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More player racquets, please
After a period where few “player” racquets saw the light of day, we’ve suddenly been fortunate to see the Wilson Ultra Tour and the Dunlop Srixon Revo CX 2.0 Tour released. Will other brands follow? Traditional player racquets are usually heavier, thin-beamed, flexible and low-powered. It’s all about control and comfort. Modern racquets on the […]
HEAD Racquet Reviews and Thoughts
I’ve been play-testing several racquets from both Wilson and HEAD lately and I’ve drawn up a few conclusions and thoughts I want to share with you. First of all, there are a LOT of racquets to choose from on the market today. There is a simply a mind-boggling number of racquets that are within the […]
HEAD Graphene Touch Radical
It’s time for the HEAD Radical to get the Graphene Touch update. A few pics have been leaked on the tennis forums and I’m curious to hear what you think about them. I’m a fan of the HEAD Radical series, all the way from the first editions (PT57B) that most racquetholics calls the “Bumblebee”, to […]
Tecnifibre Rackpack Pro
This might sound a bit wierd but I have a thing for bags and especially tennis bags. Maybe because I like the idea of efficient travel, I don’t know. At least it seems like Tecnifibre understands me. I own four different tennis bags when, perhaps, I need two. Maybe I play tennis according to the […]
HEAD Graphene Touch Extreme MP Review
HEAD is releasing their Graphene Touch line across all racquet models and this time it’s the Extreme line that gets the treatment with HEAD Graphene Touch Extreme MP. The HEAD Extreme line has always felt like a push towards Babolat Pure Drive and Pure Aero sticks with a user-friendly, powerful response. I was particularly impressed […]
The Wilson Pro Staff 85
When you’re writing about legendary tennis racquet, you cannot forget one of the so called “holy grails” and that is the Wilson Pro Staff 85. Played by Pete Sampras and Stefan Edberg it is one of the best racquets of all time. The Wilson Pro Staff 85 is not the correct naming, but I think […]
Interesting racquets spotted during Laver Cup
Laver Cup is the latest attempt in tennis at creating a new premium event, inspired by Ryder Cup in golf. Two teams filled with stars will battle it out over a weekend. The format is similar to Ryder Cup, but instead of Europe vs USA, in Laver Cup it is Europe vs the World. This […]
Wilson Pro Staff with Countervail
Wilson has introduced the dampening material Countervail in all their product lines (Burn, Ultra, Blade) except for the Pro Staff. Now it’s time for most legendary line to get an update. The Wilson Pro Staff line has a long and legendary heritage with players such as Pete Sampras, Jim Courier and Stefan Edberg using the […]
Tecnifibre Tfight DC 315 Limited
One of my favourite racquets of all time is the Tecnifibre Tfight 315 Ltd in 16×19 string pattern. I used these racquets a lot and really loved the soft, controlled response. Now the update is here. That Tecnifibre is a French company is apparent just by looking at the colours of the Tecnifibre Tfight DC […]
Tennis Racquet Balance Points
One key information when customizing and choosing a tennis racquet is the balance of the racquet. In this post we’ll deal with tennis racquet balance points and clarify how it works. Tennis Racquet Balance Points This is what Tennis Warehouse writes on the subject of tennis racquet balance points: “Static measure of weight distribution in […]