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  2. Overgrip - Wikipedia

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    An overgrip (also known as an overwrap) is a soft, padded, clothlike tape wrapped around the grip of a racquet, and are commonly used in the sport of tennis, badminton, squash, and pickleball. The purposes of an overgrip include (but are not limited to) increasing the racquet handle's circumference, customizing the texture and feel of the ...

  3. Head (company) - Wikipedia

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    Head Sport GmbH is an American-Austrian manufacturing company headquartered in Kennelbach.It owns the American tennis racket brand Head. Head GmbH is a group that includes several previously independent companies, including the original "Head Ski Company" (founded in the United States in 1950); Tyrolia, an Austrian ski-equipment manufacturer; and Mares, an Italian manufacturer of diving equipment.

  4. Howard Head - Wikipedia

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    Howard Head (July 31, 1914, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – March 3, 1991) was an American aeronautical engineer who is credited with the invention of the first commercially successful aluminum laminate skis [1] and the oversized tennis racket. Head founded the ski (and later tennis racquet)-making firm, Head, in 1950.

  5. Racket (sports equipment) - Wikipedia

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    Squash racket and ball Racquetball racket and ball. A racket or racquet [1] is an item of sporting equipment used to strike a ball or shuttlecock in a variety of sports. A racket consists of three major components: a widened distal end known as the head, an elongated handle known as the grip, and a reinforced connection between the head and handle known as the throat or heart.

  6. Tennis technology - Wikipedia

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    Billie Jean King won the first Grand Slam title ever in 1967 using a racket made out of steel. It was the first time in history that a racket other than wood had been used to win a Grand Slam. Steel racket prototypes had been around since 1922 but were first patented in 1957. [1] In 1968, Spalding launched an aluminium racquet, called "The ...

  7. Scrum cap - Wikipedia

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    The scrum cap was first used by the Christ's College Finchley's 1st XV, [1] [2] [when?] and Eurig Evans is credited with its design. The traditional scrum cap was constructed of a thin cloth helmet with padding over the ears, held in place by a strap—but modern models are typically made from thin foam.