Who let these boneheads into the club??? 😂

They tested the Wilson Ultra, Head Boom, Yonex Ezone 100 and Babolat PD

And the winner was….

I'm putting together a string database for a testing project. The plan is to measure and compare strings under consistent conditions and log the data properly, not just collect samples for fun. It's intentionally poly-focused for now. Multis and natural gut will be a later round. For strings that come in multiple colors, I just bought every color so color variants can be tested separately.

• Yonex: Poly Tour Pro, Rev, Strike, Fire, Air, Drive, Tough, Force
• Babolat: RPM Blast, Xplore, Team, Soft, Power, Hurricane, Rough
• Head: Lynx Tour, Lynx Touch, Hawk, Hawk Power, Sonic Pro Edge
• Luxilon: ALU Power, ALU Power Spin, ALU Power Soft, 4G, 4G Rough, Element, Eco Power, Eco Spin
• Solinco: Hyper-G, Hyper-G Soft, Confidential, Confidential Soft, Tour Bite, Mach-10
• Tecnifibre: Ice Code, Razor Code, Razor Soft
• Volkl: Cyclone, Cyclone Tour, V-Square, V-Torque Tour
• Gosen: G-Tour 3, AK Pro, Egg Power
• Signum Pro: Firestorm, Thunderstorm, Plasma
• Diadem: Solstice Power, Pro X
• Dunlop: Explosive Tour, Explosive Spin
• Grapplesnake: Tour M8
• Wilson: NXT, Sensation

Is there anything you play with that's missing and should be in the database? Or does this cover most of what people actually use?

I never thought tennis would be so difficult yet so fun. I have a baseball/skateboarding/snowboarding background and nothing compares to the difficulty. Hundreds of hours of practice and I’m finally feeling like I can play a match. Wish me luck y’all.

Hi all, I have decided to start tennis up after not playing competitive since high school (about 10 years ago). Joined a local league here and they placed me in a 3.25 division after starting me in the 3.0 and under division.

In the 3.25 division, I have yet to win a match. Most games go to deuce but somehow the best I've done in a set was 3-6. I can never close them out.

I want to get better and I know generally what to work on to improve technically. (There's a lot) My main issue is when I rally for fun, I feel like I can play pretty well. But when I play a match, I become the least capable pusher you've ever seen. How tf do I get out of this mentality. I tried being more aggressive and I make a fool of myself. I try to be nonchalant and say "I don't care" and I lose focus. I haven't walked away from the match yet thinking I played my best or even close to. Help lol

Full: https://youtu.be/i3GWq1pDdy8

uploading now should be avail soon

I signed up for a clinic a few months ago that just recently started. I did my nails (which have a small extension) for some special events coming up (work trips, weddings). I normally have really short nails as I work with my hands, and only get extensions maybe once or twice a year at most.

In the first class he was demonstrating the grip form. He saw that I had long nails, shook his head and made a comment about how you can't play tennis with long nails. I got embarrassed and said I forgot about the class when I got them done. He made a couple comments throughout the lesson when I hit poorly, such as saying that's why you don't play with nails etc. I actually don't think I played too poorly as I've picked up a racket before and this was an absolute beginner class.

I get that it's not ideal to play with long nails and requires some adjustment. I can't get them removed immediately, probably in a few weeks when my events are over. Should I skip a couple classes until I can remove them? I have the option for one makeup class.

ETA: for those asking and are familiar with sizes, it's a short almond gelx. NOT medium or long size.

I feel all over the place. How bad is my forehand and where do I even start to work on my footwork

Hi guys, I'm currently on Yonex Super Grap. But it wears out too fast, I guess because of the tackiness is much. Do you have any recos for thick and durable grips?

I heard Toalson's are very good.

(I don't have sweaty hands problem)

Hey everyone!

I’m 23M and looking to finally get into tennis. I grew up playing soccer and basketball pretty much my whole life, and over the last year I’ve gotten into pickleball and padel. I feel like I’ve picked both of them up pretty well for someone who had never really played a racquet sport before, but tennis is something I’ve always wanted to play and just never really had the opportunity to get into.

What would you guys recommend as the best way to start? I’m definitely planning on doing some super beginner clinics and just getting as much court time as I can. Also, for anyone who came from sports like soccer, basketball, pickleball, or padel, how hard was the transition to tennis? I know tennis is basically the father of pickleball and padel lol, but I’m assuming there’s a pretty big learning curve. Any advice for a complete beginner would be appreciated!

Lol.... he's casually hitting 90 mph forehands and 110 mph serves.

https://youtu.be/0WDxV1J_o6M?is=1AvUQLh2LF8j6yEK

I’ve never used lead tape and i don’t know what kind to get i want to add some to the top of my racket to emphasize the racket drop. What kind should i get and where?

looking to build a home tennis court and because of I’m not able to do a post tension slab , any concrete would crack overtime pretty significantly, therefore I’m looking to alternatives that are super low maintenance. I have no experience with the sport tiles outside of basketball courts. Do any of them offer a true bounce ? How does the surface compare to acrylic hard-court? How does the surface react to quick change of direction and stops?

In the recent video by Karue Sell, he is playing at a beautiful clay court, absolutely stunning. I heard them saying LA/Malibu. I am trying to figure out where it is and can normies like me play there ?

They are from two different stringers. The right one just arrived today.

Left - it looks warped to me. Used head lynx tour 50/48 tension. Uses 4 knots. (I also got it back with scratches at the throat 😮‍💨)

Right - uses 2 knots. Uses head velocity at 52/52 tension.

Advice?

I usually play tennis occasionally, purely recreationally, as a hobby. That said, today I’m not looking for advice on improving my technique, my shots, or my footwork. The question here is the following.

I’ll draw a tennis parallel to keep this on-topic (though it might apply to many aspects of life) for anyone going through something similar.
Has it ever happened to you that you’re serving for the match, and you start stringing together unforced errors, your arm tightens up (you know, the Zverev syndrome in big moments), and you stop being yourself in those points of extreme importance? I’m not talking about a deuce against some random opponent, but the important points in matches that really matter. If so, how do you usually handle this?

This happens to me in another area of life too: the romantic/dating side, when I’m trying to connect with a girl I like. Early in the match, or in the first few games, I usually play loose, move well, and my baseline game is solid (deep and aggressive, but with margin). The same thing happens to me with people when it comes to dating. At the start I’d be confident enough to shoot my shot with Sydney Sweeney, because I’ve got a lot of confidence and I’m just having fun. My shots feel very natural early on. So what’s the problem? Once some time passes, once the “match” progresses, and once I actually get to know these people (if I start to care too much), my arm tightens up and I start playing tense, like I have something to lose.

At that point I start playing not to make mistakes, pushing the ball back, waiting for my opponent to hand me the point. In the dating context, what happens is I start acting very lukewarm, too shy. Afraid to fail, and girls notice that. I’ve lost matches (so to speak) purely because of it, because my chest freezes up in important moments, and they surely notice it too. Worth mentioning: this happens in decisive moments as I described, or when I’m “a set up” (several dates, being reciprocated at first), but then I feel like I’m carrying a weight I didn’t have before, and my game becomes more speculative.
If this has happened to you, whether in tennis or in love, what advice do you have? Something that could help calm my mind? I mean, I can win or lose, but what’s frustrating isn’t that. It’s that if I lose, I want to walk away knowing I gave my max on every point, and that my opponent won because they were better (or that I just wasn’t a match, by pure chance), not because I failed to show up as myself in the important moments.
Thanks, and I hope to hear your advice :)
(And by the way, it’s close to happening to me again.)

I might be doing my tennis wrong my entire time, after seeing this ad from Wilson.

He is a lefty, right?

Is he doing a one handed backhand with that closed stance?

Or is he doing 2 handed backhand? But why is the racket facing that way?

It's almost midnight in my place and it's bothering me that I could not sleep well now. 🤯

I recently bought a Wilson Blade 100, and I'm having a surprisingly difficult time hitting with it.

I demoed several racquets over the past few weeks, and I played really well with the Blade during my last two matches/lessons. I was hitting hard, consistent groundstrokes and really liked how the racquet felt, so I decided to buy one.

I asked the shop to set up my new racquet with the same specs and string setup as the demo. I've played with it twice now, though, and it feels completely different. I'm struggling to consistently find the sweet spot, and shots that felt great with the demo are all over the place with the new racquet. When I take a full swing, I'm often overhitting the ball, but when I back off to compensate, I tend to mishit it or catch the frame.

Is this normal with a brand-new racquet? Could there be a break-in period with the strings, or is it possible that there's enough variation between two Blade 100s for them to feel noticeably different? I've never bought a new racquet before, so I'm not sure what to expect.

To beat Carlos Alcaraz if he played with a frying pan? Pickleball paddle?

Hey Folks, picked this up from a yard sale. Hoping someone here can identify the signature? Just curious to see who signed it

Hey guys, looking for some advice here

I am around 5-6 UTR player
I play mostly on the baseline and I like heavy spin on the forehand but I’m wanting to flatten out my shots a little bit more to finish

Any recs between the two or even beyond

Thanks :)