Whether you're a tennis professional or an amateur finding top-brand international tennis equipment and accessories is easy via the Internet. Here are the five must-have accessories for any tennis lover.
Racquet grips - These come as durable and cushioned bands. Not only do they make playing for long hours less of a strain but can actually improve your performance on court. You can buy racquet grips in many designs and colors or have them specially monogrammed for yourself. Tennis racquet grips can easily be used with badminton and squash racquets too.
Portable tennis floor stand & nets - You can virtually take your court with you in the back of the car with this set. When out on a picnic or ready to play in a place with no nets, simply set up the posts and slip the net with pockets over them and you're good for a match. A portable set is ideal for using on weekends for training children. You can simply roll it up and stow it away for the rest of the week.
Scorekeeper numbers and stand: Neither do you have to fumble with the score in between rallies nor beg a friend to keep score while you focus on the game. Scorekeeper numbers come with their own stand, a nameplate with rings along with plates for numbers and game tracking. Whoever wins a rally walks over and moves the number!
Teaching cart - A tennis cart is usually a set of two storage trays that have a sturdy base with easy-moving wheels, locking lid and basket hanger. It can carry up to 100 balls for a great training session or a mini-family tournament.
Tennis Ball Machine - is great for private training sessions. It is easy to set up - both indoors and outdoors - and can throw smashes and serves at you with speeds of up to 85 miles an hour or more. It is a compact and simple machine that all tennis players love.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
The importance of selecting the right tennis equipment
Selecting the right type of tennis equipment will not make you the best tennis player in the world but it will give you a competitive edge. It is important to not follow the masses and purchase tennis equipment just solely on brand names. Just because your favorite tennis player uses a certain brand and model of racquets or shoes does not necessarily mean it will suit you.
An example of this is that tennis pros mainly use racquets that give them control. These kind of tennis racquets have smaller heads (smaller sweet spots), thinner and are heavier in weight. If you are a beginner starting out, you might want to use a racquet that is a bit lighter and that has a bigger head (bigger sweet spots). The sweet spot is the area of the string bed that produces the best combination of feel and power. This is useful especially if you are a beginner and don't generate enough swing power as compared to the pros.
Even for tennis shoes, don't go for the big brand names solely for the reason that your tennis idol uses it but ensure that they fit you perfectly and give you maximum comfort. After all, you will be on your feet all the time running around the court and you want to make sure that you find shoes that minimise the impact from all the running as tennis is a high impact sport.
Remember, selecting the right type of tennis equipment is solely based on your needs and requirements.
An example of this is that tennis pros mainly use racquets that give them control. These kind of tennis racquets have smaller heads (smaller sweet spots), thinner and are heavier in weight. If you are a beginner starting out, you might want to use a racquet that is a bit lighter and that has a bigger head (bigger sweet spots). The sweet spot is the area of the string bed that produces the best combination of feel and power. This is useful especially if you are a beginner and don't generate enough swing power as compared to the pros.
Even for tennis shoes, don't go for the big brand names solely for the reason that your tennis idol uses it but ensure that they fit you perfectly and give you maximum comfort. After all, you will be on your feet all the time running around the court and you want to make sure that you find shoes that minimise the impact from all the running as tennis is a high impact sport.
Remember, selecting the right type of tennis equipment is solely based on your needs and requirements.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Tennis Equipment - The Evolution Of Tennis Racquets
Along with every other area of our modern lives tennis equipment has changed significantly. Balls are produced for aerodynamic properties, clothing doesn't bear a lot of resemblance to what was worn thirty years ago and then there are the tennis racquets.
For the first one hundred years of their modern existence there wasn't much change. From 1874 when the racquet as we know it was promoted by Major Wingfield in London not a lot changed.
Metal racquets had been around since the turn of the century - they just weren't very common. It was not until the late sixties until Jimmy Connors adopted it on the pro circuit did their popularity sky rocket.
Technology started to speed up from here on. The next big change was the size of the head. In the mid-seventies the head size of a metal racquet was double that of a traditional wooden framed racquet. Players' power shots began to increase and the game became easier for many amateurs with this sort of tennis equipment.
Graphite frames were the next step as a much stronger metal was needed, while retaining the light weight feel.
Today racquets have become even lighter with the adoption of material such as ceramics, Kevlar and titanium. These frames allow shorter strokes and more flick shots. And the size does mean the sweet spot area is much larger than was ever possible with a wooden frame.
While these racquet changes have revolutionized the way tennis is played there has been a growing movement popularising a return to wooden racquets. Many attribute the increase in tennis elbow and other repetitive strain injuries on the light metal racquets and the style of tennis they produce.
There are a number of wooden tennis events being promoted and John McEnroe is one of their big supporters. He believes a return to wood would improve the techniques of tennis.
For the first one hundred years of their modern existence there wasn't much change. From 1874 when the racquet as we know it was promoted by Major Wingfield in London not a lot changed.
Metal racquets had been around since the turn of the century - they just weren't very common. It was not until the late sixties until Jimmy Connors adopted it on the pro circuit did their popularity sky rocket.
Technology started to speed up from here on. The next big change was the size of the head. In the mid-seventies the head size of a metal racquet was double that of a traditional wooden framed racquet. Players' power shots began to increase and the game became easier for many amateurs with this sort of tennis equipment.
Graphite frames were the next step as a much stronger metal was needed, while retaining the light weight feel.
Today racquets have become even lighter with the adoption of material such as ceramics, Kevlar and titanium. These frames allow shorter strokes and more flick shots. And the size does mean the sweet spot area is much larger than was ever possible with a wooden frame.
While these racquet changes have revolutionized the way tennis is played there has been a growing movement popularising a return to wooden racquets. Many attribute the increase in tennis elbow and other repetitive strain injuries on the light metal racquets and the style of tennis they produce.
There are a number of wooden tennis events being promoted and John McEnroe is one of their big supporters. He believes a return to wood would improve the techniques of tennis.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
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