Tennis bag recommendation

[amitd79]

Looking for a tennis bag (no backpack and duffel) to hold the following:
- 3 Wilson Blade v7 racquets
- shoes
- pair of clothes
- accessories (over grips, etc)

I am a bit overwhelmed with the choices and brands. Not sure if I should stick with Wilson since my racquets are Wilson. I prefer a good quality bag preferably with discreet logos. Thanks!

 

[golden chicken]

I don't usually carry spare shoes or clothes to the court, so I use a regular 3 racket bag. If I wanted to carry shoes and clothes, I would look more at like a large duffle bag.

Beware, the more space you have, the more junk you'll fill it with!

 

[caprivi]

The Adidas Tour 12 bag seems to be a well-designed vertically-oriented bag that has all the compartments you need.

 

[Ash Tennis]

Yonex bags are super high quality.

 

[amitd79]

The Adidas Tour 12 bag seems to be a well-designed vertically-oriented bag that has all the compartments you need.

It is on my list. Would it be too big for 3 racquets?

 

[amitd79]

Yonex bags are super high quality.

Good to know. Thanks!

 

[TagUrIt]

Yonex bags are super high quality.

Agreed!! I have a 12 racquet bag and it’s really durable and looks good too.

 

[Ash Tennis]

Agreed!! I have a 12 racquet bag and it’s really durable and looks good too.

I have that too

 

[PD1978]

Yonex bags are super high quality.

You said it. I had Wilson and Head, and just purchased a Yonex bag and the materials are very high quality. Very happy with it.

 

[amitd79]

Questions:
1) should I go with a 6 or 9 racquet bag since I plan to have only 3 sticks with me?
2) Does thermal lining protect the strings or is it unnecessary?

 

[smboogie]

I got the Babolat Expandable bag which would work well, allowing you to make it as large or small as you like to fit your needs. It does not have a Thermal lining but since I keep my bag in my house that was not a huge selling point for me.

 

[DeeeFoo]

Questions:
1) should I go with a 6 or 9 racquet bag since I plan to have only 3 sticks with me?
2) Does thermal lining protect the strings or is it unnecessary?

If you only bring bring 3 racquets with you to the court (along with the other stuff you mentioned), then either a 6-pack or 9-pack will be fine. 6 will be kinda tight especially with shoes, while 9 will be much safer. Anything bigger than a 9-pack would be overkill for 3 racquets, in my opinion.

Personally, I think thermal lining is unnecessary. Might help with keeping drinks cool, but a thermal bottle/flask will already do that.

 

[blablavla]

Questions:
1) should I go with a 6 or 9 racquet bag since I plan to have only 3 sticks with me?
2) Does thermal lining protect the strings or is it unnecessary?

depends on what you carry with you.

if you want the same bag for:
individual training
long grueling matches
and potentially for a bunch of other occasions, you need to see what do you carry with you.

if all that you take is 3 rackets, and a towel, then any bag will do it.

if you take rackets + strings + shoes + clothes to change after + showel + balls + who knows what else, then you need a big bag.

From my experience, I had a Babolat Bag, 12 rackets.
Very pleased with it.
Served me well for almost 10 years.

Unfortunately it was the time to throw it away, so I looked for a new one, and wasn't ready to spend that much on a new bag.
So, decided to take a Pro Kennex 12 racket bag during one of the sale occasions.
It's not bad, but it isn't as good as the Babolat monster.
On the positives, when you put in on your back, you can as well "click" it in front of you, to have a better weight distribution on your body, but that's the only advantage.
Other than this, it could be a better product, and I wouldn't order the Pro Kennex bag a second time, rather pay more and get the Babolat one.

 

[blablavla]

If you only bring bring 3 racquets with you to the court (along with the other stuff you mentioned), then either a 6-pack or 9-pack will be fine. 6 will be kinda tight especially with shoes, while 9 will be much safer. Anything bigger than a 9-pack would be overkill for 3 racquets, in my opinion.

Personally, I think thermal lining is unnecessary. Might help with keeping drinks cool, but a thermal bottle/flash will already do that.

if you really feel the difference when taking out a racket from the thermal lining or from the usual bag, it might be necessary.
otherwise, agree, for most folks it is not a requirement.

 

[DeeeFoo]

if you really feel the difference when taking out a racket from the thermal lining or from the usual bag, it might be necessary.
otherwise, agree, for most folks it is not a requirement.

I've never had a bag with thermal lining before, does it actually do anything? I don't store my bag in the car, so it's not like it gets super hot.

 

[Rosstour]

I don't usually carry spare shoes or clothes to the court, so I use a regular 3 racket bag. If I wanted to carry shoes and clothes, I would look more at like a large duffle bag.

Beware, the more space you have, the more junk you'll fill it with!

Questions:
1) should I go with a 6 or 9 racquet bag since I plan to have only 3 sticks with me?
2) Does thermal lining protect the strings or is it unnecessary?

I carry only 2-3 racquets at a time. I still use a 15-racquet bag, biggest available size, because I like to have all my tennis gear in the same place and not floating around my house.

So I now have two 15-stick bags and each one has

-2-3 racquets
-2 pairs of shoes (1 for HC and 1 for Clay)
-4-5 pr shorts, 5-6 shirts, 5-6pr socks, 3-4 prs compression shorts
-sweatbands, hand sanitizer, grips, strings, etc.
-1 towel
-3-4 cans of balls

This way I never have to think about where everything is. I just grab a bag and go to the court.

I've never had a bag with thermal lining before, does it actually do anything? I don't store my bag in the car, so it's not like it gets super hot.

Yeah they are great. It's a must for me. Sure, you can buy a special thermal drink container, but for someone like me who is prone to misplacing things...having a bag that will also help keep a regular plastic bottle cool is great. I was playing for three hours yesterday and the temp went from 70 to 90 while I was out there.

 

[blablavla]

I've never had a bag with thermal lining before, does it actually do anything? I don't store my bag in the car, so it's not like it gets super hot.

It does, assuming that you always close the zip to the end.
Assuming that you experience some dramatic changes of temperature.
Assuming that you can actually feel the difference.

For example.
You live in a place where winter is cold. Like really cold.
You pack yourself at home.
Go outside, where without this protection, all your stuff will get really cold if you stay enough time outside.
Then you enter the facility, quickly change yourself and go playing.
The strings in this scenario will be "frozen" relative to the air temperature where you start playing, and it will take some time till they balance out.
If you can feel this, if it actually impacts your play -> then it is a must feature.

Another consideration factor, is how often your gear has to go through such dramatic changes of temperature and what is the impact on you. Will you be losing ranking points and prize money?

 

[golden chicken]

I haven't handled too many racket bags lately, but my 20 year-old Prince bag with thermal lining feels much higher quality than any non-thermal bag I've picked up at the local big box sports store.

 

[Deleted member 369227]

I always purchase premium/tour bags and changed five-six racquet bags so far (Wilson, Babolat and Yonex). In my experience, Babolat bags are the best in terms of quality of materials and craftsmanship, but since I now play with Yonex racquets, for brand loyalty I switched to their bags. Yonex bags are beautiful and very good quality (actually, I find only their zippers to be inferior to Babolat).

I currently have a bag and a backpack, and I'm very happy with both of them:

https://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Yonex_Pro_Stand_Bag_Blue/descpageBGYONEX-H920190.html

https://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Yonex_Pro_Backpack_Bag_Blue/descpageBGYONEX-2012MDB.html

The stand bag is very big, although it holds "only" four racquets (more than enough for my needs). I purchased it because (1) it is a stand bag, so it takes a very small space in the room (2) apart from two racquet compartments, it has four separated and easily accessible compartments where you can logically organize stuff (I never liked bags with one or two large compartments where I need to dig for things inside).

 

[golden chicken]

Have you seen the new bags that came out with the new Pro Staffs? Niiiice.

 

[ichaseballs]

Looking for a tennis bag (no backpack and duffel) to hold the following:
- 3 Wilson Blade v7 racquets
- shoes
- pair of clothes
- accessories (over grips, etc)

I am a bit overwhelmed with the choices and brands. Not sure if I should stick with Wilson since my racquets are Wilson. I prefer a good quality bag preferably with discreet logos. Thanks!

get a 6 pack bag. one side thermal for your racquets. other side for your shoes, clothes, etc. plus there will be pockets.
babolat makes good bags. yonex is also good. note the thermal only comes with the 9 pack currently. note the yonex 9 pack is not much larger than my previous babolat 6 pack.

 

[JEDI MASTER]

for me.. the best bag is the Nike Court Tech 1...

1 still have a new one hanging in the garage...

 

[Deleted member 369227]

for me.. the best bag is the Nike Court Tech 1...

1 still have a new one hanging in the garage...

That's a nice bag... A very similar concept to Yonex Pro Stand Bag. I like more Yonex's organization of compartments, but Nike provides thermal insulation, which this Yonex bag misses.

 

[Ash Tennis]

Yonex bags are super high quality.

Well I mean just like everything else yonex

 

[kdwithketchup]

Do you guys like how Yonex flipped their bags upside down? (Racquet face is on the top, with handles pointing down)

 

[TagUrIt]

Do you guys like how Yonex flipped their bags upside down? (Racquet face is on the top, with handles pointing down)

I like that feature, the bag is extremely comfortable to wear on your back. If you don’t like them facing that way, you can actually change the straps to go the opposite way.

 

[Adam233789]

My nephew just got the Adidas 12 pack racquet bag yesterday. It is beautiful! I think it would fit your needs nicely.

 

[Ronaldo]

My fav,

 

[quicksplitstep]

If you only bring bring 3 racquets with you to the court (along with the other stuff you mentioned), then either a 6-pack or 9-pack will be fine. 6 will be kinda tight especially with shoes, while 9 will be much safer. Anything bigger than a 9-pack would be overkill for 3 racquets, in my opinion.

Personally, I think thermal lining is unnecessary. Might help with keeping drinks cool, but a thermal bottle/flash will already do that.

Agreed - the thermal linings are pretty much useless. I think it's something that markets well on paper but doesn't do a lot of good in real use.

 

[DeeeFoo]

Agreed - the thermal linings are pretty much useless. I think it's something that markets well on paper but doesn't do a lot of good in real use.

They're probably not much help in protecting racquets, but when I do use bags with thermal lining, I've discoverd an additional side-benefit that they have: They help with visibility. When a bag has black lining in the compartments, it makes it hard to see into the bag when you're looking for stuff (especially smaller items), like staring into a black abyss. The shiny reflective surface of the thermal lining actually mitigates this somewhat.

 

[netlets]

I'm due for a new bag and an interesting thing I've noticed at the courts - people are standing their bags more upright against the fence. The Adidas bag is designed for this so it's at the top of my list. It's like your locker on the side of the court. What I don't like is if the bag has a handle that is large, it can get in the way of all of the compartments. I have a Wilson Clash 9 pack and this happens to me all of the time. It's not the back pack straps, but the large handle with velcro that gets in the way. Anyone have the Federer Wilson DNA 12 pack? The black bag looks nice and sleek.

 

[golden chicken]

I like a lot of the Federer bag designs overall but I would never buy one with his autograph on it. I already play with the original Tour 90s and a 95. I don't need to be extra fan-boy.

 

[struggle]

My fav,

Agreed. TF bags are the burliest i have seen. I have a slightly older all black version but the material
is much tougher than any other bag i have put my hands on. I did have a zipper fail, but my local
seamstress fella took care of it.

 

[VAJ]

Wilson Ultra 9 Pack Tennis Bag 2020 Model. Has one side that is lined with reflective material to protect racquets from heat. Built very well.
The other side can be divided in two with a Velcro panel for shoes, clothes, water, accessories or as one big compartment for racquets.
There are accessory pockets that hold my sweat bands, headband, a few tools, replacements overgips, grips, and snacks.
I do use the backpack straps often and even hang the bag from the court fence while I play.

 

[quicksplitstep]

I'm curious how people think that the insulation in a typical tennis bag is effective.

When it comes down to it, the insulation used in a tennis bag is similar or even worse to the insulation of a $20 soft cooler at Wal-Mart. Would anybody trust a $20 soft Wal-Mart cooler, without the use of ice or ice blocks, to keep anything temperature neutral in very hot weather?

 

[VAJ]

I'm curious how people think that the insulation in a typical tennis bag is effective.

When it comes down to it, the insulation used in a tennis bag is similar or even worse to the insulation of a $20 soft cooler at Wal-Mart. Would anybody trust a $20 soft Wal-Mart cooler, without the use of ice or ice blocks, to keep anything temperature neutral in very hot weather?

Opinion - insulation incorporated into the racquet bag is better because it is part of the structure. Yes, the quality of the material is better than my cheap, insulated bags. While not a perfect solution it does help to have it in the bag. Keep in mind, direct sun on the strings is part of the wear process and if you play on hot days, your extra racquets baking in a bag or the sun will play different than ones stored out of the light and with the moderate reflective insulative liner. For me, so far, so good. Since it does not add to the cost of the bag, why not.

 

[rader023]

Questions:
1) should I go with a 6 or 9 racquet bag since I plan to have only 3 sticks with me?
2) Does thermal lining protect the strings or is it unnecessary?

For what you are holding i would go 9 with 1 or 2 thermal linings. I use a Wilson Tour 15 pack bag. I only have 4 racquets inside but I also have strings, wraps, towels, water bottle, hats, sunglasses, wristbands, and anything else i throw in the day of..

 

[esm]

I'm curious how people think that the insulation in a typical tennis bag is effective.

When it comes down to it, the insulation used in a tennis bag is similar or even worse to the insulation of a $20 soft cooler at Wal-Mart. Would anybody trust a $20 soft Wal-Mart cooler, without the use of ice or ice blocks, to keep anything temperature neutral in very hot weather?

Yes. My Babolat Pure 12 racquet bag keep my iced drink bottles (1/2 iced and 1/2 liquid) in iced cold condition for at least 3 hours during the hottest UK summer days.
the racquets in the other insulated/thermo compartment seems to be cooler than the outside temperature....