How to measure tennis racket balance?

You can measure tennis racket balance using either of the following 2 methods:

• Using the term “points headlight” or “points head heavy” with a preceding number.
• Using millimetres or centimetres (measured from the butt of the racket)

Describing rackets as pointing head heavy or headlight is more common in the US, whereas in Europe, racket balance is measured in millimetres or centimetres.

Using points

Each point is calculated as 1/8” from the midpoint of the racket moving towards the head or towards the handle.

Standard tennis rackets are usually 27” long.

That means the midpoint is 13.5” from either end of the racket.

Let’s look at a couple of examples:

Example 1

If a racket is classed as 4 points headlight, it means the balance point is 13” from the bottom of the grip, or 14” from the tip of the racket. It can be classed as a headlight as there is slightly more weight in the handle than in the head.

Example 2

If a racket is 4 points head heavy, the balance point is 14” from the bottom of the grip, or 13” from the tip of the racket. The racket head will be slightly heavier than the handle.

Using millimetres or centimetres

The alternative way to calculate the balance of a tennis racket is to measure from the butt of the racket to the balance point in millimetres or centimetres. A typical racket is 685.8mm long so the midpoint is 343mm from either end.

Example 1

If a racket has a balance of 315mm it can be classed as being headlight, as it was less than 343mm with slightly more weight in the handle.

Example 2

Suppose racket has a balance of 360mm it can be classed as being head heavy. The balance point is past the midpoint, when measured from the butt of the racket, and therefore there is less weight in the handle and more in the head.

Tennis racquet balance point calculator

If you want to calculate the balance of your tennis racket, you can work it out by balancing it in the middle and then gradually moving it either side by 1/8” (1 point) to work out how many points headlight or head heavy it is.

You can do this on a table, on a tennis net, or there are machines which can work it out for you

If you want to convert your tennis racket balance from points headlight/head heavy to millimetres or centimetres you just need to do some basic math.

• 1 inch is 2.54 cm.
• Therefore if one point is 1/8 of an inch, one point = 0.3175cm (or 3.175mm)
• If you know the midpoint of the racket is 13.5” (or 343mm) measured from the butt of the racket, you can just work things out from there.

For example, let’s say a racket is 4 points HL and you want to know what this is in millimetres:

• 4 points head light is (1/8 *4) = half an inch.
• Half a inch = 1.27cm or 12.7 mm
• Headlight means the balance point will be slightly towards the handle
• 343mm-12.7mm = 330mm

You could also flip things around and calculate the number of points based on the balance point.

For example, my Mantis Pro 295 III has a balance of 325mm. I have no idea what it is in terms of points. I just know it is a headlight.

Let’s work it out.

• It is 27” long, so the midpoint is 13.5” or at 343mm from either end of the racket.
• 343mm-325mm = 18mm
• One point is 3.175mm. So my racket is 18mm/3.175mm = 5.5 points HL (approximately)

If you’d rather have something to refer to, without the need to calculate or convert anything, here is a tennis racket balance chart below which has everything you need (assuming you’re using the standard racket length of 27″).

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