Latest Prototype

In pursuit of a patent for this invention, I contracted with a company which promotes inventions to manufacturers for licensing.  Their art department was unable to draw my concept, so I decided to make a prototype in my garage.  The first wasn't very good, so I made a second.

I played with my second prototype six days a week, for ninety minutes a day, since September 2021 when I drilled it out in my garage.   Then it was stolen by a tennis instructor from a shed where the other instructor I loaned it to left it overnight.

Despite being converted by drilling more holes instead of being designed from the ground up, my prototypes were all incredibly sturdy.  The string lasts as long as in standard tennis rackets.   The company that licenses the patent from me can easily design and build a nicer looking tennis racket with optimized performance, based on inputs from their tennis pros and designers.

This tennis racket is great for beginning players, and seniors such as me, as I now frame fewer balls while playing with it.

                                

If you think a new racket improves your game, it probably does. 

Why will tennis players buy the Y-String tennis racket?

     1.  It is the newest racket in the world, it is patented, and owners will have bragging rights on the courts and at gatherings.

     2.  It will reduce framing mishits by 1% to 4%, depending on the player's skill level and manner of play.

     3.  Change of your mental attitude.  If you think it helps you, it probably does.  Placebos have long been shown to be effective.  Latest studies confirm this even when patients know they are placebos.

     4.  There is no disadvantage whatsoever.  When manufacturer optimizes this design, it will be just as strong and strings will last as long as the 150-year-old  flat stringing method.

5.  "People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do." - Steve Jobs

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Racquetball

 Racquetball was invented in 1950.  My patent pending is applicable to racquetball rackets and squash rackets as well as tennis rackets.  This is my racquetball racket I play with every week.   I modified it by drilling holes in a standard racket and restringing it.  There is no difference in ball strikes on the flat central surface, and as in my tennis prototype, strings last just as long as they do in standard rackets.

My Prototype Racquetball Racket

Standard Racquetball Racket

Standard Squash Racket

All these and other game rackets can be produced with the Y-String and exclusively marketed.

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The name "tennis" probably originated from the French word, "tenez," meaning "take heed" when the ball was served, originally by hand in the 12th century.  In the sixteenth century, it was known as "the game of kings," and called "royal tennis."    

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Play Tennis to Increase Your Longevity

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December 4, 2021

 The following have been identified as increasing life expectancy (with the average life expectancy increase listed in brackets):

    1.  Calisthenics (3.1 years)

    2.  Walking or jogging (3.2 years)

    3.  Swimming (3.4 years)

    4.  Cycling (3.7 years)

    5.  Soccer (4.7 years)

    6.  Badminton (6.2 years)

    7.  Tennis (9.7 years)

 

Exercise, in general, is key to living longer. But playing certain sports can increase your life expectancy even more. A study done by the Copenhagen City Heart Study (CCHS) and published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings followed 8,577 people over 25 years and found that playing certain sports increased life expectancy—with one adding almost a decade to the lives of participants.

This further emphasizes the link between social interaction and longevity. Take, for instance, the people who live in Blue Zones (aka the longest-living people in the world): one of their pillars of longevity is connecting with others and maintaining strong relationships.

Furthermore, the study determined that these findings were the same even when researchers controlled for other aspects like education, socioeconomic status, and age.