Teen girl looking for a good tennis racquet?

Question

Varsity tennis, in need of a new racquet. Looking for something light that's practical for a 17-year old and definitely not too expensive. Help!

Answer 1

This website has a lot of racket reviews

http://www.tenniswarehouse.com/...

There is even a section for super light rackets. I use a Prince Air DB which is pretty light and is the best racket I've played with.

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpage...

Since you are playing varsity you're probably a good player and can generate your own pace, so you need a racket that is slightly geared more towards control than power.

You should definitely demo the rackets, but keep in mind different strig and string tensions can make a big difference. Try to string it right in the middle of the suggested tensions.

Answer 2

Okay so I am personally leaned towards Wilson racquets since I have, time after time, found the best racquets with them. I would call myself an advanced high school player just so you know. I would go with the Wilson K factor or Wilson Tour models, they have amazing power and they are sweet on approach shot control. But my racquet is an older model, the Wilson Blaze, not one you find a lot of, but it is all red and part of the hammer series. The series is great, and i get amazing power, and yet enough control to keep it in play. I never play net, it has been harder at the net to hit just plain volley's with it, but at baseline, approach shots, and overheads i love this racquet. Another possiblity is the Prince 03, using the ROUND shocks on the side, i don't like the square ones personally but you might. You can switch them out. This is the ONE AND ONLY Prince racquet i like over some Wilson. And then Babylot is always a nice racquet, but tehy are pretty spendy, and it is hard to spin the racquet b/c there is no up/down m/w p/d. But I love babylot. Head, Volkl, Dunlop, etc. are generally nto as well made, or seem so to me. They have a lot of shock, and barely any control, so all around bad for me personally. But sometimes you can find the light at the end of the tennis shop, and get a really good head racquet or such. It is really up to preferences, best thing would be find what racquet brand is "yours" (i.e. mine is wilson, coaches is prince) then find which racquet within that bracket works best for you. Demo ALOT of racquets, or you will be stuck with crap.

Answer 3

I would suggest browsing through some racquets, demoing them first and they make your purchase afterwards. Picking a tennis racquets isn't easy, trust me. It depends on which strategy you use, whether you prefer comfort or control or power and whether you like the weight and feel of the racquet. Try browsing http://www.tennis-warehouse.com for some racquets that you like, or you can go to your local sporting goods shop and look for some racquets there. Don't try shopping at Wal-Mart, or any jack-of-all-trades shops, since they don't specialize in sports and they just want to sell you some cheap, breakable racquet.

I hope this helps you trying to find the perfect racquet.

Answer 4

go to a pro shop and demo some rackets.

you will probably either end up with the babolat or wilson rackets that everyone is playing with.

nearly every racket is going to be considered light these days. new rackets are also very expensive, it can be a problem.

it's funny, i'm actually going to donate a couple of rackets later on in the week.

one of them absolutely sucks - but the other is a decent little racket that i just don't need any longer.

i don't want to sound like a nut here, but tennis is something that the company that i own is willing to do a certain amount of donations for.

i'll be playing in a corporate challenge tennis tournament (i'm no superstar, but the money will be good for a number of kids programs).

if you are really on a high school team, leave an additional detail and i'll see what i can do.

Answer 5

Girls Tennis Racquet

Answer 6

I bought an awesome racquet 2 years ago. Its called the Shark O3 hybrid. It is incredible. Lighter when swinging because it has holes in the top, and it has a greater sweet spot. Its $200. BUT, i think its worth every penny. The best racquet i have ever had.

Answer 7

Hmm...I heard this racquet called the Head Airflow 1 is pretty dang good...and it was made by women for women and its a decent $150 and very light and comfortable. The players who test this racquet at tenniswarehouse.com loved it! For more infomation, visit the site below for Head Airflow 1. There are some other Head Airflows you can pick here.

Answer 8

Due to the weakness in bone in females i suggest you go for a light tennis racquet try using wilson or prince and go to sportchek and ask for help thats the best way!

Answer 9

I use the wilson raquet that is sold at walmart for $25. Works perfect for me.

Answer 10

if u have a privite couch askk if he nows anypeopl that sells a aerodrive babolat ask for between 50 -100$