Most all club players never use singles sticks when they play non-tournament singles matches; but face them when playing tournaments. A reader asks, are they obsolete or traditional?A Reader’s Question“George,Most tournaments use a ‘doubles’ net with singles sticks.

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There are precious few ‘singles’ nets on courts in the world and in recreational play we all use a doubles net with no sticks for singles play. I do not see why the singles net height should effectively be lowered in a few years by removing singles stakes when the net posts are set at doubles width. It would help down the line slice shots and be more “convenient” but I am old enough to resist change without a compelling reason.When I am healthy enough to compete in singles, I bring singles stakes with me for practice matches so no difference when playing tournaments.

If you have singles ambition, that is a small part of what you can do to give yourself the best chance for success.Winder, you are a rare breed (in many ways)! Thanks, george. I don’t mind singles sticks when they are there. They take a few games to get used to but then I forget they are present. However, one thing that drives me crazy is singles courts.

I absolutely hate them. Such courts do not need singles sticks because the net posts are placed where the sticks would be and there are no alleys.There is something visually about a tennis court that has no alleys that really screws up my brain. I tend miss a lot of balls that are near the sidelines on such a court because, I think, my mind is so used to seeing a doubles alley that I get disconcerted when it is not there.

I also have a lot more trouble judging the distance to the opposite sideline when hitting cross court shots on a singles court. I tend to hit the crosscourt balls too shallow (therefore into the net) or way too wide.One tournament match against a guy that I had easily beaten on a regular court with singles sticks a week earlier, but our second match in a different tournament was on a singles-only court. I virtually gave the match away with unforced errors because the court bothered me so much. I then trounced him in the very next tournament on a regular court with doubles alleys and singles sticks.If I played on singles courts more often they would not bother me so much. Fortunately they are rare.Marty, i feel the same way and some tournaments now don’t sweep the lines; and that bothers my visual as well.

Thanks, george. Downwell. George, it’s interesting to me that, coincidentally, you are discussing this topic in your blog today as I noticed that there were no singles sticks used at the US Open. I brought this to the attention of a few friends. It puzzled us. I suggested that perhaps the Mercedes logos which were placed on the nets somehow served that function.

Anybody know?Alan, i believe, as the writer indicated, they were not using a “doubles net” (that had its posts on the outside doubles line); but were using a “singles net”, with the post where the sticks would be. Check it out and let us know.