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Here you’ll find information about tennis rackets, tennis strings, tennis brands and new tennis gear such as reviews of new racquets, shoes, tennis apparel and strings.
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Customizing Your Racquet with Lead Tape
Is your racquet unstable? Do you like to change the weight or balance? You don’t need to buy a new one. Just try adding lead tape and you’ll racquet will play differently. I found this article on tennis warehouse which is quite good: Customizing Racquet Weight and Balance Buy Lead Tape here or at Tennis […]
Head Youtek IG Speed Pro Review
I have been play-testing the Head Youtek IG Speed Pro, the one that Djokovic endorses (although he is using something quite different, read this post for Djokovic’s actual racquet) and although I was skeptical with the weight at first since I normally play with a lighter player’s frame, I really love hitting with it now. […]
The Best Tennis Racket For Intermediate Players
Don’t miss out the additional articles on this subject: The Best Tennis Rackets for Intermediate Players, Choosing the right tennis racket, Tennis Racquets for Beginners, The Best Tennis Racket for Intermediate Players part 2 and What Tennis Racket Should I Buy? There is no the best tennis racket for intermediate players but I have selected a […]
What Tennis Racket Should I Buy?
I have played with and play-tested loads of tennis rackets. Everything from lightweight Babolats to heavy-headed Wilsons to the beloved Dunlop 4D 300 Tour I play with now. It takes a while before you find where you’re most comfortable. Here is a little guide to rackets – going through different characteristics. You can buy them all from […]
The Wilson BLX Series
I have playtested a couple of rackets from the Wilson BLX line lately and here is a brief description and review of the Wilson Six.One Tour BLX, Wilson Six.One 95 BLX, Wilson Pro Tour BLX, and Wilson K-Blade Tour BLX. BLX is the update from the K-factor series and essentially means they have included Basalt […]
Time For a New Tennis Racket?
We all love to buy stuff. New rackets, new strings, new shoes, in our hope to become better players. You favorite player moved to Head, why shouldn’t you? Why not put a little leadteap on it, buy lighter shoes, a new shirt might do the trick? Or maybe that extra kilo in the frame stringing […]
Gear vs Footwork
We all love to buy stuff. New rackets, new strings, new shoes, in our hope to become better players. Maybe that extra kilo in your stringing will make you hit with more control and get rid of some mistakes? You try a new racket. You are inspired. You concentrate, you are powered by the NEW […]
Federer’s racket, Wilson Six.One Tour BLX
Being a huge fan of Federer and his fluid, cat-like movement, and his liquid-whip forehand, I of course wanted to play with the same racket as him. So I went out and ordered the Wilson K-factor (the previous technology, now it is BLX) Six.One. On the first hit I noticed several things. The racket is […]
Nadal’s racket, Babolat AeroPro Drive GT
Rafael Nadal plays with a big loopy swing that creates an enormous top spin. He uses the Babolat AeroPro Drive GT and has recently changed his strings from the yellow Hurricane Tour to something like a Duralast that is supposed to give even more top spin and make it possible for him to hit flatter […]
Tennis rackets worth buying part 1
A great racket and some good strings will improve your game, no question about it. People that say that the equipment has nothing to do with it are lying. It doesn’t have everything to do with it, but you want to give yourself the best odds to win, right? I have experienced with countless of […]