Well, that's pretty much it, I suppose. It's officially the weekend that Christmas lands on, so for most of you, it's a day to spend with those closest to you, inspire the imaginations of the little ones in your family with the thought of a jolly old man entering through the chimney to deliver beautifully wrapped gifts, and the day to celebrate the holidays, please remember to … [Read more...]
A look at Babolats’ 2012 Pure Drive racquet
Read my review of the 2012 Babolat Pure Drive tennis racquet HERE. It looks like Christmas came early and Santa delivered me a look at the new 2012 Babolat Pure Drive tennis racquet! From what I've been told, the frame will have basically the same specifications of the current Pure Drive GT frame, however; the change will come in Bab's updated Cortex system. According … [Read more...]
The pains of tennis
We have all experienced it, we've all heard of the pros pulling out of tournaments and matches due to injury. It's one of those realities of tennis, injuries are going to happen. There's not much you can do to anticipate when it will happen but know that it will; you can also do many things to try to prolong or even prevent injuries. I"m going to be honest here, I'm not a … [Read more...]
What I learned from the 2011 tennis season
It's over. The 2011 tennis season is finally over, phew! I would love to give you readers a detailed recap of the 2011 tennis season filled with video highlights, commentary, analysis; and the rest of all those pretty things that other big tennis blogs/sites have to offer. Fortunately this site is not funded by a bigger company nor do I have investors paying me to do what I do, … [Read more...]
Can Federer be #1 in 2012?
Now that the regular 2011 tennis season is officially (officially) over, and Roger Federer finished out the ATP World Tour Finals as the champion, this begs the question of Federer's 2012 bid for the #1 spot...again. Federer should absolutely pursue another couple of weeks as the world #1, after all, he would break yet another tennis record; he's right behind American Pete … [Read more...]
A tennis Christmas wishlist
Dear Santa, I have been a really good boy in 2011, I did not break a single tennis racquet, nor did I throw a temper tantrum when I hit a bad shot. I have also been really polite when it came to competitive tennis matches; I told my opponents "good luck" before starting the match and even shook their hands after the match - even when I lost! I watched as much as my wife … [Read more...]
2011 Black Friday & Cyber Monday tennis discounts
It happens once a year, right after we have all stuffed our faces full of tryptophan laced turkey; it's the biggest shopping time of the year! Regardless of you being naughty or nice this year, someone will deliver a Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or other celebratory day gift your way. I'm not one to give a history lesson on the origination of Black Friday or Cyber Monday, … [Read more...]
How about that bagel?
I know, I haven't been writing much of anything about the World Tour Finals, only because it's the holidays and I'm trying to spend more time with family and saving my pennies for Christmas gifts for the kiddos. In any event, I just finished watching the match between Roger Federer [4] and Rafael Nadal [2]. Holy bagels batman! I could not believe what I was watching, it … [Read more...]
Tennis is for sissies
On my way to taking my daughter to her preschool this morning, I heard a news headline on the radio about how the NFL players are becoming very concerned with their travel schedule. Um what? You cannot be serious! Apparently the NFL players are serious. According to the report, several NFL players feel that traveling up to 3 times per week to travel to their games in … [Read more...]
Public tennis court courtesies
If you are like me, you don't belong to a private tennis club and you use the public tennis courts in your community to play. Unfortunately, public tennis courts tend to be full and the waiting game then starts. But how long does one have to wait for a tennis court? Are there rules to waiting? What do you do when you are playing and people are waiting? No matter how entry-level … [Read more...]