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Pro's Pro Ball Hopper

29/3/2013

Just spent two hours with the ball machine and decided to use the Pro's Pro rotary hopper, This really did make life a lot easier than the normal hopper, it just mows the balls up! Just what I needed!
You can pick these up for under £50 and they hold 85 balls.
They are very well made and you only have to attach the handle to the drum when it arrives. Less than 5 mins and it's ready to go!

If you are a coach these are well worth the money.
Now on Ebay for under £40!

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Wiltshire Tennis leagues

25/3/2013

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Are you ready for the Tennis League start? Is your racket?

I will be extending the March/April Special price so don't delay.

Chippenham League starts Monday 22 April

Swindon League starts Monday 29 April

Hope this helps!

Good luck in the leagues!
and as an old friend used to say "enjoy it"
and then under his breath "but not as much as me because winning makes it more enjoyable!"

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Racket Balance and tuning

19/3/2013

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Received two rackets today both Dunlop 115 VCS both rackets are at least 8 years old.
The customer asked for the rackets to be tested and then balanced the same (if possible)
I asked which racket was the favorite (we always have a favorite !)
When I tested the rackets, the favorite one was strung ok the other (the one the customer didn't get on with) was strung with a 30Ib difference between the right and left side of the racket, Hmm no wonder he didn't like it.
Strung both rackets at 60Ibs as requested,
The newer racket is heavier by 15 gram and 2 points head heavy, So I could only balance the newer racket to match the old.
The customer is now a happy tennis player once again!

Note: The same rackets can be have more than a 10% difference in balance and weight, so if you have two rackets and one plays better than the other it could be that one racket is different not you!

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Mini STT Dynamic String tester

13/3/2013

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I have been using the Mini STT for over 2 years to record and measure the Dynamic Tension (DT) of the string bed of all the rackets strung above 35Ibs, (lowest tension it will measure).
It has been amazing to see the DT of some of the tennis rackets that we have in for stringing, most of the rackets if the strings are intact do not read above the 35Ibs, that must really be hurting your arm!
Any way the Mini STT is a great tool for measuring the DT of the racket and to test your racket to see if the DT is within your playing range. I always keep mine in my tennis bag and freely test other players rackets on request!

I purchased my Mini SST from Tennis Tech

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Ball Machine practice

5/3/2013

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Had a great session with the ball machine last night, I had two bookings for the machine and was just working out how many balls were hit and here is the result:

1 hour on the ball machine with no breaks!
3 sec feed = 1200 balls (max)
6 sec feed = 600 balls (max)
12 sec feed = 300 balls (max)
Last night we were using a mixture of ball feeds for different practices so in the first session ( beginner / improver ) hit at least 500 balls!
The second session (advanced player ) hit at least 750 balls.
Now that is what I call "Practice" !

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Pro's Pro Ball Hopper

Wiltshire Tennis leagues

Racket Balance and tuning

Mini STT Dynamic String tester

Ball Machine practice

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