2019 came and went in a blur!  In a few days it will 2020 and with it will come some exciting new tennis stuff, for sure!

I am not so good at predicting things but I do it anyway!  Here are a few predictions I will make for 2020:

1. Tennis racquets will become more expensive, but only slightly.
2. On-line sales of tennis racquets will increase.  See this previous post.
3. Customer satisfaction with on-line sales will decrease.
4. Small specialty tennis shops will be the source of information, then #2, and then #3.
5. Players will stick with a racquet longer, making customizations as needed.
6. String and stringing will become a more important component of a racquet purchase.  See below!
7. Tennis related injuries will continue to be a problem for the sport going forward.
   

   No Underage Polyester, Please!

   Thank you for thinking about the “long term” for all tennis players!

   There are no bad strings just bad applications!

   The right equipment is crucial to the long term enjoyment, and winning, of tennis!

   The local representatives I deal with are committed to our “well being” even though some may feel like they are facing “extinction”!

   An excellent example of what we are talking about just walked in! Two (2) new racquets so poorly strung it is shocking!

   The customer is having serious arm issues with an excellent racquet, with a terrible string setup! But the string setup is probably considered by many to be the ultimate combination, that is RPM Blast in the main and VS Touch in the cross! That combination is coming out in a few minutes!  No more polyester!

   The quality of the stringing is what is so wrong! Had you or I received this racquet, we would have returned it at once! Why? Because it exemplifies the attitude of so many stringers that is “who cares”!

Happy New Year!