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 |