Tennis Rackets

Materials for Tennis Rackets

Wooden tennis rackets were used by nearly everyone involved in racket sports before the 1970's.

These rackets had natural gut strings and leather strapped handles.

Then along came aluminium and steel frames and other lightweight materials.

Now a good many tennis rackets are made from lightweight graphite and graphite composites, combining materials such as titanium, kevlar or fibre glass.

Composites have more pliancy than graphite frames.

Aluminium  frames are designed into 3 simple shapes:

A Beam

Bi Hollow

Turbular

These are inclined to vibrate much more than other materials.

Fibreglass - consists of very delicate fibres of glass which are woven into a material.

Kevlar - has adaptability and strength to weight ratio.

Titanium - has low density, lightweight alloys and high tension strength.

Below are some of the best tennis racket brands:

1. Wilson
2. Prince
3. Head
4. Yonex
5. Babolat
6. Volkl
7. Prokenney
8. Dunlop
9. Boris Becker
10. Fischer
11. Tecnifibre
12. Viking Platform