The Best-Kept secret in the Tennisworld and the solution to improving your game.

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WARNING:

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUST YOUR TENNIS GAME, PAY FOR LESSONS, BUY A NEW RACQUET OR CONSULT A PRO WITHOUT READING THIS!

If you play tennis (or racquetball), you must understand a key principle. This page covers the number one reason your game is suffering or succeeding. Everyone knows that hard work and practice will improve your game. But what about those days when you don’t seem to be getting better despite practice, lessons or even a new (and expensive) racquet? It doesn’t matter if you have been playing for years or if you are just starting out. Everyone is affected by this regardless of experience, technique or racquet.

You’ll save more time and money by understanding this principle than anything else you could do. Taking the time to read this will pay off in more ways than you can imagine.

Racquet and String Dynamics:

It was thought that if a tennis racquet (or racquetball racquet) was strung at 55 lbs, the tension of the racquet strings would be 55 lbs. This is not the case! In some cases, a racquet strung at 55 pounds can end up with an actual tension at 30 pounds.

Several factors create a difference of tension during the stringing process. Since stringers handle these factors differently, they may arrive at different tensions. All conditions being equal and using the same material, different stringers will often wind up with dissimilar string tensions even though all may believe it to be 55 lbs!

Until recently, testing racquet tension was an entirely subjective process. Players have tried almost everything to determine their string tension such as: plucking strings, tapping them, trusting the manufacturer, bouncing the ball up and down on the strings and countless others. There was no way to actually measure the tension of the racquet right in front of you!

Monitoring string tension is mandatory to ensure you are not constantly adjusting your game to the racquet.When the tension is consistent with one or more racquets, the player then knows that his/her technique is at fault. This is where lessons and repetition of swings (tennis instruction!) come into play.

Loss of tension will create more frustration and second-guessing of one’s game than anything else, for it causes the player to correct the wrong thing.

Remember, even the best racquet will play poorly if not strung well!

So what can we do about it? Lucky for us there is an inexpensive device that monitors current tension and only weighs about 2 ounces. It is called the Stringmeter™ and it is a patented gauge specific to measuring racquet string tension. The meter measures string tension in pounds, kilograms, has a separate scale for stringing racquets and comes with a very clear and concise instruction booklet that is easy to read.

Here is what you can expect:

  • Increased confidence in your racquet and game.
  • Improving your technique at a rapid rate.
  • No more practicing “the wrong way” just to have to unlearn it later.
  • Adjusting your game according to your skill, not the racquet.
  • How to determine which racquet is the best for your style of game.
  • Keep your tension consistent; the key to successful practice.
  • Being more comfortable and enjoying the game again instead of being frustrated or discouraged.
  • Knowing your business when going to buy or test a racquet.
  • Getting your money’s worth in lessons.

There are countless more benefits to be gained from understanding string tension. It will enhance your overall knowledge of the game and why certain things happen. Only you can understand what it would mean to have so much faith in your game. Why keep desperately adjusting while others just keep improving?

And best of all: Every Stringmeter comes with a Lifetime Money Back Guarantee! You must be 100% satisfied or you can return it for a full and immediate refund, no questions asked. How can you lose?

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