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Ashaway Releases Tennis Stringing Tips Video Featuring Master Racquet Technician John Gugel
Offers step-by-step installation procedures for optimizing performance of Ashaway MonoGut ® ZX and ZX Pro Tennis Strings
A new stringing how-to video featuring Master Racquet Technician John Gugel has been released by Ashaway Racket Strings . The video details step-by-step stringing procedures to get the best performance from Ashaway MonoGut ® ZX and MonoGut ZX Pro tennis strings . It is available on AshawayUSA . com and via this link on YouTube .
John Gugel has been described as “ one of the true pioneers in the racquet sports industry .” A professional stringer for over forty years , Gugel has a diverse background ranging from tour stringing to designing and marketing his own racquet . Named Stringer of the Year by Tennis Industry in 2012 , he has also been awarded “ Top Design ” by Industrial Design Magazine for innovative racquet design , and been included on list of “ New Top 100 Products ” from Popular Mechanics Magazine .
“ The MonoGut ZX material has unique properties that lend themselves very nicely to a tennis racquet string ,” said Gugel . “ It is extremely durable ; very , very stable in tension ; very easy on the body -- the wrist , the shoulder and the elbow ; and has very high elongation which generates tremendous energy on return and makes it very easy to generate spin .”
These properties are why Gugel recommends the string , especially for younger players , to avoid injuries they may receive from using stiffer string such as polyester . But because MonoGut ZX and ZX Pro are high performance strings , Gugel said , “ stringers need to have a high performance preparation and installation procedure to make sure the performance is as it should be .”
MonoGut ZX and ZX Pro may be strung over a wide variety of tensions , Gugel said , up to around 60 lbs . This is a much wider range than polyesters due to their stiffness , and provides greater control without the issues of impact shock . “ With MonoGut you can string for how you want to impact the ball , not what the string demands .”
Tips covered in the video include : grommet preparation ; tension head speeds on constant pull machines ; avoiding string damage ; clamping procedures ; allowing time for elongation , proper knot tying ; and more . The video may be seen on the Ashaway website via a special link on the Home page , or on YouTube by searching for “ Ashaway MonoGut ZX Stringing Video .”
Ashaway Racket Strings are made by Ashaway Line & Twine Mfg . Co ., the only U . S . manufacturer of string for squash , tennis , racquetball , and badminton . Operated by the Crandall family since 1824 , Ashaway has been making racquet strings since 1949 , and is responsible for several important technical innovations . Ashaway has been the Official String of USA Racquetball for more than fifteen years . Ashaway Line & Twine Mfg . Co . also makes braided products for medical and industrial applications .
For more information visit www . ashawayusa . com
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