April 2004 Monthly Archive
April 2004
Follow the Bouncing Ball
Understanding how the ball bounces can help you and your students pick and read shots.
HEAD RIP PerfectPower
BRAND & MODEL RIP PerfectPower is the newest string in HEAD's line-up, designed to be their top string for players seeking more power. HEAD's other power strings include IntelliString, RIP Ti.Fiber, and FiberGEL Power. To give players more power, HEAD...
Industry News
Information to help you run your business.
Kicking it up!
These three retailers know how to keep their numbers up in apparel and footwear.
Klip Blast
BRAND & MODEL Blast 17 is one of Klip's "Pro Doubles" line of hybrid strings. Blast combines their Hardcore polyester (for the mains) with a soft compound synthetic gut (for the crosses), which according to Klip deliver a unique combination...
Marketplace
Head Tour Team Combi Bag The Tour Team series of five bags features the new Climate Control Technology that Head says adds stability to the temperature within select pockets. The company says that racquets stored in pockets with CCT...
It's about more than just the job
Every business has its movers and shakers -- the high-profile types who keep pushing, get a lot of things done, and, because of their effectiveness, tend to receive a lot of attention. Right now in tennis, it is an...
A Welcome Advantage
For this Pennsylvania facility, the Tennis Welcome Center concept has already been a big hit.
Construction with a Soft Touch
Look at the list of soft-court winners of the Racquet Sports Industry/U.S. Tennis Court & Track Builders Association 2003 Facility-of-the-Year Awards and a few things immediately jump out at you. First, seven of the eight winners are in the...
Watching Your Steps
These retailing tips can help you find your way through the footwear minefield.
On The Rocks
Learn to recognize and deal with a 'troubled' employee before it affects your business.
It's a Beautiful Thing
Tennis has been making life better for millions of people. Let's spread that around even more.
Proportional stringing
Q: I string for a talented local junior player, and her father has asked that I string her racquets using the proportional stringing method. I have no idea what he’s talking about. How do you do it?...
Kevlar tension
Q: I have heard varied opinions on the tension that should be used for Kevlar strings. One person says it should be 5 percent lower than normal, another says it should be 10 percent lower than normal, and yet another...
Foreign products
Q: I've looked all over your website and have failed to find any mention of the strings I use locally. These are Epsilon strings, three of which are very popular with my customers here in Australia. They are the Kev-Power,...
Stenciling Made Easy
Is there any one else out there who dislikes stenciling racquets as much as I do? For me there were two major difficulties: Trying to align the stencil on the opposite side of the stringbed after stenciling the first side,...
Tournament Footing
When I string at tournaments, players and spectators often come up to talk. If they happen to step on the string on hard flooring, it could be detrimental to the string job and potentially cost me money, not to mention...
Pre-Stretching
Although pre-stretching isn't as prevalent as it used to be, it is still a good technique when stringing gut, or other strings that have such a strong coil memory it would be beneficial to straighten them out before installation. Pre-stretching...
Dampener Retention
When I receive a racquet to restring I remove the vibration damper and secure it under the rubber band that is provided as a cover for the tape on the grip. If a rubber band is not in place I...
Tool Tray Organization
It seems that tool trays are never big enough. To save myself from having to dig through all my tools looking for the desired one, I use organization and color-coding. Each of my tools has a different color on the...
String Measuring
I measure string from a reel by using my body measurements. My wingspan hand-to-hand outspread is 6 foot 1 inch. I have not used a tape or measuring rule for over 15 years. 5 sets of Gamma Flex Core Control...
Selling Customization
I am a "home stringer" who does about 250 racquets a year. I do not have time to string too many more racquets, so I avoid traditional forms of advertising, and rely on recommendations from existing customers. To keep the...
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