Wooden tennis racquets are heavier than then the current racquets manufactured today. Many wooden racquets can weight up to 14 oz/ 397 grams. With that extra weight they lack the maneuverability that current racquets have. Plus they have a smaller headsize making them more difficult to hit. Wooden racquets were used for many years until aluminum was introduced to the sport by Wilson.
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∙ 2010-03-05 17:39:44Metal rackets because they are made of tougher substances and last longer.
The Romans made up the game tennis but they used wooden tennis rackets.
string and either metal or wooden frames and handles
Tennis rackets used on tour, by the professional players
Long handled vellum battledores, short handled vellum battledores, plain wooden rackets, sandpaper covered rackets and cork-faced rackets.
One can purchase cheap tennis rackets from dicks sporting goods. They have a great selection of tennis rackets at a cheap affordable price for all levels of tennis from beginners to professional rackets.
You can purchase Wilson tennis rackets from stores such as Walmart and Target. Alternatively, you can purchase Wilson tennis rackets from retailers such as Amazon.
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no not that I am aware of but there are gold plated rackets
It is very lightweight and strong making it a more sensible option for tennis rackets.
originally, tennis was played with the hands.. which was somewhere earlier than medieval times. that developed into long wooden rackets made by the british, and then into what we have today.. the aluminum and the metal rackets. and yes, the racket has been the standard implement to hit the ball in tennis for a few odd hundred years...
If three fifths of the 55 tennis rackets in stock are metal, then 33 of the 55 tennis rackets are metal. 3/5 * 55 = 33.