Racquets, Balls, Strings, Stringing Machines, Grips, Court Equipment
Research the best racquets and strings to suit your game and where to shop for the best price and service. Learn how to choose the ideal string tension, the most durable balls, and the right grip size. Locate tennis retailers and manufacturers.
How to Choose the Best Tennis Racquet for Control and Power
Learn what control and power really mean in a tennis racquet; how racquet weight, balance, and stiffness influence control and power; and which racquet specifications are likely to produce the best blend of control and power for different types of players.
Learn what control and power really mean in a tennis racquet; how racquet weight, balance, and stiffness influence control and power; and which racquet specifications are likely to produce the best blend of control and power for different types of players.
Photo Illustrated: How to Apply an Overgrip
Photos illustrate step-by-step instructions on how to apply an overgrip onto your tennis racquet. A grip wrap keeps your handle drier, preserves your original grip, helps to prevent the racquet from slipping out of your hand, and can be used to fatten a racquet grip that's too small.
Photos illustrate step-by-step instructions on how to apply an overgrip onto your tennis racquet. A grip wrap keeps your handle drier, preserves your original grip, helps to prevent the racquet from slipping out of your hand, and can be used to fatten a racquet grip that's too small.
Index of Tennis How-To Articles
An index of short, simple, step-by-step tennis how-to articles. Follow easy instructions to find the sweet spots on your racquet, make a ball pickup tube, improve your topspin or your serve toss, make a serve trainer, apply an overgrip, and find your grip size.
An index of short, simple, step-by-step tennis how-to articles. Follow easy instructions to find the sweet spots on your racquet, make a ball pickup tube, improve your topspin or your serve toss, make a serve trainer, apply an overgrip, and find your grip size.
Gamma Tennis Trainer
A review of the Gamma Tennis Trainer, a practice device consisting of a tennis ball attached to an elastic band anchored to a weighted block.
A review of the Gamma Tennis Trainer, a practice device consisting of a tennis ball attached to an elastic band anchored to a weighted block.
Book: Technical Tennis
Book review of Technical Tennis by Rod Cross and Crawford Lindsey
Book review of Technical Tennis by Rod Cross and Crawford Lindsey
Racquets Quiz
A fun, challenging quiz on tennis racquet balance, weight, swingweight, stringing patterns, power, sweet spots, and construction.
A fun, challenging quiz on tennis racquet balance, weight, swingweight, stringing patterns, power, sweet spots, and construction.
Tennis Strings and Stringing Quiz
How tight is your knowledge of the effects of string type and stringing choices on racquet performance, arm safety, and stroke production?
How tight is your knowledge of the effects of string type and stringing choices on racquet performance, arm safety, and stroke production?
Tennis Racquet FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About Tennis Racquets
Answers to your questions about tennis racquet weight, balance, length, materials, cost, stringing, stability, and more.
Answers to your questions about tennis racquet weight, balance, length, materials, cost, stringing, stability, and more.
Tennis String FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About Tennis Strings
Answers to your questions about tennis string tension, types, gauges, repairs, restringing, and more.
Answers to your questions about tennis string tension, types, gauges, repairs, restringing, and more.
Tennis Ball FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About Tennis Balls
Answers to your questions about tennis ball types, colors, bounce, fuzz, durability, repressurizing, and more.
Answers to your questions about tennis ball types, colors, bounce, fuzz, durability, repressurizing, and more.
The History of Tennis Racquets - Evolution of the Modern Racquet - Part I
How tennis racquets evolved from the earliest pre-racquets through the long wooden era.
How tennis racquets evolved from the earliest pre-racquets through the long wooden era.
Who Wants to Be a Tennis Gear Millionaire?
See if your knowledge of tennis equipment is worth a million bucks.
See if your knowledge of tennis equipment is worth a million bucks.
Book Review - The Physics and Technology of Tennis by Howard Brody Rod Cross and Crawford Lindsey
Review of The Physics and Technology of Tennis, an in-depth study of the physics of racquets, strings, balls, tennis courts, and stroke selection and production by Howard Brody, Rod Cross, and Crawford Lindsey.
Review of The Physics and Technology of Tennis, an in-depth study of the physics of racquets, strings, balls, tennis courts, and stroke selection and production by Howard Brody, Rod Cross, and Crawford Lindsey.
Review of the Dunlop SpeedBall for Tennis
Review of the Dunlop SpeedBall, a high-density foam practice ball for tennis players from beginner through advanced.
Review of the Dunlop SpeedBall, a high-density foam practice ball for tennis players from beginner through advanced.
Review of the Tennis Twist Ball Machine
Review of the Tennis Twist, the most portable and inexpensive of all tennis ball machines.
Review of the Tennis Twist, the most portable and inexpensive of all tennis ball machines.
Finding Your Tennis Racquet Grip Size
An accurate measurement of the proper grip size for your tennis racquet.
An accurate measurement of the proper grip size for your tennis racquet.
Racquet Glossary
A comprehensive glossary of terms used to describe features of tennis racquets. Find definitions that will help you choose and buy a new tennis racquet or take care of your current racquet.
A comprehensive glossary of terms used to describe features of tennis racquets. Find definitions that will help you choose and buy a new tennis racquet or take care of your current racquet.
Weighing Online Tennis Racquet Reviews - Part 1 - Three Racquet Review Sources
How useful and reliable are the racquet reviews at Tennis Magazine, Tennis Warehouse, and Racquet Research?
How useful and reliable are the racquet reviews at Tennis Magazine, Tennis Warehouse, and Racquet Research?
Tennis Racquet, Ball, and Book Reviews
Buying guides, top picks, and individual product reviews for tennis racquets, books, and balls.
Buying guides, top picks, and individual product reviews for tennis racquets, books, and balls.
The 24(?) Types of Tennis Balls
With four speeds, three types of upholstery, and two power sources, the tennis ball universe might need its own Blue Book.
With four speeds, three types of upholstery, and two power sources, the tennis ball universe might need its own Blue Book.
Tennis on the Cheap: How to Spend Almost Nothing on Your Tennis with Inexpensive Lessons, Racquets, and Court Time
If you don't think your budget is ready for tennis, here are some ideas that will change your mind: tips on saving money on lessons, racquets, and court time.
If you don't think your budget is ready for tennis, here are some ideas that will change your mind: tips on saving money on lessons, racquets, and court time.
Tennis Racquet Care and Stringing
How to keep your tennis racquet performing at its best: tips on racquet stringing and taking care of your racquet frame.
How to keep your tennis racquet performing at its best: tips on racquet stringing and taking care of your racquet frame.
Buying an Adult Tennis Racquet
How to choose and buy the right adult tennis racquet.
How to choose and buy the right adult tennis racquet.
Buying a Tennis Racquet for a Beginner
How to choose the right tennis racquet for a beginner, based on price, power, materials, weight, length, and balance.
How to choose the right tennis racquet for a beginner, based on price, power, materials, weight, length, and balance.
A Closer Look at String Tension in Tennis Racquets
Understanding how energy dynamics in the ball-string interaction govern the effect of different string tensions in tennis racquets.
Understanding how energy dynamics in the ball-string interaction govern the effect of different string tensions in tennis racquets.
How To Apply an Overgrip
How to wrap an overgrip onto your racquet handle.
How to wrap an overgrip onto your racquet handle.
How To Find Your Shock Sweet Spot
How to find the area of your string bed you should hit to prevent initial shock to your hand.
How to find the area of your string bed you should hit to prevent initial shock to your hand.
How To Find Your Harmonic Sweet Spot
How to find the area on your string bed that does not produce unpleasant vibration.
How to find the area on your string bed that does not produce unpleasant vibration.
How To Find Your Power Sweet Spot
How to find the most powerful area of your string bed.
How to find the most powerful area of your string bed.
How To Make a Ball-Pickup Tube
How to make a tube that picks up tennis balls.
How to make a tube that picks up tennis balls.
New Standards for Tennis Balls
During 2000 and 2001, tennis is experimenting with three kinds of tennis ball.
During 2000 and 2001, tennis is experimenting with three kinds of tennis ball.
Buying the Right Length Racquet for a Junior Player
How to choose the right length, based on age, size, strength, and experience.
How to choose the right length, based on age, size, strength, and experience.
Before You Buy a Racquet for an Advanced or Intermediate Player
Background advice on choosing a racquet for an advanced or intermediate player, with links to top picks for all-court players and baseliners.
Background advice on choosing a racquet for an advanced or intermediate player, with links to top picks for all-court players and baseliners.
Top Picks of Tennis Racquets for Advanced All-Court Players
The best tennis racquets for advanced all-court players, with links to reviews of each racquet.
The best tennis racquets for advanced all-court players, with links to reviews of each racquet.
Racquet Review - Head Intelligence i.Prestige Mid
Offering an extraordinarily quiet, yet crisp impact with the ball, this racquet may be a top choice for players with plenty of physical strength and relatively flat strokes.
Offering an extraordinarily quiet, yet crisp impact with the ball, this racquet may be a top choice for players with plenty of physical strength and relatively flat strokes.
Racquet Review - Wilson Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 Standard Length
This racquet offers the right control, weight, maneuverability, and spin potential for advanced players with powerful swings.
This racquet offers the right control, weight, maneuverability, and spin potential for advanced players with powerful swings.
Racquet Review - Wilson Hyper Pro Staff Surge 5.1
A comfortable, maneuverable racquet offering a good balance between control and power for intermediate to advanced all-court players.
A comfortable, maneuverable racquet offering a good balance between control and power for intermediate to advanced all-court players.
ConsumerSearch Racquet Reviews
Provides reviews and ratings of other sources of reviews.
Provides reviews and ratings of other sources of reviews.
Racquet Research
An attempt to rank racquets for arm safety based on physics, but questionable assumptions and methodology put conclusions in doubt.
An attempt to rank racquets for arm safety based on physics, but questionable assumptions and methodology put conclusions in doubt.
United States Tennis Court and Track Builders Association
Extensive, searchable information on building a tennis court, with a directory of certified builders and additional info through publications.
Extensive, searchable information on building a tennis court, with a directory of certified builders and additional info through publications.