What is the little thing on a tennis racket for?

Tennis Racquet Dampener’s Purpose The sole purpose of the dampener is to reduce the vibrations off the racquet stringbed. Players that like vibration dampeners mainly use it because it decreases the “ping” sound the ball makes at impact.

What is the plastic piece on a tennis racket?

Bumper guard: The bumper guard is a piece of plastic that protects your racket head’s impact points and can help prevent cracking and scraping.

What do string dampeners do?

The main purpose of a vibration dampener is to reduce the amount of vibration that you feel when a tennis ball hits your strings. In turn, the vibration dampener reduces or in some cases eliminates the ping sound that you hear when the ball and your racquet makes contact.

Which tennis players use dampeners?

VIBRATION DAMPENERS These plastic doodads that fit between the two center main strings at the bottom of the string bed have graced the rackets of Novak Djokovic and Pete Sampras.

Why does Roger Federer use string savers?

String savers can decrease topspin because they can restrict the racket strings’ snap back effect after a ball is struck, which is responsible for producing topspin. However, many tennis pros, like Federer, claim that tennis string savers increase spin as they enhance the ball’s grip and rotation.

What is a spacer in tennis?

Description. The string spacer has been designed for use by racket sport players and stringers to assist them achieve the best possible results from their equipment. It is suitable for most strung sports rackets which have a geometrically square centre string spacing up to 12mm.

Do string dampeners work?

There is no conclusive evidence that they can reduce the effects nor prevent tennis elbow, can help your strokes, or improve your game, but if you feel more comfortable with a dampener, or you enjoy the aesthetics of adding them to your racquet, give them a try!

What racket does Serena Williams use?

Wilson Blade SW102 Autograph
Along with Roger Federer, Serena is one of the few players with enough clout to get her own Autograph racquet, and she uses the Wilson Blade SW102 Autograph, which launched in 2020.