Help - cracked frame
Samir Bhakta
After knocking an easy overhead long at a crucial moment, I threw the racquet
against the net/netpost, and it bounced off the ground. There are two small
(1/3") cracks near the 9 o'clock position. Is this reparable? I wouldn't be so
concerned if my racquet (Prince Graphite Extender) hadn't been discontinued.
It took me a long time to find a spare.
Any help is appreciated.
- Samir ** sbhakta(AT)waterw(DOT)com
Jeff
wrote:
I remember a post in this ng a while back about a company that repairs
graphite frames that have been cracked or damaged. You might want to
do a dejanews search or something to retrieve the post.
Jeff
>
>- Samir ** sbhakta(AT)waterw(DOT)com
T10snut
Usually, once its cracked its a gonner, there may be some places who may
attempt to fix but I wouldn't attempt it. You should start to look for another
racquet, email prince to ask waht new racquet is comparable to yours.
T
Mick McCarron
A friend who string rackets, had a racket repaired for a customer, I
managed to have a hit with the racket and thought it vibrated more than
it should.
Buy a new racket.
Mick
--
Advantage Tennis http://www.advantage-tennis.com
Woonsup Park
> T10snut wrote:
> >
> > Usually, once its cracked its a gonner, there may be some places who may
> > attempt to fix but I wouldn't attempt it. You should start to look for
another
> > racquet, email prince to ask waht new racquet is comparable to yours.
> > T
>
> A friend who string rackets, had a racket repaired for a customer, I
> managed to have a hit with the racket and thought it vibrated more than
> it should.
>
> Buy a new racket.
>
> Mick
Better yet, try to get a replacement racket from the manufacturer. I had
a Yonex SRQ 500 which developed a small crack at the throat after about 1.5
years. Manufacturer's warranty is for only one year. I brought the racket
to a local proshop and let him return it to Yonex. In a couple weeks, I
got a brand new racket back from Yonex.
Most of the rackets are made of graphite composite. Once it cracks, there
is no way to put the broken graphite fibers back. You can only fill the
crack with some kind of epoxy, which will not restore the same kind of
dynamic properties of the racket.
--
Woonsup Park Any opinion here are my own and not
the position of my company.
The Aerospace Corporation
woonsu...@aero.org
kev mitchell
From: Samir Bhakta <sbhakta@see_sig.com>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Date: 10 October 1998 19:49
Subject: Help - cracked frame
>While playing in the finals of my tennis league today, I cracked my frame.
>After knocking an easy overhead long at a crucial moment, I threw the
racquet
>against the net/netpost, and it bounced off the ground. There are two small
>(1/3") cracks near the 9 o'clock position. Is this reparable? I wouldn't be
so
>concerned if my racquet (Prince Graphite Extender) hadn't been
discontinued.
>It took me a long time to find a spare.
>
>Any help is appreciated.
>
>- Samir ** sbhakta(AT)waterw(DOT)com
Hi Samir,
We are Racquet Repairs Limited and have been repairing Racquet frames
successfully for a number of years now.
I notice that you had a number of replies to your newsgroup question, saying
that it was impossible to repair graphite frames. This still makes me laugh
when i read them.
We use carbon fibre and pride ourselves on the quality and appearance of the
finished racquet.
Just think, if the process was not possible then we would have gone out of
business a long time ago!!!
The Racquet manufactures will also tell you that a frame can't be repaired!!
Why??? They want you to buy a new racquet!!! Also, the majority of them
don't offer any warranty against frame breakage, we offer a minimum 3 month
warranty on all our repairs.
We also ship worldwide.
If you would like to visit our website, please do so at:-
http://www.whsfl.org.uk/racquet.htm
Let me know if you need any more info.
Yours Sincerely
Kevin Mitchell - Director
Racquet Repairs Limited.
Mike Hunt
>
> Kevin Mitchell - Director
> Racquet Repairs Limited.
Kevin,
1) Do your repairs restore the original flexibility?
2) What are your prices for a typical repair (in U.S. dollars please)?
Thanks
Alan Vinh
Kevin,
your website showed a lot of before/after of badminton racquets. It
showed *one* tennis racquet - what about racquetball racquets? It would
do you good to post some/more pictures of tennis racquets or racquetball
racquets.
Badminton racquets don't take much punishment from hitting such as tennis
racquets and racquetball racquets since the object being hit (i.e. the
balls) in tennis and racquetball is much heavier than the object of
badminton. For this reason, I am a bit skeptical of the repair jobs
holding up to the stress of the punishment a tennis racquet would endure.
How do your customers review the repair jobs you've done for them on
tennis racquets?
I may be wrong about your business, but personally I doubt any repair
jobs done for a tennis racquet can be as good as the original unbroken
frame as far as playing with it or it withstanding the much higher (than
badminton) tension and punishment that a tennis racquet has to endure.
Alan
ProPlayDad
Saw your message on the board and remember seeing an advertisement about two
companies what claim to repair broken graphite rackets. One is located in
England and the other in California. If you have not solved your problem by
locating another racket, E-mail me back and I will locate the company for you.
As I recall, the cost of fixing the racket is $29 by the U.S. Company.
However, that is to fix one crack. I believe he will charge more if you have
two cracks. He also backs up his claims that if it doen't play like before the
accident, he will buy the racket from you.
Ray
proplaydad @aolc.com
kev mitchell
Alan Vinh wrote in message ...
>
>Kevin,
>
>your website showed a lot of before/after of badminton racquets. It
>showed *one* tennis racquet - what about racquetball racquets? It would
>do you good to post some/more pictures of tennis racquets or racquetball
>racquets.
>
>Badminton racquets don't take much punishment from hitting such as tennis
>racquets and racquetball racquets since the object being hit (i.e. the
>balls) in tennis and racquetball is much heavier than the object of
>badminton. For this reason, I am a bit skeptical of the repair jobs
>holding up to the stress of the punishment a tennis racquet would endure.
>How do your customers review the repair jobs you've done for them on
>tennis racquets?
>
>I may be wrong about your business, but personally I doubt any repair
>jobs done for a tennis racquet can be as good as the original unbroken
>frame as far as playing with it or it withstanding the much higher (than
>badminton) tension and punishment that a tennis racquet has to endure.
>
>Alan
Hi Alan,
Thank you very much for your recent enquiry.
We are sorry that our website does not fully reflect the scope of our
ability. In short, a broken racquet is actually extremely difficult to
photograph. Many quite severe breaks just do not show up suitably in the
flat media of a photograph. However, some more 'spectacular' examples are
underway at present, so please, keep looking!
As regards your enquiry, we in the UK have only seen Aluminium Racquetball
Racquets and these are not generally cost effective to repair. However, if
the sport is now moving into graphite and its various composites, including
Titanium, we are very interested indeed.
We do not claim to put the racquet back to 100% of its designed potential.
What we do is offer a cost-effective alternative to replacement with all bar
the most 'professional' or 'discerning' users able to measure, or at least
detect a variation. Neither do we claim to be 100% effective. We admit, we
do, sometimes, have to honour our warranty. Whilst obviously upset at the
need, we willingly honour our word.
As regards your scepticism, please do not be too hard on yourself. You are
right to be. Indeed, our major concern is not winning work from competitors,
but satisfying the fears and worries of people such as yourself that it can
be done.
Because of distance it is impossible for us to offer you a free trial on
your own racquet, or a trial session with a repaired racquet. But, what we
are prepared to offer you is a practical alternative. Allow us to repair a
racquet for you at our keenest price. As I am sure you will agree, any
broken racquet is useless, so, if you are not entirely satisfied with what
we have done. Return the racquet to us and upon receipt we will send you a
full refund (including the return shipping cost) You are not 'out of pocket'
and we have a racquet we can use as a demonstrator. I categorically assure
you we will not sell the racquet for profit.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at
your earliest convenience.
Kind Regards
John Spavins/Kevin Mitchell
Directors - Racquet Repairs Ltd
kev mitchell
Mike Hunt wrote in message <36267E...@hotmail.com>...
>kev mitchell wrote:
>>
>> Kevin Mitchell - Director
>> Racquet Repairs Limited.
>
>Kevin,
>
>1) Do your repairs restore the original flexibility?
>
>2) What are your prices for a typical repair (in U.S. dollars please)?
>
>Thanks
Hi Mike,
Thank you very much for your recent enquiry.
Firstly, no, return to the full design flexibility is not possible. However,
our repair does flex, it has to, otherwise a 'flat board' feel results. We
are not aware of any users being seriously worried about the variation and
indeed its actual value would require scientific measurement. We would point
out that such technical data given by manufacturers is a reference point for
the user to make a comparison. So, as with weight, we do not (unless you ask
us to customise) change a racquet from one model to the next one 'up' or
'down' in a range or family of racquets.
Secondly, our prices are as follows;
Tennis frame repair is £18.55 + return shipping. If your racquet has
multiple breaks it does not matter, the price is still £18.55.
Due to variable exchange rates the price in your local currency will be held
for 7 days from time of quote.
Regards,
Kev Mitchell
Racquet Repairs Ltd
abdul...@gmail.com
> While playing in the finals of my tennis league today, I cracked my frame.
> After knocking an easy overhead long at a crucial moment, I threw the racquet
> against the net/netpost, and it bounced off the ground. There are two small
> (1/3") cracks near the 9 o'clock position. Is this reparable? I wouldn't be so
> concerned if my racquet (Prince Graphite Extender) hadn't been discontinued.
> It took me a long time to find a spare.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> - Samir ** sbhakta(AT)waterw(DOT)com
Hi Samir,
I am a professional stringer with racket repairing service.
My face book page https://www.facebook.com/racketstringing
My Mobile.+971504933984
Thanks.
Abdul Rahman
kaennorsing
abdul...@gmail.com
I am doing racket repair here in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. mostly Badminton rackets. it is not filling gaps with material. By using omni directional carbon fiber material with high spec quality. so it's rigidity is same or more than unbroken condition with some special technique( total material thickness obtained almost 0.5mm to 1.0mm more in cracked area). and can be strung same as manufactures specs. Giving one month guarantee that frame won't be broken from same place unless with a serious clash( it can be verified through proper analyse). weight gained 0.3grams to 0.7grams after repair. in most cases always less than 0.5grams. depending on area and crack angle. Charge for Badminton rackets US$14.00. US$ 20.00 for tennis or squash. without stringing and excluded shipping. another US$ 14.00 for stringing with BG65 string.
I am a professional stringer with racket repairing service.
TT
>
> You do realize the situation you're referring to is nearly 16 years old, right? There's a chance Samir already solved the issue by now. :-)
>
