The Definitive Guide to Stringing Polys and Co-polys

Okay students, time to take notes. Qualitative analysis of tennis message boards, tennis twitter accounts, facebook pages, blogs and various discussions has convinced me that the vast majority of stringers are not well versed in the nature of poly and co-poly strings.  As a result, many stringers, even those widely respected and much revered, do […]

The Golden Era of Polyester is Upon Us!

Back when I was growing up in the 70’s, I was thoroughly convinced I was living in the golden era of polyester.  Polyester leisure suits were all the rage.  They are what all the really cool dudes wore.  Me, my father, our minister, my band director and of course, Herb Tarlick from WKRP.  Polyester had […]

Stringing via the Jaycee Method…Why Bother?

Earlier this year we posted about our philosophical trip to Paris and our desire to adopt and utilize the stringing methods of John Elliot in our business.  In the process of making this commitment several core beliefs were challenged and had to be carefully examined.  We had to be open to the notion that the […]

Stringmeter: An Ode to Accuracy

The stringmeter is a much maligned and wildly misunderstood instrument that should be essential…ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL…for all stringers who are concerned about accuracy, consistency and quality in the string jobs they are producing.  It is also a useful tool for serious tennis players who want to monitor the tension loss of their strings so that they […]

Caring for Tennis Courts Following a Winter Storm

The January ice storm that hit Atlanta last week put a number of things into perspective.  The fear of not having enough food for the family or formula for the baby caused many Atlanta residents serious concern while others worried about the possible loss of power or how emergency vehicles might help were a fire to occur […]

A philosophical trip to Paris

We begin the new year by announcing to our friends and customers that after careful consideration and review we have decided to embark upon a philosophical journey to Paris, France.  Paris is the home of John Elliot, better know to tennis message board enthusiasts as “JayCeeParis.”  John, an accomplished stringer and leader in the development […]

2011 – Join us for more good stuff!

We want to offer a sincere and genuine thanks to our customers for a wonderful 2010.  Your ongoing support allows us to continue providing creative and innovative products for you to enjoy. In 2011 we fully expect to carry this tradition forward by promoting and growing our customer base for the many terrific Mauve Sports […]

Facebookin’!

For the past year we have been striving to optimize interactions with our customers.  Social media provides us with tools to accomplish this in ways that we hope are helpful. We strive to post at least one or two interesting and informative blog entries each month.  Through these entries we hope to share detailed information […]

Confessions of a reformed stringer

During the past several months a major epiphany has come to light.  I have been guilty, very guilty of stringing poly-based strings at a level of tension at which they can not offer optimal performance.  I have done this on my own racquets as well as the racquets of hundreds of customers.  It is only […]

WC Black5Edge – The World’s 1st “Poly-Plush” String

Many string companies will wait until key times in the tennis calendar to unveil new product offerings.  WeissCANNON’s new Black5Edge is being introduced to the tennis playing public at a rather unconventional time.  Why?  When a string is developed that generates unbridled praise and excitement that literally oozes from the pores of early playtesters; a […]

Textured Strings and Spin Production – – Our Analysis

Those Crawford Lindsey and Rod Cross fellas are at it again.  We give them credit for attempting to look take a strict quantitative look at the science of tennis.  Their studies and writings are always interesting, yet unfortunately in many cases, incomplete.  The major issue they face is that they edit out much of the […]

Sharing some email–A little MSV Luv!

Over the weekend we received an email testimonial for our much beloved MSV string products.  We enjoy receiving feedback and sometimes post it on our web site, sometimes we tweet it and every now and again we turn it into a quick blog entry.  Today we share it as a blog entry.  Enjoy! I just […]

Much Ado About Knotting

In our local stringing business we attempt to string with one piece whenever possible.  Stringing with a single piece of string allows us to complete the job with only needing to use 2 knots.  Fewer knots look better and tension loss is minimized.  There are exceptions where more that two knots are needed and these […]

Prolonging String Life

Today’s blog entry is simply a quick tip we picked up years ago.  When using synthetic gut strings, if you tend to break them in the center of the stringbed, this tip could help you! Breaks in the center of the string bed are caused from friction wear.  In order to reduce friction you can […]

Grody Gripage…There’s Fungus Among Us

One of the most disgusting aspects of being a professional stringer is having to deal with filthy overgrips that come attached to racquets for restringing.  I’m not talking about a little bit of wear, I am talking about full bore disgusting sweat-riddled, bacteria infested, stinking rotten overgrips. In the past we have blogged about the […]

The Baiardo Era Begins

Many local customers are acutely aware of  the health issues I have been facing.  I detail them today because they are a large part of my Baiardo story. In February 2009 I began suffering from neck and back pain.  The MRI revealed both arthritis and bulging discs in the C5/C6 areas of the upper back […]

Bitten and Smitten!

WeissCANNON is boldly introducing a string with the most interesting and exciting name in 2010, (and perhaps ever),  Mosquito Bite!  While the name is certain to garner a certain amount of attention, it is the performance that has players talking! After being on the market for approximately 2 weeks, the Mosquito Bite is leaving users […]

Signum Pro Micronite Reviewed

Signum Pro’s newest premium multifilament string, Micronite,  is receiving accolades that are quite frankly hard to fathom.  In August, Germany’s tennis magazine, reported results of a playtest conducted by a panel of high level tennis players with an expertise in tennis strings. The Signum Pro Micronite was named test winner against multifilament offerings from Babolat, […]

Signum Pro Synthetics – Tennis’ Best-Kept Equipment Secret

Several years ago the German Tennis Magazine conducted a playtest of new poly-based strings and named Signum Pro’s Poly Plasma as the Test Winner.  This past year, the same publication reviewed multifilament offerings and this time named the NEW Signum Pro Micronite as the Test Winner.  We were the first to introduce Poly Plasma to […]

Bringin’ Some Wood!

Guts and Glory Tennis is please to offer 3 unique handcrafted wooden tennis gifts for our customers.  Our new wooden tennis keychain, pictured to the left sells for a mere $4.50.  It is a sharp looking piece and the quality far exceeds the price for this great little item! Also, (not pictured) is a wooden […]