Happy 40th Birthday Prince!

Today, one of the most recognizable brands in tennis turns the big 4-0. The brand in question is the one that claims to “rule the court.” Of course, we are writing about Prince. Think that catchy slogan is too tough to live up to? Consider this: Prince has sponsored some of the greatest of all [...]

String Review: Prince Poly EXP 16

A pleasant surprise awaited me when I was handed a set of the Prince Poly EXP 16 to try. I knew little about the Prince Poly EXP 16 string before I tried it. I have enjoyed the Prince strings I had used in the past (I enjoyed playing with the Prince Syn Gut w/ Duraflex [...]

Stringing Machines. Oh Where, Oh Where to Begin …

Have you ever thought about cutting out the middleman? The middleman who keeps charging you money every time you need to get your racquet re-strung. Yeah, that guy. Or have you even thought about being the middleman? Saving some money while possibly making a little extra cash, dough, cheddar, scrilla, moolah, dinero, loot on the [...]

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 [...]