Went from 55lb to 48lb to 59lb. As my game developed I realized that I naturally am stronger so what I lacked was control (e.g. most of my faulty shots would go out of the baseline). Shifted slowly over to 59lb with full polys (RPM blast) and that helped me achieve a more consistent and deep shot. This video is definitely a great lesson in finding your ideal tension and remember as you age and change in your body shape you will have to adjust you tension to fit your current self. Thank you for the informative video! I really enjoy all your lessons!
I'm currently using the Babolat Aero 2019 racket and the RPM blast 17/125 strings. then use the main and cross tension of 55 lbs, but I feel that with such a pull it lacks power and the ball falls too close and sometimes it doesn't cross the net, my plan is to lower it to a tension of 48 lbs
We would recommend not lowering the tension by quite that much at once. If you feel like your balls are very short on average try lowering the tension by about 3 to 4 pounds. That will still represent quite a significant change. Reason for this recommendation is that it will be much harder to control if you lower the tension by 7 pounds all of a sudden. If those 3 or 4 pounds still don't give you the desired depth make further adjustments from there. :)
Hello. I wonder, if i struggle to pass the ball over the net, i succeed to put the ball in the serve line...I want to put deeper, close to baseline! My racket is 24/24.Pure drive 100, 2022 Its enaugh string tension? To go close to baseline ? Need to be softer or harder tension? Can you enlighten me? Thanx !
I’m a kid that’s played only two years but am getting it into it more. What racket should I consider, I am thinking of the head radical MP tennis racket.
We'll make a video about the ideal racket by player type soon. To give you a short answer, it kind of depends how you play. Generally speaking, certain racket characteristics give the racket certain abilities. To name a few, a thicker frame, less mains and crosses and bigger surface area (which means bigger head size) make a racket more forgiving by making the sweet spot bigger. The other way around would make the sweet spot smaller. A smaller sweet spot means that these rackets are usually better for very clean hitters and should be avoided by players who tend to frame more shots and hit the majority of their shots outside of the sweet spot. Heavier rackets give more power but are harder to wield which can cause injuries in untrained players or simply make your shots less powerful because you are not strong enough to swing it fast. There is a bit more to all of this but it would take too long of a message to explain everything. If you want to know more about it wait for our video ;)
Great advice. Question: is it ok to put the same tension on both mains and crosses if you’re using the same string as a full bed? I’m using Luxilon Alu Power 16L and my stringer puts the crosses 1 kg lower and it feels still like a bit of a trampoline even though I’m using a Head PT10 (89.5 sq inch head) at 21/20 kgs. Thanks! I want to go to 23/23 and feel it tighter and much more control as I hit hard and the balls still go a bit long
You can absolutely use the same tension on both, the mains and the crosses. Using different tensions does not really do much for you if you string with two knots (meaning one uninterrupted set of string for both, mains and crosses). It usually evens out rather quickly anyway. Stringing with a lower tension on the crosses is usually used for people that string with four knots (either the same type of strings or a hybrid string job).
Not necessarily good advice. You might want to improve your technique. If you are hitting long there is a good chance your racquet face is open on contact.
It's hard for us to determine why that's the case without knowing more about the case... Here are some things that could be a reason for what you're describing: You could be playing with two different rackets that have vastly different playing characteristics, you could be using different strings, the racket with lower string tension could have been restrung more recently than the racket with higher string tension (which would mean that the higher string tension racket lost a lot of its tension since it was last restrung which in turn means that it is now the racket with the lower tension), or one of the rackets could simply be a lot older than the other one which causes a slight loss in playability all around. If you are trying to figure out the exact reason, make a test in which you account for all differences and try to even them all out so the only difference between the two rackets is really the string tension. In that case, the lower tension racket should cause the ball to go further than the higher string tension racket.
@@revolutionarymotion4161 thank you! I think I understand more after playing again today and playing against someone else. The strings are a major difference!
Love the comment! :D We assume your backhand is worse than your forehand? In that case, get the backhand up to par (talking about the technique here) and then increase the tension ;)
Incorrect explanation. Control is not associated with power. It has to do with the direction of the ball as it bounces out. With tight strings, the racket is like a wooden board. Almost perfect "reflection" of the ball as it bounces off. With looser strings, the ball pockets, and there is no direct reflection, the outward direction varies. If control depended on power, the problem with looser strings would be easily solvable by closing the face of the racket a bit. Yet this is not the case.
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Went from 55lb to 48lb to 59lb. As my game developed I realized that I naturally am stronger so what I lacked was control (e.g. most of my faulty shots would go out of the baseline). Shifted slowly over to 59lb with full polys (RPM blast) and that helped me achieve a more consistent and deep shot. This video is definitely a great lesson in finding your ideal tension and remember as you age and change in your body shape you will have to adjust you tension to fit your current self.
Thank you for the informative video! I really enjoy all your lessons!
Helpful video! Thank you.
I'm currently using the Babolat Aero 2019 racket and the RPM blast 17/125 strings. then use the main and cross tension of 55 lbs, but I feel that with such a pull it lacks power and the ball falls too close and sometimes it doesn't cross the net, my plan is to lower it to a tension of 48 lbs
We would recommend not lowering the tension by quite that much at once. If you feel like your balls are very short on average try lowering the tension by about 3 to 4 pounds. That will still represent quite a significant change. Reason for this recommendation is that it will be much harder to control if you lower the tension by 7 pounds all of a sudden. If those 3 or 4 pounds still don't give you the desired depth make further adjustments from there. :)
Hello. I wonder, if i struggle to pass the ball over the net, i succeed to put the ball in the serve line...I want to put deeper, close to baseline! My racket is 24/24.Pure drive 100, 2022 Its enaugh string tension? To go close to baseline ? Need to be softer or harder tension? Can you enlighten me? Thanx !
I’m a kid that’s played only two years but am getting it into it more. What racket should I consider, I am thinking of the head radical MP tennis racket.
We'll make a video about the ideal racket by player type soon. To give you a short answer, it kind of depends how you play. Generally speaking, certain racket characteristics give the racket certain abilities. To name a few, a thicker frame, less mains and crosses and bigger surface area (which means bigger head size) make a racket more forgiving by making the sweet spot bigger. The other way around would make the sweet spot smaller. A smaller sweet spot means that these rackets are usually better for very clean hitters and should be avoided by players who tend to frame more shots and hit the majority of their shots outside of the sweet spot. Heavier rackets give more power but are harder to wield which can cause injuries in untrained players or simply make your shots less powerful because you are not strong enough to swing it fast. There is a bit more to all of this but it would take too long of a message to explain everything. If you want to know more about it wait for our video ;)
@@revolutionarymotion4161 ok thank you for the help I will watch that video when it comes out
Great advice. Question: is it ok to put the same tension on both mains and crosses if you’re using the same string as a full bed? I’m using Luxilon Alu Power 16L and my stringer puts the crosses 1 kg lower and it feels still like a bit of a trampoline even though I’m using a Head PT10 (89.5 sq inch head) at 21/20 kgs. Thanks! I want to go to 23/23 and feel it tighter and much more control as I hit hard and the balls still go a bit long
You can absolutely use the same tension on both, the mains and the crosses. Using different tensions does not really do much for you if you string with two knots (meaning one uninterrupted set of string for both, mains and crosses). It usually evens out rather quickly anyway. Stringing with a lower tension on the crosses is usually used for people that string with four knots (either the same type of strings or a hybrid string job).
@@revolutionarymotion4161 thanks so much for a quick reply and SUPER advice. No one else has been able to clarify this so clearly. Thanks again
beginner low tension, pro high tension with control. You need to have with high tension good control (experience from playing)
Not necessarily good advice. You might want to improve your technique. If you are hitting long there is a good chance your racquet face is open on contact.
That and/or your swing path is too much low to high
Point is if you are hitting the same shots you have diffrent results depending on the tension.
If higher tension hit higher stroke and if lower tension hit lower stroke thats in my experience
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Interesting. Maybe it’s how I swing but with my lower tension racquet I hit the ball more shallow in the court.
It's hard for us to determine why that's the case without knowing more about the case... Here are some things that could be a reason for what you're describing: You could be playing with two different rackets that have vastly different playing characteristics, you could be using different strings, the racket with lower string tension could have been restrung more recently than the racket with higher string tension (which would mean that the higher string tension racket lost a lot of its tension since it was last restrung which in turn means that it is now the racket with the lower tension), or one of the rackets could simply be a lot older than the other one which causes a slight loss in playability all around. If you are trying to figure out the exact reason, make a test in which you account for all differences and try to even them all out so the only difference between the two rackets is really the string tension. In that case, the lower tension racket should cause the ball to go further than the higher string tension racket.
@@revolutionarymotion4161 thank you! I think I understand more after playing again today and playing against someone else. The strings are a major difference!
What if I hit my backhand short and my forehand long? 🤣
Love the comment! :D We assume your backhand is worse than your forehand? In that case, get the backhand up to par (talking about the technique here) and then increase the tension ;)
60 lbs is a good way to have a hurty elbow. Learning to control 45 lbs with better technique is where best to come back to at least
Exactly!
Incorrect explanation. Control is not associated with power. It has to do with the direction of the ball as it bounces out. With tight strings, the racket is like a wooden board. Almost perfect "reflection" of the ball as it bounces off. With looser strings, the ball pockets, and there is no direct reflection, the outward direction varies. If control depended on power, the problem with looser strings would be easily solvable by closing the face of the racket a bit. Yet this is not the case.