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I recently bought my first pair of clay specific tennis shoes. My experience is only with the Yonex 308s but I can tell you it makes a great difference with my movement on har tru courts.

Looking for a 4.5/5.0 player in the San Juan area 24-30 Dec. I'll be visiting the in-laws and will need an escape. Parque would be the likely place to hit. Send me a PM if interested. Thx.

My experience I'm not sure how relevant this information is because it's dated but when I was assigned to PR back in the mid-90's, I was recruited to play on a 3.5 USTA team even though I played in college. The local USTA official had a team and set up a rating review from his fellow USTA...

Done. Appreciate if you can email me on my personal email acct. Thx.

Yes, I have access to both.

Looking for someone interested in hitting Staying at Vistana resort all week. They have some decent clay and hard courts. Solid 4.5 player visiting from NOVA.

I'm guessing that English is not the OP's first language.

It was the combination of pain when I had to suddenly raise my arm above shoulder height and loss of strength in my shoulder. It got to the point where I couldn't lift my arm to put on a shirt.

Prince T-22 These remain the most cushioned shoes I've tried. Currently using last year's Babolat and they don't compare to the T-22. I'm switching back once these wear out.

My "slumps" always seem to be related to how I am feeling physically and how that relates to my confidence. Last league season I started in great shape and played well. As the season wore on and the number of matches piled up, I felt my strength and conditioning slipping and I lost confidence...

My experience from 4.5 sectionals I played three 4.5 matches at #2 doubles this past weekend at Sectionals. Whether a team serves and volleyed depended on their comfort at net. Most of the players were average volleyers and did not serve and volley. But all looked to come it on approach...

This was his contact info last summer Nate Bickel After Sales Manager 650 S. Taylor Ave Louisville, Co 80027 Tel 877-316-9435 ext.117 Fax 720-542-6315 nbickel@babolat.com

Didn't see any forfeits but teams were definitely not at full strength with their best line-ups

Thanks, I enjoyed the blog.

Honestly, this is what I expected. I heard players had to commit to a single team for districts. Not sure why I figured this would apply to all districts. I'm actually amazed that players have time to play multiple leagues. Some of these guys play mixed doubles in addition to multiple...

After a fairly competitive season, my team advanced to the districts. A first for me. To my surprise, I see many guys from my league at districts who qualified from different leagues. Well, we managed to squeak by to qualify for sections. Today I find out some of those players who we beat in...

I've had back and sciatic nerve pain for decades from bulging discs. I gained relief from multiple chiro visits and after implementing a core strengthening program. It still gets sore but not in a dehabilitating way. If you have inflammation in the area causing the pain, my experience has...

I agree, I normally hit the balls into the net if I know it is out or pop them up on double faults--- but not much you can do if you are simply reacting and calling a serve out as you are returning the ball but I find that is rare. Normally, to call a serve out and hit it back as a normal...

What I thought I agree with the consensus that stringing while sitting definitely slows down the process. I find myself moving all around my stringer (during the crosses) to speed up the weave. Oh well, I was hoping there was some sort of special seat someone found that would work. Thanks.

You know the one with the kid stringing at the table. I was wondering if anyone strings racquets while sitting. I've never tried it even when I owned a tabletop stringer. But I do get tired sometimes and wish there was a way to rest my legs while stringing.

Both 4-Star and Fairfax Racquet Club have produced some decent players. 4-Star requires a player evaluation if you want to place a junior in the higher level clinics. Space used to be limited a few years ago. They have a fairly decent 7 day a week summer program for a reasonable price.

Durability issues My 12-yr old daughter used to pop these strings regularly. I thought it was a bargain because TF was less expensive than PSG but, in the end, I think it cost us more. I strung one customer's racquet with the stuff and it popped after one session. It's possible I simply...

I prefer semi-private lessons I actually take 1.5 hr semi private lessons with 2 others. This gives an opportunity to play some 2 on 1 drills and 2 on 2 drills with the pro. We alternate between multiple ball drills and points drills to allow for recovery. If I needed work on a specific part...

Good Essay One of the challeges of being a parent is balancing how much to push your kids "for their own good" vs letting them be themselves. I struggle with it constantly and it's nice to see I'm not alone.

IMO, you're only "crazy" if you are the one pushing the child to play those hours. If the child is the one requesting to play, you are simply making the child happy. As the parent, as long as you are maintaining a healthy balance between tennis and other life activities for the child, you are...

Before you go public with your complaints, you need to talk to the girl privately. That's the first question I would ask if I received a complaint letter.

Yes, rest. If you keep playing you run the risk of further damaging your shoulder. Take it from someone who ended up having to have shoulder surgery after college because I never fully allowed it to heal. Lots of cortisone shots and other treatments did not solve the problem.

Footwork I realize you are hitting against the wall but it appears you are flatfooted. Besides the other things mentioned, to reach the next level you will definitely need to be quicker on your feet.

Great video, thanks for sharing.

I didn't answer your second question It is definitely better for me. When I'm lifting, I feel much stronger and rarely suffer the minor muscle strains that I seem to be always getting when I'm not lifting. I agree with the comment regarding the type of lifting impacting your game. When I...