What Is Countervail Technology? And What Does It Mean for Your Tennis Game?

What Is Countervail Technology? And What Does It Mean for Your Tennis Game?

Holabird Sports
On January 5th, Wilson's East Coast National Account Manager, Sarah Maynard, came in to discuss the newest and coolest Wilson products. S...
Ask the Stringer: My String Is Short

Ask the Stringer: My String Is Short

Holabird Sports
Q: I'm almost done stringing a racquet and I must have made a mistake measuring the string because it came up short. I'm new at stringing ...
Ask the Stringer: Alternating Tensioning Mains

Ask the Stringer: Alternating Tensioning Mains

Ryan Woodring
Q: I'm just learning to string and a lot of the how-to videos I've watched suggest tensioning mains alternately (one or two on one side, t...
Ask the Stringer: Can I String a Cracked Racquet?

Ask the Stringer: Can I String a Cracked Racquet?

Holabird Sports
Q: After breaking my strings and cutting them out, I noticed that my racquet seems to have a hairline crack. Is it OK to still string it? ...
Prince TeXtreme Tour 100T Review

Prince TeXtreme Tour 100T Review

Ryan Woodring
Prince is one of tennis' most iconic, well-known brands, but there's no doubt that they've had a bit of a rough go over the past few year...
Ask the Stringer: How Can I Stop My Cross String Starting Knot from Pulling Back through the Grommet?

Ask the Stringer: How Can I Stop My Cross String Starting Knot from Pulling Back through the Grommet?

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Q: I string my racquets two-piece and I've been having a lot of problems lately with my cross string starting knot pulling back through th...
Ask the Stringer: Should My Mains & Crosses Be Strung at the Same Tension?

Ask the Stringer: Should My Mains & Crosses Be Strung at the Same Tension?

Holabird Sports
Q: If I string using a hybrid, should my mains and crosses be strung at the same tension or can I use different tensions? A: This i...
Babolat Pure Strike Tennis Racquet Review

Babolat Pure Strike Tennis Racquet Review

Holabird Sports
When Babolat announced that they would be releasing an entirely new family of player-oriented racquets called Pure Strike, lots of people...
Ask the Stringer: Why Are My Crosses Wearing Out so Quickly?

Ask the Stringer: Why Are My Crosses Wearing Out so Quickly?

Holabird Sports
Q: The last few years I have mainly had my racquets restrung with hybrids — normally some kind of gut in the crosses and another material ...
Ask the Stringer: Where Should I Tie Off My Strings?

Ask the Stringer: Where Should I Tie Off My Strings?

Ryan Woodring
Q: Does it matter where you tie off your strings? I'm stringing my Head Prestige Pro and the racket has an indicator to tie the mains off ...
Ask the Stringer: Breaking Strings During Installation

Ask the Stringer: Breaking Strings During Installation

Holabird Sports
Q: Hello, I use an electric Gamma XES stringer, with RPM Blast 17 at 50lbs. About 10% of the time, the string will break when I am pulling...
Ask the Stringer: Are There Strings to Prevent Tennis Elbow?

Ask the Stringer: Are There Strings to Prevent Tennis Elbow?

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Q: I'm worried that I might be developing tennis elbow. Are there any strings that will help prevent tennis elbow or at least alleviate my...