Posts by Steve Johns

Bench testing a dozen top-shelf contenders across four weeks of punishing play—from pristine indoor facilities to gritty 90-degree asphalt courts—and filtering results through the distinct needs...

Evaluating the durability and on-court impact of thirty contender products, cross-referenced over ten intensive 5.0 match days—ranging from indoor composites to sun-baked outdoor asphalt—and...

Comparing the nuanced feel and long-term spin durability of twelve leading paddles, the sixty hours I logged across epoxy, asphalt, and indoor wood—used alternately by tricky dinkers, power...

The fogging, slippage, and distortion I experienced while driving my 4.5+ partners crazy during 60 hours of intense indoor and blistering outdoor testing—spanning humid Texas courts and arid desert...

The necessity of preserving paddle grit during a six-week competitive cycle—testing seven major abrasives across everything from humid outdoor asphalt doubles to dry indoor singles with players...

My rigorous five-week rotation, which spanned everything from high-wind outdoor courts to temperature-controlled indoor play with a roster of transitioning 3.0s and absolute novices, definitively...