OK, I finally got a chance to go out and really run the new string wide open! As I mentioned in my previous post, this string has surprised me in many ways. This trend continued on the court.Playability/Control: This is a huge consideration for me. My game, especially when I am playing doubles, relys heavily
Today I arrived at the club to find a small black box from Wilson waiting in my mailbox. Like a giddy kid on Christmas I grabbed it with great expectations! Upon opening the box I found a set of string in a very unusual package. There was no literature that came with it, only an
This week I will be doing the first of what will probably be several playtest reviews of new racquets that will be hitting the market in the coming months. Today I will be writing about my initial thoughts of the new Dunlop AeroGel 300 Tour.This is an all new offering from Dunlop. Their 300 series
This weeks blog is going to be a little off topic, but I am writing to share with you a great sport that most of you have probably never heard of, much less played. The name of the game is Platform Tennis or as frequent players call it, "paddle." Platform Tennis is a cold weather
Over on the Essential Tennis Forums there have been several questions concerning Natural Gut. I thought that I would answer some of them here. Thanks to Phil C. in So Cal for a lot of these questions! 1) What are the most popular brands of natural gut? The biggest name in natural gut is Babolat.
I would like to dedicate this blog to Ian. Despite all of the advances in strings over the years, Ian still professes his true love for Kevlar string. I be this dedicated to a string should inspire us all. So for Ian, and for all of you who might need to stop a bullet with
If you go to a professional tennis tournament, or if you watch one on TV, you are most likely going to see at least one of the players wielding a racquet with a light blue grip. The light blue grip you see is a tournagrip, and it has been a staple of the professional tennis
Hello Gear Heads! I am sorry for the delay in getting this blog out, but with the birth of my new son, Joshua, things have been crazy! This week I'm going to do a quick top 10 list, and next week we'll be back on schedule with our regularly scheduled blogging! Top 10 Racquets of
I recieved a really good question over at the Essential Tennis forums last week and I thought that I would answer it for the blog this week. Thanks to SteveO for his questions! Q: How does the weighting of a racquet affects play. I use a headlight racquet and really like the feel. A: By
One of my biggest pet peeves is the common mistake people make when they call any old sneaker "tennis shoes." Running shoes are not tennis shoes, cross trainers are not tennis shoes, and despite the name the Adidas Stan Smith is not a tennis shoe... At least not in today's game. Proper footwear is almost
