Contributor 124 examinations

Paisley Sellers.

Page 10 of 14

001
Racquets ·9 min · June 2026

Racquet Selection for Baseline Players: The Spec That Matters Most Is the One You Can Feel

Here is a claim we will spend the rest of this piece earning: for most baseline players, the racquet spec that decides whether you like a frame is one almost nobody quotes on a product page.

002
Footwork ·5 min · June 2026

Balance Training Before Footwork Drills: Why the Wobble Comes First

We put one of our editors on a force-sensitive balance app, single leg, eyes open, dominant side, and asked her to hold still for thirty seconds.

003
Gear ·5 min · June 2026

Tennis Bag Reviews: Three 12-Pack Premium Bags, Weighed and Stressed

Most tennis bag reviews compare bags the way catalogs do: list the claimed liter capacity, count the compartments, photograph the colorway, and move on.

004
Strings ·5 min · June 2026

Why Does My Polyester String Feel Dead After Two Weeks? A Look at What Actually Happens

You strung a fresh set of polyester, hit beautifully for a few sessions, and then somewhere around the two-week mark the racquet started feeling like a frying pan — stiff, lifeless, the ball flying…

005
Tennis Shoes ·6 min · June 2026

Clay Court Tennis Shoes vs. Repurposed Hard Court Models: A Side-by-Side Test

If you play on clay more than a handful of times a season, you have probably felt it: the foot that should plant and instead keeps going, the slide that doesn't stop where you asked it to, the moment…

006
Tennis Elbow ·5 min · June 2026

Do Compression Sleeves Actually Help Tennis Elbow? What We Found Testing the Common Advice

Walk into any racquet club with a sore outer elbow and you'll hear the same sentence within five minutes: get a compression sleeve, it'll help.

007
Tennis Terminology ·6 min · June 2026

First-Round Byes in Tennis Terminology: Why Some Players Skip Round One

On a tournament entry sheet, the word bye sits next to a player's name like a small gift. No opponent. No first match. Straight into round two while everyone else sweats through an opener.

008
Racquets ·5 min · June 2026

Balance Point Modification: The Tennis Racquet Customization Tweak That Changes More Than You Think

There is a sentence we hear at the stringing bench at least once a week, usually from a 4.5 who has just bought a balance board off the internet: "head-light is for control, head-heavy is for power…

009
Strategy ·10 min · June 2026

The Tennis Books Worth Your Shelf Space: Where the Standard Advice Holds and Where It Breaks

The advice you'll hear in any clubhouse, forum thread, or coaching podcast is some version of this: if you want to get better through reading, start with the mental game, read the classics, and skip…