Rules? What rules?
Although we deal primarily with the racquet “rules,” it may be a good idea to know a little more about the “other” rules.
Here is a link to the International Tennis Federation (ITF): https://www.itftennis.com/media/7221/2026-rules-of-tennis-english.pdf
Here you can look at specific rules or download the entire “rule book”.
If you read our previous post, “Snap Back”, you may recognize the reason it was posted:
Have fun!
Snap Back?
For several years, tennis players have been told that some string material will “snap back” during impact with the tennis ball, creating an additional rotational force on the ball. This may be true for some period in some cases, but what if the string does not “snap back”?
Now what?
No Snap Back
If this happens to you, we suggest you do not move the string!
The string is in this position because your stroke sent it there! It just didn’t snap back.
This lack of snap-back creates a very nice string spacing that allows the ball to have greater intrusion into the string bed, more dwell time, and possibly more rotation.
This client strings his racquets frequently due to tension loss that may lead to what we see here. If you want to, or need to, continue playing with this racquet as you see it, try it without moving the string back into position.
A Golden (actually gloss black) Opportunity!
We have four (4) Head Auxetic Radical MP SMUs (351.1), but this is the only one in gloss black! All of them can be gloss black, but this is the only one that is currently available.
The racquet is totally “raw,” no weight, no grip, no swing weight, and no length, yet!
Head 351.1
This racquet will be set up to your specifications.
Your racquet will come with a complete specification document.
You can choose either a leather or a synthetic base grip.
Your racquet will be strung with Ashaway MonoGut ZX Pro (17-gauge), either black or natural, to introduce you to the benefits of PEEK.
The cost of this opportunity is $525.00, including tax and shipping in the United States.
Please contact us if you have any questions about this or any of our other SMU racquets.
The Consumer and SBS
Sting Bed Stiffness (SBS) could be considered alongside performance cars. In the simplest of terms, a high-performance car requires some understanding of what it is going to do; otherwise, you will end up in the trees or worse!
The same with String Bed Stiffness (SBS). If you don’t know what it is going to do, you may end up in the fence!
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