I’ve been searching for the perfect string now that I’ve settled on a racquet (more racquet reviews to come shortly anyway) and it’s for sure an interesting journey with a lot of high quality polys out there. One of them is MSV Focus-Hex Ultra. The MSV Focus-Hex Ultra is a white, co-poly hexagonal string which is supposed to give you a “comfortably firm feel, explosive power, reduced string movement and long lasting tension maintenance with maximum durability”. This is what it says on the box. And I’m happy to report that the box doesn’t line. I usually prefer rather dead …
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I’ve been play-testing several racquets from both Wilson and HEAD lately and I’ve drawn up a few conclusions and thoughts I want to share with you. First of all, there are a LOT of racquets to choose from on the market today. There is a simply a mind-boggling number of racquets that are within the same range of specs, even from one provider. If you just look at the assortment I was testing from HEAD, there are so many racquets that weigh around 300 grams unstrung, have a 16/19 string pattern, a 22/23 mm beam and a stiffness around 68 …
The most buzzed about racquets right now are the Wilson Ultra series of racquets out on August 15 (available for pre-order right now) and some reviews are already in. If you want to read more about the different Wilson Ultra racquets check out this post. The most exciting Wilson Ultra racquet for racquet nerds should be the Wilson Ultra Tour – a flexible, tour-inspired frame that needs some lead tape and leather grip to really shine. The racquet has now been reviewed by both Tennis Express and Tennis Warehouse and both gave the racquet positive reviews although none of the play-testers talked …
Found this great post on strings used by top players at tennisthis and will list it below. Luxilon Big Banger is a bestseller but we knew that already and that players like to play with hybrid stringing is not news to most people, but still an interesting list. I wonder what you would have to do to convince a player to change their go-to-string. (I play with Babolat RPM Blast, Tecnifibre X-One Bi-phase and One Strings Carbon NRG myself by the way.) Abigail Spears – Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Adelchi Virgili – PolyFibre Black Venom Adrian Ungur – Luxilon Big …
Federer is in winning form both in doubles and in singles and today I got myself a package of strings and rackets from up-and-coming racket and strings manufacturer One Strings. Good times! Reviews to come. Rackets from One Strings: Spindeeper 300g with a 14×19 string pattern. Turbine 300g with a 16×19 string pattern Strings from One Strings: Carbon NRG Impact White Read my first post on One Strings here
Yes, thats my latest quest – finding the best tennis strings. Or maybe I shouldn’t call it “the best”, but just the tennis strings that fit my game the best. I have decided to start testing four different strings: Babolat RPM Blast Nadal’s string of choice and a super-spin-friendly string. Has received decent reviews. Curious about what it can do on my Head IG Prestige MP and my Wilson Pro Staff Six.One 90 BLX (the latter being the racquet I play with the most). Description of the Babolat RPM Blast: The string of choice for Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick and …
I’m going through all the reviews I’ve done in 2021 and it’s quite a list. What are the best racquets of the year? Let’s have a look at the list of racquets I’ve reviewed in 2021 to give us a better idea of what are the best racquets of the year. Racquets I’ve reviewed in 2021 Angell K7 Lime and Cyan XL Babolat Pure Drive Tour Dunlop CX 200 Tour Dunlop CX 400 Tour Dunlop CX 200 HEAD Boom MP (prototype) HEAD Boom Pro HEAD Gravity Racquets paint job HEAD Prestige Racquets 2021 (Pro, Tour, MP and MP L) HEAD …
My idea behind tennisnerd is to give you as a tennis player information and advice on how to become a better tennis player. My passion has always been in helping people get more out of this beautiful sport and I hope Tennisnerd can do that for you. Here are some tools to play better tennis. The term “tools to play better tennis” is admittedly quite broad, it can mean a lot of things. In this case, I want it to be broad because it is all about helping your tennis through whatever means needed. Since we write a lot about …
It’s been a surprising year on the ATP tennis tour: Federer and Rafa surged back into the top rankings while lots of other top pros were injured. But what were the best new racquets and strings? TENNIS RACQUETS 2017 This was the year of dampening and muting racquets. Hopefully the intension of the racquet companies were to reduce the number of injuries of recreational players, but if the dampening actually works is another story. In the case of the Wilson Countervail series, I personally didn’t enjoy it in most cases. The Wilson Blade 98 CV was a step down in …
What are some of the best racquets on the market? Here are some of the top tennis racquets to buy right now. Top Tennis Racquets to Buy Right Now There are SO many racquets out there, and it is tough to list what is best. It depends on you as a player. If you struggle, you can check out our online course, ebook or consultation service. There are many different posts on the website (and our YouTube channel) covering our recommended racquets for different players. Here are some important ones: The Best Racquets for intermediate players The Best Racquets for Doubles The …