Posts Tagged ‘tennis equipment’

Babolat Pure Storm on Sale!

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Hey readers,

Just got word that the Babolat Pure Storm line of tennis racquets are on sale! We found that you can get the tennis racquets at up to 30% off the retail price, not to mention free shipping (US only)! Did we mention that you can also get international shipping? Yes you can!

Now is the time to get a new tennis racquet, you can’t go wrong with the Pure Storm series, they offer a lighter and more maneuverable feel in a player’s tennis racquet, the Pure Storm offers all the control and feel in a racquet that’s easy to get around. We enjoyed a crisp and clean feel from this racquet and a response that’s also big on comfort. You will like the aggressive cuts at the ball to generate lots of spin will find a willing partner in the Pure Storm.

If you want to get a better tennis racquet, get the discount here.

One of the best tennis strings around!

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

We thought we would share with you some of the best – and one of the hardest tennis strings to come by – the Pacific X Force 17. This string has a ton of spin and power, surely to take your tennis game to the next level. Beyond that, the tennis string actually looks super cool on the tennis court, it’s like this weird translucent orange color.

Some of the cons about this tennis string are actually few – it’s a pretty stiff tennis string so a few things happen: 1. It’s can be kind of difficult to string onto your tennis racquet. 2. It takes some getting used to, it’s hard on the arm and you have to get used to amount of spin it generates on your ground strokes. and 3. It’s nearly impossible to find, which is good – it’s a popular item for us tennis players.

We only have good things to say about this particular tennis string, it’s affordable, durable, pretty (yes, pretty), and can help your tennis game reach the next level. So try it out if you want, you won’t regret the Pacific X Force 17 tennis string.

Is tennis in your head?

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Vic Braden's Mental Tennis: How to Psych Yourself to a Winning Game

So you’ve spent lots of money on your tennis racquet and have spend several hours on the tennis court, hitting thousands of forehands, backhands, volleys, overhead smashes, and serves. But what are you going to do next? Of course you want to see how you match up against another competitor in a tennis tournament setting. You got your USTA membership, you found the next tournament, you have you NTRP level picked out – most players are between a 3.5 to 4.5. All things are ready to go and the time has come to prove what you have worked so hard for. You get those pre match jitters and you think all will be well when it’s time to play.

The next thing you know it’s 6-0, 6-0 and you’re out! What the deuce??? Didn’t you work hard perfecting your game? You should have at least gotten in a game, right? Well here’s the deal, like most sports, tennis is mostly mental. You have to be in the match the whole time, that includes your mind! Yes, tennis has a mind game involved. All that court time you’ve put in is great and all, but you have also have to be mentally tough. Most, if not all tennis pros have their brain farts and lose a match (case in point, Nadal – French Open – 2009…nuff said).

So how do you fix it? You have to train your brain off the tennis court. In this little book there are so many little things that you can to do fix and perfect the mental game of tennis! Trust us, we’ve read it and it sure as heck has help us all – regardless of skill level.

Remember, we’re only trying to help your tennis game folks!