What Tension??? Grumble…grumble…grumble…

Normally mild-mannered and benevolent, even the most patient of us have our pressure points. While I truly enjoy helping customers via our blog, message boards, direct email communication and telephone calls, there is one question that makes me grumpy. One question that is difficult to wrestle with. In short, it’s a bear of a question […]

Celebrity Customers???

This holiday shopping season has generated some interesting orders for Guts and Glory Tennis. We have filled orders for one known celebrity and suspected others. For grins and giggles we thought we would share a list of our suspected and confirmed celebrity clientele. 1. We received an order from an S. Graf using a Las […]

Our Inventory = Another HUGE Advantage

The other day we were asked why we provide so many string offerings to our customers?  The answer is simple.  Customers have different preferences and needs and we want to be equipped to meet these needs in the best manner possible.  Many local stringers and stores have core offerings consisting of basic string types.  These […]

Explosiv! – Providing an update and debunking a myth

– The WeissCANNON Explosiv! continues to astound us via our extended playtest. Please take a minute to view the amazing results by scrolling down a few listings or following this link. – A few weeks ago we posted that Explosiv! was encountering a worldwide shortage. As of this posting a new batch has been produced […]

Are the “Big Boys” really better?

Earlier today we noted that a well-known tennis message board had a post concerning the new WeissCANNON Explosiv!, which Guts and Glory Tennis has introduced to the USA. The post read, “Any updates on the release date of these strings? I would much rather spend my money at <SNIP> than at some random internet site. […]

Secret Sale!

Our Secret Sales Program is pleased to offer the new MSV Focus EVO reels in the gold color.  The regular price of the reels is $84.90 and they are being offered for a limited time for the low sales price of just $60.90.  The MSV Focus EVO comes in the following gauges, 16 (1.30mm),  17 […]

WeissCANNON Explosiv! – Playtest Update

Our ongoing playtest with the WeissCANNON Explosiv! continues. In this blog entry we will share with you the actual chronology of our initial test set. We have chosen to do this because the results have literally blown our socks off. Please note we also have additional playtesters who have begun to test for durability in […]

WeissCANNON Explosiv!- Freakishly Good.

Early reviews from the newest offering from WeissCANNON Explosiv! reveal the string is not only a top-quality multi, but it is literally a freak of nature! In all our years of playtesting we have never been as surprised by the performance of a string as we have been with the new Explosiv!. We came into […]

Now Playing…

The newest offerings from WeissCANNON arrived yesterday and we will begin playtesting this week. The first is generating a great deal of excitement at Guts and Glory Tennis. It is a brand new multifilament. Constructed with over 1000 ultra thin, high elastic fibers and a special resin coating. We are hoping this string will provide […]

Free Pick-up & Delivery – Local Customers

Save gas and money!!! Guts and Glory Tennis has always offered FREE racquet pick-up and delivery services for the convenience of our customers. With the outrageous cost of fuel, these services are now more valuable than ever. We can help our local customers save $$$ on your racquet stringing. With other services customers will drive […]

Congratulations A3 City Champions!

Did you know my wife is a tennis hero? It is absolutely true. Read on… Congratulations to the A3 ALTA City Champions! What a thrilling City Finals event and unlikely playoff run for this group of terrific players from Montvale Swim and Racquet Club. The unlikely journey began because depending on the number of divisions, […]

The Quintessential Guide to Copoly Tennis Strings

This is the first part of a series of blog entries designed to share thoughts about the new equipment paradigm that is radically shaping the tennis landscape. There are many myths that need to be addressed and we will attempt to provide a through overview and address many issues, myths and questions concerning these strings. […]

Prince Recoil – The “Real” Deal

Okay…our blog readers may have noted a twinge of doubt and sarcasm in our previous post concerning the new Prince Recoil string. We were skeptics, especially given the price. However, we now have additional experience with this string, more notably, our customers have experience with this string and it has impressed us beyond our wildest […]

Copoly Hybrids – How to Choose a Cross String

Each week we receive questions from customers seeking advice about hybrid string setups, specifically with poly-based strings. This post seeks to provide a general guide to those who are considering a poly-based hybrid. Generally the first decision to make is whether to use the poly-based strings as the main or the cross. The answer to […]

WeissCANNON = High Grade

Last week we had several conversations with customers describing the difference between premium copoly strings and their lesser cost counterparts. Of course, WeissCANNON is one of the brands we carry and it clearly resides in the category of premium copolymer. But what does this really mean and how is it any different? First, it is […]

Our stringing Kung Fu is very strong!

Bear in mind, stringing customers who venture outside of the friendly confines of Guts and Glory Tennis seem to always find their way home. Just this week we had 3 former customers confess to going elsewhere for racquet stringing. Saving a few $’s by giving their racquets to an independent local basement stringer, literally stringing […]

Stringing from afar…

Guts and Glory Tennis provides custom stringing services via mail for customers who do not reside in our service area. We have a number of customers throughout the continental USA who choose to use our services. Many of our customers using this service are badminton players while another group are those seeking a stringer for […]

LaserFibre Phenom Update

Many local customers know we are currently sold out of LaserFibre Supernatural Gut Phenom XRC in 16 and 17 gauge.  We appreciate your patience and want you to know we have spoken with LaserFibre to determine the delivery date.  The strings are currently being laser treated which is a process that is done in the […]

New Products Arrive

The following new items are now available. MSV Focus Hex, one of our best-selling copoly strings, is now available in a new thicker/more durable diameter, 1.28mm, which equates to a guage of 16L. Currently this product is only available in white. We expect to have it available in white, black and red in early June. […]

On the Horizon…

Several of our customers have contacted us recently inquiring about the newest, latest and greatest.  We are known for being the first to introduce new string products to the USA.  Indeed we have been the first to introduce many outstanding string products.  As a result, we are continually receiving samples for playtesting.  To be honest, […]