About 18 months after modifying the racket for a tennis elbow sufferer (link), this friend "F", handed me another racket to try to make it "similarly comfortable".
With the initial modified stick, "F" enjoyed 18 months of pain free tennis. Hard hitting singles, doubles, volleys, serves and swing volleys could again be executed without pain, nor fear of pain.
It seems "F" was playing so much that a backup stick is now necessary.
My point is, some may experience pain or discomfort due to their technique. Some due to equipment. But if you really enjoy the game so much, why live with the pain?
Usually a technique change, or re-hab, or equipment change can mitigate the problem. Talk to your stringer to find a solution.
Here's the newly matched specs for "F".
Apparently, two weeks after matching up the rackets and handing it back to "F", "F" is now requesting for a full poly setup in the rackets!
To me, that was a sure sign that the equipment was the culprit in her case of tennis elbow!
While I was adding lead tape to a young player's racket, his mum asked if there were any safer alternatives.
I have read about tungsten tape but have not seen nor used it before. Neither did I know where to buy it.
After some thought, the mother asked if the lead tape could be covered up with another layer of masking tape or duct tape.
Eventually we settled for electrical tape so we could colour-match with the racket's paintjob as well!
I thought this was a great idea. So I'm just passing this along...
(Thanks Mum!)
