Opinions needed: Can you tell a player's level by looking at his/her racquet setup?

Post your racquet set-up here (weight, string type, tension, grip, etc). Thanks!

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Comment by Am on May 2, 2011 at 9:30pm: i think Joseph posted this to draw me out... first tennis meet-up i pulled out a wilson hammer 2.7 that has a throat and lower hoop thats like 4 inches thick (it's my mom's) started playing with it but couldn't control it..i couldn't stop grinning

Comment by Joseph on May 2, 2011 at 9:19pm: thanks for all the good insights... i'm a newbie on this site so thanks for being flexible Mr. Mayor ;-)

Comment by John Spoerl on May 2, 2011 at 8:22pm: You can totally tell.

Smaller racquet heads are a good sign

If your opponent has one racquet that is either a really good sign or a really bad sign. I used to carry only 1 to help with my anger issues. A girl accused me of being no good bc if I were good I would have a backup. I told her, no, I am REALLY good and know when they are going to break ;)

Comment by Mark / The Mayor on May 2, 2011 at 8:11pm: This is more like a discussion in the forum than a blog, but I'll let it slide. :-) (Blogs are more like articles.)

To answer your question, yes. I can tell a lot, sometimes I'm wrong but I can tell how good someone is just by how they hold the racquet walking to the court.

My stick is a Wilson Kblade 98 with red overgrip and hybrid kevlar/ synthetic gut strings. I use the W dampener, but always turned to make an "M" for super Mark! dead center tension. What would you think if you saw this setup?

Comment by Natalia Federer on May 2, 2011 at 6:46pm: I would say no. If you are a great player then you can play with an old beaten up racket that is 5 years old and hasn't been restrung since then. I had to play with a 7 year old racket because my mother drove off with my bag by accident and I ended up winning the match even though the strings were so poor.

Comment by Joseph on May 2, 2011 at 11:29am: Just so u know, I think u are a very good 3.5.

Comment by Am on May 2, 2011 at 11:17am: **oops not one hand, two hand backhand. i like the excel, it's like hitting the ball with a pillow. helps my wrist, elbow problems

4.0 partner I can work with

Comment by Joseph on May 2, 2011 at 11:14am: ...working on a fem dubs partner. although i think i'm allowed a 4.0-4.5 partner to keep up?

Comment by Am on May 2, 2011 at 11:08am: I'd say no. Unless you've experienced first hand how they play with it.. :-P

i like my Babolat Aeropro drive 27.5 inch stock strung at 58lbs with Excel 16 gauge, durarib grip. i enjoy the additional half inch as added reach for serves and one hand backhand, (yes the BH cross court that passed by you about 4 times on that first set tie break)

do you have a mixed partner yet for this weekend? pshh..

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