Something new…

A few weeks ago we purchased a FLiP video camera so that we could take video of interesting products and situations we run across in our daily work.  Yesterday we had a few moments so we shot a cheesy video of a problem we found with a Prince Speedport Red.  We had not run across […]

Poly-based hybrids for junior players

Over at Grand Slam Stringers there is a discussion thread (Vanilla hybrids for juniors) that has rendered me a bit bewildered. I choose not to post there  because I am obviously going to recommend strings we carry.  My fear is my post  may be perceived as one with ulterior motives when in reality it is […]

Spiraling cost of tennis strings.

The cost of tennis strings is escalating rapidly.  Wilson is leading the way.  Most of their products as well as the Luxilon products they market are spiraling upwards.  Following them recently is Babolat who increased the cost of natural gut offerings to a staggering $41.95 per set.  I am not sure if it is quite […]

WeissCANNON TurboTwist

We are currently conducting local playtests with WeissCANNON’s newest poly-based string, TurboTwist. This 1.18mm string features an innovative construction that has been patented. The manufacturer claims it will take poly-based strings to an entirely different level. We are excited to hit with it. We are told this poly-based string offers the highest amount of controllable […]

What do terms “poly” and “copoly” really mean?

For those who have been following us for years, you may have made use of our “Racquety-Yak” Message Board.  With the advent of the “Racquety-Yak” Blog, we have found discussion board participation declining, even though views have increased.  In a decision designed to better serve the needs of our users by consolidating information and also […]

New MSV Multi

The newest MSV product, Soft-Control, has just hit the US shores and is available to you at an introductory price of $11.90 from Guts and Glory Tennis. This particular string offers a unique construction, specifically designed to offer the comfort of traditional premium multis with the bonus of added control. Players who enjoy crisp playing […]

$25.00 well spent

Last fall I made a purchase on a whim. Turns out it was the most pleasurable $25.00 ever spent. I had strung for years on a thin mat covered by carpet. I thought all was well. Then one day I decided I wanted more cushioning. Sure I could wear crocs, but since I prefer to […]

The wonders of natural gut

Playing with natural gut is for many, the ultimate tennis experience. The power, feel, ball pocketing, liveliness are the properties that many synthetics (excepting poly-based strings) attempt to emulate. Natural gut is extremely resilient and there is probably nothing better at absorbing shock which makes it ideal for those with a tendency toward tennis elbow. […]

String Stiffness and Tension Loss

In what could very well become our most blasphemous and controversial blog entry to date, we finally respond in a public way to one of the most common questions we receive. “Why doesn’t the USRSA include the MSV and WeissCANNON strings in their annual String Selector Map?” The short and direct response is because we […]

Lessons learned from landscapers

Two days ago was the first time in 16 years of home ownership that I hired a landscaper to do anything in my lawn other than treat for weeds. Until that time I did my own mowing, edging, pruning, blowing etcetera. Because all of our customers have been so good to us and have been […]

First again!

Guts and Glory Tennis is thrilled to unveil a new string product that will absolutely revolutionize the entire industry. For the past 5 years, Dr. Lars Lufferington, a Swedish chemist and engineer, has dedicated his life and family fortune to the pursuit and development of what he proudly calls “the greatest tennis string in the […]

1/2 Sets now available + Look what we found.

We’re cleaning our shop and have come across many reels that contain 20′ or more of string, but not the full 40′. Rather than recycle or keep it laying around we’d rather make it available to our online customers who may wish to put it to use. We are currently selling MSV Focus and Focus […]

What a week! – We coined the term “Tennis Tweetspot”

It’s been a whirlwind. We have set up our Twitter account and are tweeting away, but apparently many of our customers are not yet into the whole Twitter scene. We believe the content of our tweets may be interesting to our serious customers and thus have added our TWEETS to this very blog!!! The 5 […]

Tweet with us!

Hey kidos! We are now on Twitter. If you are an active twitterer, please follow us. We will tweet each time a new blog entry is added. We will keep our followers abreast of new products as they arrive. If we generate a good number of followers we will tweet about secret sales and much, […]

Get a Grip!

It can be successfully argued that the grip is the most neglected piece of equipment in tennis.  It’s absolutely true. Improperly sized racquet grips can lead to racquet twisting and potentially an arm injury. Excessively worn and tattered grips can also lead to racquet twisting and arm injury, not to mention an annoying discomfort.  Why […]

Price war? Okay, we’re in!

(Please hum the Theme from Rocky as you read this post!) As indicated in a blog entry made earlier today, Topspin Tennis requested that we raise the price on the new Topspin Pure Concept because another US distributor complained our retail was too low for the product.  Shortly after raising our prices we received a […]

Email updates now available!

For those of you not wanting to miss any exciting updates, especially the “Secret Sales,” we invite you to subscribe to our blog. Earlier in the day we had a customer contact us and asked “how can I be notified via email when your blog is updated?” We did some checking and located a free […]

Dear Prince…

I realize that I have been hard on you, leveraging some fairly significant criticisms in recent blog entries. The purpose of today’s post is to issue a KUDO. That’s right, I am about to say something nice. Today I examined the new EXO3 Classic for the first time. It appears as if the channels on […]

Just Bend Over.

I can’t even begin to describe how frequently I see this particular wear pattern on the headguard of racquets. Most frequently it is observed on the frames of junior players. I suspect if you are a racquet stringer you have seen it too. In my shop I have several juniors who regularly wear through the […]

Design flaw, incompetence or conspiracy at Prince?

Sometimes you just have to wonder. Prince, claiming to be the company to produce the most technologically advanced racquets on the planet seems to continually fall short. In previous years technologies that were not ready for prime time were rushed to the market. The grommetless Air series is an example. Strings shanking all over the […]