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I know there are certified instructors here on the boards I'd like to pick your brains on how to become a coach and/or an instructor. I've visited the USTA site, but its a bit confusing to navigate. In addition there seems to be some differences in what/how certifications are achieved...

Hi I was wondering if anyone has played on the grass courts at the Tennis Hall of Fame in Rhode Island? If so how were the courts? And is it worth a trip (maybe overnight) from NYC (3 hr drive)? Any info would be great, thanks!

So question for you guys... I've been playing around w/ my serve a bit lately. I do not have a "huge ace-machine" serve, so i'm trying to do different things to give myself an advantage. As a point of reference, I think im' somewhere in the 4.0 to 5.0 range. The one obvious thing I employ...

Hi everyone, so I durability guarantee returned black Barricade 7.0's and got back white Barricade 8.0s. Do you think its possible to walk into an adidas store (or any other retailer) and exchange the same shoes for a different colorway? Obviously I do not have a receipt as they were not...

I recently strung klip gut mains and msv co-focus crosses at 57/52 in my donnay pro one (with string savers). I'm disappointed w/ the spin generation of this set up. In my previous set up i was using klip gut mains + lux 4g at 53/47 (without string savers). This generated massive amounts of...

So I bought a racquet that was strung w/ Luxilon Savage at 55 lbs… when I first hit with it, it was lively, but it definitely had a ton of tension loss compared to my synthetic gut racquet strung at 55 (I could tell with both feel and the sound when striking the strings). Im assuming the...

Hi everyone, I wanted to know if there are any guidelines, tips, etc to introduce my kids to tennis. I've looked into the USTA parents guide and I believe I will start off with a Quickstart style approach. so far this is a helpful thread...

Is it possible that my strings are dead after 5 hrs of play? I am using a hybrid set up: babalot pro hurricane 18g (co-poly) mains and forten sweet 17 crosses strung at 57 lbs. After less than 4 hrs, the stringbed feels 'looser'... in addition when i move the mains with my fingers, the...

hey guys so i was watching this time magazine report on stringers at the us open. pretty cool vid... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VC0Q-ZXJ9Y As I was watching, I had a question about how tight to tie knots. At 4:40 the guy ties off what looks like parnell, but uses that tool and more...

Hi everyone so after 3 grueling hrs, finally did my first job last night. But after the ordeal I have some question maybe you experts can help with! Just as an fyi, I'm using a gamma x-2 1) how firmly should the clamps hold the strings? It was not until I was at the most narrow setting...

Do any of you know any wrist braces in addition to 'off time' treatment that might help my tennis wrist issue? To be clear, i do not think the problem area is the ulna (like the 'side' of my wrist). It is really more the 'top side' of my wrist (when palm is facing down) in the middle...

Hi everyone, so as I am no spring chicken anymore, I find myself with quite a few aches and pains after a few hrs of tennis (mainly 2 to 3 yrs). The next morning my wrist hurts, i have creaky joints, i feel swollen, etc. Obviously when I was younger i never experienced these pains. So...

Hi everyone, so as I am no spring chicken anymore, I find myself with quite a few aches and pains after a few hrs of tennis (mainly 2 to 3 yrs). The next morning my wrist hurts, i have creaky joints, i feel swollen, etc. Obviously when I was younger i never experienced these pains. So...

Hi everyone... 1st time poster here. So i've gotten back into tennis in the past few months from over a 12 year hiatus, and obviously a lot has changed. So reading forums, internet postings, etc. I realize that people are now doing this thing called MTM... and I find the term confusing. My...