New racquet information

USRSA.com: The Digest On-line, Morphinator, and the Racquet Selector now have stringing instructions and specs (respectively) for the following new racquets: Dunlop I-Zone 5 (tennis), Dunlop M Fil 200 (tennis), Dunlop M Fil 300 (tennis), Dunlop M Fil 300 Jr. (tennis), Dunlop M Fil 500 (tennis), Dunlop M Fil 700 (tennis), Dunlop Maxply McEnroe (70 Holes) (tennis), Dunlop Maxply McEnroe Jr. (70 Holes) (tennis), Fischer Pro Tour Extreme FT (tennis), Fischer Twin Tec 1250 FTi (tennis), Head Liquidmetal 1 110 (tennis), Head Liquidmetal 1 MP (tennis), Head Liquidmetal Heat (tennis), Head Radical 21 (tennis), Head Radical 23 (tennis), Head Radical 25 (tennis), Head Ti.Eclipse (tennis), Head Ti.Evolution (tennis), Head Ti.Flash (tennis), Head Ti.Smash (tennis), Head Ti.Tornado (tennis), Prince AirDB Midplus (tennis), Prince AirDB Oversize (tennis), Prince Diablo XP MP (tennis), Prince Diablo XP OS (tennis), Prince O3 Red MP (tennis), Prince O3 Silver OS (tennis), Prince O3 Tour 100 (tennis), Tecnifibre T Feel 275 XL (tennis), Tecnifibre T Feel 290 XL (tennis), Tecnifibre T Feel 305 (tennis), Tecnifibre T Feel 305 XL (tennis), Tecnifibre T Fight 315 (tennis), Tecnifibre T Fight 325 (tennis), Volkl Boris Becker 1 (tennis), Volkl Boris Becker 10 (tennis), Volkl Boris Becker 3 (tennis), Volkl Boris Becker 5 (tennis), Volkl Boris Becker 7 (tennis), Volkl Boris Becker Power (tennis), Volkl Catapult 4 Gen II (tennis), Volkl Catapult 8 V-Engine (tennis), Volkl Tour 10 MP Gen II (tennis), Volkl Tour 6 Gen II (tennis), Wilson H Cyclone (tennis), Wilson H Rival 112 (tennis), Wilson H Rival 96 (tennis), Wilson n1 Force (tennis), Wilson nPro 98 (tennis), Wilson nPro Surge (tennis), Wilson nPro Surge X (tennis), Wilson nPS 95 (tennis), Wilson nSix One Team 95 (68 holes) (tennis), Wilson nSix One Team 95 (76 holes) (tennis), Wilson nTour 105 (tennis), Wilson nTour 95 (tennis), Wilson nVision (tennis), and the Wilson Pro Staff Blitz (tennis).

New book and a new calculator

USRSA.com: We're proud to offer our latest book, The Winner's Mind, by Allen Fox, and we've added a Twist Weight Estimator to our on-line tools.

Look at us grow!

USRSA.com: Although we are still small for our age (lots of our older material is not yet on-line), we are getting bigger all the time. As of today, we have: 2,006 html files, 1,082 image files, 70 directories, 50 cgi files, and 11 Java archive files.

New Book for Top Tennis Performance

From Breakpoint to Advantage: A Practical Guide to Optimal Tennis Health and Performance is a new book by Babette Pluim and Marc Safran that was written to help players reach optimal, injury-free performance, including preventing overuse injuries. Pluim, a sports physician and medical director of the Royal Netherlands Lawn Tennis Association, is the editor of the newsletter Medicine and Science in Tennis and a contributor to the IOC Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science: Tennis. Safran is an orthopedic surgeon in San Francisco specializing in sports medicine and biomechanics.

Topics in the book, which is published by Racquet Tech Publishing, include: injury prevention and rehabilitation; descriptions, symptoms, and treatments for all tennis injuries and ailments; stroke mechanics and injury; training programs for flexibility, balance, stabilization, and strength; proper nutrition for tennis players; equipment selection for health and performance; and more.

To order the book, which retails for $29.95, contact the USRSA at 760-536-1177, e-mail usrsa@usrsa.com, or order through our on-line store.

Stringer Journals for the Olympics and U.S. Open

USRSA.com: We have two more RacquetTECH.com exclusives: stringer journals from both the Olympics and the U.S. Open. You won't believe what the stringers at the Olympics had to endure!

USRSA Book Selected by Scientific American Book Club

The USRSA's The Physics and Technology of Tennis has been named a selection of the Scientific American Book Club. Founded in 1958, Scientific American Book Club is the world's oldest and most respected science book club. Dedicated to serving both professionals and serious amateurs, it surveys the entire scientific field to make the finest works available to club members. The cross-disciplinary readership spans a variety of subjects from theoretical and applied mathematics and physics to biology, chemistry, and cognitive science. The Physics and Technology of Tennis, by Howard Brody, Rod Cross, and Crawford Lindsey, was also named "Best Book (Technical Division)" by Inside Tennis magazine. Its 42 chapters are divided into four sections -- racquets, strokes, strings, balls and courts. Topics include racquet weight, balance, swing weight, power, vibration, and shock; string materials, properties, tension, spin, and power; and ball speed, trajectory, bounce, and spin. It is published by Racquet Tech Publishing, an imprint of the USRSA, and is available by calling 760-536-1177 or going to the USRSA store. Price is $29.95 for nonmembers and $26.95 for USRSA members.

New Sports Medicine Books Coming from Racquet Tech Publishing

A comprehensive and comprehensible book on sports medicine for the tennis player, From Breakpoint To Advantage: A Practical Guide to Optimal Tennis Health and Performance is coming soon from Racquet Tech Publishing. If you are at all serious about your tennis, you need this book. See all the exciting details here.

'Ask the Experts' now on-line

USRSA.com: The text and photos from our Ask the Experts column over the years, are starting to make their way on-line. Eventually, all the material will be posted, and there already is a search feature, similar to that found on Tips and Techniques.

New racquet information

USRSA.com: The Digest On-line, Morphinator, and the Racquet Selector now have stringing instructions and specs (respectively) for the following new racquets: Dunlop 1000G ICE (tennis), Fischer Twin Tec Speed Air Carbon FTi (tennis), Head Liquidmetal 5 (tennis), Head Liquidmetal Fire (tennis), Head Liquidmetal Instinct Tour XL (tennis), Head Liquidmetal Rave (tennis), Head Protector MP (tennis), Head Protector OS (tennis), PowerAngle Power 98/K (tennis), PowerAngle Spin 102 (tennis), Prince Turbo Beast MP (tennis), Prince Turbo Beast OS (tennis), Prince Turbo Shark OS (tennis), Volkl Tour 10 V-Engine MP (tennis), Volkl Tour 8 V-Engine MP (tennis), Volkl Tour 9 V-Engine MP (tennis), and Wilson n3 (tennis). The Digest On-line also has stringing instructions for: E-Force Blowout (racquetball), E-Force Chaos 22 (racquetball), E-Force Payback (racquetball), E-Force Radium 150 (racquetball), E-Force Radium 170 (racquetball), E-Force Tyranny 160 (racquetball), E-Force Tyranny 175 (racquetball), Ektelon AirDrive (racquetball), Ektelon DPR 2500 (racquetball), Ektelon DPR 2500 Lite (racquetball), Head Liquidmetal 170 (racquetball), Head Liquidmetal 180 (racquetball), Head Liquidmetal 190 (racquetball), Head MegaBlast 195 (racquetball), Wilson Hope (racquetball), Wilson nLite (racquetball), Wilson nPower (racquetball), Wilson XT ROK (racquetball), Wilson XT Speed (racquetball), Wilson XT Tour (racquetball), Head i.x140 (squash), Head Liquidmetal 120 (squash), Head Liquidmetal 140 (squash), Prince AirLaunch 140 (squash), Prince AirStick 130 (squash), Prince More Approach (squash), Tecnifibre Carbiothane 140 (squash), Tecnifibre Carboflex 130 (squash), Tecnifibre Carboflex 140 (squash), Tecnifibre Expert D.Ti Power (squash), Tecnifibre Suprem 130 (squash), Wilson Hyper Hammer 110 (squash), Wilson Hyper Prostaff 155 (squash), Wilson Hyper Prostaff Tour (squash), Wilson Triad 130 (T130) (squash), Wilson Triad 145 (T145) (squash), Prince Catalyst (badminton), Prince Hornet Ti (badminton), Prince Smash (badminton), Prince Triple Threat Warrior (badminton), Prince Vendetta (badminton), Wilson V14 (badminton), Wilson V4 (badminton), and Wilson V8 (badminton).

Older Pro Equipment Logs Now Available

USRSA.com: The men's and women's pro equipment logs from the 1991 Roland Garros and 1991 U.S. Open are now on-line.

RSI wins Apex award

Racquet Sports Industry magazine has won an Apex 2004 Award of Excellence. See the full story here.

Improved on-line tool: Find a Stringer

USRSA.com: We've dramatically improved the way the Find a Stringer tool works. Now, you type in a ZIP code, and it shows all the stringers within 100 miles of that ZIP code. No more near misses!

New on-line tool: Racquet Mass Mover

USRSA.com: What happens if you already have added lead tape to your frame, but it doesn't match another frame? You can take off all the existing lead tape, and use our tools to add it back on, or you can use our new Racquet Mass Mover to see how much you need to move the old tape to achieve your desired results. This tool even allows you to add new mass or take away existing mass at the same time that you are moving existing mass. Take advantage of this real multipurpose tool!

The Anatomy of a Tennis Racquet

USRSA.com: The Anatomy of a Tennis Racquet, which has long appeared in the reference section of the Stringer's Digest, is now available on-line as well.

Calibration page for the Prince Neos 1000 and Ektelon Model H

USRSA.com: You must check the calibration of lock-out stringing machines often to ensure their accuracy. Here are the calibration instructions for the venerable Prince Neos 1000 and Ektelon Model H.

New racquet information

USRSA.com: The Digest On-line, Morphinator, and the Racquet Selector now have stringing instructions and specs (respectively) for the following new racquets: Avery M3, Wilson n1, Wilson n5 (110), Wilson n5, Wilson nSix-One 95, and Wilson nSix-One Tour.

Swing weight calculator is now easier to use

USRSA.com: Our on-line swing weight calculator, which rivals the expensive machines in accuracy, is now easier to use. Where before you had to measure the distance from the balance point to the pivot point, now you just measure the distance from the butt cap to the pivot point, and our on-line tool does the rest of the computation for you.

New Stringing Machine Calibration section

USRSA.com: In response to several requests lately for information on calibrating stringing machines, we've added a small but soon-to-grow section dedicated to this important facet of our craft.

More pro equipment logs available

USRSA.com: Thanks to David Mindell, Chris Lundquist, and the rest of the crew at Star Stringing, the equipment logs for the 1999 Newsweek Champions Cup and Evert Cup are now on-line.

Check out our sample tournament stringing form

USRSA.com: USRSA members who string at tournaments are invited to check out our sample tournament stringing form. There is a modifiable form in Microsoft Excel format, and a "preview" version in Adobe PDF format. You can get to either from the Pro Equipment Log page.