Racquet configured with increased flexibility in multiple directions with respect to a longitudinal axis

A tennis racquet extending along a longitudinal axis and capable of being tested under a racquet torsional stability test, wherein the racquet torsional stability test includes mounting the racquet in a first orientation to first and second test fixtures at first and second locations of the racquet, respectively, placing a first predetermined weight on an arm extending from the first test fixture to place a torsional load on to the racquet, removing the first predetermined weight to obtain an angular deflection about the longitudinal axis, and the racquet comprising:

• a frame extending along a longitudinal axis and including a head portion, a handle portion, and a throat portion positioned between the head portion and the handle portion, the head portion forming a hoop that defines a string bed plane, the head portion including a forward hoop surface and a rearward hoop surface, the distance between the forward and rearward hoop surfaces being a beam height distance, the head portion having a maximum beam height distance of at least 19 mm, the throat portion including a pair of throat elements, at least the head portion and the throat portion of the racquet being formed at least in part of a fiber composite material, the fiber composite material including a plurality of ply arrangements, each of the ply arrangements including a pair of plies with one ply having a first plurality of fibers defining a first angle with respect to a composite axis and the other ply having a second plurality of fibers defining a second angle with respect to the composite axis, the first and second angles being substantially the same except the first and second angles have opposite angular polarities with respect to the composite axis, the head portion including at least three ply arrangements overlaying each other, and the first and second angles of at least two of the at least three ply arrangements are at least 35 degrees, and
• wherein, when the racquet is tested under the racquet torsional stability test, the racquet has an angular deflection of less than 5.0 degrees about the longitudinal axis.