Category Archives: Tournaments
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!
Winners!
We have a lot of winners in our tennis community!
Mila traveled to Baton Rouge to compete in a team event. She and her team won the event! Congratulations, Mila, Dina, Dani, and Eleanor!
Winners!
Congratulations, girls!
BYOS?
Bring Your Own String!
This post is a brief explanation of why we do not, normally, string a tennis racquet with string supplied by the customer.
- The string may not be suitable for the player or racquet.
- The string is not in good condition.
- The string package is damaged so the condition of the string is unknown.
- The string reel is tangled which requires a great deal of time to untangle.
- There is normally no cost savings.
We do, however, keep client supplied string at the World Headquarters for those clients that buy it. The string is owned by the client and can be taken for off site tournament use.
The number of different strings and brands that make it impossible to keep an adequate supply of all of them without knowing they are going to be used!
Of course there are cases that are not categorized above. The client can go to the “Easy Order” tab on this site and add information to the form which clarifies the string, racquet, and condition.
We can take a look and make a decision based on that information.
The BYOS stringing cost is $30.00. This cost is subject to actual review of the string and racquet.
Racquet Quest keeps a very broad and deep selection of the best possible strings from many brands.
Brittany shines in Abu Dhabi
Brittany earned the Silver at the World Championships event in Abu Dhabi recently and congratulations are certainly in order! According to those who were there the athletes were treated to a Five Star event! The best of everything for these extraordinary athletes is well desereved.
Brittany travels to all events (bravely) with three (3) racquets strung with Ashaway MonoGut ZX Black at 46 lbs (20.9kg)! I know some players that will not go to the local courts with fewer than six (6) fresh racquets!
Congratulations, Brittany!
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