February 2006 Monthly Archive
February 1, 2006
Popular Appeal
Whether it's high fashion or high performance, the new tennis apparel is hitting all the right notes for your customers.
If you build it …
Court builders, coming off a busy 2005, are optimistic that the new year will bring more of the same.
Flaunt Your Customization By Creating a Racquet Service Center
Most tennis retailers know that racquet stringing is their highest profit category, yet it is often relegated to "second-class" status in the shop layout. The stringing machine is crammed into an out-of-the way corner, or even in a back...
Get your kicks
In tennis footwear, companies are cutting the weight while upping the quality.
Industry News
Information to help you run your business.
It's all about learning
To make the grade as a teaching pro, Ken DeHart says never miss an educational opportunity.
Building the future
In early December, I spent three days with people who may well comprise the most important group involved in tennis in the U.S. — the members of the American Sports Builders Association. These are the people who build and...
Outlook 2006
Bolstered by gains in participation, equipment sales, and pro tournament attendance, the new year looks to be a winner for your business.
Frames of reference
For spring, manufacturers have perfected their techniques, offering higher quality, better products.
Raw Racquet Power
When Crawford Lindsey and I were writing Technical Tennis, our biggest single problem was to find a meaningful word or phrase to replace "Apparent Coefficient of Restitution," or ACOR. This is the technically correct phrase used to describe how...
Outlook 2006 — String: All tied up
The stringbed is forever the playground of infinite possibility.
Tecnifibre Multifeel 16
Tecnifibre Multifeel 16 is a solid-core single-wrap multifilament string, which according to Tecnifibre offers durability, dynamic performance, and comfort at an excellent price-to-value ratio. The durability comes from the central monofilament, which comprises 20 percent of the total volume...
Give 'em what they want
A longtime tennis camp director says more people are looking to improve their games, and we need to deliver.
Reducing grip size
Q: Do you have any information on who reduces tennis grips? Is there any do-it-yourself info? I don't even know where to start....
Defining swingweight
Q: I thought I knew the definition of "swingweight" until I had someone ask me to tell him. Now I'm wondering, what exactly is swingweight?...
Partial string jobs
Q: I need some sort of official ruling as to whether or not leaving a string job half done is acceptable practice. It has been demonstrated to me many times that it is not, however, I need some sort of...
Wilson nCode racquetball restringing
The Wilson nCode racquetball racquets have the three channel rails at the throat of racquet, and three grooves at the butt of the handle. The handle and alternating strips of the grip are transparent, exposing the string in the handle....
Serious height adjustment
Because of my height (I'm 6 feet 6 inches tall), my stringing machine was too low even at its maximum height of 48 inches. Rather than prop the machine up on a riser and risk it tipping over, I took...
Label removal
I have found that if I soak a tissue with Avon Skin-So-Soft bath oil and place it in contact with the old label prior to stringing the racquet, label removal becomes very easy. The label absorbs the Avon Skin-So-Soft during...
Shallow bumperguards
If you or any of your customers play with the Head i.radical OS, you know that the groove between the bumperguard and the grommet strip is shallow, allowing the string to come into direct contact with the court very often....
Balancing act
When the need arises to balance a racquet, I have discovered that my balancing board mounts nicely on my stringing machine. I place the board between the four frame supports and tighten the moveable mounting arms, securing the board base...
Easy string measuring
Many of my customers have more than one frame of the same type, and I have them pretty well trained to rotate the amount of playing time they put on each frame, so they can bring me all of their...
Positive re-enforcement
Whenever I introduce a client to a new string, I wrap the package insert with all the technical and promotional information around the handle of the racquet. This reinforces what I've said, helps to justify the decision, and often results...
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