Rubber Band Racquet Dampener

I ve gotten emails about this so here s a quick tutorial on how tie a rubber band dampener.

Rubber band racquet dampener.

But you also reduce the amount of feel you get when you hit the ball. Rubber bands will be more elastic and come in various sizes so. As a ball hits the flat net of your racquet a dampener will make the ping sound less tiresome. Andre apparently used a band as he didn t like the way rubber dampeners felt so instead used a size 64 rubber band.

The dampening isn t quite as severe as you get from a button dampener but the thicker the band the more significant effect it has. Vibration dampeners are made with rubber and this allows it be flexible but still absorb shock similar to tires on a car. One more thing about vibration dampeners. Use a rubber band to wrap around the bottom string bed.

In my post using a vibration dampener on your tennis racquet i talked about why you might or might not want to use a vibration dampener on your racquet in summary with one you reduce string vibration and possibly noise. Rubber bands are a great and affordable alternative to vibration. Come up with a traditional way of making a dampener. We ve handpicked the top 5 brands of tennis dampeners that you might like to take a look.