An Arabic term derived in French raquette and in the Italian racchetta. From these concepts emerged racket , a word that, in our language , is used to name the instrument which has a handle and a net (covering a kind of hoop) and is used to hit the ball in certain sports .
The person you must take the racket by the handle and hit the ball with the sector of the net, which is tense so that it has a good resistance. According to the type of sport, there are rackets of different classes.
He tennis , he badminton and the squash are some sports in which rackets are used. For example: “The Swiss tennis player presented the new racket model that will premiere at the next Grand Slam”, “My wife gave me a racket for my birthday”, "The Argentine shattered the racket against the ground after a controversial ruling by the judge".
Depending on the type of sport, each racket has special features, based on it. Thus, among the most significant are:
-The tennis rackets have a length between 68.5 and 74 centimeters in length, their weight ranges between 250 and 300 grams, they are rigid, they have a frame dimension between 18 and 28 millimeters and they can have two Pattern types: closed, 18 x 20, or open, 16 x 19.
-The badminton rackets, meanwhile, weigh between 75 to 90 grams, their rod measures approximately 20 centimeters and is very thin, their strings are between 0.65 and 0.73 mm, and are the most flexible They exist at the sports level.
-The squash rackets, on the other hand, are usually made of aluminum or graphite, have a maximum length of 686 millimeters, weigh no more than 255 grams and their maximum width is 215 millimeters.
-The paddle rackets, which are better known as paddle blades, are identified for their part by having a maximum of 45.5 centimeters in length, their width does not exceed 26 centimeters, they have a support strap and, in addition, They have a hole drilling, which will be between 9 and 13 millimeters in diameter.
When starting to practice a sport like those mentioned, it is essential to buy the right racket. And that means, first of all, choosing the one that is specific to each discipline and then taking into account whether it is a beginner or not, the strength that is in the arm ...
The notion of racket is also used to name other tools similar to the one mentioned instrument of sport. A racket, in this sense, can be a device that is placed on the feet when a person must move through the snowy ground .
The snow rackets They are used in conjunction with conventional boots or shoes. This means that the racket fits the footwear, distributing the weight in a more efficient way to prevent the subject from sinking into the snowy surface when walking.
Racket, finally, may be the instrument used to collect the money that bets on a game table .
