Tennis Racquets

The topic of playing with heavier racquets garnered lots of attention on our YouTube channel. But why use heavier racquets? If you are curious about the conversations Daniela Rutkowski and I had about heavier racquets on YouTube, you can check out part 1 and part 2. The definition of heavy is not straightforward, but in today’s racquet landscape, you can say a heavy racquet is any racquet above 305g unstrung. …

Do you like comfort, thin beams, but a more forgiving head size? Check out the New Prince Phantom Racquets. The new Prince Phantom racquets go from the silvery metallic color of the predecessor to a more green camo-inspired cosmetic. According to Henrik Wallensten, who has reviewed them for me, they look great in person. There will be a bunch of models released, but for now, only the heavier 320-gram Phantom …

Thanks to a fellow tennis nerd, we received a picture of the ATP Houston String Tensions. Here is what we found. Can you learn a lot from pro player string tension sheets? Hmmm…difficult to say. I guess you can be inspired that many professional tennis players use lower tensions than most club level players. What is the benefit of going down in tension? Better comfortBetter depthLarger sweet spot The main …

There is a new Tecnifibre TF-X1 V2 line of racquets out. It is the update to the power/spin racquet from Tecnifibre. This launch came out of nowhere. I did not see a huge build-up for this release or any pre-sales. There is a new model in the Tecnifibre TF-X1 V2 line, which is a 305-gram 98-square-inch racquet, which is what I asked for when I reviewed the Tecnifibre TF-X1. Specs …

The iconic Babolat Pure Drive celebrates 30 years in a couple of days. This racquet was made popular by players like Carlos Moya. But as you know, Moya is not the only prominent tennis player who has used a Babolat Pure Drive. Just to name a few: Kim Clijsters, Garbine Muguruza, Andy Roddick and Fabio Fognini. Rafa Nadal used the Pure Drive before they made the Aero Pro Drive for …