Racket Doctor

03/14/07

Worth the drive

by jenniferhilary at Citysearch

My first cue that this was the place to be was the constant flow of obviously serious tennis players. The Racket Doctor is cutely themed, with super-friendly, very helpful and extremely knowledgeable staff wearing hospital scrubs denoting their area of specialty or service. A one-time regular tennis player, I hadn't bought a new racquet in several years and things have changed a lot! However, I received a ton of information about several different racquets (and of which I could have taken out for a demo) and purchased one. While it was being strung (in less than 20 minutes), I browsed the reasonable selection of attire and bought two skirts and several cans of yellow-felt-covered bouncy things (this site won't let me use the obvious word!) for substantially less than I might have at some sports superstore. Ample parking. Great experience.

• Pros: racquet and accessories selection; great staff; great prices, parking
• Cons: apparel not terribly well merchandised, okay selection