More entries in the Pro Equipment log

Thanks to Doug Denton, we now have 300 new entries for our searchable, sortable Pro Equipment listing (available to USRSA members only).

There are now 17,732 entries, the latest additions being from the 2013 Southern California Open and the 2013 BNP Paribas Open.

Along with the new entries, the racquet, main string, and cross string cross-tab pages now reflect the new data.

If you're not a USRSA member, why not sign up and start the New Year off on the right foot.

New manual added: Yonex Protech8 stringing machine

USRSA members now have access to the manual for Yonex's incredible-looking new Protech8. You'll find the manual on-line here.

New string color and length tool on RacquetTECH.com

We've just released our latest RacquetTECH.com on-line tool: The String Color & Lengths tool. This invaluable reference helper, which is available to USRSA members, allows you to search our database of available strings to find the color string you want, or the length when you need something out of the ordinary.

Stringing for a school team and want to use their school colors? The String Color & Lengths tool will show you every string offered in the color(s) you want, allowing you to pick the brand and individual string that fills the bill.

Or, maybe you're stringing a super oversize racquet and the standard forty-foot reel isn't covering it. Now you can easily search and/or sort for extra-length strings, and see what other strings might be available in reels.

The String Color & Lengths tool allows you to search our entire listing of strings at once, or search by string name, length, and/or color, and then sort the results.

The String Color & Lengths tool -- just one more reason to become a USRSA member today.

MPD technique

We've posted a PDF file explaining Dr. Carl Love's Master's/Pre-Stretch Dwell (MPD) stringing technique on-line in the "special stringing instructions" section (USRSA members only). As with the JET Method (also on-line), USRSA does not recommend the MPD technique, but making the instructions readily available makes it easier for those who want to experiment.

Stringer's Assistant from November 1977 now available online

In response to interest from several members in the old spaghetti stringing method, we've published the November 1977 issue of Stringer's Assistant online. Included are the initial ban by the I.T.F., a playtest of the banned stringing pattern, and even a how-to!

See it on-line here.

String Selection Map

We used to provide a the complete String Selection Map on the Racquet Sports Industry site, but with the introduction of the PDF version of the full magazine, the "text" version of this valuable tool showed the main article and usage notes, but neither the data nor the illustrations.

We've fixed that now with the addition of the String Selection Map to the USRSA member section. This means you have to be a USRSA member to use it, but that's just one more reason to become a member today, isn't it?

'Racquet Service Techniques' now available on-line

The USRSA's "Racquet Service Techniques," which has helped thousands of people learn how properly to string racquets, is now available on-line as a PDF file. Of course, the comprehensive information presented in "Racquet Service Techniques" contains more than beginner-level material. Even seasoned stringers have found it useful when brushing up on their stringing knowledge.

You must of course be a member of USRSA to gain access to this valuable resource. If you've not joined, become a member now!

iOS web clip icons

Not earth-shattering news, perhaps, but now if you bookmark RacquetTECH.com or RacquetSportsIndustry.com on your iPhone or iPad, instead of a web page preview you'll get a nice icon.

Stringing Nadal's racquet

We've just posted a video of Xavi Segura stringing one of Rafael Nadal racquets just before the 2011 Roland Garros final. USRSA members can access the video here.

Babolab!

We've posted six videos provided by Babolat showing some of the behind-the-scenes workings of their Official Stringing Service at the 2011 Roland Garros. USRSA members can find these videos here.

Tips and Techniques are moving

The on-line version of the popular Tips and Techniques section from Racquet Sports Industry magazine is in the process of moving from Racquet Sports Industry's website to the USRSA's website. With all the tips we have from over the years, this is a big job. Already, though, all the tips up to the end of 2009 have been taken down from RSI.com and posted on USRSA.com. We're hard at work getting the 2010 tips up at USRSA.com, too.

Also making the move, but a bit more slowly, are the entries for the Ask the Experts section. These, too, have been removed from RSI.com, but so far only those up to January 2004 are available on USRSA.com.

Both the Ask the Experts and Tips and Techniques sections on USRSA.com are accessible only by USRSA members. Two more good reasons -- as if any more were needed -- to get your membership now.

Testimonials

Recognizing the value of self-promotion, we've published a page of testimonials, covering both USRSA and Racquet Sports Industry magazine.

New additions to the pro equipment listing

We've added 179 new items to our pro equipment listing from the 2010 BCR Open in Romania, courtesy Tom Parry and the Pacific stringing team. This brings our total number of entries to 14,866. USRSA members have access to them all!

New additions to the pro equipment listing

We've added 502 new items to our pro equipment listing:

• 2010 Gerry Weber Open -- 252 entries
• 2010 Mercedes Cup -- 250 entries

These new entries, courtesy of Tom Parry and the Pacific stringing team, bringing our total number of entries to more than 13,000. USRSA members have access to them all.

New additions to the pro equipment listing

No, you're not seeing triple on the news item titles. We really did just add 198 new pro equipment entries to our list from the 2010 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, thanks to Tom Parry and Christian Reuter at Team Pacific. There are now more than 12,500 log entries in our database, and of course, it still has its new scrolling table, to prevent the page length from getting out of hand.

New additions to the pro equipment listing

No, you're not seeing double on the news item titles. We really did just add 268 new pro equipment entries to our list from the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, thanks to the great crew at Star Stringing.

New additions to the pro equipment listing

We've added 1,422 new items to our pro equipment listing:

• 2009 China Open -- 120 entries
• 2009 Sony Ericsson Open -- 1,164 entries
• 2009 U.S. Open -- 50 entries
• 2010 Australian Open -- 771 entries
• 2010 Sony Ericsson Open -- 376 entries

These new entries, courtesy of the Wilson/Luxilon stringing team, bring our total number of entries to more than 12,000. USRSA members have access to them all.

Revamped pro log page

We've re-cast the page with the pro equipment log information to make it a bit more accessible. As before, the pro equipment listing is available only to USRSA members. You'll note that we also added links to some videos of interest.

New stringing machine manuals for Mutual Power

We've added the owner's manuals for the Mutual Power Hercules 680, Hercules 690, Hercules 730, Hercules 750, and Titan 7700 to our machine section. USRSA members have 24/7 access to this incredible collection of stringing machine and accessory manuals — yet another reason to become a USRSA member.

2009 Masters Cup pro log now available

The pro racquet, string, and tension information is now available from the 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, courtesy of Tom Parry and the PACIFIC stringing team. This latest listing consists of 259 entries, bringing the total number of entries in the USRSA Pro Log database to 9,721. The database is searchable and sortable.

The USRSA Pro Log database is available to USRSA members only. If you're not yet a member, sign up here.