Why do people use rubber bands as a dampener for tennis?

I've been using generic rubber-bands as vibration dampeners for my racquet for years and I'm sure many of you have as well! read more

A dampener really isn't anything more than a piece of rubber that stops a string from vibrating. Like putting your finger on a vibrating guitar string. All that matter is that the material absorbs the vibration. read more

Some people believe that using a dampener to reduce the vibration that travels to your arm when you hit the ball can also reduce the chances that you’ll get tennis elbow or that your tennis elbow will get worse. Other people say that a dampener doesn’t reduce enough vibration to have any significant impact on your tennis elbow. read more

Loop the rubber-band around your 2 mains; you can adjust its position later: Step 2: Cross the 2 loops, one INSIDE the other; it does not matter which one goes inside: Step 3: Wrap the 2 loops AROUND the 2 center mains to the other side as shown: Step 4: Flip the racquet over so that you can more easily tie the rubber-band. read more