Posts by Steve Johns

Testing revealed that the metrics of breathability and range of motion shift drastically between a power player's third-shot drive and a finesse player's dink exchange; this level of scrutiny,...

Comparing kinetic mapping, ventilation effectiveness, and four solid weeks of competitive pressure—spanning everything from humid Florida courts to cold-start PNW dawn matches—I deliberately...

Six weeks of brutal tournament prep, cycling through 10 contenders with my 4.5 DUPR partners on everything from pristine courts to gritty asphalt, confirmed one critical finding: the true measure of...

Subjecting seventeen market-leading portable net systems to four weeks of brutal, high-impact 4.5 DUPR doubles testing—on both flawless concrete and frustratingly uneven grass courts—revealed...

Having spent 50 hours relentlessly drilling and challenging seven top models with heavy topspin and hard drives—from the punishing heat of midday asphalt to the slippery dew of cracked concrete...

Maintaining a regulation 34-inch centerline during six weeks of brutal transition testing—alternating between 4.5+ competitive drills on hot asphalt and beginner lessons on uneven, windy...