Question: What's the ideal balance for a tennis racquet?
Answer: Racquet balance is a topic of some debate. Generally, heavier racquets tend to better protect the player's arm, and to make them more maneuverable, they are usually built head-light. Light racquets are usually balanced head-heavy in order to deliver a solid thump on the ball. The real debate centers on which balance, in the moderately heavy racquet weighing around 11 ounces, better protects the arm. Whether a player wants more maneuverability or more groundstroke solidity is a matter of personal preference, but the question of arm safety is more complicated. See
here for a lengthly discussion.
