12 Points Head Light Balance

Jun 21 2009 12.

12 points head light balance. The effects of weight centered at the 12 o clock location are. How does the head light points system work. Some of the most head light frames available are 12 points head light or 1 1 2 towards the handle from the midpoint. This measure is the distance that the balance point is from the center of the racquet length.

On a standard 27 inch racquet with a 8 point head light balance the balance point would be 12 5 inches from the butt cap. Obviously even balanced is 0 points head light. A 28 inch racquet with a balance point of 15 inches is 1 inch or 8 points head heavy. The midpoint would be at 13 5 and the balance point is 1 2 and inch closer to the handle than the center point.

So 6 is right in the middle and 5 7 is very common. A heavy racquet is usually head light take the wilson six one 95. An 8 strip 0 1 oz 1 balance point less head light 10 swingweight points. So the balance point of the frame is at 12 measured up from the butt of the frame.

An eighth of an inch represents a point which is the measurement most commonly used by retailers to express a racquet s balance point i e 4 points head light. For example a 27 inch racquet with a balance point of 12 1 2 inches is 1 inch or 8 points head light even balance would be 13 1 2 inches. A standard 27 racquet s mid point is at 13 5 so if that frame is 8 points hl the balance point will be 12 5 from the end of the grip. If that racquet was at an even balance it would be a beast to swing high swing weight.

Alternatively you may find a racquet s balance point shown as a measurement i e 320 mm or 32 cm which is the distance from the butt or bottom of a racquet s handle to the. Conversely 0 1 oz tail weighted to the buttcap is equal to 1 balance point more head light but remember swingweight can t be reduced unless of course you reduce the length of the racquet. The balance point of a racquet that is 12 points head light is 13 5 1 5 12. Assuming a standard length racquet 27 half of that is 13 5.

Each point of balance is 1 8 either toward the head or toward the handle from the racquet s measured halfway point. Static balance ultimately affects swingweight see below which is a dynamic measure of racquet maneuverability. For example which weighs 332 grams and is 12 pts head light unstrung. Static balance ultimately affects swingweight see below which is an effective measure of racquet.