Saturday, August 25, 2007

The Operation Doubles Connection - August Issue

I haven't been posting much lately, but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy. You'll see a bunch of new stuff at the Main Website.

This month's issue of The Operation Doubles Connection, the free monthly newsletter of OperationDoubles.com is online, and it supplies links to the new material.

WHAT'S IN THIS ISSUE
· What's New at Operation Doubles
· Featured Tennis Website of the Month
· This Month's Tennis Quiz
· This Month's Q & A
· This Month's Shot-Making Tip

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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Quality Control of Rackets Made in China

Nawin Singh over at the Regentville Tennis Blog does nice racket reviews. He has a particularly interesting story today.

Normally the problem in the Far East is conterfeit and pirated rackets. (Now we know why the price is so high and why we keep hearing government officials drop heavy hints about the "rule of law" being good for business and prosperity).

Nawin has often warned against the inferior quality of the counterfeits. But today he writes also...

Let's face it, most of the major tennis racquet brands and models are made in China. In the past, Chinese products have been known for being shoddy and have very poor standards of quality control.

Then he goes on to relate the differences between two legitmate Wilson K Six One 95's. See what he found, and catch the awesome photography.

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Friday, August 10, 2007

The First Thing to Know about Playing Tennis Doubles

The August issue of Tennis Life Magazine features an instructional article by me entitled on "The First thing to Know About Playing Doubles." If you can't find it at your local newsstand, you can purchase a copy or a subscription online.


Not that it's the most important thing in this issue :)

Don't miss the tribute to Pete Sampras on his induction into the Hall of Fame, with an exclusive interview and articles by Bud Collins and Tom Gullickson.

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Thursday, August 09, 2007

How to Play Tennis - Beginner's Getting Started Guide

There's a new series of lessons on the main website - a getting started guide for tennis beginners.

How to Play Tennis - Beginner's Getting Started Guide
It offers free video lessons for beginners on the basic grips, the Ready Position, the basic forehand, backhand, two-handed backhand, serve, volley, lob, and overhead. In addition it introduces beginners to playing the percentages and the first three things to know about playing doubles. The Beginner's Getting Started Guide rounds out this introduction to tennis with the following articles:



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