Ashaway, RI – Ashaway Racket Strings has retired two of its very popular nylon badminton strings — Rally® 21 and Rally 21 Micro — and introduced a new alternative, Beta Polymer-based Rally 21 Fire. Constructed using Ashaway’s proprietary Beta Polymer, the new 0.70 mm Rally 21 Fire string provides a 25% improvement in dynamic stiffness [see more]
Archives for November 2016
Taking the low road
No, this has nothing to do with principles and morals and everything to do with string tension, especially if you’re considering polyester strings for the first time. When these strings first gained popularity in the United States we were seeing manufacturers recommending a reduction in tension by 10%. Knowing the strings were void of any [see more]
What Do You Expect?
I see a lot of tennis racquets that come from any number of shops, on-line outlets, home stringers and others and I need to know what you, the customer, expect from the person you use for stringing and/or buy your racquets from. I see racquets that are not properly, professionally strung and I wonder “what [see more]
No, polyester is NOT bad
How often have you heard this statement? “Polyester string is bad for you. It causes all kinds of arm problems”. You hear TV announcers and other uninformed people talking about the “new” string and the incredible “up & down” effect the pros are getting from that string and naturally it peaks your interest. As a consumer I’m [see more]
Taking a Beating!
If you watched any of the US Open you heard, and saw, several players unable to play to their potential due to injury! These players are taking a beating, but do they have to? One of the advantages of being old is that I have experienced the transition from wood to hi-tech composites. Trust me; [see more]
Soft String…What is it?
In 1994 I did a presentation for the USRSA in Atlanta. The topic was… “Understanding String”. It is now 2016 and we are still trying to understand string! Especially “soft” polyester based string. In 1994 PolyStar was the only polyester based string I was familiar with. Since then there are dozens of offerings from anyone [see more]
IART store sale
Greetings everyone Just a heads up – starting tomorrow everything in the IART online store will be reduced by 15% for a Fall sale. There is limited stock on some items so if you need some new tools or just need to stock up on some things now is a good time to point your [see more]
World Tour Finals update – ATP
ATP World Tour Finals 2016 Results: Monday Tennis Scores and Updated Schedule By Matt Jones, Featured Columnist Nov 14, 2016 GLYN KIRK/Getty Images Kei Nishikori produced an imperious performance at the ATP World Tour Finals on Monday, beating an out-of-sorts Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3. The man from Japan brought his best tennis to the O2 Arena in [see more]
Consumers let us hear from you
Time for our consumers to sound off and let us hear from you. I’m personally making an effort to reach out to this group and answer your questions so here’s a great opportunity for you. Fire away and I’ll do my best to give you an answer to any questions you may have about racquets, [see more]
Just what is soft string?
Someone recently commented on “softer” polyester strings and one response was “What is soft”. Traditional poly’s are quite stiff and at www.gssalliance.com we test strings for power potential, which is a by-product of elongation or how much a string stretches. All strings undergo the EXACT same testing process so the procedure is consistent among all [see more]
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