Jeff M
If you’re new to tennis it’s useful to learn as much as you can about the equipment you’ll be using, particularly the names of all the different parts of the racket. Not only will it enable you to understand what your coaches are talking about, it will help you when it comes to buying your … Read more
There’s a great piece in the New York Times about Frances Tiafoe and the junior coaches who predicted his later success. Even as an apparently unremarkable child with an unconventional forehand and no stand out physical traits they were able to state, with some confidence, that this kid would do something special. The story’s a … Read more
Buying your first Intermediate racket is probably the most difficult purchasing decision you can make in tennis.
Whatever level of tennis you’re at you can’t play to your potential without a decent set of balls.
Travelling with sports equipment, especially a tennis racket, can be a bit of a minefield.
Not only do the rules vary depending on the airline you fly with but you risk damaging your prized Prince or treasured Tecnifibre.
Tennis is one of the lowest cost sports to get involved with.
You can play in an old t-shirt and sweat shorts on park courts that are often cheap and sometimes completely free. In fact the biggest cost you’ll face when taking up the game is your racket.
In the last few decades the professional game has become more and more geared towards power and strength and so the way rackets are designed has changed to keep up.
One of the most potent weapons in any modern player’s arsenal is spin.
When it comes to advice for choosing the perfect tennis racket we always come back to the theme of Control vs Power. The ability to place the ball accurately vs the ability to blow your opponent off the court.
