Tennis Rackets

Back in the early days of tennis the racket's were made of wood and had head sizes that are tiny in comparison to any racket you can buy today. The laminated wood rackets were used until the late 1960's when Wilson introduced the first steel racket, which became the popular thing due to use by the tennis legend Jimmy Connors.

In 1976 Prince released the first over sized head racket. Two of the Prince rackets, the Classic and Pro both had aluminum frames and string areas nearly 50% larger than the old wooden rackets.

The power of advanced players was nearly too much for the aluminum rackets to handle. By 1980 graphite rackets had been

developed. A mixture of carbon fiber and plastic resin created a stiffer racket that could handle the power of professionals.

The rackets of today have not changed much since the first graphite rackets. The only improvements have been slight reductions in the weight as well as oversizing of the racket head. The new rackets allow the great players of today to hit the ball harder and more accurately than ever before.