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Buying Your New Tennis Racquet & Strings - Things to Look For

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Part One - Your Racquet
Part Two - Your Strings

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Part One - Your Racquet

Adult Racquet (ages 12 and up):

1. Length should be 27".
2. Head size should be about 100 square inches.
3. Grip size should be about 4 1/4.

Kids Racquet (ages 12 and under):

Ages 5 to 7: Length 21", head size 90 square inches.
Ages 7 to 9: Length 23", head size 95 square inches.
Ages 7 and up and/or 50-60" inches tall: Length 25", head size 100 square inches.
Ages 10 to 12 and/or 55+ inches tall: Length 26", head size 100 square inches.

Recommended brands for all ages: Head, Wilson, Prince, Babolat.

Great place to buy online: Midwest Sports midwestsports.com in Cincinnati
Shipping from Cincinnati is usually one day!

Suggested price range: $50 and up.
Racquets for advanced players cost around $200.

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Part Two - Your strings

ANY strings are fine for a beginner.

Best strings for more advanced players: A little expensive, but well worth it:

Hybrid stringing means different strings on the mains & crosses.

Some folks use natural gut on the mains, Luxilon on the crosses (for more power).
Others use Luxilon on the mains, natural gut on the crosses (for more spin).

If you buy one pack of each strings, it should be enough to string two racquets.

Babolat Natural Gut
Luxilon

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