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Intermediate Activities: Tennis Racquet

1.	Until the 1970's virtually all tennis racquets were made of ________ with leather grips. (Check the correct answer.)
	metal wood plastic

2.	Most racquets weighed about ________ ounces. (Check the correct answer.)
	12 13 14

3.	Typically, racquets were _________ inches in length, and had a head size of about 65 square inches. (Check the correct answer.)
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4.	With new inventions companies introduced racquet frames made of new materials, such as steel and aluminum. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

5.	Later, frames made of ________ were produced. (Check the correct answer.)
	nylon graphite wood

6.	Other changes were in the dimensions of the head size. Light oversize racquets became very popular. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

7.	New materials, such as boron and titanium have constantly been introduced and combined in different amounts with: aluminum, fiberglass, and graphite. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

8.	Few high level players have adopted the more extreme designs. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

9.	It is no longer possible to buy a "conventional" wooden frame racquet in sports stores. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

10.	Most professional players play with ________ frames with a head size ranging between 85 and 110 square inches.(Check the correct answer.)
	aluminum steel graphite

11.	Increasingly, pro players have experimented with or switched to racquets that are _______ inches in length. (Check the correct answer.)
	27 28 29

12.	A few players, mainly on ________ tours, have also switched to mild "widebodies", racquets with thicker or tapered beams. (Check the correct answer.)
	men's women's

13.	As of January 1997, the length of the frame was limited to ----- inches for professional play. (Check the correct answer.)
	27 28 29

14.	In addition, the ITF has adopted limitations on racquet head size. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

15.	While this eliminates the more outrageous extremes, it still allows for a _______ inch racquet with a head size of 135 square inches. (Check the correct answer.)
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