The combination of the increased stiffness of modern rackets and the tendency for tennis balls to have become harder has led to an increased shock transmission from the racket to the player, which is ...

In the simplest terms, think about where the racquet is pointing during contact, and extend that controlled feeling for as long as the swing will let you. At the end of the day, it’s the ball reacting ...

It’s all about perception and control for the new Yonex tennis racket franchise Percept. Launching Aug. 25, the new line aims to heighten the connection between hand, racket and ball and focus ...

Anyone for tennis? OK, so we might not all ... Although it only had a single ‘swing racket’ control, it did enable you to change the nature of your shots depending on when you hit the ball, and you ...

Corentjson Moutet was handed a code violation for racket abuse after snapping his stick in half in a moment of madness during ...

The grommets in a frame like the Extreme can also play a role. When the holes are a bit bigger, or have elongated shapes, it allows the strings to move more at contact before snapping back into ...

What are tennis balls made of? Modern tennis balls are made of a hollow rubber core, covered in a wool or nylon shell which is known as the nap. Pressurised air inside the rubber core makes the ball ...

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An curved arrow pointing right. For tennis ball machines to shoot balls with perfect accuracy and at nearly 100 miles per hour, it takes a series of carefully calibrated parts working together.

Solinco, a well-known string maker but relative newcomer to tennis rackets, has found a niche in the frame space. That niche is, well, the niche. Solinco debuted its Whiteout and Blackout frames ...

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BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU Men’s Tennis Head Coach Danny Bryan and Women’s Tennis Head Coach Taylor Fogleman are proud to ...