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Here at Key Racquetball we pride ourselves on providing the best quality services available. We offer a wide variety to met your every need such as training, lessons, racquet demos and stringing. We are also very involved with the growth of racquetball, which we are more than willing to work with you and help develop your program or event. We love to travel and support racquetball events. For outdoor events, Arizona Outdoor Racquetball will gather local AZ players and help with arrangements to get as many players to the tournament as possible. Key Racquetball provides the same experience for indoor tournaments, so we have you covered inside and out. We also enjoy traveling to prostops together as well as setting up training and lessons during our travels. Here is a list of our upcoming events, please contract us with any questions or if you are interested in joining us or getting involved. For more information about training, lessons, demoing racquets or stringing please check out the links below.
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Racquet Care Tip for your Strings |
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Arizona Hot Summers
We reached out to Steve Crandall Vice President, Sales & Marketing for Ashaway Racquet Strings to help explain how our Arizona weather effects racquet strings.
Leaving a racquet exposed to extreme heat will cause the string to stretch out and lose tension. As with virtually all other materials, string expands when it's hot and shrinks when it's cold. But cooling the racquet back down won't restore all of the tension that was lost. This is because the polymeric molecules of which the string is composed are permanently stretched out of shape if exposed to heat when under tension.
Monsoon brings Humidity, too, can cause a loss of tension, although this may be temporary. Nylon, the most common string material, is somewhat hygroscopic-in other words, it absorbs moisture from the air. During periods of high humidity, it may be helpful to keep your racquet in an air conditioned environment, where the air is dry.
Leaving your racquet in the trunk in hot weather is bad enough, but leaving it on the car's rear deck, without a cover, is even worse. Prolonged exposure to UV light will degrade most string materials, causing a loss of strength.
How to avoid or minimize the problems? Thin strings are more sensitive to environmental effects more than thick ones. Kevlar and Zyex strings appear to be less affected by both heat and humidity than nylon, but none are entirely immune. The use of a padded racquet cover provides only very short-term thermal protection: in cold weather, for instance, it will protect the strings from shrinking while you carry the racquet from your warm car into the club. But it won't do any good if you leave the racquet in the trunk for hours: within just a few minutes, it will be the same temperature inside the cover as outside it.
So the best way to avoid negative effects from the environment is simple: don't leave your racquet in the car. Bring it in to work if you can, or leave it in your locker at the club if you have one.
I hope this is helpful. Thanks for your call.
Thank you Steve
We reached out to Steve Crandall Vice President, Sales & Marketing for Ashaway Racquet Strings to help explain how our Arizona weather effects racquet strings.
Leaving a racquet exposed to extreme heat will cause the string to stretch out and lose tension. As with virtually all other materials, string expands when it's hot and shrinks when it's cold. But cooling the racquet back down won't restore all of the tension that was lost. This is because the polymeric molecules of which the string is composed are permanently stretched out of shape if exposed to heat when under tension.
Monsoon brings Humidity, too, can cause a loss of tension, although this may be temporary. Nylon, the most common string material, is somewhat hygroscopic-in other words, it absorbs moisture from the air. During periods of high humidity, it may be helpful to keep your racquet in an air conditioned environment, where the air is dry.
Leaving your racquet in the trunk in hot weather is bad enough, but leaving it on the car's rear deck, without a cover, is even worse. Prolonged exposure to UV light will degrade most string materials, causing a loss of strength.
How to avoid or minimize the problems? Thin strings are more sensitive to environmental effects more than thick ones. Kevlar and Zyex strings appear to be less affected by both heat and humidity than nylon, but none are entirely immune. The use of a padded racquet cover provides only very short-term thermal protection: in cold weather, for instance, it will protect the strings from shrinking while you carry the racquet from your warm car into the club. But it won't do any good if you leave the racquet in the trunk for hours: within just a few minutes, it will be the same temperature inside the cover as outside it.
So the best way to avoid negative effects from the environment is simple: don't leave your racquet in the car. Bring it in to work if you can, or leave it in your locker at the club if you have one.
I hope this is helpful. Thanks for your call.
Thank you Steve
StringingWe offer restringing for when ever you break your strings, just need a new set and everything in between. What sets us apart is our unique ability to help you find the optimal feel for your racquet, all you need to do is ask.
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Lessons Interested in taking your game to the next level or finally beating your nemesis? Get lessons and pointers for some of the top pros as well as racquetball masterminds. Our staff is stacked with highly qualified instructors ranging from basic AmPRO certification all the way up to clinician level.
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Demo Racquets
Check out the new racquet line ups first hand when you demo one of our racquets. Be one of the first to get to hit with next years products and tell us what you think. If you are interested in finding your next racquet here is the place to try it out before you buy.
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TrainingGet involved and train along side some of the top pros in the world. Our training allows every person and level to get involved. It can be as simple as basic drills or you can really push yourself with a racquetball boot camp or anything in between.
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