Pickleball, padel and tennis: what kit crosses over
Notes from the counter at Mason's Tennis in New York, NY. The same overgrips work across tennis, padel, pickleball, squash and badminton. Handle shapes differ, but the wrap itself does not care.
Choosing a tennis towel that survives the season
Notes from the counter at Mason's Tennis in New York, NY. Microfibre absorbs more per gram and dries far faster, which matters if the towel lives in a bag. Cotton feels better on the
Vibration dampeners: what they do and do not do
Notes from the counter at Mason's Tennis in New York, NY. A dampener sits between the main strings below the cross strings and reduces the ringing sound of the string bed. It does very
Why your grip slips, and the fixes that work
Notes from the counter at Mason's Tennis in New York, NY. Grips also slip because they are old and polished, because sunscreen has transferred onto them, or because the overgrip was wrapped with uneven
Overgrip versus replacement grip: which one you actually need
Notes from the counter at Mason's Tennis in New York, NY. A replacement grip is the base layer that sits directly on the handle bevels. An overgrip is a thin tacky wrap applied on