About the Wilson Nano Carbon Ace Racket

The Wilson Nano Carbon Ace racket developed from the company's innovative approach to developing a consistent series of game-changing tennis rackets. Wilson was responsible for marketing the first metal tennis racket in 1967, which was made popular because Jimmy Connors used it to play in major tournaments around the world. The tennis rackets produced by this company consistently have been the choice of champions like Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Serena Williams, for example. It also has developed a great reputation for racquetball rackets.

The Wilson Nano Carbon Ace racquetball racket's design evolved from earlier Wilson tennis rackets which were made from wood. In fact, the earliest patent for a wooden lawn tennis racket was filed in 1874 in England by Major Walter C. Wingfield. Wood continued to be the material of choice until Wilson made the first metal racket. This was made from aluminum which, while being less prone to breakage than wood, was too flexible to withstand the powerful hits and serves of the most dominant professional tennis players. Aluminum rackets were not as efficient shock absorbers as the wooden rackets either so the players who used the metal rackets had to consider the potential damage to their wrists, elbows and shoulder joints.

By 1980, Wilson developed a new composite material called graphite, from which to make tennis rackets. This involved mixing carbon fibers with a plastic resin. The result was a stiffer racket than aluminum but the graphite rackets were still heavy. They did not perform much better than aluminum, either, when it came to absorbing the vibrations left by the ball. In 1987, Wilson introduced its Prostaff tennis racket which was specially designed for Pete Sampras who was seeded number one in the world from 1993-1998. This racket was wider because of a thicker frame which increased the stiffness and helped absorb shock. Next came tennis rackets made from hyper carbon. The first one was the Wilson Hyper-Hammer. Nano carbon graphite and Kevlar are the most recent composites used to make rackets including the Nano Carbon Ace Racquetball racket.

The Nano Carbon Ace is made out of nano carbon graphite and Kevlar which is stronger than the earlier hyper carbon widely used in aerospace. It is stronger, lighter, and weighs less than titanium. The racket is designed to give racquetball players power and control. It is recommended for use by intermediate players.

The Nano Carbon Ace racquetball racket has a strung weight of 6.8 to 7 ounces. It features a head with an area of 106 inches. Players can choose to play with a more open string weave pattern which gives more potential for them to put spin on the ball or they can elect to use a denser string pattern which makes the strings last longer.

The Nano Carbon Ace racquetball racket's balance is head heavy. This means that more of the weight is in the head of the racket instead of in the handle, keeping more of the racket's weight in the area where it will hit the ball. It also comes with a Wilson micro-dry hybrid fabric on the grip of the handle.