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Product of the Week!

12/11/2024
My next product of the week is Grapplesnake strings Alpha. A 5 sided co-polyester string the softest in Grapplesnake’s range, colour yellow and 1.25mm gauge. Click here for further details on the product page. Developed alongside Tour Sniper as its “sister” string. We wanted to engineer a second Tour level string, but with our unique characteristics. We were interested in achieving an even softer feel, add some power, while maintaining ultimate directional control. The results are impressive.

My first product of the week has to be the RSS Starting Blocks. Click on the link HERE to go directly to the product. These block are 3D printed, the short one is for use when starting the main strings, if you use the Yusuki method. Especially at the throat where the limited space would not allow the longer block to be used. The longer block is used when starting the cross strings at the head of the frame. For further details see the ‘Latest from YouTube’ video adjacent to this blog.

David and the Dunlop Stringing Team

I am currently stringing at my last tournament for the Dunlop stringing team before I transfer responsibility for running the team to another stringer.

I am stringing at one of my favourite Tournaments, the ITF Wheelchair Tournaments at Bolton Arena until 25th February. After which I will be back at the shop in Frinton, and stringing both my regular customers and those playing in the five LTA and ITF tournaments played at the club throughout the year.

Stringing Machine Servicing!

David is pleased to announce that he is now working with Framework Sports to not only service Slinger ball machine but also Wilson stringing machines.

Up to this year the service has only been provided in England, but today, the 9th January 2024, the service expanded into Scotland.

Greave Sports one of the oldest sports shops in Glasgow was the venue. A well stocked sports shop catering not only for the drop in customer, but they also dispatch out over 100 orders a day! Well in fact over 400 orders a day during the run up to Christmas!!

David and the Dunlop Stringing Team is on the road again in January 2024

David is starting the year stringing at the Lexus U14’s International Junior Tournament at the Bolton Arena. Last year saw Mark Ceban of the UK win the boys singles. Lets hope there is another UK winner this year!!

So if you are in the Bolton area from the 11th to the 19th January please drop in and say hello, you will also get to see for free the worlds future tennis stars!

Dunlop Stringing Team including Racket Sport Services on the road in April 2023!

David is now following on from his trip to Bolton in January and February and is now back on the road again to string at GB Pro Series Tournaments at the Nottingham Tennis Centre. I’ll be there from Saturday 15th for 5 days and from Saturday 29th April for another 5 days. Accompanied by Dunlop Stringing Team Members Steve Bloomfield for the first week and Ron Williamson for the second period.

So, if you are in the Nottingham area then come in and say hello!

Dunlop Stringing Team on the road in early 2023!

As Dunlop/UKRSA Stringing Team Manager, David owner of RSS already has two stringers at the first GB Pro Series Tournament at Loughborough University starting the 7th January.

David’s first tournament of the year will be the Tennis Europe Boys and Girls Grade 1 Under 14’s International Tournament at the Bolton Arena from the 11th to the 20th January 2023.

For David this will be closely followed another trip to Bolton in February for the International Wheelchair Tournament.

If you are in the Bolton area then come and say hello!

International Stringing!!

Racket Sport Services was fortunate to be asked to string at two Men’s ATP Challenger Tournaments on the West Coast of the USA. one at the Tiburon Peninsula Club in Tiburon, CA, on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay and the second in Fairfield CA, at the Solano Community College in September and October 2022. Many thanks to Roger Gough, USRSA Stringer of the Year 2021 for the invitation, and looking forward to joining you again in 2023!

One of the highlights had to have strung for both Henry Patten and Julian Cash at both tournaments, two GB players playing on the Challenger Tour and winning over ten double titles across the year, putting them into the top 70 doubles players in the world!