November 2009 Monthly Archive

It’s Time to Give the Foot Fault Its Due

The Serena Williams incident during the US Open shows a disappointing side of our sport. Plenty of people have already taken her to task, and I see no need to continue that. But I do want to comment on... (Click here to read more...)

Industry News

Information to help you run your business. (Click here to read more...)

Letters

Mixed reaction to ‘Technology Smokescreen’ (Click here to read more...)

Mixing It Up

More and more players are using hybrid strings, and for your business, it’s a winning combination. (Click here to read more...)

Expand your Racket

By Mary Helen Sprecher Hey, remember us? We’re those other racquet sports. You know, racquetball, squash, badminton — even ping-pong. Sure, tennis has been getting all the attention lately, but we’re growing, too. In fact, in the same SGMA... (Click here to read more...)

Playtest: HEAD Sonic Pro/FXP Power

HEAD Sonic Pro/FXP Power is another of Head’s pre-selected “Perfect Match” hybrids. “Perfect Match” is a system developed by Head that allows each player easily to select a hybrid combination based on desired primary and secondary string properties. (See... (Click here to read more...)

A Titan of Our Sport

Alan Schwartz stands alone as the 2009 Tennis Industry Hall of Fame inductee. (Click here to read more...)

Slack String Syndrome

Q: In the May issue of RSI, you mentioned a special stringing pattern used by Michael Chang and popularized by Andre Agassi. What you didn’t mention is the purpose of this stringing technique, which I suppose was done to avoid... (Click here to read more...)

Racquet Selection

Q: I’m having a devil of a time finding a new racquet to replace the old racquets for one of my customers who is looking to update. This customer’s current racquet is old enough that it has a weight and... (Click here to read more...)

Grommetless Gut Breakage

Q: One of my customers just bought, on my recommendation, a new racquet — one which in places has the string rest directly against the frame of the racquet (that is, there is no grommet or other cushioning between the... (Click here to read more...)

Padding Your Starting Clamp, USA Style

Starting clamps used on the outside of the frame can cause scratches. I use moleskin (a product found in the foot care aisle) to cover the outside of the starting clamp. You can do it with one piece of the... (Click here to read more...)

Padding Your Starting Clamp, UK Style

When using a starter clamp, often we put either a loose piece of leather pad or synthetic grip between the clamp and the frame to prevent marking the frame. Unfortunately, this small piece of padding is easily lost in a... (Click here to read more...)

Clean the Hole Racquet

My normal restringing service includes a thorough cleaning of the racquet, but I always found it a bit challenging to clean the O-Ports and Speedports on Prince racquets (especially clay-court players’ racquets!). The openings were too small for efficient use... (Click here to read more...)