Not a Warehouse, Depot or a Superstore. Tennis Menace however, has a greater selection
of Racquets, Strings, Grips, Grommets & Accessories, than any Warehouse or Superstore.
Who are we? You'll find us on ebay, ID "racquets-r-us" with an impecable feedback score.
Tennis Menace provides personal service second to none. Whether on the phone or via an
e-mail, your contact with Tennis Menace is always direct to the owner, Howard Matthews.
Only Tennis Menace is open (365 Days a Year) from 8:00 AM until Midnight, Eastern Time!
A USRSA Master Racquet Technician, I string all the racquets, install all the grips & it is
I who deal with all customers. In this way, you are not dealing with just an order taker or
customer service representative, who is more than likely clueless, but the owner. It is my
reputation which is on the line every time I take on the responsibility of filling your order.
What does this mean to you? It means that I do not rush stringing your racquet. I string
each one with care, taking the time to ensure strings won't loosen or break prematurely.
I care because I want your repeat business & you recommending Tennis Menace to your
friends & relatives. Employees don't care about their employer's, they look out only for
themselves, so how much care can one imagine they would ever put into how they string
your racquet? They are usually paid by the racquet, so the faster & thus more poorly a
racquet gets strung, the more money they will make. Quite an incentive against you!

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With less than 500 U.S. Racquets Stringers Association "MASTER RACQUET TECHNICIANS"
worldwide, there are limited choices where to get racquets strung, if players expect them to play
to their fullest potential! Just as possession of a "Hammer & Nails" does not insure that someone
is really an experienced carpenter, possesion of a Stringing Machine & Strings, doesn't insure that
someone knows how to string properly. How can players expect their racquets will play to their
maximum potential, with no damage done to the racquets & with strings that will last & play with
consistency over a long period of time, if strung by incompetents? It is in your best interest, if you
insist your racquets are strung only by U.S.R.S.A. Master Racquet Technicians. Furthermore, many
shops hire tennis groupies, sometimes even teenagers, to string, paying them on a per-racquet basis,
rather than a salary. This per-racquet system encourages racquets being strung as quickly as possible.
The faster racquets get strung, the more money stringers makes. Is this how you would want your
racquet stringing done? We think not. Even if a store does have a competent stringer, is he the owner,
with an interest in making sure all racquets get strung properly & to the highest possible performance
level? An owner stringing the racquets is putting his reputation on the line. If he messes up, he risks
the loss of a customer & word getting out about that customers displeasure. Thus, he logically should
always do the best stringing possible, as it's in his best interest to do so, for his own financial stability.

All our racquets are strung by the owner Howard Matthews, a U.S.R.S.A. "Master Racquet Technician"
a college grad., with over 35 years of continuous racquet stringing, gripping & repair experience. Each
& every racquet is treated with the highest level of perfection possible! No shortcuts are taken, period!,
insuring that your racquet & string play to the highest possible level they were originally designed for.

Even if you have your racquet strung by a U.S.R.S.A. Master Racquet Technician, that still doesn't assure
you of getting the best possible string job. Consider this issue; Some stringers, who have been stringing
for only a short period of time may have passed the rigerous testing required to become an M.R.T., but if
they have only been stringing for a few years, what level of experience do they have compared to an M.R.T.
who has been stringing for 37 years. Just as a Doctor becomes more seasoned with time on the job, so does
a racquet stringer. Any artisan leans by experience over time, becoming more & more adept at his craft, as
the years go by. Fnding out how long a prospective stringer has been stringing, as well as being an M.R.T.,
may be more important than just finding someone who is an M.R.T. alone. All you have to do is ask.


OBVIOUSLY FOR OUR LOCAL CUSTOMERS ONLY!................
1) STRINGING by U.S.R.S.A. MASTER RACQUET TECHNICIAN,
ON LOCATION, HOME, OFFICE, OR EVEN AT THE COURTS!

Our newest service is our Racquet M.D. Mobile Pro Shop Vehicle. A climate controlled RV which
contains our full selection of over 500 varieties of tennis string and grips but also eliminates most
of the hassle of getting your racquet stringing done. You no longer have to make two trips to the
Pro Shop, once to drop off & once to pick up your racquets. In fact, in many cases you no longer
have to travel at all, as we can bring the entire Pro Shop to you. Whether your residence, office,
or the courts, Racquet M.D. strings racquets While-U-Wait, usually in under 1/2 an hour. Add to
that our never closed policy and getting service on your racquets has never been so incredibly easy
or such a time saving endeavour. Of course you may also come to our Duluth location if you prefer!
additional fee's will apply for mobile service. Internet prices not valid for on site purchases!
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2) STRING PERFORMANCE, COMFORT & DURABILITY
With hundreds of strings marketed, with claims such as "Best Playing", "Longest Lasting", "More Spin",
"Tennis Elbow Relief", Who do you trust? Do you trust what is printed on the string package? Do you
ask the Stringer? Neither may produce positive results. Manufactures are free to make any claims they
want, with almost total impunity. Most stringers have no education in Materials Science, Chemistry or
Physics, the subjects where relevent knowledge on such issues would have been available. Actually,
many stringers are not college graduates, with little if any scientific competence in these subject areas.

Howard Matthews, owner & "Master Racquet Technician" has a B.S. from the City Univ. of New York
and prior to that, attended the prestigious Brooklyn Technical High School. The Science's were the core
study at both of these institutions. Only someone with such knowledge is capable of sorting through all
the hype and false claims, providing an accurate & unbiased explanation of how strings differ in their
performance, comfort, durability & longevity, in a real world scenario! Many players are constantly
asking, "Why does my racquet feel different today, than it did when I last played with it a week ago?"
The answer has to do with "Plasticity". Tennis strings have both Elasticity & Plasticity. Elasticity is the
ability of any material to stretch, like a rubber band, but come back to it's original length, without it's
becoming deformed or (Permanently Stretching). Plasticity is the ability of any material to elongate if
it is subjected to force, without breaking into pieces. Silly Putty is a classic example. If you exceed
a material's plastic limit, or in other words, when you exceed it's tensile strength, it breaks apart.
The speed of the deformation does play a role in the ability of a material to exhibit plasticity. The
faster it is stretched, the quicker it will break. How do these two material characteristics apply to
tennis string? An ideal tennis string will be extremely elastic. Thus it would be capable of absorbing
all the energy present at ball impact & releasing most of said energy back into the ball. Unfortunately
materials that exhibit substantial elasticity also exhibit significant plasticity. With each ball impact the
static length of all tennis strings becomes somewhat longer. It is the definition of "somewhat" that
creates all the problems with tennis strings. Thus the (ratio of elasticity to plasticity) becomes an all
important figure & it will differ, based upon the material a string is made of, as well as the specific
manufacturing method used to make the string. This is why definative knowledge of a strings elasticity
& plasticity is of utmost importance in the determination of which string is best for a specific player.

Individuals will have differing requirements when it comes to both the type of string they use, as well
as the tensions their racquets should be strung to. Taking string plasticity & elasticity into account,
all strings will behave differently from one another, in terms or their power, comfort, & control, &
these factors are also dynamically changing, both due to time, as well as due to string usage. The
problem is that players have become used to simply asking that their racquets be strung to a specific
tension, while any tension requested will start to change within seconds of the racquet being removed
from the stringing machine, as well as continue the change as time passes. The speed of these changes
are not however linear, slowing down with time. Other variables include usage time as well as racquet
weight & speed, as each ball/string impact will further contribute to permanent string elongation. In
simpler language, the tension any specific string needs to be strung to, will vary because of differences
inherent in the chosen string. It thus will become important for the stringer to have specific knowledge
of differences between all possible string choices. The problem is that the vast majority of stringers do
not have the data or lack the knowledge to utilize it. It is a common belief that having a racquet strung
with your specific string of choice, at the requested tension, will always result in a racquet that plays
close to what you are used to. Nothing could be further from the truth. Consider the variable of who does
the stringing, add the type of machine, calibration & cleanliness (or accuracy) of the machine, speed the
strings are installed at, as well as the temperature at the time of installation. With so many variables,
it becomes obvious why the results vary so much from stringing to stringing. Each variable influences the
final tension the string is under as it leaves the machine, as well as how quickly that tension will begin
it's relentless degradation. Now you can begin to understand why where you get your racquet strung, & who
does the striging is so important. Even if you are not local to Tennis Menace, or are not considering the
purchase of a new racquet at this time, you can still take advantage of my expertise. Racquets can be sent
to Tennis Menace via UPS or Mail, & they will be serviced & sent back to you the next day. How long their
roundtrip takes, is simply dependent upon how you ship them & what method of return shipping is requested.

SEND TENNIS MENACE YOUR RACQUET FOR STRINGING.
Simply add $19.95 to the price of any of the over 500 strings listed on the site's String Page.
We will also install any of the grips listed on our site's Grip Page. Add $1.00 to grips price.
If needed, we can also replace the Grommets/Bumper Guard prior to doing your stringing.


3) EXPERIMENTAL RADICAL STRINGING METHODS
Many non-standard methods of stringing a racquet exist, some approved by racquet manufactures.We
have developed a series of more radical stringing methods that go far beyond these methods. These
propriatory methods dramaticaly change the way a racquet plays, adding or reducing power, reducing
the amount of shock generated, or changing the length of time strings last or hold tension. Some of
our competitors have introduced the so called "Proportional" racquet stringing method. This method
of stringing a frame's varying length strings at different tensions has one major flaw that seems to
have been overlooked. Two adjacent strings which are at different tensions will soon equalize to a
tension, somewhere between their original differing tensions. Thus the desired effects of proportional
stringing, having an equally deflecting string bed (with a larger sweet spot) are short lived. Our own
propriatary stringing methods do not use varied string tensions, but produce the same results + more!

4) WEIGHT & BALANCE MODIFICATION / RACQUET MATCHING
Tennis Menace is a proud owner of the Babolat Racquet Diagnostic Center (RDC), which allows us
to take extremely accurate measurements of racquet characteristics, such as weight, swing weight,
balance, frame & stringbed stiffness. This wonderfull piece of equipment helps us to make delicate
adjustments to racquets that are not performing correctly, or that may need to be modified to make
them play like another racquet of the same type that for some reason plays differently! It also aids
in making comparisons between different racquets, which may help in a customers final racquet choice.

5) GRIP: SIZE, SHAPE, LENGTH, & MATERIAL, MODIFICATIONS
All racquet grip sizes can be increased. Some, but not all can be made smaller. Grip shape & length can
also be changed. Special shock absorbing materials can be installed on racquet grips that can reduce the
shock that gets through to the arm as well as reducing fatigue from extended play times. Dealing with
sweaty hands, which lead to slippage problems, can be solved by grip material choice. We offer the
largest selection of grips anywhere, including an extensive selection of Leather grips, such as Fairway.

6) TENNIS ELBOW REDUCTION & ELIMINATION SERVICES
We use many of the previously mentioned solutions as well as others, to help cure Tennis Elbow!
See our TENNIS ELBOW page where you will find everything you need to know about getting relief.

7) DEMO'ing OF MOST RACQUETS WE SELL (restrictions apply)!

8) RACQUET LOCATOR. IF WE CAN'T FIND IT, NO ONE CAN!
Rossignol, Yamaha, Kneissl, Donnay, Puma, or an old model from today's makers. We
either have it or we can probably get it.

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Please take a few minutes to examine our online catalog & price list. We believe you will
find the assortment of our products to be quite extensive, and the prices to be extremely
competitive. You may be familiar with many of the items; however there are many that
may be unknown to you, or that are available exclusively from TENNIS MENACE.

Our SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM lists our specific policies pertaining
to placing orders with us. We do not provide the cost of shipping & handling on our site.
Each order requires us to determine these costs based upon the items being shipped, the
location we are shipping to & the method of shipping required to get it to you when you
want it there. Methods of payment accepted; inside and outside the U.S. are listed on the
bottom of every product page.

TENNIS MENACE has the worlds largest selection of Tennis Racquets. We specialize
in racquets from the past, & have an extensive selection of both new & used racquets, many
of which you thought you would never again be able to find. (See our Racquets Page)

TENNIS MENACE stocks the worlds largest selection of racquets strings. We have
every available variety, in all the gauges & colors, including many discontinued varieties
that long ago become impossible to find anywhere else. (See our String Page)

BORIS BECKER SUPER STRING by VOLLMER is a German string similar
to Technifibre in construction (1,000+ fibres). This 16ga performs like nothing else you've
ever felt. Nothing short of gut-like in its playing characteristics, it is also not to be outdone
in its relief for those suffering from TENNIS ELBOW.

TENNIS MENACE has the WORLD'S LARGEST SUPPLY of TENNIS GROMMETS.
Even those prehistoric ones, you have been told are no longer available anywhere!
We are also the exclusive WORLDWIDE distributor of DONNAY GROMMETS

TENNIS MENACE - WORLD'S LARGEST SELECTION of LEATHER TENNIS GRIPS.
FAIRWAY/BALMFORTH, NUEMANN, PRINCE, BABOLAT, HEAD, WILSON, GAMMA, VOLKL
We also have the WORLDS LARGEST SELECTION of SYNTHETIC GRIPS in all colors.
No other tennis retailer can come close to our extensive Leather & Synthetic Grip selection!

The GUMMI GRIP is a revolutionary over grip product unlike anything else you've
ever experienced. Made of surgical grade silicone rubber, GUMMI GRIP has the most
tacki surface of any grip available. All other grip products wear out, sooner or later. They
lose their tack, rip and tear, or just get dirty to the point of being useless. These problems
are all virtually eliminated with the GUMMI GRIP.

Cleaning the grip with ISOPROPYL (RUBBING ALCOHOL) 90% or 99% will maintain its
tackiness, while it will outlast any other overgrip by 50X or more. The added feature of being
able to move GUMMI GRIP from one racquet to another, over and over again further
separates this amazing product from the rest of the pack.

GUMMI GRIP is non absorbent. It cannot become saturated with moisture. Thus the
problem of a soaking wet grip will not occur. Individuals with very sweaty palms will need
to wipe their hand off or use a sport specific "hand anti-perspirant".

DRY GRIP is an answer to a prayer. Quite simply this product solves the problem of wet
hands and the resulting slippery grip problems. DRY GRIP is a blend of an anti-perspirant,
water repellant and tackifier all in one easy to apply cream. It leaves no residue on your hands,
grip, or clothing. TRY SOME TODAY!

THE STRAP is the most effective TENNIS ELBOW cure available today. It comes in
distinct sizes based upon the circumference of ones arm, for a custom fit. Ask us about our
other recommended methods of Tennis Elbow relief.

TENNIS MENACE was an authorized dealer of OAKLEY SUNGLASSES.
We have a few items remaining @ great prices & offer a unique option "not available elsewhere",
Rx Prescription Adapters, which fit all M Frames (both folding & Pro).

TENNIS MENACE offers a full line of battery operated, rechargeable Ball Machines,
Stringing Machines from Babaolat, Prince (Ektelon), Tecnifibre (Major), Gamma & Alpha.
New & used machines are available, & the selection is constantly changing.

TENNIS MENACE is buying! In addition to classic frames from the past, we will also
buy any over supply of string, grips or grommets you may have on hand.

We have made every attempt in our online catalog to offer competitive pricing. Understand
that it is not possible to have the lowest price on every single item, all the time. We are in
business to turn a profit. Our competitors may offer items at prices which may reflect their
need for cash or their attempts to unload items they no longer desire to stock. Often they do
not have a full inventory of such items and are cleaning house, getting rid of the "Last One".
Our prices are listed if we are allowed to do so by the respective manufacture, for a reason.
This isn't eBay and as such we are not asking for bids or offers. If a manufactures allowable
advertised price is listed, we point that out & invite you to request a price or a list of our
actual selling prices. Otherwise, the prices that are listed are not open to negotiation!