Monday, May 16, 2005

Tennis racquet search

I've been a loyal user of Wilson Hammer tennis racquets for many years now, but with all the new tennis technologies offered by Wilson's competitors lately, I'm tempted to switch. Frankly, I'm not that enticed by Wilson's current line of racquets. Maybe it's because their latest line of racquets (nCode) doesn't have the same ring as their old ones (Hammer/Hyper Hammer). Here's a rundown of my options:

-Wilson nCoded racquets – stronger, more stable, and more powerful than ordinary racquets
-Prince O3 racquets – larger sweetspot, faster swing speed, better maneuverability, and greater stability
-Head Flexpoint racquets – power with ultimate control
-Head Liquidmetal racquets – more comfort, total sweetspot construction, and power and energy built into the racquet head

That last phrase, "power and energy built into the racquet head," made me chuckle, and if it's anything like the T-1000 model, I'll take it.