If you decide to do great tennis, then you can not do without a racket. Like any other sports attributes, they have their own characteristics and parameters that you need to consider before buying. In this article we will tell you how to choose a racket for a big tennis.
When buying a racket, you will most likely find the following parameter designations: head size( the area of the string surface);weight( weight);length;balance.
Racket for a child
If your child is just starting to play tennis, then the choice of a tennis racket, should not give you unnecessary trouble. After all, he is just beginning to comprehend the basics of this eerily interesting sport.
Therefore, there is no particular difference in what kind of racket he will use. However, some factors should be noted.
It is very important when choosing a tennis racket for a child, pay attention to its length. It should not be too long. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to hit the ball with the center of the string surface. Now various manufacturers make many different short rackets for children.
The weight of the racket is also of great importance. The game should be fun, but with heavy attributes it is unlikely to happen.
Therefore, you should choose a racket with a small weight, so that the child can rotate the brush without much effort. However, here everything depends on the physical data of your child.
Choose a racket for a beginner
If you are just starting to practice this sport, or just an amateur, then when choosing a tennis racket, you will not have any special difficulties. You do not need to go too deep into the characteristics of this attribute. As with the choice of the previous subject, length is also important here. For an adult, the most optimal one, you can consider the length of the racket to be approximately 69 cm.
It may be more, but tennis rackets of a greater length are bought to increase the impact force and if you are a beginner, then for hooking technique, 69 centimeters will be enough for you. This is the best option between, convenience and impact force.
Next, proceed to selecting the area of the string surface. A novice player or lover, by the way, should, incidentally, have a racket with an area of string surface equal to 670 square meters.see It is very convenient, with its use, the load on the joints decreases and it is much easier to hit the ball.
The weight of the racket, as well as the length, affects the impact force. The greater weight of your attributes, will affect the accuracy of hits in the court. Therefore, if you are not a professional, then you will be enough rackets weighing 275 grams. While using it, you will lose a little bit in the force of impact, but add exactly.
When choosing a tennis racket handle, it is desirable to rely entirely on your own feelings. Ideally, you can think of that pen, during use, your fingers and brush do not strain very much. You should also take into account the length of the handle, it should be enough so that you can grasp the handle with both hands.
As for the "scientific" approach to choosing a handle, it should be such that during the girth, between the fingers and palm, there was a distance of 1.5 to 2 cm.
Choose a professional racquet
When choosing a racket for a professional tennis player, you should take into account every detail. Vedas on what attributes the athlete uses, in many respects depend his further successes. First of all, you need to determine the area of the string surface and their stiffness of tension. The larger the area of the string surface and the less rigid tension, the stronger the impact force will be.
However, it becomes harder to control the flight of the ball. For a professional, these characteristics are very important, so you need to buy a racket with an area of up to 645 sq. Cm.and that it would be with a stiffer stretch of strings. The use of such a racket, will not greatly affect the strength of the blow, and control the flight of the ball, it will be much easier.
Then pay attention to what strings are used in the racquet you like. They are: natural and synthetic. Natural are made from animal veins, and they have always been considered the most convenient for playing. However, synthetic strings made of nylon fibers are almost inferior to natural ones in their playing qualities. Attributes that have synthetic strings are cheaper and will last a little longer.
Pay attention to the string stretching scheme. It shows how many longitudinal and transverse strings are used. The number itself is often indicated through a fraction, where the first is the longitudinal strings, and the second is the transverse strings. From the number of strings depends completely, the rigidity of the string surface. The more of them, the surface will be tougher.
For professionals, choose rackets weighing more than 310 grams. When using them, you can strengthen your brush, and also increase the force of impact.
The width of the rim affects the size of the impact spot. A shock spot is a section of a string surface( located in the center), which is best to hit the ball. The larger the width of the rim, the more the shock spot. But in such a racket, its aerodynamic properties deteriorate considerably. Therefore, professionals use a racket with a rim width of up to 2 centimeters.
The choice of racket on the balance, depends on the style of your game. In order to determine the balance, you need to put the racket center on the index finger so that the handle is located on one side, and the head of the racket on the other.
If the racket maintains a balance, then its balance by cent. If it deviates toward the head, it means a balance in the head, if in the direction of the handle, then the balance in the handle. For the attacking game and powerful innings, the racket with a balance in the head is best suited.
If you play defense, then you need a balance in the pen. Rackets with a balance in the center are considered universal. When used, the player can change the style of the game when he wants.
