one type of grip which has been invented over 20 years ago. Up until 1978, grips have been made out of refined pig skin or synthetic leather. That same year, however, an independent American TournaGrip company came out with its adaptation of disposable grips. Made out of a super-obsorbent synthetic textile and nylon material, this grip provided great moisture absorption, aside from being a good grip for the player’s hands. Other companies, such as Wilson, Prince, Head, and Gamma, tried to overtake the market with numerous versions of high-tech nylon grips. Still, the simplicity, efficiency, and low cost of the TournaGrip has been unbeatable until now, and no one foresees otherwise. Ironically enough, the tennis balls have be one aspect of tennis which has changed the least. Aside from changing color from white to bright green after color televisions became a regular part of today’s society, not much changed regarding the balls. Wilson, Dunlop and a division of Prince, called Penn, introduced numerous types of balls, but the only difference in any of them was simply the softness, not the material structure which consists of simple fiber textiles that were not any different than the ones 50 years ago who only had different type of glue in them. It must be pointed out that the harder the ball the higher the bounce and faster the game play is. It is simply up to the player or the tournament on which type of ball to use. Still, looking at a broad picture of tennis today, it is easy to see how much of an impact the technology had on the players and their performance. Aside from more choices, players have more access to those choices and are able to test equipment that will best suit them. Anyone today can go to a tennis store and test out and try as many racquets as desired, until they found the right one for them. It is an inevitable fact that technology in the real sense of the word impacted the tennis world tremendously. Mater...
