摘要 |
<p>A tennis racquet frame including a handle having a free end, a racquet head defined by a closed loop frame, a bridge that defines a portion of the closed loop frame of the racquet head and a throat connecting the racquet head to the handle, with the closed loop frame having a first half remote from the handle and a second half being closer to the handle. The mid-section of the racquet extends from and includes the second half of the closed loop frame and the throat, to a point approximately 20 centimeters from the free end of the handle, in which the thickness of at least 25% of the mid-section, more preferably, at least 50% of the mid-section, and most preferably, at least 75% of the mid-section, is less than approximately 60% of the maximum thickness of the racquet in the first half of the closed loop frame. A tennis racquet having similar features for an open loop frame, but not having a bridge, is also disclosed.</p> |