Tony's Racket Stringing

All rackets are gripped for right handed players, most left handed players suffer with blisters and sore hands due to this. Have your racket grip changed for a left handed player. My own son and many of the left handed players i string for have found it is a lot more comfortable.

Guide to junior racket size

Junior Tennis Rackets Sizes It is important for your child to have the right size tennis rackets not only to improve their game but to help avoid injury. If your child is eight and is the size of a ten year old they may be better with the 26inch racket and the same if they are smaller. The standard racket sizes for for junior players are : Age (Years) Size(inch) 0-4 19" 4-5 21" 6-7 23" 8-10 25" 10-12 26" 12 + use adult size rackets. Tennis Rackets Guide If your child is having tennis lessons, then the coach will also be able to advise about the correct racket size. There are various methods coaches use to measure your child to advise on the best size racket. Most top brand tennis racket manufacturers produce junior size tennis rackets these include, Wilson, Babolat, Head and Slazenger. When I take my son to matches I can see that the Babolat tennis rackets seem very popular with the younger players, this could be to do with the association between Rafael Nadal and Babolat. My son has always used a Babolat tennis racket, it seems to give good balanced performance between control and power. Junior Tennis Rackets Click thumbnail to view full-size Tennis Rackets Training When your child gets a new racket it will take them time to get used to it, they may not want to play with it and request the old one back. Encourage them to persevere with the new racket and assure them it will improve their game very soon. Remember to change the tennis racket grip periodically as these can wear quickly if you child plays on a regular basis. To save some money, use a over grip they are cheaper and it makes the grip thicker and provides a better grip

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