April 2007 Monthly Archive
April 1, 2007
Philosophy Major
For Nick Saviano, teaching excellence to youngsters comes naturally.
Recognizing the Best
Every year, the International Tennis Hall of Fame inducts three or four people who have had a major impact on tennis, whether as a pro player or as a "contributor" to the game, such as a media member, coach,...
Areas of Influence
Allocating merchandise space based on sales by square foot can greatly expand your revenue centers.
Industry News
Information to help you run your business.
Satisfaction Guaranteed!
Your customers are the most important people in the world. You need to do everything you can to keep them wanting more.
Last-Minute Tax Breaks That Can Save You Money
Many tennis shop and facility owners may be overlooking a number of tax breaks under the false impressions that they had expired. Still other tax breaks, that may have been considered too complex in the past, have now been...
Pro Supex Big Ace
Big Ace is a monofilament co-polymer, which according to Pro Supex is made of high-grade polymers and special monomix-reinforced chemical additives. Pro Supex claims that Big Ace offers power, spin potential, control, comfort, durability, resistance to movement, and tension...
Fine Points
For these seven residential court winners, construction excellence is all in the details.
Safe & Sound
Accidents, injuries, and lawsuits can devastate your business. Here's how you can help reduce problems that might crop up at your facility.
Smart Tennis
The USTA's Tennis & Education Foundation is focused on growing the game and helping its youngest players.
Teaching Assistance
Tennis participation has been climbing since the spotlight turned to growing the game, but are teachers being left in the dark?
Alternating mains
Q: A friend begins the mains at the center as recommended by USRSA, installing three mains on the right, three more mains on the left, and then three more on the left, before going back to the right side. In...
Racquet fatigue
Q: How many times can a racquet be restrung before the frame begins to lose its original stiffness?...
Lead tape beneath the bumperguard
Q: I have been reading on some on-line tennis message boards that top players add lead tape under the bumperguard or grommet strip so that it can’t be seen. How is this done?...
Tying knots in polyester
Q: Do you happen to have any video of a good stringer tying knots in polyester? I’m trying to get an idea of the amount of forearm strength required....
Non-slip gripper
I had a problem with my string gripper slipping even after it was cleaned. I took the two halves of the gripper to an auto repair shop that had a glass bead blaster to lightly treat the surface. It took...
Pathfinding Needle
An inexpensive sports ball-inflating needle can be modified to perform many of the tasks of an expensive pathfinder awl. Simply saw off the tip of the needle with a hack saw and smooth the tip with emery cloth. The modified...
Tangle-free uncoiling
To keep string from becoming tangled as you unwind it from the coil, try looping the coil over a smooth door handle. This also makes it easier to divide the string for two-piece stringing: After uncoiling, I loop the string...
Racquet mailing
One way I get my customers to restring is to send out humorous reminder postcards. To make them, I print the front and back of Avery 8387 white postcard stock in my inkjet printer. On the front, I address each...
Getting more mileage from hybrids
Whenever you string a hybrid for your own racquet, use different string colors for the mains and crosses. I've used red and orange, orange and white, and blue and white in my racquets, and other players will almost always ask...
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