Shock Rankings 2002
Shock should be low, to minimize the internal/potential energy load on the racquet resulting from impact, which causes frame vibration. The Shock rankings under the five benchmark conditions were weighted, then these weighted ranks were summed to produced the weighted sum that determined the overall rank. To see the range of Shock values under each of the Benchmark Conditions, click here. The ranking is from best (Prince Graphite Classic OS) to worst (Fischer GDS Takeoff 1210).
Rank |
Shock 2002 |
|
1 |
Prince |
Graphite Classic OS |
2 |
Head |
I.Prestige Mid |
3 |
Babolat |
Pure Control |
4 |
Yonex |
RD Ti-70 Long 98 |
5 |
Cayman |
Catalyst II |
6 |
Cayman |
Pro Heat II |
7 |
Pro Kennex |
Kinetic Pro 5g |
8 |
Yonex |
RD Ti-70 88 |
9 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP Stretch |
10 |
Yonex |
Muscle Power 3i |
11 |
Babolat |
VS Control |
12 |
Volkl |
C10 Pro |
13 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Warrior MP |
14 |
Head |
Classic MP |
15 |
Cayman |
Catalyst II Pro |
16 |
Cayman |
Pro Smash II |
17 |
Cayman |
Pro Talis II Long |
18 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RD Ti-50 |
19 |
Babolat |
Pure Control + |
20 |
Pro Kennex |
Kinetic Pro 7g |
21 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff Zone 7.1 |
22 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Warrior OS |
23 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Graphite OS |
24 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Graphite MP |
25 |
Cayman |
Pro Talis II |
26 |
Volkl |
Quantum 10 RAP |
27 |
Yonex |
MP Tour-1 Mid |
28 |
Wilson |
Pro Staff Original 6.0 85 |
29 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RD Ti-50 Long |
30 |
Weed |
3/4 Weed XL |
31 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RD Ti-80 |
32 |
Head |
i.Prestige MP |
33 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP |
34 |
Cayman |
Excel Comp II |
35 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Rebel MP |
36 |
Cayman |
Energizer II |
37 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RQ Ti-1500 Long 105 |
38 |
Fischer |
Pro No. One |
39 |
Fischer |
Pro Tour FT Air Carbon Ti |
40 |
Slazenger |
Pro Braided |
41 |
Yonex |
MP Tour-1 MP |
42 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Hornet MP |
43 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Graphite Mid |
44 |
Dunlop |
300G 98 |
45 |
Babolat |
Pure Drive |
46 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 98 |
47 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Vendetta MP |
48 |
Volkl |
V1 Classic |
49 |
Prince |
Graphite Classic MP |
50 |
Fischer |
Pro Extreme |
51 |
Volkl |
Quantum 10 Tour |
52 |
Cayman |
Energizer II Pro |
53 |
Topspin |
CL 633 |
54 |
Topspin |
TPC1000 |
55 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff Surge 5.1 |
56 |
Head |
Classic Mid |
57 |
Volkl |
Quantum V1 OS |
58 |
Wilson |
Triad Pro Staff 6.0 MP |
59 |
Volkl |
Tour 10 Mid |
60 |
Topspin |
CL 603 |
61 |
Babolat |
Pure Power Zylon 360 |
62 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 6.5 MP |
63 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Attitude MP |
64 |
Dunlop |
200G 95 |
65 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Hornet OS |
66 |
Fischer |
GDS Rally FT Titanium |
67 |
Head |
I.Prestige MP XL |
68 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Vendetta OS |
69 |
Volkl |
Tour 8 |
70 |
Head |
I.Radical OS |
71 |
Volkl |
Catapult 3 |
72 |
Pro Kennex |
Core 1 No. 20 |
73 |
Volkl |
C-10 Pro OS |
74 |
Head |
i.S9 OS |
75 |
Babolat |
Pure Control Zylon 360 |
76 |
Volkl |
Quantum V1 MP |
77 |
Head |
i.S2 MP |
78 |
Babolat |
Soft Drive |
79 |
Babolat |
Soft Power |
80 |
Volkl |
Quantum 5 |
81 |
Head |
I.S18 |
82 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff Extreme 6.7 |
83 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.2 MP |
84 |
Dunlop |
Spirit 100 |
85 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Scream OS |
86 |
Pro Kennex |
Ti Intensity PBT Reach |
87 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Bandit OS |
88 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Bandit MP |
89 |
Head |
i.extreme MP |
90 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light OS |
91 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch MP |
92 |
Head |
I.Radical MP |
93 |
Volkl |
Catapult 2 |
94 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 110 |
95 |
Volkl |
Catapult 1 |
96 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.2 OS |
97 |
Pro Kennex |
Type S |
98 |
Volkl |
Quantum 8 RAP |
99 |
Volkl |
Quantum Force |
100 |
Topspin |
CL 628 |
101 |
Head |
i.Speed MP |
102 |
Blackburne |
Excalibur Ti 97 |
103 |
Dunlop |
Spirit 110 |
104 |
Pro Kennex |
Kinetic Pro 15g |
105 |
Head |
i.S4 MP |
106 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.3 OS |
107 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Attitude OS |
108 |
Dunlop |
Vision 102 |
109 |
Gosen |
Carbon Plus I |
110 |
Head |
i.S2 OS |
111 |
Fischer |
GDS Spice |
112 |
Babolat |
Pure Drive Zylon 360 |
113 |
Blackburne |
DS-107 |
114 |
Prince |
More Dominant OS |
115 |
Dunlop |
Vision 110 |
116 |
Weed |
T-Zone |
117 |
Weed |
T-Zone Plus |
118 |
Prince |
More Game OS |
119 |
Babolat |
VS Drive |
120 |
Cayman |
Strike X |
121 |
Fischer |
GDS Spirit |
122 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.3 MP |
123 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light MP |
124 |
Prince |
More Thunder OS |
125 |
Prince |
More Game MP |
126 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Scream MP |
127 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Sovereign OS |
128 |
Blackburne |
Excalibur Ti 107 |
129 |
Fischer |
GDS Take Off 710 |
130 |
Dunlop |
Inferno 118 |
131 |
Head |
I.S10 |
132 |
Pro Kennex |
Core 1 No. 24 |
133 |
Pro Kennex |
Core 1 No. 22 |
134 |
Yonex |
Muscle Power 5i MP |
135 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch OS |
136 |
Dunlop |
Inferno 110 |
137 |
Yonex |
V-Con 20 |
138 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 4.0 OS |
139 |
Yonex |
V-Con 20 |
140 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.2 OS |
141 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.2 MP |
142 |
Babolat |
VS Power |
143 |
Dunlop |
Inferno 104 |
144 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 4.0 MP |
145 |
Head |
I.S6 MP |
146 |
Cayman |
Airlite |
147 |
Head |
i.S4 OS |
148 |
Gosen |
Carbon 15 |
149 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 2.7 |
150 |
Cayman |
Sidewinder Ti |
151 |
Gosen |
Tri Tube 400C |
152 |
Head |
I.S12 |
153 |
Cayman |
Energizer Ti |
154 |
Yonex |
Muscle Power 5i OS |
155 |
Wilson |
Triad Hammer 4.0 OS |
156 |
Head |
I.S6 OS |
157 |
Wilson |
Triad Hammer 2.0 w/Rollers |
158 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 120 |
159 |
Babolat |
VS Nanotube Drive |
160 |
Wilson |
Triad Hammer 3.0 |
161 |
Wilson |
Triad Hammer 5.0 OS |
162 |
Babolat |
VS Nanotube Power |
163 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 110 |
164 |
Wilson |
Triad Hammer 4.0 MP |
165 |
Wilson |
Triad Hammer 5.0 MP |
166 |
Fischer |
GDS Take Off 910 |
167 |
Fischer |
GDS Take Off 1210 |