idealy is it better for the performance of the equipment to have multiple of the same racquet and rotate using them.. esp if u play a lot?

or is there no notable difference what-so-ever?

I don't think its necessary to always switch equipment. I don't think it will give better result but its always good to have backup.

It's notable... the shaft gets bendier and bendier every month... lol

i switch rackets so that all my rackets get court time .. economic reasons...heehee...

seriously - I swap rackets sometimes to improve my game - for example - if my drops are off - changing my racket usually helps - mebbe its psychological but works for me...

I also tend to get used to rackets' characteristic - eg. i smash a little more with myTi-10 than the mp77...

All my rackets get equal court time in around 4 hour intervals.

I certainly change which racquet I use. I don't want to become superstitious and have a favourite.

For consistency, its best to stick to 1 model of racket.

But its really fun to use multiple rackets especially if you have a wide range of rackets, different balance, weight, frame etc...

changing my racket usually helps - mebbe its psychological but works for me...


I agree. I can't explain why, but sometimes in a tough day, switching to another racket (same kind) does help. :rolleyes:

sometimes, having rackets in 4 areas is a great idea:

1.warmup rackets, something you use for warm up, usually for me, are 2U rackets.

2.practice rackets, something new & you are not familiar with it, but you want to practice it a lot in your spare time and make it to be a game racket.

3.game rackets, something you know and used to. You can use it for games without a second thought, usually for me, they're my 3U rackets (l can't take too much of weight)

4.safety rackets, something that is very durable and won't break easily. Usually used for playing doubles with unknown people. Something that is 2U would be great. :)

That's how I classify my rackets...
PS: 1 and 4 could be together.

So, when you rotate rackets, you could use different rackets for different purpose. Or rotate in the same category if you are focusing in one thing. Ie. games.

Certainly I meant that whilst I swap racquets I'm only ever swapping between the same model, not completely changing the make/model I'm using.

idealy is it better for the performance of the equipment to have multiple of the same racquet and rotate using them.. esp if u play a lot?

or is there no notable difference what-so-ever?Having multiple racquet allows you to switch to another racquet (of the same string/tension/grip) if the one you're using breaks from a clash during the game. The transition will be much easier.

However, I see some people switch racquet after the end of every some number of games may be for a cleaner grip and for the original tension, or perhaps to apply relatively equal amount of work to all racquets, so that the tension/grip will end up relatively similar at the end of the day.

I always carry 5 identical rackets the only reason is that because I use natural gut strings they are all in different states of decline and I need them for backup purposes.

(that's my story and I'm sticking to it)