Rankings: Impact force / Impulse reaction

Impact Force is the force acting at the racquet’s mass center (balance point) due to impact. It should be low. Impact Force is the Impact Impulse, divided by the dwell time, so increasing the dwell time by looser strings or other means will be good for reducing this force. Torque is the Impact Force times the lever arm, so a shorter lever arm (head-light balance) will be good for reducing Torque for two racquets having the same Impact Force. Impulse Reaction ranks are the same as ranks under Impact Force, so the higher the sweet spot (i.e. the more positive the Impulse Reaction), the better for reducing Impact Force. The Impact Force rankings under the five benchmark conditions were weighted, then these weighted ranks were summed to produce the weighted sum that determined the overall rank. To see the range of Impulse Reaction and Impact Force values under each of the Benchmark Conditions, click here. The ranking is from best (Prince Graphite Classic OS) to worst (Wilson Triad Hammer 2.0 w/Rollers).

Rank Racquet
1 Prince Graphite Classic OS
2 Prince Triple Threat Bandit MP
3 Prince Triple Threat Hornet MP
4 Prince Triple Threat Warrior MP
5 Wilson Hyper Hammer 6.3 MP
6 Babolat VS Drive
7 Head I.Prestige Mid
8 Weed T-Zone
9 Prince Triple Threat Rebel MP
10 Prince Triple Threat Vendetta MP
11 Blackburne DS-107
12 Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch OS
13 Blackburne Excalibur Ti 97
14 Babolat VS Control
15 Prince Triple Threat Graphite OS
16 Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch MP
17 Prince Triple Threat Graphite MP
18 Prince Triple Threat Attitude MP
19 Blackburne Excalibur Ti 107
20 Babolat VS Power
21 Wilson Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light MP
22 Wilson Hyper Hammer 6.3 OS
23 Head Classic MP
24 Cayman Excel Comp II
25 Head i.S2 MP
26 Prince Triple Threat Scream OS
27 Babolat Pure Control
28 Cayman Strike X
29 Wilson Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light OS
30 Prince Triple Threat Bandit OS
31 Pro Kennex Ti Intensity PBT Reach
32 Prince Triple Threat Attitude OS
33 Yonex Muscle Power 3i
34 Prince Triple Threat Vendetta OS
35 Gosen Carbon Plus I
36 Volkl V1 Classic
37 Prince More Game OS
38 Prince Triple Threat Sovereign OS
39 Gosen Carbon 15
40 Dunlop 300G 98
41 Yonex RD Ti-70 88
42 Volkl Quantum Force
43 Wilson Hyper Pro Staff 6.5 MP
44 Wilson Hyper Hammer 2.7
45 Yonex Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 120
46 Prince Triple Threat Warrior OS
47 Babolat Soft Drive
48 Babolat Soft Power
49 Wilson Hyper Pro Staff Extreme 6.7
50 Wilson Hyper Hammer 4.0 OS
51 Pro Kennex Core 1 No. 24
52 Babolat Pure Power Zylon 360
53 Weed 3/4 Weed XL
54 Pro Kennex Core 1 No. 20
55 Babolat VS Nanotube Drive
56 Prince More Game MP
57 Wilson Hyper Pro Staff Zone 7.1
58 Volkl Quantum V1 MP
59 Volkl Quantum V1 OS
60 Pro Kennex Kinetic Pro 15g
61 Slazenger Pro Braided
62 Pro Kennex Kinetic Pro 5g
63 Pro Kennex Core 1 No. 22
64 Yonex Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 110
65 Prince Triple Threat Graphite Mid
66 Head i.S2 OS
67 Head i.Speed MP
68 Wilson Hyper Hammer 6.2 MP
69 Volkl Quantum 10 RAP
70 Head I.S6 OS
71 Cayman Pro Smash II
72 Prince More Thunder OS
73 Head i.S4 MP
74 Babolat Pure Drive
75 Babolat Pure Drive Zylon 360
76 Babolat VS Nanotube Power
77 Cayman Catalyst II
78 Head I.S10
79 Wilson Hyper Pro Staff Surge 5.1
80 Dunlop Vision 110
81 Volkl Catapult 1
82 Head i.S9 OS
83 Cayman Airlite
84 Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.2 MP
85 Prince More Dominant OS
86 Yonex MP Tour-1 Mid
87 Pro Kennex Type S
88 Dunlop Vision 102
89 Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.2 OS
90 Prince Triple Threat Scream MP
91 Cayman Energizer II
92 Volkl C10 Pro
93 Head I.S18
94 Wilson Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP
95 Topspin CL 628
96 Head I.S12
97 Wilson Hyper Hammer 6.2 OS
98 Pro Kennex Kinetic Pro 7g
99 Yonex Muscle Power 5i OS
100 Dunlop Spirit 100
101 Cayman Pro Heat II
102 Volkl Quantum 8 RAP
103 Yonex MP Tour-1 MP
104 Wilson Hyper Hammer 4.0 MP
105 Wilson Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP Stretch
106 Prince Triple Threat Hornet OS
107 Dunlop Inferno 118
108 Yonex Muscle Power 5i MP
109 Gosen Tri Tube 400C
110 Volkl Quantum 10 Tour
111 Yonex RD Ti-70 Long 98
112 Cayman Energizer Ti
113 Dunlop Inferno 104
114 Babolat Pure Control +
115 Volkl Catapult 3
116 Head Classic Mid
117 Yonex Ultimum RQ Ti-1500 Long 105
118 Yonex Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 110
119 Volkl Catapult 2
120 Cayman Sidewinder Ti
121 Head i.Prestige MP
122 Volkl Tour 10 Mid
123 Babolat Pure Control Zylon 360
124 Weed T-Zone Plus
125 Head I.Prestige MP XL
126 Yonex V-Con 20
127 Fischer GDS Spice
128 Cayman Pro Talis II Long
129 Head I.S6 MP
130 Topspin CL 633
131 Fischer Pro No. One
132 Head i.extreme MP
133 Fischer GDS Take Off 1210
134 Yonex V-Con 20
135 Volkl Quantum 5
136 Yonex Ultimum RD Ti-50
137 Wilson Pro Staff Original 6.0 85
138 Cayman Energizer II Pro
139 Dunlop Inferno 110
140 Yonex Ultimum RD Ti-80
141 Yonex Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 98
142 Fischer GDS Spirit
143 Fischer GDS Rally FT Titanium
144 Fischer GDS Take Off 910
145 Fischer GDS Take Off 710
146 Cayman Pro Talis II
147 Topspin TPC1000
148 Prince Graphite Classic MP
149 Topspin CL 603
150 Dunlop Spirit 110
151 Head i.S4 OS
152 Cayman Catalyst II Pro
153 Dunlop 200G 95
154 Wilson Triad Hammer 5.0 OS
155 Head I.Radical OS
156 Wilson Triad Hammer 4.0 OS
157 Wilson Triad Hammer 4.0 MP
158 Wilson Triad Pro Staff 6.0 MP
159 Volkl Tour 8
160 Wilson Triad Hammer 5.0 MP
161 Yonex Ultimum RD Ti-50 Long
162 Volkl C-10 Pro OS
163 Head I.Radical MP
164 Fischer Pro Tour FT Air Carbon Ti
165 Wilson Triad Hammer 3.0
166 Fischer Pro Extreme
167 Wilson Triad Hammer 2.0 w/Rollers