I just bought a new tennis raquet, a Wilson Nano Carbon Elite, and it makes a sounds when I hit with it....?

Question

...is that just a sound it makes when its being broken in? The salesperson at Sports Authority said that it should not need any adjusments if it's straight from the factory. She said that they come strung for average strength and average control and that most companies are now shipping them strung and ready to go. However, when I went out to hit with it, it made these "boingy, boingy" noises (for lack of a better word). i just wanted to know if that's normal for a brand new raquet or if i should get the strings redone

Answer 1

its normal for a new racquet. the sound of the string and the ball will change overtime.

it happened to me to with my prince o3 spectrum and my old racquet. the sound was very different. but then i got used to the sound. so yea, nothing is wrong with your racquet

Answer 2

Sounds like you are describing a metallic echoey sound. If that's true, it is almost certainly the strings. Seeing as you bought the racquet prestrung to "average strength and average control", it is probably strung with cheap string and who knows how long ago it was strung. Additionally, it could have been subjected to all manner of temperature, humidity and physical strain in warehousing and shipping before you bought it.

I am assuming (by the fact that the sound bothers you) that you are neither a novice nor an occasional player and that you are discriminating about the equipment you use. I'm not sure if this is an expensive racquet or not, but brand new (current generation or one generation back) racquets are almost always sold unstrung to allow the purchaser to customize stringing make, material, gauge and tension. The statement made by the salesperson is misinformed at best. If this was a $100+ racquet that was marketed to you as a new technology or professional grade racquet then I would go back and demand a free restringing. Most large sports retailers offer free stringing when you buy the string from them, and some will offer a free string with the purchase of a new racquet.

Prestrung racquets almost never cost more than $80 and are viewed as cheap and quick solutions for the occasional player. The only advantage to buying a prestrung racquet is being able to walk out of the shop and head straight to a court. Serious tennis players usually do not buy tennis racquets on a whim and generally take their time choosing and customising it, and that's why Wilson, Babolat, Head, Prince, etc will never sell you an "as is" racquet aimed at players who take their tennis seriously.

Answer 3

Some raquets make sounds like that. I bought a new prince and it made that sound, and then i bought a new head and its wonderful. It could be a simple thing as a better shockstop as the ones on there aren't always the best. You can always just break the strings (i do about once a week) and get some other strings. Hope this helps...

Answer 4

Every time you hit, the racquet makes a sound. Depending on the racquet, this sound may vary but will always be there: it's caused by vibration.

If the sound is noisy to you, consider buying a string vibration dampener. I'd recommend the head smartsorb vibration dampener because it is long and will grab more strings than the regular ones that grab two to four strings only. The sound won't disappear, but it will be reduced greatly.

Answer 5

if its a sound coming from the strings, then don't be worried about it and add a dampner if you want. if the sound is from the frame, then something inside might be loose...shake the racquet and if u hear it then it is an internal defect. you can send your racquet back and they will send back another.

Answer 6

buy one of those dampening devices you place on the strings at the bottom it will stop the sound you are talking about and make the racket sound more solid when you hit the ball