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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. Wilson ProStaff Original 6.0 - Wikipedia

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   Wilson ProStaff Original 6.0. A Pro Staff 6.0. Note the lead taping placed at 3 and 9 o'clock to further increase weight and stability, as well as at 12 for added swingweight. This racquet has been strung with polyester strings. At the bottom of the stringbed is a Pete Sampras vibration damper. The Wilson Pro Staff Original, first introduced in ...

5. 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 ...

6. 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 ...

7. 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.

8. 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 ...

9. Frontenis - Wikipedia

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   Frontenis is a sport that is played in a 30 meter pelota court using racquets (a tennis racquet or a similar frontenis racquet) and rubber balls. It can be played in pairs or singles, but only pairs frontenis is played in international competitions. This sport was developed in Mexico around 1900, and is accredited as a Basque pelota speciality.