https://www.tennis.com/gear/2020/10/gear-q-weighty-matters/91467/
Taken from article above:
... The traits of a heavy ball are open to interpretation, but it’s essentially a shot that carries a wicked combination of speed and spin that make it more onerous to return; all that rotation feels like a weight vest on the ball and it takes greater effort to turn it around. If one gets above your shoulders it can seem like you’re hitting a brick.
It’s different than a shot that only has a lot of pace. That kind of ball can travel through the court quickly, but lacks in “substance"—it doesn’t fight your racquet at contact quite the same way. It needs the accompanying spin to make it heavy. That means you need significant racquet head whip up and through contact. When that is combined with stiff polyester strings designed for spin, the ball compresses and stays on the string bed giving more of an opportunity to put work on it.
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And the truth is, the difference between 300g and 305g frames can be difficult to detect. For some players, the more mass translates to a heavier shot. But as long as you’re generating the requisite swing speed (and spin), there’s no reason your shots can’t carry serious weight.
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From my experience, my hitting partner is using a 249 unstrung racquet but he can generate heavy ball. I agree with the article above except that it does not mention plow through.
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