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Fact About Racquet

This information provided by the United States Racquet Stringers Association.
These facts are presented as generalities. While a stiffer frame generates more power, a stiff frame badly strung may generate less power than a more flexible frame properly strung for power players. While a heavier frame generates more power, it can also decrease maneuverability.

- A heavier frame generates more power.
- A heavier frame vibrates less.
- A heavier frame has a larger sweetspot.
- A stiffer frame generates more power.
- A stiffer frame has a larger sweetspot.
- A stiffer frame transmits more of the shock load to the arm than a more flexible frame.
- A stiffer frame provides a more uniform ball response across the entire string plane.
- A larger frame generates more power.
- A larger frame is more resistant to twisting.
- A larger frame has a larger sweetspot

Don't Leave Racquet in The Car

With the hottest month of the year now upon us (at least in the northern hemisphere), it is very important not to leave your tennis racquets in the car. Synthetic strings begin to lose tension at about 110 degrees F (43 degrees C). On a sunny, 90 degree F (32 degrees C) day, the temperature inside your car can soar to as much as 140 degrees F (60 degrees C) which is hot enough to even soften the resins in a frame and distort the racquet. If you are planning a game after work, take your racquet into the office; do not leave it in the car!