Good Gifts to Buy for Tennis Players
If you’re stuck trying to find a gift for your tennis-loving friend, then have no fear, they’re actually pretty easy to buy for. Here are some great ideas to help you find gifts for tennis players or just lovers of the game. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This post contains affiliate…
Places To Donate Old Tennis Racquets
Keen tennis players usually go through a lot of equipment each year, including multiple pieces of tennis clothing, tennis shoes, tennis racquets, and tennis balls. When it comes to old tennis racquets, most players will simply throw them into their garage, where they collect dust for several years before eventually going in the bin. Well,…
The Color and “Fuzziness” of a Tennis Ball Explained
There’s nothing like the feeling of hitting a brand new tennis ball with the middle of the racquet to win a shot. It’s one of the reasons why tennis is such an addictive sport! The wonderful pop of the ball as it flies off the racquet feels great. But have you ever paused for a…
Coaching In Tennis: What Is It And Why It Isn’t Allowed
In the 2018 US Open final, Serena Williams had a well-publicized disagreement with umpire Carlos Ramos. The dispute happened midway through her defeat to Naomi Osaka. During the match, the umpire penalized Williams several times, leading to an argument with the frustrated player. The first of the penalties occurred after Serena’s coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, was…
All Gear & Equipment a Serious Tennis Player Needs
Tennis is a tough game to get good at. It depends on your natural talent, of course, but it also requires an enormous amount of hard work and dedication. You have to train HARD and practice OFTEN. To reach the pinnacle of your powers you will also need the right gear and equipment. There are…
How to Build a Tennis Ball Machine
There’s no denying the best tennis ball machines are quite pricey to buy ready-made. If you’re handy with electronics, you can build your own. In this post, we’ll go through how to do this. Ready to get started? List of Supplies In our example, we used components from MakeBlock. Here’s a list of the supplies…
How Tennis Ball Machines Work
A tennis ball machine might seem simple. After all, all that it does is to lob tennis balls at you. While the principle is simple, the actual mechanics of the machine are a little more involved than that. The machine needs to be perfectly calibrated so that it sends off each shot at the same…
How To Keep Score In Tennis
If you are a little confused as to what’s going on in the tennis court and trying to read the scores when you watch it on TV but you want to have a game and need to be able to keep score, then don’t worry. Tennis is not a straightforward sport to understand at first,…
How to Stop Sciatic Nerve Pain with a Tennis Ball
We are all prone to back pains at some stage in our life and typically, our lifestyle is at fault. Long office hours and physical labour can take a toll on our back over time, as does incorrect posture. However, there are also many people out there who do their best to care for their…
How to Recycle Tennis Balls
Our time for the annual spring-clean is nigh and as we’re all preparing for the dreaded task of sorting through all the unnecessary stuff we’ve accumulated over the last year, we’re already thinking of ways to recycle some of the things that might find a second purpose in life. It is becoming increasingly obvious that…