TENNIS IS A GAME THAT I somewhat love and very much hate. I use to play this 'sport' back when I was in school, in fact, it was my CCA. But to be honest, if I were to be given a choice, I would have picked the chess club instead.

Tennis is played between two players (singles) or between two teams of two players (doubles). And the players basically use a stringed racket to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court.

(If you watch the anime 'Prince of Tennis' even if you don't know how to play, you'd probably have a rough idea how it works.)

BUYING A TENNIS RACKET FOR A 'YOUNG ADULT'

Tennis Rackets for younger people, or 'young adult' are generally much lighter then the tennis rackets for adults. However, 'adult rackets' can come as light as 10 ounces or lower.

In a game of tennis, you basically want to be able to hit the ball and get it to move in the speed and direction that you intend it to.

However, with a racket that weighs lighter than 10 ounces, it may be too small for the weight of the ball itself.

CHOOSING THE 'RIGHT' RACKET

When you are just not sure what tennis racket to buy for a beginning young adult or child, you can have them hold the racket behind him so that the tip touches their lower back and his elbow is the highest part of the arm.

Then you should have them raise the racket over their head as if they were getting ready to serve the ball, however with a slower swing.

If the racket is going to be too heavy for the young adult, this is when they are going to feel the burn.

One thing to remember is that the adult is going to grow out of the tennis racket, as they get older.

Junior rackets tend to be inexpensive. The nicer ones that you find at a pro tennis shop will run from 20 to 40 dollars.

(You should avoid the rackets that are lighter and more flexible than the others in the bottom of the price range.)

WHERE TO GET A TENNIS RACKET?

There are in fact many places that sells tennis rackets (such as the babolat rackets), but if you're as lazy as I am you can try out:

TENNISPLAZA.com - A tennis store that is dedicated to providing tennis players with convenient, one-stop Internet shopping for all of their equipment needs.

This particular pair of mens tennis shoes somewhat caught my attention...

Adidas Barricade IV Shanghai Limited Men's Shoes
Price: $104.99

I seriously wonder why?

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