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