The journal Volume 2026

Every examination we've published.

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Head ·5 min · June 2026

Head Pro Damp Review: How One of Tennis's Famous Vibration Dampeners Holds Up

Novak Djokovic plays with a small black-and-white button wedged between the bottom two main strings of his frame, and that single fact has sold more Head Pro Damp units than any spec sheet ever could.…

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Beginners ·5 min · June 2026

Tennis for Beginners: The Three Barriers That Aren't As Real As You Think

If you have watched tennis for years without ever holding a racquet, you have probably absorbed three beliefs about taking it up: that you are too old, that it costs too much, and that you lack the…

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Community ·6 min · June 2026

Finding Hitting Partners at Public Courts: Where the Standard Advice Holds and Where It Breaks

The advice is everywhere, and it is not wrong: if you want to play more tennis, go to the public courts and you will find people.

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Coaching ·6 min · June 2026

Why Online Tennis Instruction Fails Most Players (And When It Actually Works)

You have asked yourself this question, probably after a bad practice session: can you actually fix your game from a screen?

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Gear ·10 min · June 2026

Are Tennis Socks Worth It? We Tested Cotton Against the Real Thing

The honest answer, before the protocol and the table: a proper pair of tennis socks is worth the money for two narrow reasons — they keep your feet drier and they blister you less over a long match…

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Racquets ·6 min · June 2026

Grip Size Selection When You Can't Demo: A Measured Comparison of Two Methods

On the bench we have a flat-palmed right hand, a steel ruler, and a tape measure. The player is a 5'9" club-level baseliner who has bought three racquets online in four years and returned none of them…

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Coaching ·6 min · June 2026

Tennis Industry Careers: Honest Career Guidance for the Pivot You Keep Postponing

"Can I actually make a living in tennis?" is the question almost everyone whispers before they ask anything else.

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Technique ·5 min · June 2026

Double Faults and the Myth of the 95% Toss: What Serve Mechanics Actually Predict

A number you have probably heard, in some form, from a coach or a YouTube channel: most double faults start with a bad toss. It sounds right. It feels mechanical and fixable.

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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.

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Gear ·6 min · June 2026

Racquet Selection Without the Anxiety: A Framework That Follows How a Swing Actually Works

A salesperson once told one of our editors that the racquet in his hand was "the most powerful frame on the market." The next salesperson, a week later, said the same thing about a different racquet.