Tennis Gear

For most of tennis history, rackets were made of wooden frames with netting stretched across the middle. In the 1970s, aluminum frames became popular and then composite frames with synthetic string. There are several tennis racket design characteristics that a consumer should know about before making a purchase. These are explained on this site. There are also links to tennis manufacturers and to other tennis information, including the National Library of Medicine's page on tennis elbow. - [Read more]