ET Gear Reviews

Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power

Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power comes in four different versions. ALU Power 1.25 mm is the original version and still one of the most popular.  The composition is a copolymer with fluocarbon resin and aluminum fibers.   ALU Power Rough 1.25 mm has the same composition, but is textured to generate more spin.  I have been

Nike Air Court Ballistic 2.3

As we all know Rafael Nadal has been the hottest player on the men's tour in 2010, capturing the French Open and Wimbledon titles. Not only is he the hottest player on tour, he is the best mover around the court in the game. So that raises the question, what is the shoe of choice

Gear Review Update

Look for the review on the Nike Air Court Ballistic 2.3 shoe tomorrow night. Also look for a review on the Head YouTek Prestige racquet sometime this weekend. I was also looking for input from people on a racquet or strings they would like to see a review on, and I will see what I

Babolat RPM Blast String

Rafael Nadal is red hot off a second Wimbledon title and a fifth French Open title along with Babolat compatriot Francesca Schiavone taking home the French Open Women's singles title.  Many people have recently been asking about the black strings Rafa has been using.  The strings are a new copolyester called Babolat RPM Blast.  Many of

New Reviews Coming This Week!

I have been extensively playtesting some of the gear that helped Rafael Nadal win a fifth French Open Men's Singles Title. Look for reviews in a few days on the new Babolat RPM Blast string and the Nike Air Court Ballistic 2.3 shoe!

Wilson BLX Tour

In my last review I mentioned the new BLX technology Wilson is putting in their racquets. BLX uses fibers from the volcanic rock basalt to interweave with Karophite Black fibers to create great vibration reduction. Wilson claims this creates a racquet with perfect feel. Wilson improved one of their classics with BLX and created the

Wilson Pro Tour BLX

Wilson has recently come out with their newest line of racquets, which they are calling the BLX series. This line of racquets is already generating tremendous hype. A lot of this hype is because of the tour's newest young star, Juan Martin del Potro. Del Potro has been seen playing with one of the new

Luxilon Adrenaline

Luxilon strings are well known as some of the best, if not the best polyester strings available to tennis players today. Luxilon is the most popular brand of polyester strings on the ATP tour, as 70 percent of the pros on tour use them. Luxilon Big Banger is probably one of the company's most popular

New Wilson BLX Line to be released in January

There has been a lot of buzz in the tennis world about Wilson's new 2010 technology. There have been several teaser ads showing up with their new 20X logo. I heard today that the new Wilson BLX line will be officially released starting in January with the new 6.1 line. The new Pro Tour model

Quick Review: Volkl Cyclone 18

Those of you who have read my reviews and posts in the past might know that I am not a big fan of shaped strings. I have many time said that the string you use is not going to add spin to the ball, it is how you swing the racquet. It has also been

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