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The science of tennis rackets can be traced to the 1970s when wooden frame were replaced with metal. From that date a range of materials have been used, with Graphite making the biggest impact. The impact of metal frames has meant the speed and power of tennis shots has increased massively, with the fastest serve now recorded at 148mph. Metal frames also meant the heads of the rackets increased in size and the strings can absorb more energy. The only downside some feel is that fast courts such as Wimbledon have all become about a fast serve and little else. This has resulted in Wimbledon lowering the pressure of the balls, and trying to slow down the courts to make the games more interesting. And also to give base court players a chance of winning.

The best rackets available to buy are still made from graphite, and usually cost £70 upwards. The lengths are about 67.5cm, with a weight of about 310g.

• Argos
  At Argos you can find a sports equipment section which sells a range of tennis rackets from manufacturers like Dunlop, Wilson and Head at low / cheap prices.
• N4 Sports
  You can find a sports equipment section which sells a range of Tennis Rackets from top sports equipment at low / cheap prices.
• Racquet Research
  Racquet evaluation and ranking by physics re tennis elbow.
• BBC - Tennis - Rackets
  BBCi's guide to the science of tennis, from speedy serves to bigger balls.

Posted on 01 / 07 / 2005

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Dunlop Nitrate 90 Tennis Racket

Good range of shots, excellent string tension, which does not slacken quickly. Strong skeleton which can withstand hard shots. Very cheap prices in shops like JJB Sports or Argos Intersport. Only about £18 at the most.

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Posted on 19 / 06 / 2003

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Slazenger Pro 27 Tennis Racket

The slazenger pro 27 is a cheap tennis racket with a wide range of capable shots. The strings are not as good as they begin to get loose but just take it to a sports shop and they will tighten your strings for you. If you are a begginer this is the perfect racket as it is light weight and handles shots excellently. You can find the slazenger pro 27 tennis racket from a range of web sites on the Internet and if you search around you can find some cheap prices at a guess. Plus getting the strings tightened on the slazenger pro 27 tennis racket shouldn't cost very much from your local sports shop, definitely not over 5 pounds, and I would have thought much lower than that.

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Tennis Rackets are available online from a variety of brands. Look through the UK shops above for cheap Dunlop, Wilson and Head tennis rackets. Modern tennis rackets like the Dunlop power plus 105 tennis racket is aluminium with vibrotech vibration absorber. And the Wilson Rakattack 25 junior racket has a well balanced 'C' beam aluminium racket giving durability and manoeuvrability. The Head T carbon racket is a new technical concept featuring titanium mesh/carbon construction for more power and better manoeuvrability and is endorsed by Andre Agassi.