Tennis racquet for 48 year old

Whooping on some young-uns would be pretty sweet using a wooden racquet. I wouldn't really recommend it however. The game's just too fast for wooden racquets to be effective anymore.

As for a new racquet suggestion? Find a tennis store if there's one in your area and see if you can demo a few. If you've got some time on your hands, you can use the demo program from Tennis Warehouse. You can pick out up to 4 racquets to demo, keep them for a week, and all you have to pay for is the shipping (about $12). Plus they have a great message board over there too.

This could be a good way to have a racquet for your match if you're not too eager to drop a ton of money on a new racquet.

~ Mark

ps. Always nice to see a fellow tennis playing BNer!

Edit: As for which racquets you should try? I'd recommend something with a headsize around 100 square inches. You sound confident in your ability to win, so I'm assuming you were (and still are) a pretty good player, but maybe a little rusty since all you've got to hit with is a Jack Kramer. No need for an oversized, since I'd assume you can still generate some pace on the ball on your own, but a midsize (90 sq. in) might be too demanding. I personally have used Babolat racquets for a while now and like them the most (I'd recommend the Pure Drive for you), but all the major companies make some quality sticks, so if you want a Wilson or a Head, you'd have no problems finding something good there too.

Hi, I currently work at a tennis shop for the summer. What is your game like? Do you take short, slow strokes, or fast, full strokes? If you take short, slow strokes, something with a bigger head size will generate power, which would help your game. If you can generate your own power (by taking full strokes) a racquet that focuses on control will help your game more. These racquets are usually mid plus size instead of over size, usually around 98 square inches. For an intermediate player (or someone who knows how to play and is just getting back into the game), I would suggest the Wilson K Blade Team (this is actually the "oversized" version that is 104 sq inches and not 98, but I heard it is a lot more comfortable) or the Wilson K Six-One Team (Federer uses the Tour version). For Head, you could try some of the new Microgel series, perhaps the Extreme. It is best to demo racquets first before investing, and that would be my recommendation. You should see what feels the best, kind of like testing tosee what smells the best before buying

Lastly, are you sure you mean a 4 3/4 grip? That is larger than the medium. Usually a standard/slightly smaller would be 4 3/8, and a larger would be 4 1/2 or 4 5/8.

This is probably not helpful whatsoever, but I have found a new love in racquetball. I just hate having to chase after the ball all over the tennis complex after I horribly mishit it.