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Rackets -
Tennis Elbow and Shoulder Safety Rankings

The best available objective data on racket prevention of tennis elbow.
No vague sales puffery, condescending jocularity, or subjective playtest results - just hard facts based on measurements and physics. All data are for strung and gripped racquets, measured on the Babolat Racquet Diagnostic Center by USRSA technicians.

Elbow Safety Rankings - 2002
Best 30 / Worst 30 for Elbow Safety
The best (lowest rank number) are the safest for the elbow, the worst are dangerous.

Shoulder Safety Rankings - 2002
Best 30 / Worst 30 for Shoulder Safety
The best (lowest rank number) are the safest for the shoulder, the worst are dangerous.

Rank

Elbow Safety

1

Yonex

Muscle Power 3i

2

Prince

Graphite Classic OS

3

Cayman

Pro Heat II

4

Head

I.Prestige Mid

5

Yonex

RD Ti-70 Long 98

6

Head

Classic MP

7

Pro Kennex

Kinetic Pro 5g

8

Cayman

Catalyst II

9

Babolat

Pure Control

10

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff Zone 7.1

11

Yonex

RD Ti-70 88

12

Prince

Triple Threat Warrior MP

12

Volkl

C10 Pro

14

Babolat

VS Control

15

Prince

Triple Threat Graphite OS

16

Yonex

Ultimum RD Ti-50

17

Cayman

Pro Smash II

18

Volkl

Quantum 10 RAP

19

Weed

3/4 Weed XL

20

Prince

Triple Threat Graphite MP

20

Yonex

Ultimum RQ Ti-1500 Long 105

22

Yonex

Ultimum RD Ti-80

23

Cayman

Pro Talis II

23

Prince

Triple Threat Rebel MP

23

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP Stretch

26

Prince

Triple Threat Warrior OS

27

Cayman

Catalyst II Pro

28

Cayman

Pro Talis II Long

29

Yonex

Ultimum RD Ti-50 Long

30

Yonex

MP Tour-1 Mid

31

Pro Kennex

Kinetic Pro 7g

32

Dunlop

300G 98

33

Head

i.Prestige MP

34

Prince

Triple Threat Vendetta MP

35

Babolat

Pure Control +

36

Prince

Triple Threat Graphite Mid

37

Fischer

Pro No. One

38

Cayman

Excel Comp II

39

Yonex

Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 98

40

Cayman

Energizer II

41

Wilson

Pro Staff Original 6.0 85

42

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP

43

Volkl

V1 Classic

44

Slazenger

Pro Braided

45

Volkl

Quantum 10 Tour

46

Yonex

MP Tour-1 MP

47

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff 6.5 MP

48

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff Surge 5.1

49

Babolat

Pure Drive

49

Babolat

Pure Power Zylon 360

51

Fischer

Pro Tour FT Air Carbon Ti

52

Volkl

Quantum V1 OS

53

Prince

Triple Threat Hornet MP

54

Prince

Graphite Classic MP

55

Cayman

Energizer II Pro

56

Prince

Triple Threat Vendetta OS

57

Topspin

CL 633

58

Head

Classic Mid

59

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff Extreme 6.7

60

Volkl

Tour 10 Mid

61

Fischer

GDS Rally FT Titanium

61

Topspin

TPC1000

63

Prince

Triple Threat Attitude MP

63

Prince

Triple Threat Hornet OS

65

Head

I.Radical OS

66

Volkl

Quantum V1 MP

67

Head

i.S2 MP

67

Head

i.S9 OS

69

Fischer

Pro Extreme

70

Volkl

Catapult 3

71

Babolat

Soft Drive

72

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light OS

73

Head

I.S18

74

Prince

Triple Threat Bandit OS

75

Dunlop

200G 95

76

Pro Kennex

Core 1 No. 20

77

Head

I.Prestige MP XL

78

Babolat

Soft Power

79

Babolat

Pure Control Zylon 360

80

Topspin

CL 603

81

Wilson

Triad Pro Staff 6.0 MP

82

Volkl

Quantum 5

83

Prince

Triple Threat Scream OS

84

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.2 MP

85

Pro Kennex

Ti Intensity PBT Reach

86

Volkl

Quantum Force

87

Volkl

Tour 8

88

Volkl

C-10 Pro OS

89

Dunlop

Spirit 100

90

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.3 OS

91

Prince

Triple Threat Bandit MP

91

Volkl

Catapult 1

93

Yonex

Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 110

94

Weed

T-Zone

94

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch MP

96

Head

i.extreme MP

97

Dunlop

Spirit 110

98

Head

i.Speed MP

99

Babolat

VS Drive

100

Head

I.Radical MP

101

Blackburne

Excalibur Ti 97

102

Pro Kennex

Kinetic Pro 15g

103

Volkl

Catapult 2

104

Head

i.S4 MP

105

Dunlop

Vision 102

106

Babolat

Pure Drive Zylon 360

107

Gosen

Carbon Plus I

108

Pro Kennex

Type S

109

Dunlop

Vision 110

110

Head

i.S2 OS

111

Volkl

Quantum 8 RAP

112

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.3 MP

113

Weed

T-Zone Plus

114

Prince

Triple Threat Attitude OS

115

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light MP

116

Blackburne

DS-107

116

Topspin

CL 628

118

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.2 OS

119

Prince

More Dominant OS

120

Fischer

GDS Spirit

121

Fischer

GDS Spice

122

Prince

Triple Threat Sovereign OS

123

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch OS

124

Prince

More Game OS

125

Head

I.S10

126

Cayman

Strike X

127

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 4.0 OS

128

Dunlop

Inferno 118

129

Cayman

Airlite

130

Prince

More Thunder OS

131

Dunlop

Inferno 110

132

Prince

More Game MP

133

Blackburne

Excalibur Ti 107

134

Pro Kennex

Core 1 No. 22

135

Gosen

Carbon 15

136

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.2 OS

137

Yonex

Muscle Power 5i MP

138

Fischer

GDS Take Off 710

139

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.2 MP

140

Prince

Triple Threat Scream MP

141

Babolat

VS Power

141

Head

i.S4 OS

143

Cayman

Sidewinder Ti

144

Head

I.S12

145

Cayman

Energizer Ti

146

Pro Kennex

Core 1 No. 24

147

Dunlop

Inferno 104

148

Head

I.S6 MP

149

Head

I.S6 OS

150

Yonex

V-Con 20

151

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 4.0 MP

152

Gosen

Tri Tube 400C

153

Yonex

Muscle Power 5i OS

154

Fischer

GDS Take Off 1210

155

Yonex

V-Con 20

156

Yonex

Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 110

157

Wilson

Triad Hammer 4.0 OS

158

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 2.7

159

Yonex

Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 120

160

Fischer

GDS Take Off 910

161

Wilson

Triad Hammer 3.0

162

Wilson

Triad Hammer 5.0 OS

163

Wilson

Triad Hammer 4.0 MP

164

Babolat

VS Nanotube Drive

165

Wilson

Triad Hammer 2.0 w/Rollers

166

Wilson

Triad Hammer 5.0 MP

167

Babolat

VS Nanotube Power

 

Rank

Shoulder Safety

1

Prince

Graphite Classic OS

2

Head

I.Prestige Mid

3

Yonex

Muscle Power 3i

4

Babolat

Pure Control

5

Prince

Triple Threat Warrior MP

6

Head

Classic MP

7

Babolat

VS Control

8

Prince

Triple Threat Graphite OS

9

Pro Kennex

Kinetic Pro 5g

10

Prince

Triple Threat Rebel MP

11

Prince

Triple Threat Graphite MP

12

Cayman

Catalyst II

13

Prince

Triple Threat Warrior OS

14

Yonex

RD Ti-70 88

15

Cayman

Pro Heat II

16

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff Zone 7.1

17

Yonex

RD Ti-70 Long 98

18

Prince

Triple Threat Vendetta MP

19

Weed

3/4 Weed XL

20

Volkl

Quantum 10 RAP

21

Dunlop

300G 98

22

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP Stretch

23

Cayman

Pro Smash II

23

Prince

Triple Threat Hornet MP

25

Volkl

C10 Pro

26

Pro Kennex

Kinetic Pro 7g

27

Prince

Triple Threat Graphite Mid

28

Prince

Triple Threat Attitude MP

29

Babolat

Pure Control +

30

Cayman

Excel Comp II

30

Volkl

V1 Classic

32

Slazenger

Pro Braided

33

Yonex

Ultimum RQ Ti-1500 Long 105

34

Yonex

MP Tour-1 Mid

34

Yonex

Ultimum RD Ti-50

36

Volkl

Quantum V1 OS

37

Babolat

Pure Power Zylon 360

37

Prince

Triple Threat Vendetta OS

39

Cayman

Pro Talis II Long

40

Cayman

Catalyst II Pro

41

Babolat

Pure Drive

42

Yonex

Ultimum RD Ti-80

43

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP

44

Cayman

Pro Talis II

45

Head

i.Prestige MP

46

Pro Kennex

Core 1 No. 20

47

Head

i.S2 MP

47

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff 6.5 MP

49

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff Surge 5.1

50

Head

i.S9 OS

51

Yonex

Ultimum RD Ti-50 Long

52

Prince

Triple Threat Hornet OS

53

Prince

Triple Threat Bandit OS

54

Cayman

Energizer II

55

Head

I.S18

55

Yonex

Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 98

57

Babolat

Soft Drive

57

Fischer

Pro No. One

59

Babolat

Soft Power

60

Volkl

Quantum V1 MP

61

Yonex

MP Tour-1 MP

62

Volkl

Quantum 10 Tour

63

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light OS

64

Topspin

TPC1000

64

Wilson

Hyper Pro Staff Extreme 6.7

66

Volkl

Catapult 3

67

Wilson

Pro Staff Original 6.0 85

68

Fischer

Pro Tour FT Air Carbon Ti

69

Prince

Triple Threat Scream OS

70

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch MP

71

Prince

Triple Threat Bandit MP

71

Pro Kennex

Ti Intensity PBT Reach

73

Fischer

GDS Rally FT Titanium

74

Volkl

Catapult 1

75

Topspin

CL 633

76

Cayman

Energizer II Pro

77

Blackburne

Excalibur Ti 97

77

Prince

Triple Threat Sovereign OS

79

Weed

T-Zone

80

Prince

Graphite Classic MP

81

Babolat

VS Drive

82

Fischer

Pro Extreme

82

Volkl

Quantum 5

82

Volkl

Quantum Force

85

Head

i.S2 OS

86

Head

I.Radical OS

87

Volkl

Tour 10 Mid

88

Head

Classic Mid

88

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.3 OS

90

Pro Kennex

Kinetic Pro 15g

91

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.2 MP

92

Volkl

Catapult 2

93

Head

i.Speed MP

93

Prince

Triple Threat Attitude OS

95

Volkl

Tour 8

95

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch OS

95

Wilson

Triad Pro Staff 6.0 MP

98

Head

I.Prestige MP XL

98

Head

i.S4 MP

100

Babolat

Pure Control Zylon 360

100

Dunlop

Spirit 100

102

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.3 MP

103

Blackburne

DS-107

103

Head

I.S10

105

Dunlop

Vision 102

105

Prince

More Dominant OS

107

Prince

More Game OS

108

Dunlop

Vision 110

109

Gosen

Carbon Plus I

110

Babolat

Pure Drive Zylon 360

111

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light MP

112

Cayman

Strike X

112

Head

i.extreme MP

112

Topspin

CL 603

115

Dunlop

200G 95

116

Dunlop

Inferno 118

117

Yonex

Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 110

118

Blackburne

Excalibur Ti 107

119

Pro Kennex

Type S

119

Volkl

Quantum 8 RAP

121

Dunlop

Spirit 110

121

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 4.0 OS

123

Volkl

C-10 Pro OS

123

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 5.2 OS

125

Prince

More Game MP

126

Prince

More Thunder OS

127

Babolat

VS Power

128

Pro Kennex

Core 1 No. 22

129

Topspin

CL 628

130

Gosen

Carbon 15

130

Weed

T-Zone Plus

132

Pro Kennex

Core 1 No. 24

133

Fischer

GDS Spice

134

Head

I.S12

135

Head

I.Radical MP

136

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 2.7

137

Prince

Triple Threat Scream MP

138

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.2 MP

139

Head

I.S6 OS

140

Fischer

GDS Spirit

141

Yonex

Muscle Power 5i MP

141

Yonex

Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 120

143

Dunlop

Inferno 104

144

Cayman

Airlite

145

Dunlop

Inferno 110

146

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 6.2 OS

147

Head

i.S4 OS

148

Yonex

Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 110

149

Babolat

VS Nanotube Drive

150

Wilson

Hyper Hammer 4.0 MP

151

Fischer

GDS Take Off 710

152

Head

I.S6 MP

153

Yonex

Muscle Power 5i OS

154

Cayman

Sidewinder Ti