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 Restring a Tennis Racket — What You Need to Know Before Booking

5 minutes

How to Restring a Tennis Racket — What You Need to Know Before Booking

Most recreational players restring their racket when the strings break. This is wrong. By the time strings break, they’ve been dead for weeks — you’ve ... Read more

June 3, 2026

How to Improve Your Tennis Serve When You Have No Coach — Self-Coaching Guide

5 minutes

How to Improve Your Tennis Serve When You Have No Coach — Self-Coaching Guide

Most recreational players never get a lesson. Life gets in the way — time, cost, finding the right coach. But the serve is uniquely self-coachable: ... Read more

June 2, 2026

12 Types of Club Tennis Players — Which One Are You? (2026 Edition)

4 minutes

12 Types of Club Tennis Players — Which One Are You? (2026 Edition)

We already covered the 7 types of opponents you’ll face on the other side of the net. But what about your own side? After 25 ... Read more

May 28, 2026

Best Clay Court Tennis Shoes in 2026 — What’s Different and Why It Matters

Best Clay Court Tennis Shoes in 2026 — What’s Different and Why It Matters

With Roland Garros 2026 underway and the clay court season in full swing, more recreational players are heading to clay surfaces for the first time. ... Read more

May 27, 2026

Best Tennis Training Aids in 2026 — Solo Practice Tools That Actually Work

Best Tennis Training Aids in 2026 — Solo Practice Tools That Actually Work

Recreational players who want to improve faster than match play alone allows need two things: a deliberate practice plan and the right training tools to ... Read more

May 26, 2026

Best Tennis Bags for Club Players in 2026 — What’s Actually Worth Carrying

5 minutes

Best Tennis Bags for Club Players in 2026 — What’s Actually Worth Carrying

A tennis bag is one of those things you don’t think about until you’re cramming a racket into a gym duffel and your overgrips smell ... Read more

May 20, 2026

Tennis for Adults: How to Start or Get Back Into the Game in 2026

6 minutes

Tennis for Adults: How to Start or Get Back Into the Game in 2026

Starting tennis as an adult is one of the best decisions you can make. I know because I’ve been playing since middle school and it’s ... Read more

May 19, 2026

The 7 Types of Opponents You’ll Meet at Every Tennis Club (2026)

5 minutes

The 7 Types of Opponents You’ll Meet at Every Tennis Club (2026)

Twenty-five years of club tennis has introduced me to a very specific cast of characters. They exist at every club, in every Canadian city, in ... Read more

May 18, 2026

10 Thoughts Every Recreational Tennis Player Has During a Match (2026)

5 minutes

10 Thoughts Every Recreational Tennis Player Has During a Match (2026)

Twenty-five years on the court and I still have every single one of these thoughts. If you’ve played a match in the last month, you’ll ... Read more

May 17, 2026

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