It’s gotta be the………..strings?

If you’ve watched any of the coverage for this year’s French Open, then you probably heard the commentators mention multiple times during the 2-week tournament that Babolat has introduced a new string for its players. ESPN analyst Brad Gilbert couldn’t stop raving about it. This new “magical” string is supposedly helping players like Caroline Wozniacki, [...]

Get a grip

Lately I’ve noticed many manufacturers are coming out with thinner replacement grips. Is this an emerging trend? I certainly hope so. Before I began testing a lot of racquets, I never knew how much I liked to feel the bevels of a racquet handle. The bevels are simply the edges that define the handle’s shape. [...]

I like leather

Leather grips, that is. Nothing else compares to a good leather grip on a racquet. There was a time when I thought my preference for leather was getting a little old school. Everywhere I looked racquets were coming equipped with soft synthetic grips. However, I’m happy to see racquet manufacturers are again including a leather [...]