Most people start making micro adjustments in their game to compensate for the minor changes (loss in string bed tension) in string tension. Most/some are unaware of the changes they are making.
I personally think re-stringing every 3 months are a good in between for people who play tennis regularly. Although that will apply after your personally preferences on how you like the strings to feel. Personally from the rackets I personally strung, I find especially for poly, if you string at a low tension like 45lbs after about 2-3 months of play you can tell there is a huge difference in performance if you have a fresh racket with you. The poly will feel a lot more sloppy, due to lost of tension and change in string properties as the strings stretch ever so slightly. Keeping your rackets in a cool and dry place also really helps.
Exactly! I strung both of my racquet with same strings with slightly different tension. I played 2-3 times a week and restring them every year unless break. Like you said when you find the right string and right setup you will like it from the start to the end!!
@@p4ulodi4s Hmm...when I first started it took me 2 hours to string a racquet. But I had no video instruction, if you watch some videos on how to string you will learn much faster
Julius Mendoza is it good enough to stick with? I’m asking because I wonder if you feel like it’s worth it to upgrade to a better drop weight machine? For example, one with built in clamps.
@@2ndAveScents I feel it's good enough for me. The only issue I've had with the whole Klippermate system is the floating clamps. They put too much pressure on very soft strings, specifically technifibre x-one biphase, and caused the strings to break where the clamps are. I ended up buying some high quality floating clamps.
I use a tension tester (Gamma STT or Tourna Stringmeter) instead of depending on "feel". Freshly strung, a racket should measure the strung weight. Then drop about 10% after the first hitting session. From there, I just measure tension after each session and pick a threshold to restring at, usually about 5# lower than after the first session. Some polys drop tension very faster once they are "used up".
I play with poly strings, and I feel like they feel better after using them for a while, because when they're fresh they drop off very quickly and after that, it doesn't seem to differ that much so you get used to that feel
Great information!!! I feel now relieved. Because, all that sellers or shop owners, when ever they check my racquets, anyhow, they find a way to say it is time to restring my racquets. Following the simplest logic, I wasn’t really confused but annoyed because no one’s reasoning upon to restring, made real sense to me. Now I’m quite proud of me that I know I kept stand right side without being manipulated. I’m very much clear now when and why I should restring my racquets.Thanks a lot Tennisspin!!! You are doing great job there, super frankly, precious!!!!
Greeting from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺 here- hey can you have a lengthy vlog regarding what tennis string combinations should competitive juniors use especially during the developmental years like between 10 to 13 years old. A lot of young kids are using full poly bed and have ailing shoulders, arms and wrist. They want to be competitive now at the expense of getting injured.
We have a rule in my shops: Under 15, no poly. It's always up to the customer, but that's what we advise. If they're high level, and the coach thinks the technique is good enough, we don't argue. If they aren't breaking strings often, there's definitely no reason for poly. Spin breaks strings, and if you aren't using a lot of spin you won't benefit from poly anyway. Stick with basic synguts or multifilaments. Multis will do almost everything better, but cost more and break faster. Let your wallet be your guide.
The only true way to check for string tension loss is to check string bed defection on something akin to the Babolat RDC when the racquet is coming off the stringing machine and again after racquet use and comparing the numbers.
Great video as always! I have a couple stringing questions: 1) Hybrid stringing- Gut on the mains/ Poly cross, or vice versa...what's the main difference? 2) Full bed of the same string (i.e. multifilament so you can see the wear)...what does it mean if your crosses wear faster than mains (and vice versa)? 3) Natural Gut stringing- how is the pre-stretch feature on stringing machines (i.e. baillardo) vs old-fashioned pre-stretching by uncoiling the entire roll and stretching the entire length out in the parking lot? Thanks!
About your 1st question: Let's say poly is the stiffest and gut is the softest. Then the power level increment for different stringbeds is in this order: full poly - poly main/gut cross - gut main/poly cross - full gut. That's the main difference in my experience :-) I have a video about hybrid stringing also: ruclips.net/video/PiwRrd2S09E/видео.html
I use Luxilon 4G @53lbs, It feels and plays best when freshly strung, but after 2 hours of play you can feel the tension lost. After that I just get use to it, I get a restring every 6 months.
I do my strins by myself and i know when to change it. About a string and ebow or your shoulder pain 1st tennis this is sport so you have to be physicality prepared 2nd if you are ready for war and you still have a problems with your body change your racquet ...frame has to work for you and strings are suppose to satisfy your needs of feel
Have a strong 14 yo jr player that uses 2019 Aero. This racquet eats through strings second only to those wilson spin effects racquets. Have some sucess using Head Hawk 16g, so far the most durable poly we have found, with excellent tension maintainance. Works really well in the Aero. May have to try Kevlar mains poly cross nxt for even more life.
I have a few pure aero players at my club- all strong junior players. They break at least two per week each. You are so right that it eats through the strings quick. I find the head Speed and head extreme also are string breakers. I had a 13 year old kid breaking through any and every poly I put in the aero (hyper g, tour bite, rpm blast, Lux ALU).
@@CaptHungryJames thats what u get for using thin guage shaped strings in an open pattern racquet. Also probably stringing too tight. Its never gonna last. Ever see nadal or say wawrinka break a string? No because they use 15g round poly. Get your lil whipper snapper to break one of those and I'll be impressed
Dee Yo I string this particular kids frames at 49lbs. He has broken through Alu Power and Rpm blast neither of which are shaped strings- they are round. He uses 16G which is not thin. Honestly I think it is just the nature of the frame. It is a open patterned racquet as you said and it has spin grommets enlarged for more movement and thus more string friction. Not to mention the kid hits with massive spin. Also Nadal and Wawrinka are seldom to break strings not just because they use a thicker gauge but because they get freshly strung sticks daily especially during an event.
I’ve just had my strings done on a new racket I bought and boy you can tell the difference, mainly that it’s not a springboard anymore. Racket is a Slazenger ultimate graphite racket but the strings on it were just slack and cheap. Plays much better at 55lbs
Wolfy uses Genesis Pro Advantage (co-poly) in his weapons, and it lasts three to four weeks when playing four times per week. Not bad for a chronic string breaker. The Genesis strings seem to hold tension rather well during that time period...
The old "How many times you play in a week should be how many time you should resting your racket in a year." is nonsense. Suppose we're talking about low level doubles matches compared to high level players doing drills. The high level player doing drills will probably hit more balls in 10 minutes than the players will hit in an entire doubles match. Feel and wear are the best guidelines.
Right, the rule of thumb is way off. Can you imagine - playing 3 times a week and going 4 months between strings? That would mean playing 48 (3 × 4 wks x 4 months) times on a set of string! The sweet spot on a racket is about the size of a dime by then. Any reasonably serious player should get new strings after no more than a month. Also - How much you play is a factor, but the string is dying whether its being hit or not. A month.
@@billh1471 to put in perspective, there is a video of Roger Federer taking a break from practice. Below him he showed the camera 4 raquets that strings popped. He said he went through those 4 just practicing that morning. And he wasnt even through practice yet. So yeah. That rule is inapplicable to hard hitters
Poly strings loose their elasticity after a couple of months of play - say 6 matches - I find that when this happens the strings tend to transmit more vibration and arm pain.. Its an annoying side to tennis that fresh poly is the only real option for good players. The pros have their rackets done after every match whereas club players have to spend alot on restringing and the hassle that goes with it
I have two raquets: one strung in 2016 and the other in 2017. It's 2021 and I haven't changed their strings since then or noticed any loss of control. Weird. I played average twice a week.
I use 2013 arero prodrive all poly..hyper g ..usually lasts 10 hours before they lose tension and stretch... When I see the mains are not snapping back straight I get it restrung
Agree. And at 3 times a week that's once a month... think he was a little off when he said however many times you play a week, that's how many restringings you should do a year
Usually after 6 hours of play is when poly goes dead. When it starts to feel like a board and stiff, also when I start feeling wrist pain, is when I know to replace them
One thing to keep in mind... if you are playing with a hybrid set up and the poly is in the crosses, you can replace that when it starts to feel dead without replacing the mains. Or sometimes if your raquet just doesn't play right after being strung and you want the setup adjusted, you can have the crosses restrung with a different poly or at a different tension.
It doesn’t matter how often or infrequent I’m playing, after 3 months the strings feel dead to me. I string 4 times a year regardless but the question I was hoping would be discussed is, how stressful is restringing a racket on the frame itself...?
When I played regularly 3 times a week each session about 2 hours I replaced my sting every 2 weeks /after 12 hours. String: Yonex Poly Tour Pro 16 gauge (Softpoly) 22,5 / 23,5 kg, headsize of the raquet 100 sqrIn. Approx. the same is appropriate for Babolat RPM Blast. Luxilon ALU Power may last 14 hours. If you have a consistant serve you notice that suddenly your first service starts to touch or be catched by the white net band. In addition a second serve if played as a twist starts to drop later and tends to become too long. Then strings are done. If you are in the middle of a hitting session you might not feel tension loss. But next time you play you may completly have lost your service. If you counted hours you may now know why. Use the next fresh strung raquet. I then was about 55 years old and a semi hard hitting recreational player and took part in tournaments in winter and summer. Think in the US it is something like a 4.5 or 5.o ranking.
Hi, nice video. I have a question. I bought two Willson (K factor) rockets about 10= years ago. The strings are firm and still on the rockets. We are almost not played tennis all these years but now started to love the sport and come to practice. What is your recommendation in this case? Shall we throw them away in the trash and look for new ones? Also, one rocket gets cracks over the head. My best guess is because of overtightening the strings or something like this.
Are they designing strings that are susceptible to notches because I never change my string from a racket I had for at least 15 yrs and there were no notches on the strings
Is training or a match more agressive to the strings? Because I don't play that much but I train 2 times in a week and some times I have matchs, so if its the same I would change after 4 months + -. But for me is very weird, because I strung my racquet at 52 lbs wilson stamina 17(I picked this one because I did a research and saw that is a good affordable string) and in the first training it was amazing training(same day), and in the other trainings I was regular again but I don't feel any difference(in feel, maybe because I'm a beginner). So if I just can play better when recently strung I'm not sure what to do, because I can't re-string my racquet every week. I prefer to think that I was inspired that day xD. Not sure if I should try to use a higher tension or look for a "better" string, something that holds the tension longer. By the way my racquet is artengo 560 tr 100'
My brother only plays tennis seasonally, he's a high school athlete that plays multiple sports. Should he string his racquet at the start of every season, or is it okay to leave strung racquets around for 4-6 months? I also have extra racquets I do not use frequently. How long can strings sit on an unplayed racquet? I'd imagine it is different for every string type and tension. On my mainly used racquets, I just play till it breaks.
Depends on your brothers needs. Technicaly it works. But the tension will be way lower than 4months earlier and it is said, that the string tension affects the racket itself so you should keep it unstrung if you know you wont need it for months, especially if you will string it new anyways...
String the racquet at the start of the season and then again in the middle of it. That should do you good. Maybe youll need a third stringing depending on the strings, racquet, how he plays, etc.
Good review. I have had a prince approach for 30 years. I haven’t restrung the racket in 20 years. Play fairly often, strings are super tight still and there appears to be no reason to restring. Unless your at a professional level if you’re getting your racket restrung five times a year, well that’s just silly.
Never string for seniors only string their racquets if the string is broken. I usually tell seniors to wait before stringing. I throw the lines like wait till you go indoors ( I don't want to string your racquet) or they ask me do I need to string my racquet? I say how do you feel about it. ( Please take it to another place)
With a poly there's no way in hell you should restring your racquet once a year if you play once a week. That old rule might apply for natural gut or multi, but not for poly which loses 15% tension in 6 hours.
I was wondering if I ask my stringer to pre-stretch a poly, is he going to think I'm an idiot? Because like no one does that or... any reason. IDK. Is it a thing? Thank you
From what I've read, there's no reason to pre-stretch polys because usually when people do that, the string ends up feeling basically dead for the remainder of its lifetime. Poly strings are only in a plastic deformation-like state for so long and once that elasticity is gone the string's characteristics are also shot. Usually, there is some time (a short amount, unfortunately) before the elasticity is gone and in that state when it's fresh, it's more powerful, comfortable, has better spin, control, etc. and people tend to prefer that. Dead poly usually feels like the opposite of those things and it's due to that elasticity almost entirely being used up. To understand the plastic deformation I'm referring to, look up the different parts of stress and strain curves on Google images.
I think it has to do with flex. Anything that was a 2.0-3.0 was very stiff, 4.0-5.0 middle of flex and stiff, 6.0-7.0+ very flexible. They also talked about swing lengths and speed with those numbers. If a player has shorter, slower strokes use a frame on the stiffer end, longer and faster swings use something on the flexible side.
Strings loose tension immediately, and do so forever. One of the few useful things about the USRSA is all the data they collect. They have some charts measuring tension loss after 30 minutes. Large losses for some strings. The initial loss is actually the largest. After that, it slows down quite dramatically. I put it like this: The only time a string is the tension we're pulling, is at the time we are pulling it. After that, it's always getting looser.
I play sometime like everyday and I really like it when it is new I can lose tension on my racquet easily butt my coach said I’m not allowed to string my racquet now my mum is saying that too soo should i restring my racquet????
Stringing it harder at the start, most strings lose moste tension in the first few hours. And if you string it, leave it 3 days before playing with that one, so you're not used to a newly strung string
So i've always only used factory strings and only recently I've started learning a lot about strings. What string would you recommend to a player who doesnt break strings.
Hi, it depends on what you want from your strings. feel, playability, power, control? and what do you want to spend on these strings? And probably what racket you use and where you lack something. Like if you're using a VCore and feel a lack of power you should take a thinner string and probably something power-orientated...
@@devinotero1798 Would a Co- Poly like Solinco Hyper G be okay as a friend of mine recommended it to me. I don't really have a stringer near me so I would like a string that wouldn't break easily. I'm mostly looking fot speed and spin.
Tiarnán Quinn i love hyper g. If you have used polys before and are a decent enough player, hyper would be great. It has good spin and some decent power for a poly
Just like my stringer. You are honest and you know your stuff.
Most people start making micro adjustments in their game to compensate for the minor changes (loss in string bed tension) in string tension. Most/some are unaware of the changes they are making.
I personally think re-stringing every 3 months are a good in between for people who play tennis regularly. Although that will apply after your personally preferences on how you like the strings to feel. Personally from the rackets I personally strung, I find especially for poly, if you string at a low tension like 45lbs after about 2-3 months of play you can tell there is a huge difference in performance if you have a fresh racket with you. The poly will feel a lot more sloppy, due to lost of tension and change in string properties as the strings stretch ever so slightly. Keeping your rackets in a cool and dry place also really helps.
Exactly! I strung both of my racquet with same strings with slightly different tension. I played 2-3 times a week and restring them every year unless break. Like you said when you find the right string and right setup you will like it from the start to the end!!
3 racquets every week is a lot of stringing and very costly. They may as well get their own string machine.
That's what I ended up doing. Good ol' Klippermate. Yes I know it's a budget stringing machine but at my level I just need to save money lol.
@@Gidoza How many time did you take to learn how to string?
@@p4ulodi4s Hmm...when I first started it took me 2 hours to string a racquet. But I had no video instruction, if you watch some videos on how to string you will learn much faster
Julius Mendoza is it good enough to stick with? I’m asking because I wonder if you feel like it’s worth it to upgrade to a better drop weight machine? For example, one with built in clamps.
@@2ndAveScents I feel it's good enough for me. The only issue I've had with the whole Klippermate system is the floating clamps. They put too much pressure on very soft strings, specifically technifibre x-one biphase, and caused the strings to break where the clamps are. I ended up buying some high quality floating clamps.
Most sensible tennis guy I know… thanks Harry !
I use a tension tester (Gamma STT or Tourna Stringmeter) instead of depending on "feel". Freshly strung, a racket should measure the strung weight. Then drop about 10% after the first hitting session. From there, I just measure tension after each session and pick a threshold to restring at, usually about 5# lower than after the first session. Some polys drop tension very faster once they are "used up".
I play with poly strings, and I feel like they feel better after using them for a while, because when they're fresh they drop off very quickly and after that, it doesn't seem to differ that much so you get used to that feel
And the whole “play with them dead will mess your arm up” I’ve truly never messed my arm up that I can remember but I guess my arm is conditioned
Great information!!! I feel now relieved. Because, all that sellers or shop owners, when ever they check my racquets, anyhow, they find a way to say it is time to restring my racquets. Following the simplest logic, I wasn’t really confused but annoyed because no one’s reasoning upon to restring, made real sense to me. Now I’m quite proud of me that I know I kept stand right side without being manipulated. I’m very much clear now when and why I should restring my racquets.Thanks a lot Tennisspin!!! You are doing great job there, super frankly, precious!!!!
Greeting from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺 here- hey can you have a lengthy vlog regarding what tennis string combinations should competitive juniors use especially during the developmental years like between 10 to 13 years old. A lot of young kids are using full poly bed and have ailing shoulders, arms and wrist. They want to be competitive now at the expense of getting injured.
That would be helpful.
We have a rule in my shops: Under 15, no poly. It's always up to the customer, but that's what we advise. If they're high level, and the coach thinks the technique is good enough, we don't argue. If they aren't breaking strings often, there's definitely no reason for poly. Spin breaks strings, and if you aren't using a lot of spin you won't benefit from poly anyway. Stick with basic synguts or multifilaments. Multis will do almost everything better, but cost more and break faster. Let your wallet be your guide.
A++ This man knows his stuff. I restring my rackets much more but have stringing machine.
The only true way to check for string tension loss is to check string bed defection on something akin to the Babolat RDC when the racquet is coming off the stringing machine and again after racquet use and comparing the numbers.
I replace poly usually when the snap back is gone and the strings stay out of place
The only question I ask myself everyday is, “does this guy really get asked these questions almost every single day?” 🤔
Great video as always! I have a couple stringing questions:
1) Hybrid stringing- Gut on the mains/ Poly cross, or vice versa...what's the main difference?
2) Full bed of the same string (i.e. multifilament so you can see the wear)...what does it mean if your crosses wear faster than mains (and vice versa)?
3) Natural Gut stringing- how is the pre-stretch feature on stringing machines (i.e. baillardo) vs old-fashioned pre-stretching by uncoiling the entire roll and stretching the entire length out in the parking lot?
Thanks!
About your 1st question: Let's say poly is the stiffest and gut is the softest. Then the power level increment for different stringbeds is in this order: full poly - poly main/gut cross - gut main/poly cross - full gut. That's the main difference in my experience :-)
I have a video about hybrid stringing also: ruclips.net/video/PiwRrd2S09E/видео.html
Poly is always better after a couple hours in.
I use Luxilon 4G @53lbs, It feels and plays best when freshly strung, but after 2 hours of play you can feel the tension lost.
After that I just get use to it, I get a restring every 6 months.
I do my strins by myself and i know when to change it. About a string and ebow or your shoulder pain
1st tennis this is sport so you have to be physicality prepared
2nd if you are ready for war and you still have a problems with your body change your racquet ...frame has to work for you and strings are suppose to satisfy your needs of feel
Have a strong 14 yo jr player that uses 2019 Aero. This racquet eats through strings second only to those wilson spin effects racquets. Have some sucess using Head Hawk 16g, so far the most durable poly we have found, with excellent tension maintainance. Works really well in the Aero. May have to try Kevlar mains poly cross nxt for even more life.
try a thicker guage...also give wilson revolve a try. great tension maintenance too
I have a few pure aero players at my club- all strong junior players. They break at least two per week each. You are so right that it eats through the strings quick. I find the head Speed and head extreme also are string breakers. I had a 13 year old kid breaking through any and every poly I put in the aero (hyper g, tour bite, rpm blast, Lux ALU).
Maybe try put on string savers?
@@CaptHungryJames thats what u get for using thin guage shaped strings in an open pattern racquet. Also probably stringing too tight. Its never gonna last. Ever see nadal or say wawrinka break a string? No because they use 15g round poly. Get your lil whipper snapper to break one of those and I'll be impressed
Dee Yo I string this particular kids frames at 49lbs. He has broken through Alu Power and Rpm blast neither of which are shaped strings- they are round. He uses 16G which is not thin. Honestly I think it is just the nature of the frame. It is a open patterned racquet as you said and it has spin grommets enlarged for more movement and thus more string friction. Not to mention the kid hits with massive spin. Also Nadal and Wawrinka are seldom to break strings not just because they use a thicker gauge but because they get freshly strung sticks daily especially during an event.
I’ve just had my strings done on a new racket I bought and boy you can tell the difference, mainly that it’s not a springboard anymore. Racket is a Slazenger ultimate graphite racket but the strings on it were just slack and cheap. Plays much better at 55lbs
Wolfy uses Genesis Pro Advantage (co-poly) in his weapons, and it lasts three to four weeks when playing four times per week. Not bad for a chronic string breaker. The Genesis strings seem to hold tension rather well during that time period...
The old "How many times you play in a week should be how many time you should resting your racket in a year." is nonsense. Suppose we're talking about low level doubles matches compared to high level players doing drills. The high level player doing drills will probably hit more balls in 10 minutes than the players will hit in an entire doubles match.
Feel and wear are the best guidelines.
Right, the rule of thumb is way off. Can you imagine - playing 3 times a week and going 4 months between strings? That would mean playing 48 (3 × 4 wks x 4 months) times on a set of string! The sweet spot on a racket is about the size of a dime by then.
Any reasonably serious player should get new strings after no more than a month. Also - How much you play is a factor, but the string is dying whether its being hit or not. A month.
@@billh1471 to put in perspective, there is a video of Roger Federer taking a break from practice. Below him he showed the camera 4 raquets that strings popped. He said he went through those 4 just practicing that morning. And he wasnt even through practice yet. So yeah. That rule is inapplicable to hard hitters
3 raquets a week?? Thank him for paying your mortgage!
Poly strings loose their elasticity after a couple of months of play - say 6 matches - I find that when this happens the strings tend to transmit more vibration and arm pain.. Its an annoying side to tennis that fresh poly is the only real option for good players. The pros have their rackets done after every match whereas club players have to spend alot on restringing and the hassle that goes with it
I love the feeling of Poly when they're on the verge of breaking
I have two raquets: one strung in 2016 and the other in 2017. It's 2021 and I haven't changed their strings since then or noticed any loss of control. Weird. I played average twice a week.
You have probably adjusted your game so little, you didn't even notice
...are you actually hitting the ball?
😆 I have 3 yr old strings
I just change change strings when they are like me: broke.
I like my poly when it loosens up. Probably because i got used to it
Thank you for this info!
Could you tell me how long i can use a racket? Should I change it bi-years? Thanks
I only restrung when it breaks, lol
Same or if they start fraying.
Same
Count me in ! LOL.
get natural gut, tension stays constant throughout its entire lifespan
@@brianchia poverty is the original of all sin, lol.
I use 2013 arero prodrive all poly..hyper g ..usually lasts 10 hours before they lose tension and stretch...
When I see the mains are not snapping back straight I get it restrung
Poly 10-12 hours and the magic is gone. Cut em out and do it again. 10% pre stretch
Agree. And at 3 times a week that's once a month... think he was a little off when he said however many times you play a week, that's how many restringings you should do a year
I don’t like pre-stretched poly. Hastens time to dead. Most pros using hybrid only prestretch the gut strings, not the poly.
@@jerome_morrow good to know. I have been only prestretching my mains lately. I will try a gut mains next restring
Usually after 6 hours of play is when poly goes dead. When it starts to feel like a board and stiff, also when I start feeling wrist pain, is when I know to replace them
nice video thanks for advice
One thing to keep in mind... if you are playing with a hybrid set up and the poly is in the crosses, you can replace that when it starts to feel dead without replacing the mains. Or sometimes if your raquet just doesn't play right after being strung and you want the setup adjusted, you can have the crosses restrung with a different poly or at a different tension.
It doesn’t matter how often or infrequent I’m playing, after 3 months the strings feel dead to me. I string 4 times a year regardless but the question I was hoping would be discussed is, how stressful is restringing a racket on the frame itself...?
When I played regularly 3 times a week each session about 2 hours I replaced my sting every 2 weeks /after 12 hours.
String: Yonex Poly Tour Pro 16 gauge (Softpoly) 22,5 / 23,5 kg, headsize of the raquet 100 sqrIn. Approx. the same is appropriate for Babolat RPM Blast. Luxilon ALU Power may last 14 hours.
If you have a consistant serve you notice that suddenly your first service starts to touch or be catched by the white net band. In addition a second serve if played as a twist starts to drop later and tends to become too long. Then strings are done. If you are in the middle of a hitting session you might not feel tension loss. But next time you play you may completly have lost your service. If you counted hours you may now know why. Use the next fresh strung raquet.
I then was about 55 years old and a semi hard hitting recreational player and took part in tournaments in winter and summer. Think in the US it is something like a 4.5 or 5.o ranking.
I change strings when the strings are moving on impact constantly.
Please Kindly, do a video on ( Wilson Clash 100 L ). Thank you.
What when the mains not snapping back - is it time to restring? Does that means they have lost to much tension/are dead?
Hi, nice video. I have a question. I bought two Willson (K factor) rockets about 10= years ago. The strings are firm and still on the rockets. We are almost not played tennis all these years but now started to love the sport and come to practice. What is your recommendation in this case? Shall we throw them away in the trash and look for new ones? Also, one rocket gets cracks over the head. My best guess is because of overtightening the strings or something like this.
Are they designing strings that are susceptible to notches because I never change my string from a racket I had for at least 15 yrs and there were no notches on the strings
Is training or a match more agressive to the strings?
Because I don't play that much but I train 2 times in a week and some times I have matchs, so if its the same I would change after 4 months + -.
But for me is very weird, because I strung my racquet at 52 lbs wilson stamina 17(I picked this one because I did a research and saw that is a good affordable string) and in the first training it was amazing training(same day), and in the other trainings I was regular again but I don't feel any difference(in feel, maybe because I'm a beginner). So if I just can play better when recently strung I'm not sure what to do, because I can't re-string my racquet every week. I prefer to think that I was inspired that day xD.
Not sure if I should try to use a higher tension or look for a "better" string, something that holds the tension longer. By the way my racquet is artengo 560 tr 100'
2:18 iFood is here xD
where can you them stringed up normally?
I have question does vibration dampener affect on the tennis strings
I broke my string in 2 weeks playing 4hrs a week, is it normal? Or my strings have problems?
Does frequent restringing cause damage to racket frame?
Nilotpal
do I need a new set of strings every time my racket needs to be restrung or do the strings just need to be tightened?
Is that a VCore Si @1:40? I’m actually looking for the lite ver..
vcore tour G
So if you have 3 rackets and play 4x a week, how many times should restring your rackets..
If my poly strings don't pop back in the pattern and stay all crooked, should I then get my racket restrung?
My brother only plays tennis seasonally, he's a high school athlete that plays multiple sports. Should he string his racquet at the start of every season, or is it okay to leave strung racquets around for 4-6 months? I also have extra racquets I do not use frequently. How long can strings sit on an unplayed racquet? I'd imagine it is different for every string type and tension. On my mainly used racquets, I just play till it breaks.
Depends on your brothers needs. Technicaly it works. But the tension will be way lower than 4months earlier and it is said, that the string tension affects the racket itself so you should keep it unstrung if you know you wont need it for months, especially if you will string it new anyways...
String the racquet at the start of the season and then again in the middle of it. That should do you good. Maybe youll need a third stringing depending on the strings, racquet, how he plays, etc.
Unfortunately, if you hit hard, poly is dead after a few hours.
Good review. I have had a prince approach for 30 years. I haven’t restrung the racket in 20 years. Play fairly often, strings are super tight still and there appears to be no reason to restring. Unless your at a professional level if you’re getting your racket restrung five times a year, well that’s just silly.
Never string for seniors only string their racquets if the string is broken. I usually tell seniors to wait before stringing. I throw the lines like wait till you go indoors ( I don't want to string your racquet) or they ask me do I need to string my racquet? I say how do you feel about it. ( Please take it to another place)
I hope I don't like my strings right before they break, how could that even be sustainable.
My take is, if you have the money to burn, you change it. Thanks tennis spin for being honest. Try natural guts.
rule of thumb: every 12/(# of plays per week) month.
I play crap every time. My strings are definitely holding me back 😂😂
With a poly there's no way in hell you should restring your racquet once a year if you play once a week. That old rule might apply for natural gut or multi, but not for poly which loses 15% tension in 6 hours.
I was wondering if I ask my stringer to pre-stretch a poly, is he going to think I'm an idiot? Because like no one does that or... any reason. IDK. Is it a thing? Thank you
From what I've read, there's no reason to pre-stretch polys because usually when people do that, the string ends up feeling basically dead for the remainder of its lifetime. Poly strings are only in a plastic deformation-like state for so long and once that elasticity is gone the string's characteristics are also shot. Usually, there is some time (a short amount, unfortunately) before the elasticity is gone and in that state when it's fresh, it's more powerful, comfortable, has better spin, control, etc. and people tend to prefer that. Dead poly usually feels like the opposite of those things and it's due to that elasticity almost entirely being used up. To understand the plastic deformation I'm referring to, look up the different parts of stress and strain curves on Google images.
Thank you so much for your time. Absolutely amazing answer!!!
Ned Schneider no problem:)
I have a Wilson Hyper Hammer 7.3. Can anyone tell me what the 7.3 stands for? Thanks!
I think it has to do with flex. Anything that was a 2.0-3.0 was very stiff, 4.0-5.0 middle of flex and stiff, 6.0-7.0+ very flexible. They also talked about swing lengths and speed with those numbers. If a player has shorter, slower strokes use a frame on the stiffer end, longer and faster swings use something on the flexible side.
Spirit Donkey so the number, 7.3, includes both the flexibility parameter as well as length/speed?
Ricky V yeah flex and length and speed of your strokes. So according to Wilson to play with that frame your strokes should be faster and longer.
Ricky V so your frame is very flexible (more control vs power) and your strokes are probably longer and faster
Every week when it breaks
How do you play 5 times a week and not break a string more than 5 times a year?
What happened to the clip-on mic? 🤣
What about 15 years???!!!😬😂
Why don't record the string jobs for your customers, would appreciate it.
1h30 and it's broken... Can't loose tension
Strings loose tension immediately, and do so forever. One of the few useful things about the USRSA is all the data they collect. They have some charts measuring tension loss after 30 minutes. Large losses for some strings. The initial loss is actually the largest. After that, it slows down quite dramatically.
I put it like this: The only time a string is the tension we're pulling, is at the time we are pulling it. After that, it's always getting looser.
I play sometime like everyday and I really like it when it is new I can lose tension on my racquet easily butt my coach said I’m not allowed to string my racquet now my mum is saying that too soo should i restring my racquet????
Stringing it harder at the start, most strings lose moste tension in the first few hours. And if you string it, leave it 3 days before playing with that one, so you're not used to a newly strung string
So i've always only used factory strings and only recently I've started learning a lot about strings. What string would you recommend to a player who doesnt break strings.
Hi, it depends on what you want from your strings. feel, playability, power, control? and what do you want to spend on these strings? And probably what racket you use and where you lack something. Like if you're using a VCore and feel a lack of power you should take a thinner string and probably something power-orientated...
If youre a beginner a good multi filament will do you good
@@devinotero1798 Would a Co- Poly like Solinco Hyper G be okay as a friend of mine recommended it to me. I don't really have a stringer near me so I would like a string that wouldn't break easily. I'm mostly looking fot speed and spin.
Tiarnán Quinn i love hyper g. If you have used polys before and are a decent enough player, hyper would be great. It has good spin and some decent power for a poly
@@devinotero1798 thanks so much for your help.