iff and a very light material, is one of the main materials used by NASA intheir space shuttles. Because this new material was approximately 40 percent lighterthan graphite, racquets made out of titanium were simply too light for the advancedplayers who already have power and primarily demand control. Titanium racquets,however, opened a new door for the beginners and older players who lacked power. With their unmatched lightness, Head titanium racquets provided great maneuverabilityand power to the players who lacked those attributes.Other companies eventually implemented titanium as the primary material for thebeginners racquets. They added titanium to their oversized series of racquets to gaineven more consumers. But Head is also recognized as the first company to significantlyexperiment and introduce different shapes of racquet heads. Up until the 1990s, onlyround and egg-shaped racquets were available on the market. In 1992, Head introduced adesign with a slightly square frame, simply called the square-head design. The designwas very flexible as to how square it can be, which left a lot of options for Head tomake numerous types of racquets. Heads innovative shape along with the right stringpattern had a larger hitting area, even though the head of the racquet itself was still thesame. This design became largely popular among the professional women players aftercompanies like Yonex and ProKennex implemented the square shape into their line ofwomens racquets.At the same time, the already mentioned, Yonex and ProKennex started makingracquets that were specifically made for professional women tennis players on the WTA(Womens Tennis Association) tour. Yonex revolutionized the head size of a racquet bymaking its Yonex XL130 model, 130 square inches wide. Such a large head sizeprovided a large hitting area and added great amount of power. ProKennex was to first toadd Heads square-head design to proved power, as well as control ...
