Shock Rankings 2001
Shock should be low, to minimize the internal/potential energy load on the racquet resulting from impact. The Shock rankings under the five benchmark conditions were weighted according to the amount of Shock for the best racquets under each, then these weighted ranks were summed to produced the weighted sum that determined the overall rank.
Rank out of 176 |
Shock Rankings - 2001 | 1 BC |
2 BC |
3 BC |
4 BC |
5 BC |
Weighted Sum |
|
1 |
Prince |
Precision Graphite Classic OS |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.90 |
2 |
Slazenger |
Pro Braided Extreme |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3.79 |
3 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 5.0 Stretch OS |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5.69 |
4 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 5.0 Stretch MP |
4 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
7.90 |
5 |
Pro Kennex |
Kinetic Pro 7g |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
9.25 |
6 |
Dunlop |
Adrenalin Surge 108 |
6 |
6 |
16 |
16 |
6 |
12.59 |
7 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 5.0 MP |
7 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
12.80 |
8 |
Babolat |
Pure Control |
8 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
14.72 |
9 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber F-9.0 MP |
9 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
16.62 |
10 |
Yonex |
RD Ti-70 Long 98 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
10 |
19.24 |
11 |
Slazenger |
Pro Braided |
12 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
20.55 |
12 |
Cayman |
Catalyst II |
10 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
21.54 |
13 |
Cayman |
Pro Heat II |
13 |
13 |
16 |
16 |
13 |
25.03 |
14 |
Gosen |
Secret Carbon |
14 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
26.20 |
15 |
Yonex |
RD Ti-70 88 |
15 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
26.57 |
16 |
Babolat |
VS Control |
17 |
17 |
14 |
13 |
17 |
31.82 |
17 |
Dunlop |
Adrenalin Rush 108 |
18 |
16 |
34 |
31 |
16 |
33.05 |
18 |
Volkl |
C10 Pro |
16 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
33.17 |
19 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Warrior MP |
19 |
19 |
14 |
13 |
19 |
35.37 |
20 |
Head |
Classic MP |
20 |
20 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
37.83 |
21 |
Cayman |
Pro Smash II |
21 |
21 |
19 |
19 |
21 |
39.60 |
22 |
Dunlop |
200 G 100 |
22 |
21 |
24 |
25 |
22 |
41.06 |
23 |
Cayman |
Pro Talis II Long |
23 |
23 |
21 |
21 |
23 |
43.40 |
24 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Hornet OS |
24 |
24 |
23 |
23 |
24 |
45.42 |
25 |
Head |
Ti.Radical OS |
25 |
25 |
37 |
38 |
25 |
48.96 |
26 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Warrior OS |
28 |
26 |
34 |
31 |
26 |
50.82 |
27 |
Wavex |
AD2002 |
27 |
27 |
34 |
36 |
27 |
52.22 |
28 |
Babolat |
Pure Power |
28 |
28 |
24 |
25 |
27 |
52.31 |
29 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Graphite OS |
31 |
28 |
28 |
31 |
27 |
54.06 |
30 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Graphite MP |
32 |
30 |
24 |
25 |
30 |
57.01 |
31 |
Cayman |
Pro Talis II |
26 |
32 |
28 |
28 |
32 |
58.00 |
32 |
Dunlop |
Adrenalin Rush 98 |
28 |
30 |
46 |
48 |
30 |
58.26 |
33 |
Wilson |
Pro Staff 6.6 Titanium MP |
34 |
33 |
44 |
43 |
33 |
64.24 |
34 |
Volkl |
Quantum 10 |
36 |
34 |
46 |
46 |
34 |
66.70 |
35 |
Wilson |
Pro Staff 6.0 Original 85 |
33 |
37 |
24 |
24 |
37 |
67.15 |
36 |
Yonex |
Ultimum RD Ti-50 Long |
35 |
36 |
49 |
48 |
36 |
69.43 |
37 |
Weed |
3/4 Weed XL |
40 |
35 |
53 |
53 |
34 |
70.04 |
38 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber F-9.5 |
37 |
38 |
28 |
28 |
38 |
70.52 |
39 |
Dunlop |
200 G 95 |
38 |
39 |
28 |
31 |
39 |
72.52 |
40 |
Cayman |
Excel Comp II |
40 |
40 |
21 |
21 |
40 |
73.60 |
41 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Rebel 95 |
42 |
41 |
37 |
38 |
41 |
77.75 |
42 |
Cayman |
Energizer II |
45 |
42 |
28 |
31 |
42 |
79.33 |
43 |
Wilson |
Pro Staff 6.0 Original 95 |
39 |
43 |
37 |
37 |
43 |
79.38 |
44 |
Cayman |
Pro Magic |
43 |
45 |
44 |
45 |
45 |
84.59 |
45 |
Yonex |
Ultimum Ti-1500 Long 105 |
44 |
44 |
57 |
58 |
44 |
85.13 |
46 |
Wilson |
Rollers 7.6 MP (Hyper Pro Staff) |
46 |
46 |
40 |
41 |
46 |
86.63 |
47 |
Volkl |
C10 Pro Tour |
47 |
47 |
28 |
28 |
47 |
86.88 |
48 |
Cayman |
Pro Smash II Long |
48 |
48 |
40 |
41 |
48 |
90.18 |
49 |
Yonex |
RD-7 |
49 |
49 |
40 |
38 |
49 |
91.74 |
50 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Hornet MP |
52 |
50 |
40 |
43 |
50 |
94.63 |
51 |
Babolat |
Pure Drive |
51 |
51 |
49 |
50 |
51 |
96.60 |
52 |
Fischer |
Pro Extreme |
50 |
53 |
57 |
53 |
53 |
99.64 |
53 |
Wavex |
AD 3002 |
53 |
52 |
57 |
58 |
52 |
99.71 |
54 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Vendetta 95 |
57 |
54 |
53 |
53 |
54 |
103.45 |
55 |
Yonex |
Ultimum Ti-1700 Long 98 |
55 |
54 |
62 |
62 |
54 |
103.80 |
56 |
Volkl |
V1 Classic |
55 |
56 |
49 |
50 |
56 |
105.11 |
57 |
Prince |
Precision Graphite Classic MP |
54 |
57 |
49 |
50 |
57 |
106.14 |
58 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Stealth MP |
59 |
58 |
46 |
46 |
58 |
108.97 |
59 |
Volkl |
Quantum 10 Tour |
58 |
59 |
60 |
60 |
59 |
111.69 |
60 |
Head |
Ti.Fire Tour Edition XL |
60 |
60 |
63 |
63 |
60 |
114.21 |
61 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber F-8.0 |
62 |
61 |
63 |
63 |
61 |
116.35 |
62 |
Head |
Classic Mid |
61 |
63 |
53 |
53 |
62 |
117.18 |
63 |
Volkl |
Quantum V1 Oversize |
64 |
62 |
68 |
63 |
62 |
118.74 |
64 |
Pro Kennex |
Kinetic Pro 5g |
63 |
64 |
61 |
61 |
64 |
120.70 |
65 |
Wavex |
AD 3004 |
65 |
65 |
53 |
53 |
65 |
121.88 |
66 |
Wilson |
Pro Staff 6.6 Titanium OS |
66 |
66 |
68 |
69 |
66 |
125.54 |
67 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 6.5 MP |
67 |
68 |
63 |
63 |
67 |
127.64 |
68 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Ring |
70 |
67 |
71 |
71 |
67 |
128.72 |
69 |
Pro Kennex |
Kinetic Charged Light 17g |
68 |
69 |
71 |
73 |
69 |
130.94 |
70 |
Head |
I.Prestige MP XL |
69 |
72 |
63 |
63 |
72 |
134.41 |
71 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Vendetta 110 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
134.71 |
72 |
Prince |
Thunder Cloud Titanium OS |
71 |
70 |
86 |
88 |
70 |
135.27 |
73 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Rip |
74 |
73 |
81 |
81 |
73 |
139.85 |
74 |
Head |
Ti.Radical MP |
73 |
74 |
81 |
81 |
74 |
140.88 |
75 |
Wilson |
Rollers 6.6 MP (Hyper Hammer) |
75 |
75 |
70 |
70 |
75 |
141.70 |
76 |
Volkl |
C-10 Pro Oversize |
76 |
76 |
77 |
79 |
76 |
144.47 |
77 |
Wilson |
Hyper Pro Staff 6.5 OS |
77 |
77 |
77 |
79 |
77 |
146.25 |
78 |
Volkl |
Quantum V1 MP |
78 |
78 |
81 |
81 |
78 |
148.36 |
79 |
Babolat |
Soft Control |
78 |
79 |
74 |
74 |
79 |
148.92 |
80 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber M-5.0 |
81 |
80 |
77 |
77 |
79 |
151.40 |
81 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Stealth OS |
82 |
81 |
74 |
74 |
81 |
153.21 |
82 |
Head |
I.Prestige Mid |
80 |
82 |
74 |
74 |
82 |
153.88 |
83 |
Babolat |
Soft Drive |
83 |
83 |
86 |
86 |
83 |
157.85 |
83 |
Babolat |
Soft Power |
83 |
83 |
86 |
86 |
83 |
157.85 |
85 |
Wavex |
Super Wave |
86 |
87 |
63 |
63 |
87 |
161.80 |
86 |
Slazenger |
Pro Carbon Ti |
85 |
85 |
100 |
104 |
86 |
163.79 |
87 |
Head |
I.S18 |
86 |
85 |
111 |
112 |
83 |
164.05 |
88 |
Wilson |
Rollers 5.6 MP (Hyper Hammer) |
89 |
88 |
84 |
84 |
88 |
166.86 |
89 |
Fischer |
Pro Tour |
88 |
90 |
89 |
89 |
90 |
169.90 |
90 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber M-4.5 MP |
90 |
89 |
100 |
100 |
89 |
170.57 |
91 |
Fischer |
GDS 700 Titanium |
92 |
90 |
93 |
94 |
90 |
171.94 |
92 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.2 MP |
91 |
92 |
89 |
91 |
92 |
173.97 |
93 |
Yonex |
Super RQ Ti-700 Long |
93 |
93 |
92 |
92 |
93 |
176.34 |
94 |
Pro Kennex |
Ti Intensity PBT Reach |
94 |
94 |
89 |
89 |
94 |
177.75 |
95 |
Wavex |
AD 2011 |
97 |
96 |
77 |
77 |
96 |
180.23 |
96 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Bandit 110 |
95 |
95 |
98 |
98 |
95 |
180.61 |
97 |
Fischer |
GDS Rally |
96 |
98 |
96 |
96 |
98 |
184.96 |
98 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber M-4.5 OS |
98 |
97 |
111 |
112 |
97 |
186.18 |
99 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Bandit 95 |
99 |
100 |
84 |
84 |
100 |
187.43 |
100 |
Yonex |
Super RQ Ti-350 Long |
100 |
101 |
93 |
94 |
100 |
189.97 |
101 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 4.3 Stretch MP |
101 |
99 |
111 |
112 |
99 |
190.11 |
102 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light OS |
102 |
102 |
106 |
106 |
102 |
194.02 |
103 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch MP |
102 |
103 |
96 |
96 |
103 |
194.21 |
104 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber M-5.5 |
104 |
104 |
93 |
93 |
104 |
196.00 |
105 |
Weed |
T-Zone Plus |
107 |
104 |
100 |
100 |
104 |
197.96 |
106 |
Yonex |
RD Ti-40 Muscle Long |
105 |
106 |
98 |
98 |
106 |
199.78 |
107 |
Yonex |
Ultimum Ti-1700 Long 110 |
106 |
107 |
108 |
108 |
107 |
202.77 |
108 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber M-6.5 |
108 |
108 |
106 |
106 |
108 |
204.68 |
109 |
Yonex |
Super RQ Ti-600 Long |
109 |
109 |
111 |
109 |
109 |
206.91 |
110 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.2 OS |
111 |
111 |
100 |
100 |
111 |
209.28 |
111 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber C-4.0 Oversize |
109 |
110 |
117 |
119 |
110 |
209.33 |
112 |
Volkl |
Quantum 8 |
112 |
112 |
111 |
112 |
111 |
212.06 |
113 |
Volkl |
Quantum Force |
112 |
113 |
108 |
109 |
113 |
213.50 |
114 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Grande (Tungsten) OS |
114 |
114 |
111 |
116 |
114 |
216.31 |
115 |
Blackburne |
Excalibur Ti 97 |
115 |
115 |
100 |
104 |
115 |
216.68 |
116 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.3 Traditional OS |
117 |
117 |
108 |
109 |
117 |
220.98 |
117 |
Fischer |
GDS Spice |
116 |
116 |
125 |
125 |
116 |
221.18 |
118 |
Volkl |
Quantum 1 Power Boost |
119 |
118 |
134 |
133 |
118 |
226.12 |
119 |
Gosen |
Secret Carbon Lite |
117 |
119 |
136 |
136 |
118 |
226.69 |
120 |
Gosen |
Carbon Plus I |
120 |
120 |
117 |
116 |
120 |
227.25 |
121 |
Blackburne |
DS-107 |
122 |
122 |
100 |
100 |
122 |
228.82 |
122 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 4.3 Stretch OS |
121 |
121 |
130 |
130 |
121 |
230.67 |
123 |
Weed |
T-Zone |
123 |
123 |
120 |
120 |
122 |
232.61 |
124 |
Pro Kennex |
Kinetic Pro 15g |
124 |
124 |
127 |
127 |
124 |
235.64 |
125 |
Wilson |
Rollers 2.6 Overdrive |
125 |
125 |
130 |
130 |
125 |
237.78 |
126 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Grande (Tungsten) SOS |
126 |
126 |
127 |
127 |
126 |
239.19 |
127 |
Babolat |
VS Drive |
127 |
127 |
129 |
129 |
127 |
241.21 |
128 |
Yonex |
Super RQ Ti-400 Long 105 |
127 |
128 |
120 |
122 |
128 |
241.67 |
129 |
Cayman |
Strike X |
127 |
129 |
120 |
120 |
129 |
242.93 |
130 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.3 Traditional MP |
130 |
130 |
117 |
116 |
130 |
245.02 |
131 |
Babolat |
VS Power+ |
132 |
130 |
120 |
122 |
130 |
246.34 |
132 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light MP |
131 |
133 |
125 |
125 |
133 |
250.64 |
133 |
Dunlop |
C-Max 108 |
132 |
132 |
136 |
136 |
132 |
250.94 |
134 |
Head |
Ti. S1 OS |
134 |
134 |
139 |
139 |
134 |
254.85 |
135 |
Head |
Ti.S2 |
135 |
135 |
134 |
135 |
135 |
256.10 |
136 |
Head |
Ti.S4 Comfort Zone XL |
137 |
136 |
143 |
144 |
136 |
259.34 |
137 |
Dunlop |
C-Max 98 |
139 |
137 |
140 |
142 |
136 |
260.79 |
138 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber C-3.0 OS |
141 |
137 |
152 |
152 |
136 |
262.84 |
139 |
Blackburne |
Excalibur Ti 107 |
136 |
141 |
120 |
122 |
141 |
263.28 |
140 |
Dunlop |
200G OS 108 |
137 |
140 |
140 |
140 |
139 |
264.11 |
141 |
Dunlop |
Inferno 118 |
140 |
139 |
147 |
147 |
139 |
265.07 |
142 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.9 MP |
141 |
142 |
130 |
130 |
142 |
267.61 |
143 |
Head |
Ti.Laser Comfort Zone XL |
143 |
144 |
146 |
146 |
144 |
273.09 |
144 |
Head |
I.S10 |
145 |
143 |
158 |
158 |
143 |
273.88 |
145 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.9 OS |
144 |
146 |
130 |
133 |
146 |
274.56 |
146 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber C-3.0 MP |
146 |
145 |
158 |
158 |
145 |
277.06 |
147 |
Yonex |
Muscle Power 5i MP |
147 |
147 |
140 |
140 |
147 |
278.07 |
148 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch OS |
148 |
148 |
143 |
143 |
148 |
280.21 |
149 |
Dunlop |
Inferno 110 |
149 |
149 |
152 |
152 |
149 |
283.07 |
150 |
Prince |
Triple Threat Viper |
150 |
150 |
138 |
138 |
150 |
283.16 |
151 |
Dunlop |
Concave 115 |
150 |
151 |
147 |
147 |
151 |
285.65 |
152 |
Wilson |
Rollers 3.6 |
152 |
152 |
143 |
144 |
152 |
287.39 |
153 |
Yonex |
Muscle Power 7 |
153 |
153 |
154 |
154 |
153 |
290.42 |
154 |
Cayman |
Airlite |
154 |
155 |
147 |
149 |
155 |
292.90 |
155 |
Head |
I.S6 MP |
154 |
154 |
160 |
162 |
154 |
293.07 |
156 |
Gosen |
Carbon 15 |
156 |
157 |
154 |
154 |
157 |
297.16 |
157 |
Head |
Ti.S8 XL |
157 |
156 |
170 |
170 |
156 |
298.06 |
158 |
Head |
Ti.S5 Comfort Zone XL |
158 |
158 |
154 |
154 |
158 |
299.30 |
159 |
Wilson |
Rollers 5.6 OS (Hyper Hammer) |
159 |
159 |
150 |
150 |
159 |
300.60 |
160 |
Gamma |
Diamond Fiber C-2.0 |
160 |
160 |
150 |
150 |
160 |
302.37 |
161 |
Head |
Ti.S6 |
161 |
161 |
164 |
164 |
161 |
305.84 |
162 |
Yonex |
Super RQ Ti-800 Long |
163 |
162 |
164 |
164 |
162 |
307.99 |
163 |
Gosen |
Tri Tube 400C |
162 |
164 |
154 |
154 |
164 |
309.22 |
164 |
Cayman |
Sidewinder Ti |
164 |
163 |
163 |
163 |
163 |
309.65 |
165 |
Yonex |
Super RQ Ti-380 Muscle Long |
165 |
165 |
160 |
160 |
165 |
312.46 |
166 |
Gosen |
Carbon 02 |
166 |
166 |
160 |
160 |
166 |
314.24 |
167 |
Head |
I.S12 |
167 |
167 |
172 |
173 |
167 |
317.54 |
168 |
Cayman |
Energizer Ti |
168 |
168 |
166 |
166 |
168 |
318.52 |
169 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 3.3 OS |
169 |
169 |
169 |
169 |
169 |
320.66 |
170 |
Yonex |
Muscle Power 5i OS |
170 |
170 |
167 |
167 |
170 |
322.19 |
171 |
Head |
I.S6 OS |
171 |
171 |
172 |
171 |
171 |
324.50 |
172 |
Yonex |
Ultimum Ti-2000 Long 120 |
172 |
172 |
167 |
167 |
172 |
325.75 |
173 |
Fischer |
GDS Take Off |
173 |
173 |
176 |
176 |
173 |
328.61 |
174 |
Wilson |
Hyper Hammer 3.3 SOS |
173 |
174 |
175 |
175 |
174 |
329.89 |
175 |
Yonex |
Ultimum Ti-2000 Long 110 |
175 |
175 |
174 |
174 |
175 |
331.92 |
176 |
Yonex |
Super RQ Ti-800 Long Pro |
176 |
176 |
171 |
171 |
176 |
333.34 |