I’ve recently come across 3 interesting articles which scientifically approach the game of tennis and how our brain and eyes work when playing the game.

The first study found out that “found that tennis players are often better than the rest of us at certain time-related, perceptual skills, such as speed discrimination.”

Which of course makes sense since tennis players have to constantly watch a fast moving ball and very quickly calculate the trajectory of its flight in order to make a good contact with the racquet.

There were seven different tests and skilled tennis players did really well on most of them compared to non-tennis participants. You can read the full article by following this link.

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Prof. Don Mueller is an expert on ambidextrous tennis and perhaps he can show you an alternative to your weak backhand. (besides many other benefits of playing two forehands)

I’ve had a few experiences with “double-forehand” tennis players in the past too.

I saw a couple of club players doing their best with ambidextrous tennis but later I met a well known writer Dan Millman through my friend Brent Zeller.

Dan told me, that he plays tennis ambidextrously and that there are not only physiological benefits of that but also mental. He said that playing two forehands “balances” his mind.

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If you are looking for quality tennis equipment take a look at Tennis Experts online store.

Tennis-Experts.com was created by Chris Lewis, a 1983 Wimbledon finalist so rest assured that the owner knows a lot about tennis and what equipment is best for you.

The main categories on the website are Racquets, Shoes, Bags, Strings, Accessories, Juniors and Other Items and each of them expands into another submenu.

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There is a new tennis blog in the blogosphere: Rackets And Balls.

Erica Beck, the writer behind it says she is in love with tennis and it shows.

This blog is a great collection of tennis news, interesting posts and thoughts from Erica related to tennis.

Although the blog is only two months old I can see the passion Erica puts behind so I recommend your subscribe to the blog’s feed to stay in touch with the latest on the tennis scene.

Rackets And Balls is one of the b5 media’s sports blogs and if you like to stay in touch with other sports like NBA, Nascar, NFL and others, you’ll find links to them on the right side column.

The story of how I learned more about the non-competitive approach in tennis started in the summer of 2003, when Brent Zeller, a tennis coach from Marin County and author of www.effortlesstennis.com invited me to come over to USA and learn more about his method of teaching tennis.

I spent one month with Brent watching him teach tennis to juniors and adults in private and group lessons.

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If you are considering getting a new Wilson K Six One 95 tennis racket, you might want to check what Nawin found out on his Regentville tennis blog.

Here’s a picture that says more than thousand words.

Nawin bought two Wilson K Six One tennis racquets a month apart and discovered that there some differences in weight distribution, where logo is printed on the racquet head and even the grip size felt different.

I personally haven’t used this racquet and prefer Head models, but if you are one of the Wilson fans, check out Nawin’s article about Wilson K Six One 95 differences.

And if you’re looking for an online store which sells tennis equipment, then check Tennis Equipment USA. They sell discounted tennis windscreens, posts, and nets. They also offer secure online shopping, 7-day a week customer service and direct home delivery.

I will review and recommend some tennis sites that I come across in my tennis web surfing and hopefully save you some time and guide you to best online tennis websites.

Let’s start with OperationDoubles.com, which is primarily geared towards tennis doubles strategy and tactics.

Kathy Krajco, the webmaster of this site, has recently started to add more tennis instruction articles with clear and concise explanations of different strokes, tactics and mental tips.

This complements the strategy part of her tennis site well, since it helps you understand how to play tennis as well as how to hit a top spin serve and other strokes.

I read her Strategy Guide ebook for tennis doubles and can say without a doubt that this is the most comprehensive ebook on tennis doubles I ever read.

If you are serious about your doubles game, then don’t miss this ebook.

If on the other hand you are looking for some quick tennis tips, I found the perfect article for that on her website:

66 Tennis Tips and Your Tennis Tip for Today