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Tennis backpacks offer form and stability

More and more I have noticed motorcyclists with a couple of racquet heads sticking out of their backpacks; I hope they know that they make tennis backpacks with them in mind. The last time I saw a couple of racquets speeding down the freeway, I tore my eyes...

September 30th, 2011

Racquet Review: Head YOUTEK IG Instinct

This racquet is a cautionary tale about heroes (and heroines) and how players should not buy equipment, or even consider equipment because of who plays with it. I have always really liked Tomas Berdych. Two years ago I sat about five rows back on an outside court the first weekend of the US Open and watched him and Fernando Gonzales hit every ball as hard as they could for over two hours. It was a truly fun match...

September 29th, 2011

Maria Sharapova’s new Head tennis bags are making a huge buzz

As if holding a current ranking as the WTA world No. 2 wasn’t enough. Maria Sharapova released a new line of Head tennis bags for women who want their style with function. The Sharapova Combi and the Sharapova Court are all black...

September 28th, 2011

Prince o3 Tennis Racquet Suits Recreational Players

When it comes to politics and tennis games, I am a moderate. Neither one has ever been a personal passion. Every now and then I talk politics with my circle of friends and play a couple of tennis games, but not necessarily in that order. That is why I really do not need...

September 28th, 2011

Three new Babolat tennis bag lines for the year

Babolat has come out with 3 different series of bags for this year. These Babolat tennis bags are the Club Line, Team Line and Aero Line...

September 26th, 2011

DUNLOP DNA 17g Tennis String Review

Dunlop has modified their presence in the tennis string department with some interesting changes. This is a test of the DUNLOP DNA tennis string in the 17 gauge. It was strung on a...

September 26th, 2011

You Can Never Spend Too Much on a Wilson Tennis Bag

My aspirations of becoming the next Novak Djokovic disappeared with Milli Vanilli's musical career. Even though I play at the lowest level of competition known to mankind, I have always preferred the higher end Wilson tennis bags...

September 23rd, 2011

DUNLOP JUICE 16 gauge Tennis String

Dunlop has introduced some new tennis products recently, including a variety of tennis strings. One of those strings, “Juice”, was made available to me by the folks at “DO IT TENNIS” for a play-test. Dunlop Juice is a premium mono-filament polyester string with a pentagonal profile. I used a 100” 22mm beam racquet for this test...

September 22nd, 2011

The Babolat tennis bags of the pros

Babolat tennis bags are seen on the shoulders of top tennis players as they walk on court. With humble beginnings in the late 1800s as the inventor of natural gut racquet strings, Babolat didn’t start making tennis racquets, or bags for that matter...

September 20th, 2011

K-Swiss Tennis Shoes Standing by the K-Swiss Bigshot

K-Swiss, the originators of stylish, premium tennis shoes are standing by their reputation with arguably the best shoe in the game today – the K-Swiss Bigshot. K - Swiss was the first to bring leather shoes to the game of tennis. Founded in 1966 by two Swiss brothers, K-Swiss has...

September 14th, 2011

Question: Wilson tennis shoes: from very bad to very good!

Robert Costa from El Cajon writes: "What's the best tennis shoe in the sport right now, why have they evolved so much in the past couple years?"

September 14th, 2011

“Tennis shoe”: one word, two different meanings

The word "tennis shoe" can mean two very different things to two not so different people. What I mean by this is that if you speak to someone who has never seen tennis played or has never played the game themselves, the word tennis shoe means a sneaker that is not a dress shoe...

September 14th, 2011

The view from the top is better in an Umpire Chair

If a picture is worth a thousand words, the view from tennis umpire chairs is worth several blogs. Whenever I watch a tennis match on television, I often wonder how the chair umpire maintains his cool as he watches the game with anticipation. I have...

September 14th, 2011

Tennis backboards - Not just for Pro’s anymore

Tennis backboards are therapeutic but you do not have to be an avid tennis player to reap the multiple benefits of this giant wall. At times, backboards act as my best companion. Whenever I feel sad and have the blues, I use it to help lift my spirits. Hitting the tennis ball back and forth, on my own...

September 14th, 2011

Head Tennis Shoes – More Comfort in Every Step

Growing up, I never heard technology and tennis shoes in the same sentence. Recently, one of my daughters expressed interest in taking tennis lessons and when we went to the tennis retail shop to purchase some necessary...

September 14th, 2011

Some of your favorite players wear Babolat Tennis shoes

When I first heard the name “Babolat,” I thought it was a slang term used to describe someone who likes to babble. But later I saw Andy Roddick on television teaming up with Babolat for some kind of charitable fundraising. That was when I learned that it is a reputable company that manufactures tennis...

September 14th, 2011

My take on the Prince EXO3

Tennis racquet technology continues to have a large impact on the game of tennis. Players now seek, almost on an annual basis, the latest designs—hoping they will gain an edge over the competition. Tennis racquet manufacturers, wishing...

September 5th, 2011

Prince’s o3 ports pushed the racquet technology to a whole new level

When Prince came out with the o3 racquets a few years ago, many people were very skeptical because to have such big holes in a racquet just does not look right. However, this technology made playing tennis that much more fun...

September 5th, 2011

Head instinct Midplus Tennis Racquet Review

It was pretty big news when Maria Sharapova switched to HEAD tennis racquets. Head gave her a “blacked-out” racquet while making the final design choices for their new version of the “Instinct” line. She has had a good season this year—maybe the new racquet had role in her...

September 5th, 2011

Head Liquidmetal racquets have been on the market for years but tennis players still love them

I think HEAD brought out the Liquidmetal technology racquets in '02 or '03. I am not really sure but it's let's just say it's been a while. For a lot of players that started playing in those days, the Head...

September 5th, 2011

Does Dunlop take a cue from Mother Nature?

Nature inspires the design of many things we witness in our daily lives. Just look into the sky and notice the airplane wings. Or into the water at the sleek sail boat. Or that honeycomb design of the freeway off-ramp crash barrier. Yep—all...

September 5th, 2011

Dunlop Aerogel tennis racquet technology provides the perfect balance of power and control

The Dunlop Aerogel technology was introduced 4 or 5 years ago. Aerogel is the world's lightest solid and has a strength of up to 4,000 times its own weight. The three-dimensional nanometer-sized molecular network delivers an unmatched...

September 5th, 2011

Volkl Organix 8 Tennis Racquet Review

The new Volkl Organix line of tennis racquets consists of racquets labeled Organix 4 (game improvement racquet) to Organix 10 (player’s racquet). The Organix 8 sits perfectly in the middle of the product line—a true “tweener” racquet.

September 2nd, 2011

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