Natural Tennis, Inc. owns the rights to, produces and distributes internationally the two-handled Natural Power-Grip racquet invented by Lionel Burt. The racquet is used by professional, recreational and junior players. Dann and Brian Battistone (below) are partners in the company.
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Brian Battistone
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Dann BattistonePresident and CEO of Natural Tennis, Inc.
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"Coach Bob" Mitchell
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Trent AaronCareer High ATP World Doubles Ranking #991
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Gregory Halmay
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Tony Davies
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Ms. Natural Olympia
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Jim MartineauCareer High ATP World Doubles Ranking #1688
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Reed Wright
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Natural Tennis Junior Team
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A. J. Ho"For me, the Natural has lived up to its name. I can hit with ease from either side of my body, one- or two-handed. It gives me a whole new perspective on tennis!" |
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David Lehman
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Grace Munoz
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Brett Friedland |
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Eric Schacht"When I found out my recovery time from reconstructive surgery on my right wrist would keep me from playing traditional right-handed tennis for at least six months, I decided to go lefty and to do it with the Natural. My left-handed game quickly improved, and then, as my right hand became strong enough to "help" I was gradually able to hit two hands on both sides. Now, I am able to serve and mix in occasional right-handed forehand bombs to compliment the consistent multi-faceted lefty and two-handed game. I now have at least 16 different ground strokes at my disposal, and have never been as solid at the net or returning serve. I am able to get balls back into the court that would be impossible to get with a traditional racket. On the six month anniversary of my surgery - the day that I was supposed to start light hitting again righty - I took to the court with the Natural and won singles and mixed doubles titles. I learn something new every day and my ceiling seems a million miles off!" |
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Alan Chang
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Michael HoleCareer High ATP World Doubles Ranking #1042
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Esteban Brea
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Steve Berque"I am a 76 yr old retired Physician. I have played tennis most of my adult life including 5 times per week since I retired. I love the game and it is what I do and what my family does. I had an acute severe elbow injury which impaired my ability to use my right arm effectively and severely threatened my ability to ever play tennis again despite 3 surgeries. I taught myself to play tennis left handed but was pretty weak. I then found the Natural racket. Within a month I was playing more effectively and more enjoyably. I am still improving at the 6 month timeline. Most importantly I don't have any pain when I play and enough healing has occurred as a result of less strain on my elbow that I can serve right handed again and can hit both a left handed and right handed one handed forehands when stretched out. I now feel that I am playing even better than I did before my injury. I had tried playing two handed on both sides with a regular racket in the past and was effective but with age comes loss of mobility which aggravates the short reach with two hands using a regular racket. The 'Natural" allows full reach on both sides and in fact allows extended reach when one uses occasional 1 handed shots on both sides. Clearly this racket has allowed me to continue enjoying the game and everything it has to offer. |
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Marisol Young"I started playing tennis 5 years ago using a regular one-handled racquet. My wrist hurt so much since I had carpal tunnel surgery on both hands about 9 years ago. A friend told me to try the Natural racquet, so I did with the Diamond Racquet. Now, the only way I can play tennis is by using the double-handled racquet. I play both hands forehands and backhands without any pain in my wrist. It enables me to play for hours and hours on the court without suffering. I love it and was so happy to play tennis with a pain-free wrist. Using both hands actually makes me hit harder and makes my body much healthier." |
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Curtis Au
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Tyler Baird
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Steven Abelowitz
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Maddie Seeds"This racket has given me strength in my mental game and has given me a passion for the game! With this racket I have developed shots I've never dreamed of hitting on a regular racket! Although I did not use a single-handled racket for long I did notice a huge difference when switching to the Natural racket!" |
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Hiromi Sasano"I was away from the game of tennis for 12 years and somewhere I lost the ability to hit a topspin or even a flat two-handed backhand. After switching to Natural Tennis I regained these shots and love how the counterbalance system makes everything great. I even won a Gold Ball at the National 40's in singles ans a Silver Ball at the National Open Hardcourt event!!!!" |
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Cooper Anderson16 year old high school hockey, footballand Natural Tennis playerWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota, U.S.A."As a three sport varsity athlete I love the idea of using a racquet that focuses on developing both sides of the body. Having a strong core is beneficial to being the best athlete I can be." |
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Gabriele OddiNatural Tennis player and CoachRome, Italy"Testing the racket once is enough to feel it represents the future of tennis. It has to be absolutely considered as a way of general training for many other sports, an essential and innovative orthopedic product." |
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Damiano BonagliaPontevico, Italy |
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Cesare GuastiMirandola, Italy |
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Little fan fromColorado, U.S.A. |
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George GravesDunlap, Illinois, U.S.A. |
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Jenny SwiftCareer High WTA World Singles Ranking #1050Career High WTA World Doubles Ranking #500New South Wales, Australia |
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James CooperPenzance, United Kingdom"I purchased my first Freestyle racquet about 3 months ago and more recently bought the Diamond version which I'm currently playing with. All-in-all the racquets have exceeded my optimistic predictions. I soon came across Brian Battistone (who reached a ranking of 88 in doubles with the racquet) and it wasn't long after that I contacted Roberto in Italy to purchase one. Both Keith (my 80 year old trainer) and I noticed that my forehands and serves were at least 20% more powerful and was after the first time I'd used the racquet! Sure, the first few shots hit the bottom of the net but I soon adapted and feel sure that I'll never go back to a one-handled racquet (which I genuinely see as antiquated now)." |
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Antonio PerazzoLanciano, Italy |
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Tennyson WhitingCareer High ATP World Doubles Ranking #576Mapleton, Utah, U.S.A. |
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Emmanuele MarcheseSan Severino Marche, Italy |
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Taylor Suozzo, Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S.A. |
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