Legendary TW playtester Chris Edwards returns to the Prestige Classic and the podcast. We talk about his recent switch and more gear stuff.

Chris Edwards returns to the Prestige Classic

Chris Edwards is the Director of Web Content for Tennis Warehouse and a play-testing legend on the team. This is his second time on the podcast. You can listen to our first podcast here. We get into his recent switch to the Prestige Classic 2.0 (click to read our review) and lots more.

This episode should be something for the true gearheads out there! We summarize 2023 regarding racquet releases (you can watch my latest video on the topic here). We also get into the best racquets for the one-handed backhand, his favorite strings and shoes, and much more. You can navigate through the time stamps if you don’t want to listen to the whole thing.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro and recent switch to Prestige Classic
09:46 Summarizing 2023
25:13 The importance of details
34:52 String choices
40:14 Looking towards 2024
45:58 Should you get a difficult or easy racquet to help you improve?
49:02 Good racquets for the one-handed backhand
54:33 Favorite shoes
56:40 Favorite strings
1:08:57 Dampener or no dampener

Recommended racquets and strings

Ps. Don’t forget to check our pages for recommended racquets, strings and bags. Ds.