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Did you know that the world’s top tennis pros such as No.2 ranked Maria Sharapova, Andy Roddick and Grand Slam titleholder Andre Agassi use a different type of vibration dampener on their racquets?
OK, so maybe you knew that fact – they use band dampeners.
But did you know that top pro players such as Kevin Anderson, Jurgen Melzer, and Australia’s Bernard Tomic also use band dampeners on their racquets? Many top tennis coaches use OTZ Band dampeners on their racquets.
These pros tie a simple band on their racquet strings to absorb shock and dampen vibration. In 2004, #1 ranked Andy Roddick hit the world’s fastest ever serve at 154 mph [248 kph] with an ordinary band on his racquet.