Rubber edge damage
Equipment
Rene van der Kleij Asked 11 years ago
Rubber should cover the blade, is there an official tolerance to rubber edge damage? Here up to 5 mm edge damage is usually tolerated.
Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago
Hi Rene,
The official rule is:
| 2.04.04 | The covering material shall extend up to but not beyond the limits of the blade, except that the part nearest the handle and gripped by the fingers may be left uncovered or covered with any material. |
Unofficially I think they tolerate about 1 to 2 mm off the edge. Sometimes if you colour the edge of your racket with the same colour as the rubber you can get away with it too. I don't think you would get away with 5mm though.
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Rene van der Kleij Posted 11 years ago
I wonder if repair of small rubber edge damage is legal, but as a last resource I put on a tiny little bit of silicone sealing rubber, comes in tubes, its looks alike, stays flexible and even feels the same as the original rubber surface, black and red colored are available in hardware shops.
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 years ago
Probably not totally legal but you will probably get away with it in most cases.