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Rafter to be Davis Cup Captain

Congratulations Pat you’ll do a great job. From the team at Tennis Gear. Former world number one Pat Rafter has been elevated to one of the highest positions in Australian sport, captain of the Davis Cup team. Rafter, a two-time US Open champion and former...

How often should I string my Racquet

At Tennis Gear we do a lot of restrings.  Almost everyday I am asked by someone “how often should I restring my racquet?” . We the answer is sometimes a difficult one to answer and depends on a variety of factors.  However the common rule of...

Great Tips to Improve your Backhand

Check our these great tips I found to improving your backhand. Taken from www.tennismindgame.com.   An effective and smart tennis backhand tip can make a big difference to your backhand shot. Backhand shot is very commonly regarded as a more difficult shot...

Tennis Pros Strings

The following is a list of popular and well known pro tennis players string setup specs from Wimbledon and the French Open.  The list has been taken from Colin the Stringer and does not specify if the specs were from the French or Wimbledon. In any case it gives...

Tennis Racquet Grip Size

Manufactured tennis racquet grip sizes range from less than 4″ for juniors to 4 7/8″ for the largest adult hands. This might not seem like much of a range, but the difference even 1/8″ makes is surprising. Prolonged use of too large or especially too...

Tennis Split Step

At Everton Tennis Centre we have four synthetic grass courts. I think it essential that we teach players the proper use of the split step to ensure they are correctly balanced particularly when moving forward to volley. The following video gives some great information...