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!

Today's tailor-made racquets

Check out this article by Douglas Robson on racquet customization, in the October 25 USA Today.

Pro equipment listing

It took longer than expected to clean up the pro log data from the 2011 BNP Paribas Open, but it's finally done. The additional 1,772 entries bring the total number of entries to 16,641. If you're not a USRSA member, this is just one of the tremendous resources you're missing.

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 look for the Digest On-line

The Stringers Digest On-line, one of the top destinations for USRSA members seeking stringing information, has been given a facelift. Now, instead of displaying results in a wide table and tiny print, the Digest On-line shows preliminary results in a summary table with full-size print, which allows you quickly to find the exact racquet you're seeking.

Then, clicking on the row that shows the summary information for that racquet reveals another row with the full stringing information, including an image of the racquet (if available).

We've also added other niceties such as row highlighting to make it easier to keep your place when looking at long tables of stringing information.

See the Digest On-line here.

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.

Parallel axis tool

A member alerted us to the fact that our two parallel axis on-line tools returned different results, in addition to presenting a slightly different input form to the member. So, we double-checked the calculations against an actual racquet, merged the two on-line tools into one, removed the superfluous page, and pointed all links to the remaining revised page.

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.

2009 BCR Open pro log now available

Thanks to Tom Parry and the Pacific stringing team, we now have added the pro equipment listings for the 2009 BCR Open in Romania. These 186 listings bring our total pro equipment listings to 9,462. And this is just one of many great reasons to become a USRSA member.

If you are already a member, check out the pro equipment listing here.