By: Sabrina Hirani
Welcome to What’s your Racquet Part Two. In the last article we explained 3 racquets that are good for beginners, intermediate and advanced players. In this article we will do the same thing, but with different racquets. This time we will be focusing on all the Wilson racquets.
Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.3
To start off with the beginners racquet, your racquet should be helping you improve your game. The Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.3 is the racquet for beginners that are still learning and are wanting to improve their game in the future.
The Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.3 is a really sturdy racquet so it helps generate a lot of power even with just a small swing. The racquet has a large head size which offers the racquet a great sweet spot.
The racquet is also lightweight so it can be a good racquet for players that are returning to play after a few years. With the racquet’s power, control, and balance it can literally change the game.
The downfall of this racquet is that the racquet vibrates a lot when the ball is hit. When the racquet vibrates it means that is trying to build up momentum and it overshoots its starting position.
The price of the racquet is 99.00. This is a little expensive but the Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.3 is a great racquet for beginners to try out because it helps improve your game in the future by improving the amount of power you need in the ball and improve your skills on how you hit the ball. If you are a beginner looking for a lightweight and sturdy racquet that would last you a long time, the Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.3 is the racquet to go into.
Pro Staff RF 97 Wilson Autograph
For intermediate and advanced players that are looking for a nice high quality racquet than the Pro Staff RF 97 Wilson Autograph is the racquet for you. By it’s bold and detailed design on the racquet, this racquet will give you better control of your ball and that’s what Wilson promised for their RF racquets.
If you guys are a fan of Roger Federer than get excited because Wilson partnered up with Roger Federer to design this racquet. With this Pro Staff RF racquet it was really well thought piece that has little bit of mixed features from the old Pro Staff racquets.
The racquet is also designed to add more power to your games by having a wider and angular beam. This is the first Wilson racquet of the Attacker Player segment by Wilson. It is perfect for players that are wanting an exceptional performance and feel.
This racquet is designed for anyone with any style and from people that have used this racquets they have said that this racquet is, “impressive and exceptional.”
One down fall on this racquet is the weight of the racquet. The racquet is pretty heavy and would be a little heavy for some users. The reason why the racquet is heavy is so the racquet can generate more power. With a heavy racquet it is easy to gain more power.
The price of this racquet is 186.75. This is a really expensive racquet, but if you have the money I would say to go for it because the racquet would not be a disappointment. From the design of the racquet to the performance of the racquet I would say this is the racquet to get. It is also racquet that can go for a really long time as well because it is both for intermediate and advanced racquets. If you are looking for a really long term racquet with exponential performance and design, I would recommend the Pro Staff RF 97 Wilson Autograph.
Wilson [K] Zero Strung Performance Value
Lastly, for advanced players we have the Wilson [K] Zero Strung Performance Value. The Wilson [K] Zero Strung Performance Value has a large racquet head which offers a large sweet spot and exceed power which is great for players.
One thing that is different about this racquet and other racquets is that it uses Kompact Center Technology which improves the performance of the racquet. It also improves the design innovation which enhances the handling, maneuverability, and feel of the racquet. I also features Kontour Yoke which helps with handling the racquet and creating less stress points on the racquet
From the large head size and the large sweet spot, it can generate a lot of power with less energy. Because of the high quality materials used in creating this racquet, the racquet is durable and it will not break that easily.
The price of this racquet is 150.00 which a really expensive racquet. I would recommend this racquet because it is good racquet to use for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. If you looking for a racquet to use and are not planning to change, I would say to go for it and spend extra for the Wilson [K] Zero Strung Performance Value racquet because you will not regret it.
Here are some Wilson options that are really popular in the Wilson department. They are other options that are good too, but here are just some options. If you see the Wilson racquets are a little bit more expensive than other racquets. The reasoning of this is that Wilson uses high quality materials to make their racquets and also professional tennis players collaborate with Wilson to create limited edition racquets. Overall the Wilson brand is really good to get racquets from because they are really long-lasting racquets and also really powerful to use for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players.
Sabrina Hirani
Sabrina Hirani '22 is a senior and currently a 3rd year member of the Redwood Gigantea. She is currently an opinion editor for the Redwood Gigantea. Outside of the Gigantea, Sabrina is on the Redwood Swim team. During her free time, Sabrina loves to binge-watch shows and loves to spend time with her friends and family.