Mike Herd is a certified racket stringer and technician with theUK Racket Stringers Association . Mike offers racket restringing in Wrexham. He restrings ALL racket sports professionally and was trained by one of the world’s best racket stringers, Liam Nolan. Liam used to string Federer and Nadals rackets at Wimbledon and he has passed on all of his tips and tricks to Mike.
Additionally Mike has had one to one tuition with some of the best badminton and squash stringers in the industry.
If you have broken a string or never had your racket restrung then you can have come to the right person. Strings lose a lot of tension and playing characteristics after 20 hours of play. By getting a professional restring you will really notice the difference.
Check out a recent review from Simon who plays in the top division of the Cheshire tennis league and is also a county level squash player.
Are you looking for expert Racket restringing in Wrexham?
Lots of league and team players are choosing Mike for their restrings due to his knowledge and skills in all racket sports.
Mike provides high quality restrings for all levels of players throughout Cheshire and North Wales. In addition to his extensive training – he has played tennis to county standard and is a level 4 tennis coach so can provide expert advice.
He has also been able to get many players suffering from tennis elbow back playing again.
You deserve the best for your racket.
No one will treat your racket with more care than Mike. All rackets are cleaned, grommets inspected and an overgrip is included free of charge.
Mike uses a top of the range electronic machine which is accurate to one tenth of a pound. This means that you can have whatever tension you want, no matter how exact you need it! The electronic machine provides a much better string job than a manual machine, which is what most home stringers use.
Only the best quality strings are stocked and any string can be ordered in within 24 hours. All strings have been tested by Mike and reviewed by his players and stored on a database. This will give you a good starting point when selecting a new string set up.
One of his standout features is an ERT tennis computer which can measure and track tension loss of your racket. This can help you decide when it is time to resting and only a handful of stringers in the UK have this device. It is used at all toe top grand slam events and is a rare device to get hold of.
Prices are very competitive and range from £15-£25 depending on what string you want.
How to arrange your restring
Rackets can usually be turned around within 48 hours, but a 24 hour express service is available. Mike lives in Hawarden and can also meet you in or near Wrexham. He coaches at Castell Alun High School and Pen-y-ffordd Tennis Club, which are also not far from Wrexham. He also works at Helsby / Frodsham and passes through Chester regularly.
Rackets can also be dropped off at Bryn Siriol Dental Practice in Mold, where there is free parking for 30 minutes. Rackets can be conveniently dropped off and picked up from Monday – Thursday from 8.30am-5.20pm and Fridays 9-12pm.
You can contact Mike for a free consultation on 07527 908808 or [email protected]
For further information regarding restrings click on his racket restringing page Racket restringing or on Facebook Mike Herd Racket Restringing
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