I think the next frontier for manufacturers is custom from the factory production. Think Nike ID for tennis racquets. Custom weight, balance, flex, and most importantly, paint. People collect their favorite Nike shoes because they can customize in 10 colors. Players would do this with racquets...
Thanks. My friend is looking for a smaller brand. Maybe asics, lacoste, lotto, fila, kswiss, new balance. I had a hard time getting him any info for anyone besides babolat, wilson, nike, and adidas.
He resigned, whether forced or not. And the 22 wins this year along with the ITA awards and stellar recruiting should put him at the top of the list. I don't think the head coach has to be a woman, either.
Funny story for gear heads: I strung at an event in Florida in 200(9?) where Leander played. He was playing with a Babolat frame and I was admiring his custom handles (I don't remember if they were done by P1 or **** but they were fantastic, almost completely round in shape and wonderfully...
Totally agree. To expand, you also must consider the convenience of the on-site stringers. At the USOpen, the stringing room was 10 feet from where the players reserve practice courts. A player walks downstairs from the dining room, gets a court, drops off frames. The stringer knows when the...
Labor was $25 at the 2009 US Open. I believe the Australian was a little higher because of the exchange rate. $25-30 is pretty common at that level of a tournament.
Anyone else notice this? Its all I could see on the TV.
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I recieved an email last night from DireDesire with a donation of some Gamma points. What a nice guy! I still need many more, however, and my offer still stands to purchase them.
I'm in the process of starting a non-profit tennis organization for my area. It seems the cheapest way for me to buy the gear I need is to cash in on my Gamma points that I've accumulated over the years. I'd like to buy some points off anyone willing to sell them. I'll offer $25 for every...
You can buy the tubing on TennisWarehouse. I wish all racquet manufacturer's has tie-off holes closer to the end of the string you tension last. Maybe there's a reason for it, but I can't think of one.
Your best bet is to plan ahead. Most people use the manufacturer's tie-off holes when stringing in 2 pieces. I always tie off 1 hole away from where I ended, which means opening up a new hole on most Babolat and Wilson frames. The benefit is that you hold better tension as the string doesn't...
They go to ennis, tx when they go indoors. It's a drive, but not too bad. Back in 99-2000 they called my club in Sherman, tx to use for a match because they couldn't get on anywhere in ennis or Dallas. We had to tell them we only had 2 indoors, so they either went elsewhere or cancelled.
The Racquet Company in Cincinnati specializes in second hand racquets. They also have really old, hard to find frames like woods, T2000s, Pro Staffs, and old Babs.