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Top 30 Racquets for Beginners

July 2001

Based on racquet measurements done by technicians at the U.S. Racquet Stringers Association, published in Racquet Tech. These models are currently being shipped by the manufacturers.

The rankings under the macro criteria were weighted thus: 1.5*Elbow Safety + 0.5*Dexterity + Wrist Safety + Shoulder Safety + Efficiency.

To see the rankings under the macro criteria, click on the blue letters. To see the rankings on racquets for experts, click here.

Top 30 Overall for Beginners
Rank out of 176	Racquet Model		Elbow Safety	Shoulder Safety	Wrist Safety	Dexterity	Efficiency	Sum
**	ProKennex	Kinetic Pro 5g	Should be at the top this year, as last year, but a mixup in the USRSA specs prevented a true ranking. The specs have not changed from the 2000 model.
1	Dunlop	Adrenalin Surge 108	1	12	1	32	2	32.5
2	Dunlop	Adrenalin Rush 108	8	22	4	27	6	57.5
3	Wilson	Pro Staff 6.6 Titanium MP	12	6	2	29	21	61.5
4	Gamma	Diamond Fiber F-9.0 MP	5	4	6	89	14	76
5	Prince	Precision Graphite Classic OS	1	1	3	139	4	79
6	Wilson	Hyper Pro Staff 5.0 Stretch OS	6	17	9	86	3	81
7	Head	Ti.Radical OS	10	19	8	39	20	81.5
8	Slazenger	Pro Braided Extreme	3	7	5	137	1	86
9	Slazenger	Pro Braided	9	2	10	104	18	95.5
10	Pro Kennex	Kinetic Pro 7g	7	3	7	135	8	96
Rank out of 176	Racquet Model		Elbow Safety	Shoulder Safety	Wrist Safety	Dexterity	Efficiency	Sum
11	Cayman	Pro Heat II	4	28	27	66	7	101
12	Head	Classic MP	13	12	11	100	27	119.5
13	Wavex	AD2002	16	26	18	64	22	122
14	Volkl	Quantum 10	26	31	13	59	16	128.5
15	Wilson	Hyper Pro Staff 5.0 Stretch MP	14	23	28	113	5	133.5
16	Dunlop	Adrenalin Rush 98	26	31	46	21	10	136.5
17	Weed	3/4 Weed XL	28	30	11	94	12	142
18	Wilson	Hyper Pro Staff 5.0 MP	18	10	38	114	11	143
19	Yonex	RD Ti-70 Long 98	11	31	30	132	9	152.5
20	Prince	Triple Threat Graphite OS	21	14	14	119	34	153
Rank out of 176	Racquet Model		Elbow Safety	Shoulder Safety	Wrist Safety	Dexterity	Efficiency	Sum
21	Babolat	Pure Control	15	9	29	160	24	164.5
22	Prince	Triple Threat Rebel 95	32	16	15	81	47	166.5
23	Prince	Triple Threat Warrior OS	29	24	19	114	26	169.5
24	Yonex	Ultimum Ti-1500 Long 105	31	47	33	53	17	170
25	Dunlop	200 G 100	25	40	35	90	13	170.5
26	Prince	Thunder Cloud Titanium OS	48	41	16	16	35	172
27	Babolat	Pure Power	35	15	26	87	37	174
27	Prince	Triple Threat Hornet OS	36	5	25	136	22	174
29	Babolat	VS Control	19	11	23	150	38	175.5
30	Prince	Triple Threat Warrior MP	20	8	20	157	45	181.5

For a complete list of racquets tested, select racquet by manufacturer below.

From www.racquetresearch.com, by permission

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Top 30 Racquets for Beginners

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