How to Choose a Suitable Tennis Racquet for Beginners

Hello everyone today we're going to learn how to choose a racket that's suitable for beginners Okay so there are really four things I look for when choosing a racket number one Number one a racket has to be a racket 27 inches Okay anything shorter than 26 inches is for junior players and kids So the one thing you want to look for the very first thing you look up is racket length 27 inches Okay number two what I would look up is the weight Okay a lot of people here play badminton and in badminton They want a really light racket so they take up tennis and say "Hey I should get a very light racket " Not necessarily true Okay Let me give you a good range for ladies You generally want to get about 250 to 270 grams For men 280 grams to about 300 grams would work for beginners Okay number three head size Okay I personally use this racke It's about 98 square inches Okay so a good guide would be about 95 to 100 square inch racket head You don't want to get a racket that's too big I mean yes you'll hit the string more bu It will be a bit awkward if you're trying to get a proper swing going I'll explain that later Okay number four is the grip size Yeah let me get closer Okay We want to get a racket grip a racket handle grip that has some space Right here between your fingers and the fleshy part of your thumb Yeah you don't want a racket that's too big with so much space because you can't really grip it nor do you want a racket handle that's too thick Not so small that you end up just crushing it Okay so about four and a quarter It's a grip size You can tell any shopkeeper four and a quarter four and three eighths and get a feel for it As long as it fits your palm you're good to go Okay Okay bonus tip: this is what I personally will look up after I've settled the first four: racket balance let me let me give you an example My racket has your finger right here You can see that the head is up Okay So this is what we call a head light racket let me give you another example Another racket You see it's even this that we call even balance Racket and the last racket balance type I personally will not recommend is this It's called head heavy okay Generally the heavier the head the more power you can get from the racket Okay I know what you're thinking Hey isn't that a good thing I mean yea If you're a bit more experienced you can generate your own racket head speed but personally if you'really trying to improve your game Most of the power should come from technique rather than just your racket Subconsciously if your racket gives you so much power You will not dare to swing You won't dare to swing fully So you just swing lightly Boom It's going to fly That will happen So remember Stay away From the head heavy racket Okay recap: four things and one bonus tip Remember the first thing: Racket has to be 27 inches for adult rackets The second thing is head size make it within a range about 95 to 100 square inches is good enough Get the third one it's the weight Okay weight for ladies I guess the magic number we're looking at is 270 grams So about 250 to 270 grams for ladies men you're looking at above 270 grams So about 280 to 300 grams would be perfect Okay and remember grip is the next one as long as it's comfortable You have some space between your fingers and the fleshy part of your palm And the last one is really a matter of preference I like the headlight I got many of my good friends who like it as well Okay Uh where to start I won't let that influence you just pick a racket that's nice that's comfortable and really just start playing Okay I won't go too deep into the strings that balance even further because um that's not that's not important up there The most important things are your tangibles your technical skills and your technique The decisions on court depend on how you play how you spin and how you overcome every different kind of player Okay so I hope you learned a lot today on how to choose an appropriate one A beginner's tennis racket and you're one step closer to becoming a full-fledged tennis player I'll see you in the next one