摘要 |
A sports racquet (10) includes a frame (12) with a head portion (14) encompassing an open region (24), and a hybrid arrangement (26) of stringing applied under tension to the head portion (14) and extending across the open region (24) thereof in an interwoven grid pattern defined by a plurality of longitudinal strings (28) and a plurality of cross strings (30) providing a striking area of the racquet (10). All of the longitudinal strings (28) of the stringing arrangement (26) are composed of a core (32) of metallic material, such as a stainless steel alloy, coated externally with an outer layer (34) of synthetic material, such as a suitable polymer. All of the cross strings (30) of the stringing arrangement (26) are composed of one or the other of an animal gut material or a synthetic material, such as a suitable polymer. |