May 2005 Monthly Archive
May 2005
Taking the Heat
To help your players avoid heat-related illnesses on court, you need to take some precautions.
Net Connection
Improved customer service and convenience have made TennisConnect.org a hit with tennis facilities across the country.
Wilson Reaction 16
Reaction is a new multifilament string that Wilson is aiming at competition players and big hitters who are looking for a firm, crisp string that offers control and good tension maintenance. Reaction is constructed from pre-stretched thermoset microfibers with...
Time for Radical Change?
Teaching pros need to simplify the learning process for their students, says the director of tennis at the NTC.
Don't Expect a Magic bullet
Something came up at the last TIA board meeting in March, held during the USTA's Annual Meeting in La Quinta, Calif., that got me a little concerned. As TIA President Jim Baugh was updating members about some key programs...
Player's Choice
The newest offerings from the racquet manufacturers have something for all types of player, and all styles of play.
Private Retreats
These residential court winners are examples of great form and function.
Showing the Colors
There's a science — and a fine art — behind the choices for colors in court surfaces.
Industry News
Tennis Welcome Center Program 'Alive and Well' The industry-wide Tennis Welcome Center initiative is still going strong, says Tennis Industry Association President Jim Baugh and USTA Community Tennis Chief Executive Kurt Kamperman. Speaking at the TIA board meeting in...
Cardio Tennis: Big Time for Your Bottom Line
Think of some of the fitness fads over the past few decades: aerobics, jogging, home exercise equipment, spinning, Pilates, even kickboxing. People are signing up for these activities by the millions. Yes, the millions. So, why not Cardio Tennis?...
Tenniswear to Handle Sun and Heat
More and more tennis apparel companies are recognizing the need to supply tenniswear that helps players deal with the sun, heat and humidity. As the northern part of the country enters the outdoor season, here are some of the...
Tennis' Boom Time
Keeping your baby-boomers happy will lead to more business for your facility.
65 Keys To Successful Retailing
We asked leading specialty retailers and others in the tennis sales business to share their hottest tips for success so you, too, can increase your profits.
Racquet power
Q: Why is it that in the online tennis racquet specifications at www.racquetTECH.com you don't have a listing for power?...
Racquetball string breakage
Q: I have a customer who gave me five racquetball frames to string. Each racquet had either the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th cross string from the top broken. He gave me back one last night that had the 5th main...
Racquet matching
Q: I have four frames of the same make and model. One of them is my favorite, so I want to make the others match it, using the online “Racquet Customizer” tool at www.racquetTECH.com. Should I take measurements on strung...
Broken racquet
Q: I have a situation that has never happened to me in all of my years stringing: A customer’s racquet broke while I was restringing it. The customer has been using it about four years, and it had been strung...
Crack Repair
I have come up with a method of salvaging a cracked racquet. Scrape all paint from around the cracked area. Mix a batch of 10-minute golf epoxy adequate to cover the area cleared of paint. (Regular epoxy is brittle and...
Making Tabs for the Stringers Digest
I made index tabs for my Stringers Digest, which help me quickly find the stringing instructions I am looking for. You can make them by writing the manufacturers' names on pieces of paper, but I go one step further and...
Mounting Narrow-throat Racquets
It can be difficult to mount frames where the holes at the throat become blocked by the mounting post at 6 o'clock. I tried various techniques to produce a post that was thinner than the one on my machine until...
Securing Bumperguard Ends
Page 39 of the 2005 Racquet Service Techniques shows the basic procedure for securing a bumperguard end when the manufacturer calls for it. This procedure does work to secure the bumperguard end, but it forces you to weave one of...
Preventing Grommet Strip Pull-out
Many stringers hold the grommet strip in place with their thumb to prevent the strip from sliding out from the frame during tensioning. I use a miniature flat-head screwdriver for this purpose. I find it does a better job of...
Selecting Stringing Tools
Always use the smallest awls, pliers, and clippers that you can comfortably handle — you are, after all, doing precision work. I recently had to use someone else's machine. The machine itself was fine, but none of his tools were...
Monthly Demos
To make certain that the newest racquet technology gets into the hands of my customers, I select one of our demo racquets to be the "demo of the month." I do a short writeup about the frame in the club...
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