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May 2007 Monthly Archive

The Great Divide

A longtime tennis observer says the USTA, with its diverse goals, may better serve the industry if it splits in two. (Click here to read more...)

TIA Special Section 2007 -- Support Your Industry

The TIA puts your membership dollars to work. Over the past 12 years, nearly 80 percent of TIA revenue — $17 million — has gone to supporting grassroots programs and research. Member Levels: Individual ~ Industry Supporters Associate ~... (Click here to read more...)

TIA Special Section 2007 -- Net Advantages

Enhanced websites for the tennis industry provide news, trends, and information to help you build your business. (Click here to read more...)

TIA Special Section 2007 -- Economic Leverage

Through benefits with TIA affinity partners, you can reduce costs and expenses, and boost your bottom line. (Click here to read more...)

TIA Special Section 2007 -- Know Your Market

The extensive research available from the TIA will help you increase your business, and your profits. (Click here to read more...)

TIA Special Section 2007 -- A Unified Effort

Together with the USTA and industry partners, the TIA is helping to drive tennis forward, for the benefit of all. (Click here to read more...)

TIA Special Section 2007 -- What Drives You?

Every one of the TIA Board Members has passion for the game, and the business of tennis. Here is a sample of what fires them up. "I've seen hundreds of examples of how tennis has helped kids find the... (Click here to read more...)

TIA Special Section 2007 -- Meet the TIA President & Board of Directors

The 22 individuals who make up the Board of Directors of the Tennis Industry Association represent 500 years of work experience in the tennis business. Some of them started in the business with an after-school job in a tennis... (Click here to read more...)

TIA Special Section 2007 -- Let's Keep This Sport Moving Forward!

From the TIA Executive Director (Click here to read more...)

TIA Special Section 2007 -- Growing tennis through teamwork

New TIA initiatives offer more services — for tennis facility operators, retailers, teaching pros, manufacturers, reps, court contractors, and pro shop managers — to keep your business moving forward. Growing the game Tennis and technology Your research source Increasing... (Click here to read more...)

2007 Racquet Selection Map

Our exclusive Racquet Selection Map enables you to help your customer choose a racquet with "at-a-glance" ease. The entire performance racquet universe is presented on one easily navigable grid that instantly locates each racquet compared to every other in... (Click here to read more...)

Wilson Super Spin 16

Wilson Super Spin is a hexagonally shaped nylon string with a core consisting of two simultaneously extruded layers. Around the core are wrapped 20 nylon fibers. The hexagonal shape is achieved when the final outer layer is added. According... (Click here to read more...)

Two Programs Serving the Future

For years, this industry has been searching for the magic bullet that will send tennis participation through the roof, making this business profitable for everyone. Many programs and initiatives have flashed onto the scene, only to fade after a... (Click here to read more...)

Coldest Tennis Match?

Bone-chilling temperatures didn't dampen the spirits of the tennis faithful at the Coldest Day of Tennis, held outdoors Feb. 10 at Walsh Park in St. Paul, Minn. The day started at 8 a.m. with a temperature of -16 degrees... (Click here to read more...)

PBI Tennis Show Expands 2007 Schedule

The Peter Burwash International Tennis Show will again be on tour in 2007. Last year the PBI Tennis Show had an exciting one month tour in August, culminating with a performance at the USTA Tennis Teachers Conference in conjunction... (Click here to read more...)

Peoplewatch

NCAA coaches Jim Brockhoff of Xavier University and Dr. Robert Screen of Hampton University each recorded their 1,000th career victories in late March, within 24 hours of each other. Brockhoff and Screen join retired Hawaii coach Jim Schwitters as... (Click here to read more...)

Short sets

Portland (Ore.) After School Tennis and the Hillsboro Park & Recreation Department have been named as the 2006 Recreational Coach Workshop Host Site of the Year. This award, in its inaugural year, honors an RCW host site that went... (Click here to read more...)

USPTA Offers Certification Exams

The USPTA is offering more than 125 tennis certification exams across the U.S. Each test date includes a certification review course then the exam. The exam includes an on-court evaluation of private and group lesson instruction, plus evaluation of... (Click here to read more...)

Welch Tennis Offers Clay Court Seminars

Welch Tennis Courts Inc. is again offering its Clay Court Maintenance Seminars for club managers, tennis pros, and maintenance personnel. The all-day program is designed to give participants a working knowledge of Har-Tru courts. Seminar cost is $159 per... (Click here to read more...)

USRSA member classifieds

For Sale: Babolat Star 3 Stringing Machine. Completely reconditioned by Tennis Machines Inc. Very good condition. $2000. Contact Russ Sheh 760-323-7536.... (Click here to read more...)

Tennis Warehouse to Sponsor USTA Tennis on Campus

Tennis Warehouse has become the presenting sponsor of the USTA Campus Championship and the official online retailer of the Tennis on Campus program through 2008. Tennis Warehouse will offer product discounts to all Tennis on Campus program participants, in... (Click here to read more...)

ITA Picks Deco, Plexipave as Official Surfaces

DecoTurf and Plexipave have been named as the official tennis surfaces of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and will provide ITA member coaches an incentive to choose their surface systems. "I think our members and coaches will benefit greatly from... (Click here to read more...)

K3 Offers New Custom Ball Logo Program

K3 Tennis of Birmingham, Ala., has a new custom logo tennis ball program for pro and specialty shops. For orders before June 30, authorized K3 accounts can print their company or club logo on each K3 tennis ball with... (Click here to read more...)

Zym Electrolyte Drink Tablets

Drop a Zym Portable Electrolyte Drink tablet into water to help replace lost electrolytes and vitamins during a match. Combined with water, the fast-dissolving Zym has only 1 gram of sugar and 7 calories per 16 ounces. Visit gozym.com... (Click here to read more...)

Minnesota Couple Wins Hall of Fame Award

Steven K. Champlin and his wife, Marjorie E. Champlin, of Wayzata, Minn., have been named the recipients of the 2006 Samuel Hardy Award, an International Tennis Hall of Fame honor that is given annually to a USTA volunteer in... (Click here to read more...)

Lever 2000 Promotion to Help Bring In New Players

Tennis facilities are invited to sign up for a promotion from Lever 2000 designed to help them attract new players to their facilities. Visit tenniswelcomecenter.com/promotions/lever to sign up and be eligible to win hundreds of prizes and tickets to... (Click here to read more...)

Ashaway Exec Says More Players Are Buying Reels for Hybrids

Tennis players have long used hybrid sets — pre-packaged combinations of different string types — to benefit from multiple characteristics such as increased durability, tension stability, or playability. But Ashaway Vice President Steve Crandall says an emerging trend is... (Click here to read more...)

Wilson Unveils New Multimedia Website

Wilson Racquet Sports has gone live with its revamped tennis website, which can be accessed at wilson.com or wilsontennis.com. In addition to a new look and format, the website has new features designed to engage consumers with interactive components... (Click here to read more...)

Ace Collections Offers New Apparel Line

The new apparel line from Ace Collections includes styles that run from a shapely A-line mini dress to A-line skirts (with shorts built-in and separate), and coordinating muscle tops and square-neck fashion tops. Ace accessories include two designer leather/canvas... (Click here to read more...)

USPTA's Tennis Across America in Its 18th Year

The USPTA's 18th Annual Tennis Across America Day is set for May 12. USPTA-certified teaching pros will offer free tennis clinics in more than 350 cities, then provide follow-up programming. Established in 1990, the goal of Tennis Across America... (Click here to read more...)

Players 'Get On the Bus' for US Open Series

Advertising for the 2007 US Open Series of summer hard-court tournaments will include a multimillion-dollar "Get on the US Open Series Tour Bus" campaign. During the Pacific Life Open and Sony Ericsson Open in March, pro players — including... (Click here to read more...)

USTA Reaches Record 700,000 Members

A North Carolina man who recently purchased a lifetime USTA membership has become the association's 700,000th member, which is a record number of members for the USTA. Mark Holman, 47, of Fayetteville was recognized in early April at a... (Click here to read more...)

Bidding on Agassi Book Tops $5 Million

The memoir of tennis legend Andre Agassi sparked a bidding war among publishing houses recently. While financial terms were not disclosed, Alfred A. Knopf publishers came away with the rights to the book, which reportedly sold for more than... (Click here to read more...)

Moving strings

Q: On the 18th, I strung a customer’s racquet using a new (for him) string. He returned it on the 21st, complaining that the strings were moving and showing wear in one spot. I strung the racquet as specified in... (Click here to read more...)

Floating knots

Q: I have been stringing for 20 years, and our facility strings more than 500 racquets a year. I thought I’d seen it all, but I have come across a very strange problem. One of your certification testers has instructed... (Click here to read more...)

Calibration question

Q: In doing some research about how to calibrate my lock-out machine, I have found that some people do it with the calibrator going directly from the clamps to the string gripper, while others mount a racquet and simulate a... (Click here to read more...)

String straightening

Q: I had a another local teaching pro tell one of my customers that moving your strings back into place when they get out of line because of a topspin hit reduces the tension. I disagreed. I say it has... (Click here to read more...)

Racquetball swingweights

Q: In regards to the swingweight numbers that are given each year in RSI magazine for the new racquetball racquets, how do you get those numbers? I know that the Babolat Racquet Diagnostic Center (RDC) can measure tennis racquets, but... (Click here to read more...)

Gripping consistency

In order to maintain the consistency of the feel of a replaced grip with the previous grip, make sure to notice where the old grip starts on the base of the grip and begin wrapping the new grip at the... (Click here to read more...)

Easy ATW stringing

Box and ATW (Around the World) stringing are techniques you can use when stringing with one piece of string and where you wish to have the crosses coming down from the head, but where the existing pattern has the main... (Click here to read more...)

Customer education

I put together a two-page flyer entitled "TENNIS STRINGS 101." I pass it out to all my customers, as well the general public. Comments are very positive and it adds to the professional image of our work. 5 sets of... (Click here to read more...)

Upper tool tray

I love my machine, but I needed more storage for my tools and stringing accessories. Believe it or not, I made one from a toothbrush holder. A company called Homz makes the one I bought, which I found at Wal-Mart... (Click here to read more...)