How to Remove a Rattle in a Tennis Racquet

Annoying rattles in your racket can be very distracting. Fix it before it drives you nuts.

This is one way to remove a the rattle sound in a tennis racquet. There are other culprits, but this is the most common. Don’t confuse the vibration sound of strings as a rattle in your racket. If you can hear the sound only on impact, it may be the strings. Try adding a vibration dampener first. Enjoy!

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15 Responses to How to Remove a Rattle in a Tennis Racquet

  1. kreaze20 says:

    When you remove the …
    When you remove the butt cap off there is Styrofoam of some sort and it does not total get the small debris out from the frame. What do you do?

  2. ChineticGeek says:

    You’ll find out …
    You’ll find out will tehehee

  3. willH0wnage says:

    umm i have a rattle …
    umm i have a rattle on kfactor racket (95head size) umm i take of teh bottle.. but it doesnt come off.. so do u think if i take it to a stringin shop they will take it out for me???

  4. gargarensi says:

    good vid, ps didnt …
    good vid, ps didnt know you go on tt forums

  5. Noro671 says:

    I tried a …
    I tried a rubberband for a shock absorber it works and its not hard at all to put on

  6. BritishRider says:

    I want to get one …
    I want to get one of those, can’t see how you put one on though.

  7. neiloconnor123 says:

    easy. just apply it …
    easy. just apply it over the string this no way to explain that. just add it on

  8. MagnesiumACID95 says:

    can you tell me how …
    can you tell me how to put my shock absorber on please
    its a little wilson and its in the shape of a tennis ball

  9. GreeneBl0b says:

    hey it works on …
    hey it works on mine, and i have a head liquidmetal radical.

  10. YULitle says:

    Less frame …
    Less frame vibration is better physiologically, but some people prefer ‘feedback’

  11. babiianjool94 says:

    is more vibration …
    is more vibration or less vibration better?

  12. tatsf226 says:

    My racket is really …
    My racket is really OLD Head txe, which does not have a removable cap.

  13. YULitle says:

    It could be a whole …
    It could be a whole host of different things. the method shown above is merely one way to fix rattles in rackets. Most other methods are trickier. Next time you replace your grommet/bumperguard kit, shake the racket in much the same way as above while the grommets are out of the hoop. you may be able to free the loose particles through the grommet holes this way.

    Good luck

  14. a1tiar says:

    i hav a wilson …
    i hav a wilson ksix-one 95 and i hav a rattle in my handle and i tried 2 do wut u had done and i didnt get it out wut do i do?

  15. lgd08 says:

    My exact racquet …
    My exact racquet and it has a rattle!

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