August 2004 Monthly Archive
August 1, 2004
Control Your Profits By Controlling Your Costs
Every tennis specialty shop has a best customer. In fact, studies have shown that 80 percent of the income of most businesses usually comes from only 20 percent of its customers. But how can any tennis shop or facility...
Pro Equipment Log: 2004 Roland Garros
A "/ " denotes differing tensions between mains and crosses. A "-" indicates a tension range on multiple racquets. "NA" means player did not play or no information was available. Tensions above 38.5 are in pounds; 38.5 and below...
Higher Education
For players, the continuing technological revolution is all good; for retailers, it involves a whole new learning curve.
Industry News
Information to help you run your business.
Made to Order
Looking for a way to spice up your apparel sales and to offer something unique to your members and customers? Put your logo or facility name on your tenniswear. Many apparel manufacturers offer a "custom-embroidery" program, in which you...
Working the Angles
For decades, Madeline Hauptman has been a singular entrepreneur in the racquet manufacturing business.
The Net Effect
The right tennis nets and net posts are details that you can be sure your players will notice.
Now, It's Your Turn
Chances are, you've been bombarded lately with messages about how the sport of tennis needs the involvement of everyone -- teaching pros, court builders, manufacturers, facility owners, pro shops, etc. Those of us who have been in this business...
Made In The Shade
Fabric structures can provide attractive relief from sun and heat, and they're becoming increasingly popular.
String Selector Map 2004
Cure your customer's arms, heads and games with the right string.
Tecnifibre X-One Biphase 17
X-One Biphase is a multifilament string constructed using a new variation of the tried-and-true Tecnifibre process. According to Tecnifibre, X-One Biphase combines H2C (High Heat Capacity) microfilaments for power and feel, with NRG microfilaments for dynamic response. These microfilaments...
Welcome to the Family!
With teaching pros leading the way, Tennis Welcome Centers can go a long way toward bringing people into their local tennis communities.
Hard courts vs. soft courts
Q: In the April issue of RSI, Crawford Lindsey provided the article "Follow the Bouncing Ball," which describes the "coefficient of restitution" (COR) for a tennis ball as "0.6 for grass, 0.83 for hard courts, and 0.85 for clay courts."...
Reducing stringing time
Q: I hear about these stringers who can restring a racquet in 15 minutes or less, and I wonder what I'm doing wrong. It takes me at least an hour to restring a racquet, and that's when I'm hurrying. What's...
Babolat Sensor
Q: I'm thinking about buying a new stringing machine, and one of the machines I'm considering is the Babolat Sensor, despite its price. However, I've heard that the Sensor doesn't have speed control, unlike most of the less expensive machines...
Lubricate the Blocking String
When working with natural gut or other fragile strings, I put a little lubricant on the blocking string before pulling the cross string through. This is a prime area for friction, and a little lubrication can prevent the creation of...
Starting Clamp as a Starting Clamp
A lot of stringers use the starting clamp to back up the machine clamp on the first main, or put the starting clamp on the outside of the frame. But I use my starting clamp on the inside of the...
Natural Gut Protection
I recently installed some natural gut in my racquet. The strings are great, but I was worried about how they would hold up under the conditions here on the Florida coast. I play on green clay surfaces that are constantly...
Neater Tie-offs
After running the end of the string through the tie-off hole, I “dress” the string so it lays the way I want it to relative to the other string going to that hole. Sometimes, though, pulling the knot tight will...
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