Toalson strings to be added to IART data base

April 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment

I am happy to announce that we have received quite a few strings to test from a company that many people may not be too familiar with. Toalson has been around since 1956 when they first appeared under the name of Toa Co, Ltd. My personal experience with Toa came when I began playing tennis many years ago with a string called Leoina 66 and my friend and constant hitting partner was the one stringing it. Now, after many years in the racquet sports business I can say unequivocally that Toalson produces some extremely high quality products and with great variety.

I recently contacted the company and requested strings to test and received the following sets:

  • Devil Spin 1.25mm & 1.30mm
  • Asterista Metal 1.27mm Rainbow Edition
  • Acestar 1.20mm hybrid specifically designed for junior player
  • HD Aster Poly 1.25mm & 1.30mm
  • Splagauge 1.25mm & 1.30mm
  • Poly Grande Pro Focus 1.25mm & 1.30mm
  • Poly Grande Laser 1.25mm & 1.30mm
  • T8 1.25mm & 1.30mm

I also plan to post up some results on actual play tests that I'll conduct with some of my junior players. There are some interesting poly strings here and I think it will be interesting to see what some of my harder hitting juniors think of the Toalson strings so stay tuned!

Filed Under: Industry News, Toalson

Why Two (2) Piece Stringing

April 17, 2018 by 7 Comments

The IART position is that a two (2) piece stringing is the preferred format.  Some racquet companies require two (2) piece with tie off's at the top and the first cross string starting at the top. Following is a brief explanation of this … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Consumers, Stringing, Tips

TOURNA Stringing machines – Discounted for GSS Alliance Members

April 15, 2018 by 1 Comment

  To all of the GSS Alliance members we have a special deal on the TOURNA stringing machines. I bet some of you thought that TOURNA only manufactured Tourna Grip … [Continue reading]

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Where do You Buy Your Racquet and Why?

April 12, 2018 by 2 Comments

I wrote this post a long time ago but I recently saw where a tennis store was closing after many years of service to the community.  I have NO idea if what I am writing about had anything to do with the closing but here it is: Making a tennis … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Business, Consumers, Position Statements

Wilson Ultra Tour V2.0

April 7, 2018 by Leave a Comment

The current Wilson line offers 6 models of their newly redesigned Ultra series frames with the Tour model definitely geared for advanced players. It starts with an 18x20 string pattern coupled with a nice narrow 21mm beam width. Our model tested out … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Racquet Reviews, Wilson

Parents & Junior Racquet Transitions

April 6, 2018 by Leave a Comment

If you're a parent with an aspiring junior player you have a lot on your plate and this post is particularly important if you're starting your kids off at a very early age. Making sure your player has the right equipment for every stage of their … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Consumers, Public, Racquets, Wilson

What Do You Expect?

April 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment

I see a lot of tennis racquets that come from any number of shops, online outlets, home stringers and others and I need to know what you, the customer, expect from the person you use for stringing and/or buy your racquets from. I see racquets that … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Consumers, Public, Stringing, Strings

Will Poor Stringing Save the Life of Polyester?

March 27, 2018 by 2 Comments

OK, here's the deal.  I have written about this several times and each time I decided that it was a waste of time, so it goes back into a file somewhere! The time is now that we really need to understand more about stringing as a consumer and what … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Stringing, Strings, Tension & Tension Loss, Tips, Tips

Where to Tie Off

March 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Stringing a tennis racquet using a hybrid format will require four (4) tie offs.  So where are are they going to be? When using a hybrid format, two different strings are involved, and one of those may be natural gut.  We are going to concentrate … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Stringing, Strings, Tips, Tips

Update on Wilson racquet reviews

March 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Not long ago I placed a post here indicating that I had several Wilson racquets on the way to test and review. Unfortunately, that parcel never arrived and we're still trying to get UPS to track it down. The good news however, is that the rep was in … [Continue reading]

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