A closer look

Special Reports

Deeper explorations of racket sport ideas.

Four recreational racket-sport players together with squash, table tennis, tennis and padel equipment
Special Report · DEMO-SR01

Demo Special Report: Playing together

A short structural sample for a future deeper guide.

Special Report · SR01

Special Report: The Racket Is Not the Player

A multisport history of how racket technology evolved—and a player-centered guide to what those changes mean for professionals and amateurs.

Special Report · SR02

Shoes: The Equipment Between the Player and the Court

How movement, fit and court surface determine which shoes can cross between racket sports—and when specialization is worth it.

Special Report · SR06

One Sport Leads to Another

What happens when experienced racket players become beginners again, what really transfers between sports, and how another game can become a new sporting home.