what is your preferred racket weight?

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what is your preferred racket weight?

  1. U or more (i use solid steel rackets!)

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  2. 2U

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  3. 3U

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  4. 4U

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  5. 5U or less (i literally play with feathers!)

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  1. kwun

    kwun Administrator

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    how heavy is your main racket?

    U? 2U? 3U? 4U? 5U?
     
    #1 kwun, Mar 17, 2004
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    I actually prefer to use my U-G4 Cab 20, oddly enough.
     
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    3U MP99 and Cab30MS
     
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    Has to be 4U or lighter if I can get one that has been hollowed out enough!
     
    #5 Dill, Mar 17, 2004
  6. forrestyung

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    All my Cab 20 and Boron 2 are 2U.

    For my babolat chrono, I need to add lead tape to get the same swinging feel.
     
    #6 forrestyung, Mar 17, 2004
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    i use my hand to play. :D
     
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    don't forget to trims your fingernails to reduce weight and shave off any hairs on your racquet hand to reduce air drag:)
     
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  9. cooler

    cooler Regular Member

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    I didnt vote on this survey because weight isnt the main determining factor in selecting my racquet, IMO :D
     
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    I will vote for 3U or below. But there's no such "combo", so settle with 3U as most my collections are in 3U range.
     
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    i seem to prefer my 2U mp99 to my 3U ones :)
     
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  12. Traum

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    Gee... I'm the only 5U person for now? :rolleyes:

    -Rick
     
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    Don't worry, Traum, I'm right there with you as being the only person to use a U racket :rolleyes:
     
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    G'day,

    Every racket I own is 2U but some of them sure feels like a U racket! - ie Cab23 and MP77
     
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    All my rackets are 2U, so I'd have to go with that :)

    3U rackets are just too light for me, and U rackets make me feel like I'm going to hurt my arm using them.
     
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    Hi Traum, to the best of my knowledge, only Yonex use the U/2U/3U/4U and I don't think that Yonex has produced a 5U racquet yet. I take it that you don't use Yonex. As a side point, a Karakal SL-70 with a weight of 70g would be at least a 6U when translated into the Yonex weight system ;)
     
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    I like the feel of 2u rackets, unfortunately i dun own any, so i have to use my 3u's, which isn't bad, just a bit too light for me:(
     
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  18. da ding

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    I prefer my Ti-10 SP long 2U for singles, but like to use lighter 3U rackets for doubles, as they give me a quicker reaction time and allow me to swing faster for quick defense or flat rally exchanges
     
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    I like both 2U and 3U. 2U seems to give more power, but 3U feels less tiring.
     
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    I like the U feeling, it is very solid in very hit.

    But the reaction is a little bit slow in double games. If I were young enough to play single games, I would prefer U rackets.
     
    #20 forrestyung, Mar 18, 2004
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