Tennis Tips, Gear Reviews & Club Life
Guides written for players who play twice a week and love every minute of it. From choosing your first racket to fixing your second serve — everything here is built for the recreational player, not the touring pro.
How to Stop Double Faulting Under Pressure: A Club Player’s Honest Guide (2026)
May 13, 2026
Double faulting under pressure is the universal recreational tennis nightmare. You serve fine in warmup. You serve fine in the first game. Then it’s 4-5, 30-30 in the second set, and your serve has decided to take an extended vacation. Suddenly you’re hitting balls into the back fence and apologising to your opponent. After 25 ... Read more
Best Tennis Gifts for Players Who Have Everything (2026 Gift Guide)
May 13, 2026
Buying a gift for a tennis player who already has all the gear? Here’s the thing — there’s always something a tennis player needs. We just don’t always tell people what it is. This guide fixes that, at every budget level, for the 2026 holiday season. 🎁 How to Use This Guide Each gift section ... Read more
Best Tennis Balls in 2026: Which Balls Last the Longest?
May 13, 2026
Tennis balls are the most purchased and least researched item in most recreational players’ kits. You buy whatever’s on sale, open the can, and wonder why they’re dead flat after two sessions. Let’s fix that — with 25 years of experience and the latest 2026 product information. Types of Tennis Balls Explained Type Best For ... Read more
Tennis Warm Up Routine: How to Prepare Properly Before Every Match (2026)
May 13, 2026
The warm-up is the part of tennis that recreational players skip most often. You show up five minutes late, hit a few balls, and wonder why your first game feels like you’re playing in wet cement. Here’s how to actually prepare your body — in 15 minutes or less, based on 25 years of figuring ... Read more
How to Fix Your Tennis Backhand: The Recreational Player’s Complete Guide (2026)
May 13, 2026
The backhand is where recreational tennis careers go to suffer. Most players hit it fine in warmup and then inexplicably forget how to use it the moment a real point starts. After 25 years of fixing my own backhand and watching hundreds of club players struggle with theirs, here’s the complete guide to identifying and ... Read more
How to Improve Your Tennis Serve: A Recreational Player’s 30-Day Guide (2026)
May 13, 2026
The serve is the only shot in tennis you have complete control over. No opponent. No pressure from incoming pace. Just you, the ball, and the toss. Which makes it genuinely baffling how many recreational players never improve it. Here’s a 30-day plan to fix that — built from 25 years of trial, error, and ... Read more
Best Tennis Bags in 2026: Backpacks, Totes and Tour Bags Compared
May 13, 2026
A tennis bag is one of those things you don’t think about until you’re cramming a racket into a gym duffel and wondering why your grip tape smells like old gym shoes. Been there. Here’s what you actually need in 2026 — based on 25 years of carrying tennis gear to courts across Canada. What ... Read more
Tennis Elbow Prevention and Treatment: A Complete Guide for Recreational Players (2026)
May 13, 2026
Tennis elbow — or lateral epicondylitis — is the injury that strikes recreational players who love the game but can’t afford to take two months off. After 25 years on the court, I’ve had my run-ins with it. Here’s everything I know about preventing it and recovering when it does appear, backed by the latest ... Read more
Tennis String Tension Guide: The Complete 2026 Guide for Recreational Players
May 13, 2026
String tension is one of those things recreational players never think about — until they do, and then they can’t stop. I spent years not thinking about it and playing with dead strings. Don’t be me. After 25 years on hard courts and dozens of restringing experiments, here is everything you actually need to know ... Read more