Saturday, December 3, 2011

Catch 22: Monster Bat vs Skinny Stick

In today's tennis world it can be perplexing whether or not to use a Nadal-like wide-beamed racquet or a thin-beamed more traditional racquet.  We all want the power of a fat bat, but are we giving up placement?
Players that grew up playing with a thin beam are more likely to continue to play with one because of the comfort level, but are they missing out on the power of the wider beams?  It is hard to say if the wider racquet pros like Nadal, Roddick,Tsonga and Lubicic are less accurate than they would be with a skinny racquet.  Certainly the bulk of the top players don't like the wider racquets, but that could be a feel issue.  Where is tennis going from here?  With the overall enhanced athlete, putting a power racquet in their hand might make it nearly impossible to play with them.  Traditionalists like myself love a weighted, thin-beamed racquet that only feels powerful when you hit it in the middle, but we might just be holding on to the past and missing out on some wicked ball striking of the future.  Only time will tell.    

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