Flex 2002

Flex is the measure of the racquet's stiffness; high flex numbers mean a stiff racquet. Low flex is good for absorbing the impact energy, but high flex is good for bounce. Since bounce was assumed the same for all racquets (COR = 0.85 under all benchmark conditions, for all models), and flex was an evaluation criterion, the rankings here give preference to low flex. Expert players generally prefer low flex racquets.

Rank	Flex 2002		Flex
1	Cayman	Pro Talis II Long	52
2	Cayman	Pro Heat II	53
3	Wilson	Hyper Pro Staff Extreme 6.7	54
4	Yonex	Ultimum RD Ti-50 Long	55
5	Cayman	Airlite	56
5	Volkl	C10 Pro	56
7	Cayman	Pro Talis II	57
8	Cayman	Energizer Ti	58
8	Wilson	Hyper Pro Staff Zone 7.1	58
8	Yonex	Ultimum RD Ti-50	58
11	Cayman	Pro Smash II	59
11	Head	Classic Mid	59
11	Head	Classic MP	59
11	Yonex	Ultimum RQ Ti-1500 Long 105	59
15	Cayman	Energizer II	60
15	Dunlop	200G 95	60
15	Volkl	Tour 10 Mid	60
15	Wilson	Hyper Pro Staff 6.5 MP	60
15	Yonex	RD Ti-70 Long 98	60
15	Yonex	Ultimum RD Ti-80	60
21	Dunlop	Spirit 110	61
22	Head	I.Radical OS	62
22	Prince	Graphite Classic OS	62
22	Prince	Triple Threat Graphite OS	62
22	Volkl	Quantum Force	62
26	Head	I.Radical MP	63
26	Volkl	Quantum 10 Tour	63
26	Weed	T-Zone Plus	63
26	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light OS	63
26	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 6.3 OS	63
26	Yonex	MP Tour-1 Mid	63
26	Yonex	Muscle Power 3i	63
26	Yonex	Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 110	63
34	Cayman	Energizer II Pro	64
34	Cayman	Sidewinder Ti	64
34	Dunlop	300G 98	64
34	Fischer	GDS Spirit	64
34	Fischer	Pro No. One	64
34	Head	i.Prestige MP	64
34	Prince	Graphite Classic MP	64
34	Prince	Triple Threat Graphite MP	64
34	Volkl	C-10 Pro OS	64
34	Weed	3/4 Weed XL	64
34	Yonex	RD Ti-70 88	64
34	Yonex	Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 98	64
46	Babolat	Pure Control Zylon 360	65
46	Fischer	Pro Extreme	65
46	Fischer	Pro Tour FT Air Carbon Ti	65
46	Head	I.Prestige Mid	65
46	Head	I.Prestige MP XL	65
46	Volkl	Quantum 10 RAP	65
46	Weed	T-Zone	65
46	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 5.2 MP	65
46	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 6.2 MP	65
46	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 6.2 OS	65
46	Yonex	MP Tour-1 MP	65
57	Babolat	Pure Drive Zylon 360	66
57	Prince	Triple Threat Rebel MP	66
57	Pro Kennex	Kinetic Pro 5g	66
57	Topspin	CL 603	66
57	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light MP	66
57	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 6.3 MP	66
57	Wilson	Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP Stretch	66
64	Babolat	VS Control	67
64	Babolat	VS Drive	67
64	Cayman	Catalyst II	67
64	Cayman	Excel Comp II	67
64	Fischer	GDS Rally FT Titanium	67
64	Gosen	Carbon Plus I	67
64	Prince	Triple Threat Warrior MP	67
64	Prince	Triple Threat Warrior OS	67
64	Topspin	CL 628	67
64	Topspin	CL 633	67
64	Wilson	Hyper Pro Staff Surge 5.1	67
64	Wilson	Pro Staff Original 6.0 85	67
64	Wilson	Triad Hammer 4.0 OS	67
77	Blackburne	DS-107	68
77	Cayman	Catalyst II Pro	68
77	Dunlop	Spirit 100	68
77	Dunlop	Vision 102	68
77	Dunlop	Vision 110	68
77	Gosen	Tri Tube 400C	68
77	Head	i.Speed MP	68
77	Prince	Triple Threat Bandit OS	68
77	Prince	Triple Threat Graphite Mid	68
77	Prince	Triple Threat Vendetta MP	68
77	Pro Kennex	Kinetic Pro 7g	68
77	Pro Kennex	Type S	68
77	Volkl	Quantum 5	68
77	Volkl	Quantum V1 MP	68
77	Volkl	V1 Classic	68
92	Babolat	Pure Control	69
92	Babolat	Pure Control +	69
92	Babolat	Pure Power Zylon 360	69
92	Babolat	Soft Drive	69
92	Dunlop	Inferno 110	69
92	Fischer	GDS Spice	69
92	Gosen	Carbon 15	69
92	Head	i.extreme MP	69
92	Prince	Triple Threat Scream OS	69
92	Prince	Triple Threat Vendetta OS	69
92	Pro Kennex	Ti Intensity PBT Reach	69
92	Volkl	Quantum V1 OS	69
92	Wilson	Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP	69
105	Fischer	GDS Take Off 710	70
105	Fischer	GDS Take Off 910	70
105	Head	I.S18	70
105	Head	i.S2 MP	70
105	Head	i.S4 MP	70
105	Head	i.S4 OS	70
105	Pro Kennex	Kinetic Pro 15g	70
105	Volkl	Quantum 8 RAP	70
105	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 4.0 OS	70
105	Wilson	Triad Hammer 3.0	70
105	Wilson	Triad Hammer 4.0 MP	70
105	Wilson	Triad Hammer 5.0 OS	70
105	Wilson	Triad Pro Staff 6.0 MP	70
105	Yonex	Muscle Power 5i MP	70
119	Babolat	Pure Drive	71
119	Babolat	Soft Power	71
119	Blackburne	Excalibur Ti 107	71
119	Blackburne	Excalibur Ti 97	71
119	Head	I.S10	71
119	Head	I.S12	71
119	Head	i.S2 OS	71
119	Slazenger	Pro Braided	71
119	Volkl	Tour 8	71
119	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 5.2 OS	71
119	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch OS	71
119	Wilson	Triad Hammer 2.0 w/Rollers	71
119	Yonex	V-Con 20	71
132	Babolat	VS Power	72
132	Fischer	GDS Take Off 1210	72
132	Head	I.S6 OS	72
132	Prince	Triple Threat Bandit MP	72
132	Topspin	TPC1000	72
132	Volkl	Catapult 1	72
132	Volkl	Catapult 3	72
132	Wilson	Triad Hammer 5.0 MP	72
140	Head	i.S9 OS	73
140	Prince	Triple Threat Hornet OS	73
140	Yonex	Muscle Power 5i OS	73
140	Yonex	Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 120	73
144	Cayman	Strike X	74
144	Prince	Triple Threat Attitude OS	74
144	Prince	Triple Threat Hornet MP	74
144	Prince	Triple Threat Scream MP	74
144	Yonex	Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 110	74
149	Babolat	VS Nanotube Drive	75
149	Pro Kennex	Core 1 No. 20	75
149	Volkl	Catapult 2	75
149	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 4.0 MP	75
149	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch MP	75
154	Babolat	VS Nanotube Power	76
154	Dunlop	Inferno 118	76
154	Pro Kennex	Core 1 No. 22	76
154	Pro Kennex	Core 1 No. 24	76
154	Yonex	V-Con 20	76
159	Dunlop	Inferno 104	77
159	Prince	Triple Threat Attitude MP	77
161	Head	I.S6 MP	78
161	Prince	More Dominant OS	78
161	Prince	More Game OS	78
161	Prince	Triple Threat Sovereign OS	78
161	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 2.7	78
166	Prince	More Thunder OS	79
167	Prince	More Game MP	80
		Average	67.65
		Standard Deviation	5.52
		Stiffest	80
		*Most Flexible*	52
		Median	68