# Summer Upgrade > Summer means upgrades: training is back, the courts are sunlit, and I have an elbow brace instead of a new racket. I just hope tennis elbow does not become a tradition. - Canonical page: https://shorin.me/en/blog/2025/06/letnee-obnovlenie/ - Page language: English - Published: 2025-06-09 - Tags: Hobby, Tennis, Sport - Russian version: https://shorin.me/blog/2025/06/letnee-obnovlenie/index.md Summer upgrade My regular handball training sessions with the [MSU](https://shorin.me/en/blog/2025/05/msu-vs-ranepa/index.md) team ended in May, and I had no [tennis](https://shorin.me/en/blog/2025/04/golevaya-peredacha/index.md) sessions at all that month. It left me feeling that something was missing – my body demanded physical exercise to complement all the intellectual activity. But everything passes, and sadly May is no exception 😢 Summer arrived, which meant our small group returned to regular training. But we did not simply return – we moved to a whole new level. Instead of a stuffy gym, we now practise on a beautiful outdoor court: sunshine, fresh air, greenery and even, you might say, water – a proper river runs alongside the court. My training partners bought new rackets for the new season. I still cannot decide exactly what kind of racket I need, so I keep borrowing different ones from the coach’s collection. In theory, a player of my build needs a heavier racket: it would give the ball the right momentum and improve my accuracy. But I find a heavy racket uncomfortable to play with. Particularly powerful shots send an unpleasant shock through my elbow – the condition known as “tennis elbow”. It is strange that after all these years I have never developed “handball player’s elbow” 🤓 So for now, my summer equipment upgrade consists of nothing more than an elbow brace. I have worn a similar brace on my knee for many years, and I strongly recommend it to everyone. I have no idea how, but the thing really works! I very much hope the elbow brace will work just as well. If it does, I will treat myself to a racket too! ## Media ## Original posts - LinkedIn: