As a ball hits the flat net of your racquet a dampener will make the ping sound less tiresome.
Rubber band racquet dampener.
One more thing about vibration dampeners.
In my post using a vibration dampener on your tennis racquet i talked about why you might or might not want to use a vibration dampener on your racquet in summary with one you reduce string vibration and possibly noise.
Use a rubber band to wrap around the bottom string bed.
I ve gotten emails about this so here s a quick tutorial on how tie a rubber band dampener.
We ve handpicked the top 5 brands of tennis dampeners that you might like to take a look.
Andre apparently used a band as he didn t like the way rubber dampeners felt so instead used a size 64 rubber band.
If you want to use a rubber band dampener here s how to fasten it to your racquet.
Vibration dampeners are made with rubber and this allows it be flexible but still absorb shock similar to tires on a car.
Rubber bands will be more elastic and come in various sizes so.
The dampening isn t quite as severe as you get from a button dampener but the thicker the band the more significant effect it has.
But you also reduce the amount of feel you get when you hit the ball.
Although these dampeners serve one primary purpose rubber bands can also be used as a vibration stopper in your racquet.