What is the difference between head heavy and headlight

Where rallies involve broader, sweeping, and methodical swings that may not appear as quick but generate the same power due to the increased weight of the racket.

Swinging slower can still generate enough power to remain competitive. A head-light racket will have more of its mass located toward the handle end of the racket. For the most part, head-light rackets are suitable for less experienced players, offer more freedom and mobility, ease of readjusting to their opponents in real-time, and perhaps with a bit less foresight than experienced players.

Head-light rackets are excellent for aggressive players who like to press their opponents with swift swings and quick volleys. With balanced rackets, the point at which the racket balances is precisely in the middle, as measured from the butt of the handle.

The strung weight of a tennis racket can vary from about 8 oz to 12 oz, depending on the material, head size, stringing, and length. Even with balanced weight distribution, players can opt for larger or smaller head size, different measurements, and materials.

This allows for considerable customization without having to opt for head heavy or head-light options. For many players without a strong preference for head-light or head-heavy rackets, the even balance racket is a great starting point for trying different options. Sometimes it takes a bit of time to determine the best option. You can change the balance of your tennis racket by adding weight to either end of the racket. This will change the balance point of your racket.

You should also know this will also add to the overall weight of the racket. This can be done with lead tape. The same principle applies to make the racket more head-light. Head heavy balance aka forehand biased racquets have more momentum for the forehand stroke. The racquet is also more stable, thus improving control. Quick racquet handling suffers a little. Even balance racquets above have balance points around mm. The even balance racquets are a compromise. Healight racquets above have balance points below mm.

Yonex Titanium Mesh Headlight balance or backhand biased racquets are excellent for fast handling. Newer Than: Search this thread only Search this forum only Display results as threads. Useful Searches. This is why so many players are only looking for head-heavy rackets. I found out long ago that for my specific swing, I need a head-light racket to produce the most power.

The problem is that there are so many people blindly looking for HH rackets, that the big companies make very few HL rackets. It's very frustrating. I wish there were more people in this industry who would educate lower level players to properly analyze the right spec of racket for their swing. Maybe then, there would be a lot more people looking for HL rackets. Too many people think that they're just for girls. I know there are a lot of people who will say that Yonex and Victor have entire lines of HL rackets.

But they don't. The rackets they claim are HL, are infact just balanced. Is there anyone else who is frustrated trying to find truly head-light rackets? I agree! There isn't much difference if one plays properly. Just look at the pros. Doesn't matter which racket head light or head heavy. Result of smashing speed is the same. InvincibleAjay Regular Member. I'm a extreme head light racket user for the most part and you are correct, that suits my game and gives me plenty of power to line up with my swing speed.

I also agree that some 'head light' rackets are labelled incorrectly when they are infact balanced or even slightly head heavy in some instances.