Signum Pro – new string offerings

Earlier this year Signum Pro unveiled three new string products.  Two of those will be available to US customers for the first time beginning next week, the Hyperion and the Tornado.  We have received nearly weekly requests asking about these products and they are finally available. At first these products will be available in a […]

New tennis gifts arriving soon!

Earlier this summer we successfully located several exciting new tennis gifts to add to our lineup.  Gifts sell well throughout the year, but particularly well as we get closer to the winter holiday season.   It is difficult to locate tennis related gift products and we believe our collection is as fun, unique and interesting as […]

Getting a Grip on Overgrips

This is admittedly going to be a disjointed blog entry.  Had a conversation over the weekend with a customer in which we touched on the topic of overgrips.  I have several random thoughts that are difficult to thread together nicely, but nonetheless they may be of interest and/or assistance to some of our readers. Why […]

Keeping the machine in “tip-top” form

Ever walk into those big box sporting good stores or even the local tennis club and take a look at the machine?  In many instances you will notice an untidy appearance.  This can be indicative of them not being routinely cleaned and maintained. Each week our machine gets at least 2 thorough cleanings.  Keeping the […]

Frogg Togg Chilly Pad Review

Follow the link to a consumer action review conducted by Fox 8 News. Frogg Togg Chilly Pad by Fox 8 News. Frogg Toggs are available through our web site and selling like hotcakes!  You gotta have one!

SomeBunny Cares – – We do!

At Guts and Glory Tennis we fully understand and appreciate the challenges the current economy can place upon families.  Each Thursday the local paper publishes hundreds of foreclosures from our local county alone.  It is very humbling and drives home the point that many of our neighbors and friends are feeling the economic pinch in […]

More on Hybrid Crosses

One of our more popular posts with readers of this blog is our entry on selecting cross strings for hybrids with poly-based mains.  While the content of that posting remains accurate, we would like to add a new perspective we did not have when the entry was written and posted over a year ago. Recently […]

Special Orders

If you have played with the POG, can describe Imperial gut or know what a Yamaha Secret is, chances are very good you are of the age to remember the old Burger King jingle, “Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce…special orders don’t upset us…all we ask is that you let us serve it your way!” […]

Proposed service modifications

In an effort to maintain a high degree of efficiency with serving our customers we are forced to consider altering some of our current practices.  These modifications will allow us to maintain our low prices.  At the same time, we want our customers to remain satisfied.  We are blogging about this in an effort to […]

Gauges – Our guide (The REAL Story)

There is much confusion about the gauges of tennis strings as well as current conventions. This blog entry seeks to clarify the standards used at Guts and Glory Tennis while providing a general overview of current status. First off, the gauge of a tennis string refers to the diameter or thickness of the string. There […]

Bluetooth to cure tennis elbow?

The concept sounds kind of wild, doesn’t it? However, upon closer examination, maybe it isn’t so far fetched…if viewed in the correct context. Ultimately when tennis players experience elbow tenderness, the initial action to take is to look for and hypothesize the actual cause. In some cases the cause can be technique related. In others, […]

MSV Packaging…What’s up with that???

Several customers may have noticed that the packaging for some of the recent sets of MSV strings has changed recently.  Unfortunately this is causing puzzlement and confusion among some of our customers.  Inquiring minds want to know “What’s up with it?”  So that is exactly what this blog entry is designed to address. First, it […]

Follow us…save $$$

Free Shipping.  $5.00 off.  $10.00 off.  $15.00 off. $30.00 off.    Tell me how! Over the past several weeks customers who are following our tweets have benefited from spur of the moment sales that we refer to as “Twitter Specials” on our tennis string products.  These sales are unannounced, (heck we do not even know when […]

WeissCANNON Turbotwist – Initial review

So who really cares if the coil memory of this product makes the installation process take a couple minutes longer??? It is soooo worth it!!!! The performance of the new WeissCANNON Turbotwist is shockingly good. It not only exceeded, it SHATTERED all reasonable expectations. This string clearly possesses all of the potential to be brobdingnagian, […]

MxD Season – some random thoughts to share.

It’s almost here. MxD season is about to begin in Atlanta’s premiere doubles league, ALTA. Many of my like-gender friends do not look forward to MxD, but I do. I may go so far as to say I enjoy it even more than men’s doubles. Why? Well, the food at the matches takes a huge […]

WeissCANNON 6StarString – early rumblings

The WeissCANNON 6StarString has yet to officially hit the US shores and already it is one of the most popular email subjects appearing in the ol’ inbox. Here are some tidbits for the curious. 1. We have two samples out and being playtested. Both in hybrids. We have identified a full-set playtester, but need the […]

Spider Silk – The Future of Tennis Strings?

Here’s an interesting bit we ran across while surfing the web. Recent laboratory innovations have allowed scientists to clone spider silk. Bioengineered spider silk is said to be strong as steel, yet flexible at the same time. The article from a Tufts University journal (see link below) states that possible applications include use in sporting […]

May I have your attention please?

Remember listening to the morning announcements in school throughout the years? Well, I was one of the students who was lucky enough to read the morning announcements.  Typically they consisted of a platter of information to keep the students informed and updated.  Today’s blog entry is just that, some announcements for our customers. 1.  As […]

Reducing and Eliminating Tennis String Movement

Broccoli. A newlywed’s cooking. The swine flu. Serena after a loss. A root canal. Potholes. Jelena on a bad hair day. String movement. The Jimmy Fallon Show. What do each of the above have in common? They are all things that many of us dislike and strive to avoid. While each of us can manage […]

Dear Manny…

Dear Manny, Thank you for taking time to visit our blog site. We understand for the next couple of months you will be seeking some sort of diversion until you can return to the diamond. We have a suggestion for you. Why not join our owner and founder, John, for some tennis doubles action? There […]