Choosing a Tennis Racket
Chances are you’re looking for a new racket and you already have a general idea of what you’re looking for. Maybe you saw a little pink tennis racket and wanted to find a tennis racket review on it. Then again you may be looking to upgrade from your current racket  and seek more power, more control, more comfort or a tennis racket with a combination of these characteristics. 

Whatever your reason(s) for researching a future new racket purchase, you have some basis on which to make your decision. Let Tennisrackets.tv be your official guide to choosing the right equipment for you.

On the other hand you may not have much of an idea of what’s best suited for your style of game or have been motivated by seeing Andy Roddick kill a ball using his Pure Drive Babolat Tennis Racket or the classic playing style of Roger Federer with his 90 square inch Wilson nSix-One Tour 90 nCode rackets. You may have read another review in Tennis Magazine and want more information on which tennis rackets to choose.

Adding to your questions are the vast amount of tennis rackets to choose from. The different characteristics each manufacturer offers and what affect they have. We welcome you to check out our racket reviews but first suggest you take in mind three key elements before choosing your future tennis rackets. Power or Game Improvement Rackets, Players Rackets, or  Tweeners Rackets. Good luck choosing a tennis racket

Prince Tennis Racquet Milestones
1970 Working in his garage, Bob McClure invents Little Prince, the first tennis ball machine for home court use, and Prince Manufacturing – named after the town of Princeton, NJ, is born.

1976 As Prince’s Ball Machine prospers, Howard Head struggles with off center hits and lack of control, motivating him to invent the first patented Prince oversized racquet, the Prince Classic. At 110 square inches, its revolutionary design changed the game and became the most successful racquet of its time.

1977 The Prince Graphite becomes the first "top players" graphite racquet and quickly becomes the standard by which all others are compared. Today it is still the choice of many top pros.

1978 Prince Tennis racquets develops its first multi-filament string which becomes the top selling string that very same year.

1980 Prince begins designing functional sport bags and ultimately becomes the leader in this important category.
1984 Prince introduces its first line of tennis wear, continuing its commitment to serve a tennis player’s every need.

1985 Prince sees the need to go beyond the all- purpose tennis shoe and develops a lightweight and durable shoe for tennis, the TPU-4000.

1989 Prince creates the Constant Taper System (CTS), the revolutionary "tip to Grip" racquet performance system that delivers more power without compromising control or comfort.

1999 Prince introduces the Triple Threat Racquet Series, which offered a revolutionary new weighting system. Triple Threat technology was the game’s first and only racquet technology to offer perfect balance and stability.

2005 Prince introduces O3 engineered racquets, which transforms traditional pin sized string holes into revolutionary giant O-Ports, providing total string freedom for a livelier response across the entire string bed. This expands the conventional sweet spot by up to 54%, turning it into a Sweet Zone. O-Ports also act as ‘wind tunnels’ to reduce aerodynamic drag, creating a fast and maneuverable frame which produces a faster swing speed for more aggressive play.

Prince introduces the Tour tennis ball, a Premium tennis ball designed for top players who demand high quality, performance products. It’s made with a durable Hi-Vis woven felt for optimum playability and visibility. Covered by hand for exacting consistency and a Dynamic Core with PURE rubber compound that provides longer ball life.

2006 Prince introduces O3 Hybrid Series, the synergy of ordinary racquet technology enhanced with O3 Engineering for improved performance. The O3 Hybrid Series has giant O-Ports at 6 and 12 o’clock around the perimeter of the frame, enlarging the sweet spot and increasing stability for a racquet that is WAY PAST ORDINARY.

James Blake signs on as the newest member of Team Prince and agrees to a long term endorsement deal to develop and launch a new racquet.

From its origin as a manufacturer of tennis ball machines, Prince has proven itself to be an industry leader in the development and manufacturing of performance racquet sports equipment. Prince has revolutionized the game of tennis with its introductions of the "Oversize" and "Longbody" and today, O3 engineered racquets. Prince’s expanded tennis line outfits players from head to toe, with shoes, apparel, balls, accessories, and more.
Prince has leveraged its international exposure by sponsoring some of the sport’s most elite athletes, including Maria Sharapova, Guillermo Coria, Jennifer Capriati, Patrick Rafter and Martina Navratilova. Their success in Grand Slam competitions has heightened consumer interest in the Prince brand as well as the sport of tennis.
Today Prince maintains a strong presence on the professional tennis circuit through sponsorships and events, working closely with local programs throughout the country, and developing grassroots opportunities for the sport’s next generation of stars. Some of Prince’s notable partnership endorsements are:

- Official Racquet of Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy
- Official Racquet, Ball, Strings, Bag, and Accessory Partner of Tennis Europe
- Exclusive Racquet of the Family Circle Cup
- Official Racquet of Saddlebrook Resort
- Official Sporting Goods Supplier of the SAP Open
- Official Racquet of the RCA

Many historians agree that tennis was first played by monks somewhere in France. It is uncertain if it started in either the 11th or 12 century, but one gruesome fact is that the first so called rackets were made out of human flesh.
It started off more like handball, played first by hitting against a wall, then later over a crude net. (In the southwest of France, people still practice this “ancient” sport). While hitting a ball with bare hand proved a little too uncomfortable after a while, players adopted the use of gloves and more creative folk increased the hitting area and incorporated webbing between their fingers. Others simply used a hard, wooden paddle. The forms varied depending on regions. 
After two or three hundred years of practice, the first device we could legitimately call a racquet came to light, with strings made of gut bound in a wooden frame. The Italians are often credited with this invention. By 1500, racquets were in widespread common in the practice of tennis. The early rackets had a long handle and a small, teardrop-shaped head.
The ancient game had many similarities to today’s game of squash, being it was played indoors, the shape of most rackets had an oval head, like a squash racket and slow balls were used. The greatest difference being tennis rallies were done over a net, not against a wall.
Racquets saw only minor changes between the mid 1800’s and the end of the wooden racket era more than 100 years later. Wooden rackets did get better during these 100 years, with improvements in laminating technology. Sandwiching thin layers of light wood together was a revolution, but they still weighed just under one pound, even with a relative small hitting surface around 65 inches or so.
While these rackets of this era cannot compare to the power and technology of today’s tennis rackets, the evolution from its first days did come a long way.

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