Tennis dampener guides
Straight answers about tennis dampeners: what they do, how to fit one, whether they're allowed in matches, and gift ideas for tennis players.
- What does a tennis dampener do?A tennis dampener reduces string vibration and the ping sound after each shot. Here's what it does, what it doesn't, and whether you need one.
- How to put on a tennis dampenerPut a tennis dampener between the two centre main strings, just below the last cross string. Step-by-step fitting, removal and placement tips.
- Are dampeners allowed in tennis matches?Yes. Tennis rules allow vibration dampeners as long as they sit outside the pattern of crossed strings. Here's what that means for where yours goes.
- Tennis gifts under £20The best tennis gifts under £20 are things a player uses every time they play: fresh overgrips, a fun dampener, or both in one gift set from £15.99.