As you’ll probably deduce from the image, I’ve made a commitment to the Head Graphene 360+ Gravity Pro. In the last post I had bought a “test frame” and was really enjoying the blend of characteristics on offer. It’s quite unique to find a racket that is both comfortable, and also has enough put away […]
Head has recently introduce a new racket like, Gravity. Visually it shares a lot of similarities with the original Head Youtek Speed, with the more oval shaped head toward the upper hoop. Another major change of approach with the Gravity line is the stiffness and flex characteristics. The Gravity rackets have either a 20 mm […]
The Dunlop Srixon CX 200 Tour 18×20 racket is the next iteration of the very well regarded CX 2.0 Tour 18×10. These are the rackets endorsed by ATP player Kevin Anderson. I skipped the CX 2.0 series (vainly) because of its cosmetic. Its colour scheme was a visual assault on the eyes. By contrast the […]
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Having not settled into a long term committed racket relationship yet I got to thinking “what else do I have in the house already that I should reconsider”. The Angell TC100 63RA was one of the rackets that came to mind. Before going any further I should just highlight why I was even thinking about […]
Almost a year ago Prince released a new racket called the Prince Phantom 100. This is a somewhat revolutionary racket in the marketplace for a few key reasons: It has a very thin beam. We’re talking 16 mm at the throat and tapering up to a (still very thin) 20 mm in the hoop. It […]
These new Yonex rackets are not yet locally available, but that doesn’t generally stop us from getting the latest and greatest here to check out. We pre-ordered this sample from Tennis Warehouse and it arrived in the last week of August. So when the rain has taken a break we’ve had two weeks to hit […]
I’ve been playing a lot of different rackets lately, and have usually been using Babolat Xcel French Open as my string of choice, due to some recent arm sensitivity. This is an excellent string, and one that we at Gecko Tennis recommend highly to our customers. My style of play really benefits from a poly. Specifically […]
Continuing the search for my next racket of choice, the latest inclusion in the audition is the Angell Custom TC100, 63RA variant (there is also a 70RA version). The important thing to know about the RA specification on the Angell Custom racket line is that it is for the bare hairpin. Once the pallets, grip […]
Years ago I used to play with a vibration dampener that spanned across a few strings, on the basis that its shear size must provide the maximum dampening. One day I lost it and had to play a match without it. While it took a while to get used to the change in sound I […]