Tuesday, June 21, 2011

PGA Tour Superstore, Greenwood Village - Review

Following some good recommendations from our members Duane and Chai we decided to check out the newly opened PGA Tour Superstore in Greenwood Village at 9451 East Arapahoe Road,Greenwood Village,CO 80112.


It is by far the largest Tennis store in Denver offering a variety of Tennis racquets, shoes, apparel and accessories. They even have a full size Tennis court right in the store where they offer Tennis lessons and you can even pick up one of their several demo racquets and try it out for yourselves. In the few minutes I spent there, I was approached by at least two salesman (who I though were quite knowledgeable about Tennis) offering to help - which I thought was good. You'll be lucky to find some to talk to in the other big box stores, let alone finding someone who knows what they are talking about.

I did think the prices were on the higher side. I was looking for Babolat RPM Blast strings and they were selling them for almost $25. I decided to get mine from Golfsmith where I ended up paying $17. A difference of $8 for strings is a little too high. GameSetMatch charges $36 for both string and labor. Golfsmith also sells a 4 pack of Wilson high altitude balls for under $6, I couldn't find a similar deal in the PGA store. I did not try to find prices for other items, so the strings might have been an exception.

They also have other cool things like the Dartfish technology which can measure your swing and recommend tennis racquets based on that. Check out this page for more details - http://new.pgatss.com/Inside_Stores_Tennis.aspx

Here are some other details:
  • They do restringing for $12 ($15 at Golfsmith). You can also bring your own string and they'll hook you up. Typical turnaround time of 24 hours.
  • They also offer Tennis lessons at $35 for a 45 minute class - quite reasonable.
  • You can demo Tennis racquets for free for 2 days and there is a $2/day charge after that.
  • They also offer memberships for $45, which includes 3 free restringing jobs and other discounts.
We highly recommend paying them a visit and appreciate the fact that we have more choices when it comes to purchasing Tennis gear.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Spring 2011 Tennis League - Playoffs

A big thank you to all those who participated in the Spring league. After 80 matches being played over the last 2 and half months , the finalists have emerged. The playoffs start today (06/10/2011) and the draws are as follows:




 
Summer League Starts 07/01
The Summer league will kickoff on 07/01 and we are really looking forward to see you there. Existing members can sign up for the Summer league starting next week by logging into the site and going to the "My Profile" page. Once there click on the "Subscribe Me" button next to the information about Summer league. New members have already started signing up, so you can play some practice matches before the league begins.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Player Feature : Travis Stahle, Denver, CO


Name : Travis Stahle

City : Denver, CO

Member since : August, 2010

Originally from : Yuma, AZ

Education : Bachelors Degree in Entrepreneurship and Business Management, University of Arizona

Profession : Owner Epic Autos Colorado

Favorite Band : Metallica

Favorite Movie : The Boondock Saints

Playing Tennis since : Jr Year of High School when I maintained a perfect win-less season

Best result : 2010 Fall Playoffs

I like Flexible Tennis League because : The website is incredibly user friendly and the members are all interested solely in playing enjoyable tennis.

Things you may not know about me : I have experience with a number of different racquets due to my low tolerance for frustration and I only became decent at tennis when my wife kept beating me badly and routinely!!!

We will be featuring a new member each week. Please share your info with us - send an email to admin[at]flexibletennisleague[dot]com. We'd love to hear your feedback. Let us know what you think about this feature.