This is my second racquet. The first is a cheaper one for beginners from wal*mart store. Last summer I was trained from a professional. I decided to buy a new racquet. When I griped it first, I worried becasue it was too lihgt than that I expected. Yesterday, I played more than 2 hours with it. Now, I perfectly satisfy it. It is easy to control becasue it is light but it is more powerful. With my old raquet I could seldom make strong service because the accuracy was declined when I tried to hit the ball hard. But with this racquet, my service is increased both in accuracy and power. I can hit the ball correctly even though I try to hit the ball hard. I'm happy with this racquet. I strongly recommand this for someone who wants to change his/her racquet becasue he/she is not a novice anymore. 5 stars