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Total squash racket weight

Real true weight vs weight written on the racket frame
When you are searching for a new squash racket you want to know a few things about it. Mainly the overall weight and balance are important. If you want more power you choose a heavier racket with weight in the top. If you want to be more manoeuvrable and like fast volleys in your game, you might want a lighter racket. The problem is that many manufacturers only specify the frame weight and not the total weight of a racket. Especially for a beginner this can be confusing and annoying when trying to compare.

Finding the ideal racket weight for your playing style
In general it is known that grip and strings can add a maximum of 30 to 40 grams but that's still pretty vague.
This can make it difficult to make a good choice on what to buy. It would be great to know exact! The only solution to really know the true weight is to bring a kitchen scale to the shop or weigh it at home when you order one online. Even then you have to be careful because often there will extra packaging material on the racket like protective plastic on the grip and cardboard paper attached to the strings with additional advertising info. Sometimes you can read online reviews where people will mention the weight after weighing it on a scale. Very handy to have such reference!

Things that make a light weight squash racket heavier then you think
A light racket can be become rather hefty fast when you add all the things up. A bumper guard, grip and overgrip, shock dampener and over course the type strings all together bump the total weight up. Not only the weight but also the balance can change very quickly. Most rackets come with very thin grips. A thick heavy overgrip is often needed but that can add serious weight to the handle mixing the balance up significantly too. So you see not everything is what it seems when it comes to full racket weight and balance.
 


Common squash racquet brands the pros use

Dunlop, Technifibre, Eye, Head, Wilson, Karakal, Oliver, Prince, Ashaway, Opfeel / Perfly, Black Knight, Salming, Unsquashable, harrow and a few more. Harrow is maybe the only brand that actually does state the entire weight of a racquet. It would be interesting to know the exact weight of the rackets the pros use but that might be a closely guarded secret.





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