Does America West strictly enforce their baggage police

http://www.americawest.com/services/...sv_baggage.htm

As shown on the above link, the weight of the checked bags should be
no more than 50lbs. But I found it is easy to exceed that limit. Is
the airline company strict about the luggage police.

I want to bring my tennis racket with. Because the above weight limit,
I will not be able to put it into the checked bags. I will have a
45"carry-on bag and backpack. The link says, "In addition to one
carry-on bag, customers may bring one personal item." I wonder whether
America West allows me to take the racket with me.

Your information is very important. Thank you very much.

Peng Yu wrote in message ...
I wonder whether America West allows me to take the racket with me.

Tennis racquets are NOT on the current TSA Prohibited Items list, so there
should be no problem.
I say 'should' because with current Code Orange (banana, grapefruit,
whatever), screeners can do just about anything they like. For Security
Reasons™, you understand. Says so at the top of the afore-mentioned list.
Call the airline, in the unlikely event they know.