th a high power level and work their way down, as their game progress and their skill level rises. Wilson, however, has a different power-measuring scale that ranges from 2.6 power level to 6.2 power level. Unlike the Prince scale, Wilson’s power level is lowest at 6.2, and highest at 2.6. Players who are more advanced would therefore use the racquets which are above 5.0, which include the popular line of Wilson ProStaff racquets. Looking at the big picture of racquet manufacturing today, it is clearly evident that tennis players are given a much easier road from being beginners to being more advanced players. With so much technology being implemented into tennis racquets, the end is nowhere in sight of how advanced the tennis racquets will become. In 1998, Wilson introduced another breakthrough that again revolutionized the tennis world. With hyper carbon, another material that is currently used by NASA in their space shuttles, Wilson created a whole new line of tennis racquets for beginners. Aside from being three times lighter than titanium and four times lighter than graphite, hyper carbon is almost five times stiffer than either of the two materials used in the market today. With such a low weight and extreme stiffness, hyper carbon racquets provide enough power and maneuverability for virtually any type of a beginner. Not all companies prioritize on making loyal consumers in the amateur field of tennis. Companies like Yonex, Fischer, and ProKennex have lines of racquets that are only intended for advanced players. Staying true to such a high level of play has turned out to have its advantages even among the less advanced market. Most of the professional tours, mens’ and women’s, use Yonex and ProKennex racquets, which are becoming popular among the amateur ranks despite their desired intent to be used only by more skilled players. One suggested reasoning by the study in Stanford states that “...many tennis ...
