training tools
Reviews and practical guidance on tennis training equipment: ball machines, backboards, training aids, stringing machines and building a court at home.
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Should You String Your Own Racquet?
What a stringing machine costs, how long the job takes, the learning curve, and the honest break-even point compared with paying a stringer.
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Building a Tennis Court at Home: Costs and Considerations
What it costs to build a private tennis court, the construction stages, surface options, permits and drainage, and the cheaper alternatives worth considering.
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Tennis on a Budget: Gear That Is Worth the Money
How to equip yourself for tennis cheaply: what to buy used, what never to skimp on, and where spending more genuinely improves your tennis.
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Tennis Strings: Types, Gauge, Tension and Restringing
A practical guide to tennis strings: polyester, multifilament, synthetic gut and natural gut compared, plus gauge, tension and how often to restring.
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Tennis Balls: Types, Pressure and When to Replace Them
Pressurised versus pressureless tennis balls, how long each lasts, the junior colour progression, and how to tell when a ball is finished.
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How to Use a Tennis Ball Machine Effectively
Get more from a tennis ball machine: settings, six drills that transfer to matches, session length, and the mistakes that groove bad habits.
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How to Build a Tennis Backboard at Home
Build a tennis backboard at home: materials, dimensions, a step-by-step plan, realistic costs and the mistakes that make a DIY practice wall unusable.
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Billie Jean King Eye Coach Review: Does It Actually Work?
A coach’s assessment of the Billie Jean King Eye Coach: what it trains, who it suits, what it cannot do, and how it compares with a wall or a ball machine.
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Tennis Backboard Drills: Solo Practice That Works
Nine tennis backboard drills that build real technique, plus how far to stand, how long to practise, and how a wall compares with a ball machine.