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Racquet Tips for Tournament Players
Many of our clients participate in competitive tournaments around the country and the world!
If, as a tournament player, you are serious, you want the very best racquet preparation and something that feels like ” home”; however, are you prepared to make specific requests about your racquet preparation?
Here are some tips for communicating with the tournament stringer that may help get the “feeling” you want.
- Always two (2) pieces of string, even if the main string and cross string are the same.
- A hybrid format will naturally be two (2) pieces.
- Always start the cross strings at the top of the racquet.
- Always tie off the cross strings on a cross string if possible
- Never tie off a “stiff” string on a “soft” string, such as polyester on natural gut.
- Always keep any ID tags on the racquet.
- If you are leaving a reel of string for the stringer, ask them to remove only enough for your racquet.
- You can control your string usage if you cut the amount required for your racquet before leaving it with the stringer(s).
- If you notice an obvious error that you believe will negatively impact your performance, do not accept the racquet.
Good Luck!
Tolerance – Why and How Much?
This topic comes up frequently when clients are at Racquet Quest’s World Headquarters. But what if you are not at the World Headquarters?
Where is my power?
Tennis players want power, control, spin, comfort, durability, and fun!
Well, so do we!
We collect data to contribute to your greater enjoyment of tennis, so we are including this video to address some questions about power!
Because we do not know how you are swinging the racquet, fast, slow, or in between, we must rely on data (numbers) to help us help you.
Big 10 Tennis Player of the Week.
Jack Anthrop has been playing extraordinary tennis for a long time and was recently named Big 10 Tennis Player of the Week after an impressive outing in Dallas!
The link below will take you to the Ohio State post; however, I want to share some of the things Jack has done to secure the game he has.
Jack uses a Head Speed SMU racquet. The head size is 96 square inches and has a swing weight of 333 kg/cm^. This inertia couples with the overall weight of 352 grams (12.4 oz) to create stability and power.
Jack uses MonoGut ZX Pro natural at a reference tension of 56 pounds and string bed stiffness of 60 pounds. This creates a dynamic stiffness of 393.6 PPI.
Jack has been using Ashaway MonoGut ZX Pro since the age of 9! Yep, that’s right, age 9! MonoGut ZX and ZX Pro material is PEEK, a unique string that offers outstanding comfort, feel, and power with better durability than some other materials.
It is our position that more players of any level should consider MonoGut ZX or ZX Pro (thinner). It really just makes sense…just ask Jack, Big 10 Men’s Tennis Player of the Week!
Let us know if you have questions about Jack’s racquet or string. We have been working with Jack since age 9, and we would like to share what we can to help achieve your tennis goal(s).
Thank you, Head and Ashaway, for your continued support!
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Congratulations, Jack, your new Head Speed SMU’s are on the way.
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