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Flex letters on my golf iron shaft
My iron shaft has 2 letters S and R on it. As per my understanding S stands for “Stiff” flex and R is for “Regular” flex and only one letter is suppose to represent flex of a shaft. Why does my iron ...
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What is the name of this table tennis equipment?
What is the name of the board/wall/plank that keeps table tennis balls from running too far away from the table? In this image, it is the purple and red board/wall/plank around the playing area that ...
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What do the numbers on Mavis (Yonex) Badminton cocks mean?
I have seen sports shops selling Yonex Badminton cocks in boxes titled "Mavis 350", "Mavis 500" or "Mavis 10".
Do these numbers mean anything in particular, or is it just that the Brands can't get ...
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What is this piece of training equipment called?
What is this fake player cutout thing called? It appears to be mesh. It looks like it's used simply as a visual point-of-reference for certain drills.
You can see it being used in this video.
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What does "TON" indicate on cricket bat?
I have seen "TON" written on lots of cricket bats like these*: (click to zoom)
What does it actually indicate? Is it a brand name? Or a symbol of approved bat by ICC? Or it indicates that a ...
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Name of the Rope used to Tie Climbers Together
Does anyone know if there's a technical term for the rope/method which climbers / mountaineers use to tie themselves together (i.e. climbers tie in, then if one falls the others self-arrest to prevent ...
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