The journal Volume 2026

Every examination we've published.

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Methodology ·5 min · June 2026

How to Read a Tennis Shoe Review: The Hidden History of the "Court-Tested" Claim

Most of the gear writing you will read about court shoes inherited its vocabulary from a source nobody checks anymore.

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Methodology ·6 min · June 2026

How We Run a Tennis Shoe Review: The Testing Protocol Behind a Verdict You Can Trust

You are standing in a pro shop or hovering over a checkout page with a shoe that costs as much as eight sets of strings, and a question you have probably asked yourself before: how do I know the…

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Stability ·11 min · June 2026

Stability Tennis Shoes: A Tennis Shoe Review That Tests the Advice You've Been Given

The advice circulates every season, in pro shop conversations and forum threads alike: if you're a heavier player, a hard mover, or someone who rolls inward at footstrike, you should be buying a…

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Gear ·5 min · June 2026

Tennis Shoe Review: Three Mid-to-High-End Court Shoes, Tested on the Lateral Slide

The first thing we did with each shoe was the same: a 4.5-meter shuttle run on a worn green hard court, planting hard on the right foot at the line, then measuring two things — how far past the line…

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Stability ·5 min · June 2026

ASICS Gel Resolution X Tennis Shoe Review: Stability and Comfort Under Load

There is a version of the internet where the ASICS Gel Resolution X is a heavy, hot, slow disappointment, and a version where it is the most protective hard-court shoe on the market.

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Net Play ·5 min · June 2026

Approach Shot Fundamentals: When the Short Ball Is Worth Chasing

We charted one point during a club practice match last month and it explained more than the rest of the set.

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Court Positioning ·6 min · June 2026

Approach Shot Fundamentals: The Decision That Happens Before the Swing

There is a moment, two or three times a set, when your opponent hits a ball that lands shorter than they meant it to. It sits up.

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Dampeners ·5 min · June 2026

Vibration Dampeners: What They Actually Do, and Where That Belief Came From

Vibration dampeners are the cheapest thing in the bag and the most over-explained. Players who have spent a season fine-tuning string tension and swingweight will drop a five-dollar rubber button…

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Instruction ·5 min · June 2026

Approach Shot Fundamentals: What the "60 Percent" Number Really Tells You About the Short Ball

There is a number that gets repeated in clinics and YouTube breakdowns and the occasional coaching certification: players win something like 60 to 70 percent of the points they finish at the net.

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Grips ·11 min · June 2026

Continental Grip Technique Is a Historical Accident You Now Have to Master

The grip that feels most unnatural in your hand is the one tennis started with. Everything else came later. That is the part most lesson plans skip.