The most useful number in junior tennis is not a swingweight or a stiffness rating. It is an inch — roughly how much length a child gains in racquet sizing every year or two between ages six and…
Reviewer note (first person, one case): Before we wrote a word of this tennis racquet review, I did the one thing anyone can do without a court: I put the published spec sheet for the Blade 98 18x20…
If you strip away the name on the throat, a pro-signature frame is just a spec sheet — and this tennis racquet review is about reading that spec sheet honestly before you spend $250 chasing an ATP…
Here is a claim that runs against most shoe marketing: for a baseline grinder playing three times a week, the most comfortable shoe is almost never the softest one. It is the most stable one.
Reviewer's note (first person, one observation): I keep a spreadsheet of manufacturer-listed stiffness ratings for every control frame that crosses this desk, and the entry that started this piece was…
There is a strange gap in how recreational players shop for racquets. Head size gets argued about endlessly. String pattern has its own forum wars. Stiffness ratings get quoted like scripture.
If you are a recreational or club player wondering whether you need dedicated grass court tennis shoes, the honest answer is: probably not, unless you actually play on grass regularly — and most…
The first thing that caught our attention was not on the court — it was on the spec sheet. Reading through this tennis racquet review candidate, we noticed the head shape, beam, and stringbed geometry…
The best thing about the Wilson Clash 108 v2 for a beginner is the same thing advanced testers list as its flaw: it does not give you much feedback when you miss. It absorbs. It forgives.