

Triple Threat Rip

97

98

97

97

98

372.02

99

Yonex

Super RQ Ti-700 Long

99

100

99

99

99

379.02

100

Prince

Triple Threat Bandit 110

100

99

100

100

99

380.20

101

Gamma

Diamond Fiber C-4.0 Oversize

100

101

101

100

101

384.12

102

Gamma

Diamond Fiber M-4.5 OS

102

103

102

102

103

391.11

103

Pro Kennex

Ti Intensity PBT Reach

103

102

103

103

102

391.65

104

Gosen

Carbon Plus I

105

104

105

105

104

399.29

105

Yonex

Ultimum Ti-1700 Long 110

104

106

104

104

106

400.38

106

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 4.3 Stretch MP

106

105

106

106

105

403.11

107

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light OS

107

108

107

107

108

410.20

108

Weed

T-Zone

109

107

109

109

107

412.93

109

Yonex

Super RQ Ti-350 Long

108

109

108

108

109

414.02

110

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch MP

111

111

111

111

110

423.20

111

Fischer

GDS Spice

110

112

110

110

112

423.29

112

Blackburne

DS-107

112

110

112

112

110

424.38

113

Prince

Triple Threat Stealth OS

113

114

113

113

114

433.11

114

Babolat

VS Drive

115

113

115

115

113

435.84

115

Yonex

RD Ti-40 Muscle Long

114

115

114

114

115

436.93

116

Cayman

Strike X

116

116

116

116

116

442.93

117

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light MP

118

117

118

118

117

448.93

118

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.2 OS

117

119

117

117

119

450.02

119

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.3 Traditional MP

119

117

119

119

117

451.11

120

Prince

Triple Threat Grande (Tungsten) OS

120

120

120

120

119

457.56

121

Volkl

Quantum 8

121

121

121

121

121

462.02

122

Blackburne

Excalibur Ti 107

122

122

122

122

122

465.84

123

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.3 Traditional OS

123

123

123

123

123

469.66

124

Volkl

Quantum 1 Power Boost

124

124

124

124

124

473.47

125

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 4.3 Stretch OS

125

125

125

125

125

477.29

126

Pro Kennex

Kinetic Pro 15g

126

126

126

126

126

481.11

127

Yonex

Super RQ Ti-400 Long 105

129

127

129

129

127

489.29

128

Yonex

Super RQ Ti-600 Long

127

130

127

127

130

489.84

129

Head

Ti. S1 OS

128

129

128

128

129

490.38

130

Dunlop

C-Max 108

130

128

130

130

128

493.11

131

Head

Ti.S2

131

132

131

131

132

501.84

132

Head

Ti.S4 Comfort Zone XL

132

133

132

132

133

505.66

133

Babolat

VS Power+

134

131

134

134

131

506.75

134

Dunlop

Inferno 110

133

134

133

133

134

509.48

135

Dunlop

200G OS 108

135

136

135

135

136

517.11

136

Dunlop

C-Max 98

136

135

136

136

135

517.66

137

Head

Ti.Laser Comfort Zone XL

137

138

137

137

138

524.75

138

Cayman

Airlite

139

137

139

139

137

527.48

139

Weed

T-Zone Plus

138

139

138

138

139

528.57

140

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.9 MP

140

140

140

140

140

534.57

141

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.9 OS

141

141

141

141

141

538.39

142

Dunlop

Inferno 118

142

143

142

142

143

543.84

143

Yonex

Muscle Power 5i MP

143

143

143

143

143

546.02

144

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch OS

145

142

145

145

142

548.75

145

Wavex

AD 2011

143

145

143

143

145

549.30

146

Head

I.S10

146

146

146

146

146

557.48

147

Dunlop

Concave 115

147

147

147

147

147

561.30

148

Wilson

Rollers 2.6 Overdrive

148

148

148

148

148

565.11

149

Prince

Triple Threat Grande (Tungsten) SOS

149

149

149

149

149

568.93

150

Prince

Triple Threat Viper

150

150

150

150

150

572.75

151

Gamma

Diamond Fiber C-3.0 OS

151

151

151

151

151

576.57

152

Head

I.S6 MP

152

152

152

152

152

580.39

153

Gamma

Diamond Fiber C-3.0 MP

153

153

153

153

153

584.21

154

Gosen

Carbon 15

154

154

154

154

154

588.03

155

Head

Ti.S5 Comfort Zone XL

155

155

155

155

155

591.84

156

Wilson

Rollers 5.6 OS (Hyper Hammer)

156

156

156

156

156

595.66

157

Wilson

Rollers 3.6

157

157

157

157

157

599.48

158

Gosen

Tri Tube 400C

158

158

158

158

158

603.30

159

Yonex

Super RQ Ti-380 Muscle Long

159

159

159

159

159

607.12

160

Gosen

Carbon 02

160

160

160

160

160

610.94

161

Yonex

Muscle Power 7

161

161

161

161

161

614.75

162

Head

Ti.S6

162

162

162

162

161

617.94

163

Head

Ti.S8 XL

163

163

163

163

163

622.39

164

Head

I.S6 OS

164

164

164

164

164

626.21

165

Yonex

Muscle Power 5i OS

165

165

165

165

165

630.03

166

Gamma

Diamond Fiber C-2.0

166

166

166

166

166

633.85

167

Yonex

Super RQ Ti-800 Long

167

167

167

167

167

637.66

168

Head

I.S12

168

168

168

168

168

641.48

169

Yonex

Ultimum Ti-2000 Long 110

169

169

169

169

169

645.30

170

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 3.3 OS

170

170

170

170

170

649.12

171

Cayman

Sidewinder Ti

171

171

171

171

171

652.94

172

Yonex

Ultimum Ti-2000 Long 120

172

172

172

172

172

656.76

173

Fischer

GDS Take Off

173

173

173

173

173

660.57

174

Cayman

Energizer Ti

174

174

174

174

174

664.39

175

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 3.3 SOS

175

175

175

175

175

668.21

176

Yonex

Super RQ Ti-800 Long Pro

176

176

176

176

176

672.03