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End Strip Searches

Whenever a customer of mine buys a new racquet from me or anywhere else, I encourage them to buy extra grommet kits right away. I try to carry some kits, and there are others I can order, but in time the availability inevitably becomes a problem. I have people bring in racquets that are only 3 to 5 years old, and already I cannot find replacement grommet kits.

5 Sets of Gosen OG Sheep Micro Super JC 16 and a Gosen T-shirt to:

Jon Miller, Battle Creek, MI

Editor’s note: Finding grommet kits for older racquets continues to be a problem, but one that has been greatly mitigated since the introduction of USRSA’s Grommets Network: An e-mail newsletter that puts you in contact with thousands of other USRSA members with your grommet kit needs. It might be a good idea to encourage your customers to turn over their grommet kits to you if they change racquets before needing a grommet strip replacement, so you can make those grommets available to others on the Grommets Network. If you are a USRSA member and you’re not a member of the Grommets Network, send an e-mail request to grommets@racquettech.com, and you’ll be added to the list.

From the August 2005 issue
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