Rubber Band Raquet

My essay: My invention is called the Rubber Band Racquet. It is a Wilson T-2000 antique racquet that has rubber bands instead of nylon strings. The Wilson T-2000 is a unique racquet because instead of grottings, it has metal rings that hold the strings together. This makes it the perfect racquet to swap out the strings with different materials. My main idea with this invention is that the rubber bands will absorb the impact of the tennis ball and then launch it with all of the energy of the initial hit and your swing, turning it into a kind of rubber band catapult.

My invention uses the elasticity of the rubber bands to launch the rubber bands with all the potential energy of the stretched rubber bands. The rubber bands are connected to the frame of the racquet with superglue and pieces of rubber bands and the metal rings are sandpapered so that the superglue has more grip to the metal. The rubber bands are also woven together so that they disperse energy better and won’t snap when hitting tennis balls.

My invention replaces the nylon strings of your average tennis racquet with long rubber bands that are loose but not loose enough to disperse all of the energy. I also used pieces of rubber band to properly connect the rubber bands to the frame of the tennis racquet if there was not enough grip to the metal.

My invention gives a new twist to an old tool that hasn’t been upgraded in decades. This invention may show people that regular old nylon strings may be a thing of the past and having elastic strings that absorb and rebound the energy and doesn't waste a lot of energy with a rigid string may be a thing of the future. But most importantly, this invention shows people that no matter how good something gets, it can always be better.