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TIPS
EU GPDR - Date Protection Laws
Everyone who holds data on their customers in the EU are affected by the new laws. In Germany we have been
told it is better to get every customer to sign a waiver that they allow you to keep their data on stringing or
buying in your shop. Also, if you have data online, you have to request that everyone consents to you keeping
information on them. Everyone should check in their EU country what they have to do not to be fined at some
time in the future.
More Re-Strings
We have two ERT300s near the
entrance to our shop. We label every
racket after stringing, and encourage
our customers to come in and test
their tension regularly. If you have data
on your customers, you can also send
out newsletters reminding everyone to
check the date of their last racket re-
string and come in for free testing. We
do not see any of our customers waiting
until the string breaks anymore and
have increased our re-string business
to where it is the largest and most
profitable department of our two shops.
Slippery Fingers
Whether you are stringing in the heat and humidity, or under
stress like taking a Pro Tour Stringer certification, or doing an on-
court in a tournament and nervous, it is really difficult to weave
the crosses if they are slipping through your fingers. We have
had a couple of good liquids to keep your hands dry and not
sweating. Another way we have found to help a lot of stringers
is with mountain climbing tape on the fingers. This is also good
at the end of a Grand Slam if you are getting calluses on your
fingers and not getting a grip on smooth polys.
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