{"id":24,"date":"2026-09-10T12:15:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-tennis-club-pro\/2026\/09\/10\/how-to-choose-your-first-tennis-racquet\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:15:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:15:43","slug":"how-to-choose-your-first-tennis-racquet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-tennis-club-pro\/2026\/09\/10\/how-to-choose-your-first-tennis-racquet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose Your First Tennis Racquet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The right racquet makes learning easier and protects your arm. Before you buy, try a few from our loan rack during a lesson. Here is what to look for.<\/p>\n<h2>Head size<\/h2>\n<p>A larger head (100\u2013110 sq in) gives a bigger sweet spot and more power. Perfect for beginners and improvers.<\/p>\n<h2>Weight<\/h2>\n<p>Most adults start between 260 g and 290 g. Lighter racquets are easier to swing; heavier ones are more stable.<\/p>\n<h2>Grip size<\/h2>\n<p>You should be able to fit the index finger of your other hand between your fingertips and palm when holding the grip. When in doubt, choose smaller and add an overgrip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head size, weight and grip size explained in plain words, so you can buy with confidence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[16,15],"class_list":["post-24","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coaching-tips","tag-beginners","tag-equipment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-tennis-club-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-tennis-club-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-tennis-club-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-tennis-club-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-tennis-club-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-tennis-club-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-tennis-club-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-tennis-club-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-tennis-club-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-tennis-club-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}