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2. Stringing machine - Wikipedia

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   Stringing a racquet can take up to an hour for a novice, or around twenty minutes for a skilled stringer; during professional tournament a very skilled stringer may be asked to string a racquet while the player is on court. These string jobs can take just over 10 minutes for a seasoned tournament stringer. [1] [2]

3. Racket (sports equipment) - Wikipedia

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   Racket is the standard American spelling of the word.Racquet is an alternative spelling [2] [3] more common in Britain, as evidenced by the BBC style guide. [4] Racquet is used more commonly in certain sports, such as tennis, squash, racquetball, and badminton, and less commonly in others.

4. Prince Sports - Wikipedia

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   The company was founded in 1970 by Robert Hirt McClure (1893–1991) of Princeton, New Jersey (the origin of the company's name) as a manufacturer of tennis-ball machines, and soon after, rackets. Howard Head , founder of the Head sporting goods company, took tennis lessons following his retirement and used a Prince tennis ball machine, but was ...

5. Ektelon - Wikipedia

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   Ektelon, Inc. was an American manufacturer of equipment for racquetball . Originally based in Bordentown, New Jersey, Ektelon was founded by Franklin W. "Bud" Held in 1964 as the first company to manufacture racquetball racquets and stringing machines, [ 1] not long after the development of the sport of racquetball by Joe Sobek. [ 2][ 3 ...

6. List of racket sports - Wikipedia

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   Sports that use a netted racket. Badminton. Ball badminton. Battledore and shuttlecock. Crossminton (previously "Speedminton") Frontenis. Qianball. Racketlon (a series of other racket and paddle sports) Rackets.

7. Racquetball - Wikipedia

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   Racquetball is a racquet sport and a team sport played with a hollow rubber ball on an indoor or outdoor court. Joseph Sobek [ 1] invented the modern sport of racquetball in 1950, [ 2] adding a stringed racquet to paddleball in order to increase velocity and control. Unlike most racquet sports, such as tennis and badminton, there is no net to ...

8. Wilson Sporting Goods - Wikipedia

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   The Wilson Sporting Goods Company is an American sports equipment manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois. Wilson makes equipment for many sports, among them baseball, badminton, American football, basketball, fastpitch softball, golf, racquetball, soccer, squash, tennis, pickleball and volleyball . The company owns the brands Atec, DeMarini ...

9. Racquetball World Championships - Wikipedia

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   The 2022 World Championships were held in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, which was the first time Worlds was in Mexico since 2000, when it was also held in San Luis Potosí. The 2022 Worlds introduced Mixed Doubles for the first time, and re-introduced the Team Competition (best of three matches: two singles & one doubles), which was held at Worlds ...