I Played With The Worlds Lowest String Tension (19lbs)!
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
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Mannarino played for my club for the french national championship the last 4 years, so I could see him play several times from litteraly the player bench of the courts I'm used to playing on every week, and all I can say is that his game is very special. He gives a very unique impression of effortless strokes, never rushing game, totally based on control and choosing directions while incredibly fast. It's a bit unreal as you never have the feeling of someone hitting hard but the ball flies almost straight, a dozen inches above the net and the pace can be insane. Combined with a quite nonchalent attitude, it gives a quite atypical player but really talented and able to outplay some no brain game plans. Nevertheless, he's not a powerful guy and he's struggling with really heavy spinning high boucing balls. But it's quite interesting to see him play from very close.
I first saw him play in a national french circuit tournament in 2009, totally by chance and ironically, he had defeated the number 1 player of my club by this time in final, after he defeated his brother (Morgan Mannarino) in semi. I don't remember the score but I remember you had to be on time to see the match. Back then, he was something like 20 and ranked around 150 but I never had heard of him and I didn't know why some spectators underlined he was that superior. But, hey, during the national interclub championship, I could also see Medvedev play in the same conditions while he was ranked around 50 and seeing his gestures, I said to myself he could, maybe, maybe be Top 30 one day....just to say the fine analyst I am 😂.
Mannarino reached highest rank of 17th.
Not surprised he has this tension, he has an incredibly short backswing on his shots
And puts almost no strength
@@robinsoncruise2228 his racquet has classic high-spec
Daniel Nestor took full swings at the ball, and his string tension might have been even lower than Mannarino's
He has compact swings but I bet his racket head speed is pretty fast. You don't need a big backswing if you use body rotation to power the swing. Even Federer at times uses an extremely compact backswing and generates huge pace.
Adrian Mannarino is one of my favourite tennis 🎾 players on atp tour.. 👍🏻😃 😎
Joy to watch Mannarino play..
Tough opponent and a consistent baseline grinder.. 🎾
I learned to improve my tennis 🎾 game from Mannarino..
(short strokes, run after every ball and be consistent as possible 👍🏻...)
More of these technical videos about equipment configurations! Let's say heavy racquets vs lighter racquets, racquet balance, string types etc. etc.
Hi Felix. I play with synthetic gut with most of my rackets strung between 19lbs and 25lbs. It was a gradual transition from 55lbs over the years. Defence and depth are easy. It helps me with top spin and heavy slice. I would not suggest it for flat hitters but if you hit with some top it makes the game a lot easier. As you say, it takes much less effort. I play with control oriented rackets whereas Adriano plays with a powerful racket, so maybe harder to control with his racket. I encourage most of my friends to drop their tension a bit.
Mannarino hits the flattest groundstrokes on tour so it's interesting you say this
I guess we hit the ball pretty differently, but I do share a short take back with him. But in terms of top spin on the forehand, previously my shots were often in my opponents hitting zone with 55lbs, but now with around 20-25 they often are above head height for them. @@TenaciousE03
how long does it holds your desired tension and not become a frying pan with strings? with your setup. I heard that if you use a lower tension - you have to restring more often (not like golden rule - times per week you play = times per year you restring)
I use Wilson Sensation Comfort at 51 pounds because of my sensitive elbow
@@alemagjoh51 pounds it’s consider higher for someone that has tennis elbow. Lower your tension to 40 something and adapt. Your elbow will thank you
Good video. I haven't ever used poly below 44lbs and probably will not go lower. It is worth mentioning the Mannarino uses all poly strings. If you use gut strings, nylon strings or a hybrid of poly with gut or nylon, you will likely lose too much control if you go too low in tension. Poly strings are basically a hard piece of plastic and they play with decent control even at low tensions. Gut and nylon are much softer and resilient and play better at higher tensions.
Kevlar. You could probably tie by hand and play with it. it has no bounce its completely dead. But foe some reason I find it easier on my arm than poly.
I started playing with 45 lbs about 2 years ago and it's so much nicer than higher tensions. 50 lbs feels like a board now.
I am struggling with elbow and wrist issues. I had been reduce my string tension from 60 to 50 to 40 and 34lbs. I was surprised that I got decent control now. In the old day (10-15 years ago), I had hard time to keep the ball in when I reduced the tension from 60 to 55. I guess you will learn to adjust when you have no choice. I have been focusing on spinning the ball and shorten my swing and it seems working OK and I can still play with all the injuries. From this video inspiration, I will try 19lbs when re-string my racket today.
mate try changing strings - not tension. go for Wilson Sensation Comfort at 52-55 as a starter
@@alemagjoh - I tried multifilament strings before but it lacks control and not that comfortable. I am using softest poly with reasonable cost (topspin cyber blue 16) that I can find, combined with low tension and it works OK for me... I do miss the control of higher tension... Hope my injure is gone so that I can increase it to 40 range...
Saw Jamie practicing at West End Tennis Club in Surrey earlier this year. Absolutely smacking the ball 💪
I've used my ezone 100 300gr with 20 lbs for six months. It's cool, really filling the ball on strings. But I also using 50 lbs on my 2º raquect, now I'am adapted to bofh raquects, depending to the oponent or ball.
I played tennis for about 35 years before giving it up in around 2016. The last 5 or 6 years that I played, I ALWAYS strung at 10 lbs.
Don't give it up! I play with guys in their 90s... pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30193744/
The last fifty years I played I NEVER used a racquet strung to that much tension. 5 lbs maximum.
@@anwealde you only played 50 yrs?!? newbie.
Do you mean 10 kg ?
@tennis-fan 10 oz
When i first learned about Mannarino low tension, a few years ago, I switched to 24lbs in my babolat pure strike and loved it. Used full polyester. Over time, I developed tennis elbow. So I switched to a flexible racket, prince phantom with synthetic gut strings to soften the impact. Unfortunately, with the extreme low tension, those strings move around too much. So had to go back to mid forty tensions. But yeah, I miss that low tension
Yes even at mid 40s, you’ll see the string move a bit. Was a bit concerned how that affects the shots but seems ok
I always remember the polar opposite of this. Pete Sampras strung his racquet at around 65 pounds give or take and had a dampener and the old school Pro Staff Classic for most of his career. he just grew with the racquet I think. I still kept my 92 eras? Pro Staff classic 6.1. To this day people I play with I will hand it to but they will comment it is heavy but hits like a dream club of a racquet. I have some newer Wilson racquets but admit that is usually my brand style of choice is the Pro Staff series.
Love watching Jamie's playing❤❤
you guys play beautiful tennis!
It’s crazy I’m 49 now but was a very good junior player. I prince CTS approach then switched to Yamaha secret EX. I strung my racquets low end 64 but most of the time it was 67 pounds. These tensions are so loose now.
Go below 50 lbs. Somewhere between 40 and 50 depending on the size of the head. The strings will last longer, there won't be as much tension loss, you'll have more power while still maintaining control and it's easier on the arm.
Yep, 48lb 18gague co-poly is indeed my setting. more arm friendly
I play 48/46 hybrid for comfort and more power assist. But for young guys you want to tune your tension so you can take a full athletic swing and the ball still goes in. By doing this you will get the most control which is important for minimising unforced errors. Kokkinakis is very strong and has one of the highest tensions on tour.
@@brendandennis5868 I would still suggest young players, if not professional, going with synth gut at 45-50lb with reasonable weight on their handle, making the racket head light / balanced. But I do know some aggresive kids can snap AluPower Rough, so, just a suggestion
Earlier in the year I switched from 54lbs 16L poly down to 48lbs 17g and that already felt like a huge adjustment, one that brought instant relief to a bout of tennis elbow. I might try going lower just for fun, but I initially struggled quite a bit to control the extra power at 48/17, so not sure how feasible it would be for me to lower the tension even more without having to also make some technical adjustments to reign in the power (which I don’t really want to do).
You can just keep use your 16 or 16L and reduce to 40 lbs. Actually 16 and 17 are quite different already. I've suffer from arm injury last year and reduce from 48 to 40, the transition is quite smooth and i spent around 2 month to completely understand how it works. Now my arm fully recovered and i won't go back to original tension but i am now seeking possibility to reduce futher more down to 35 lbs.
You know, i worked with the wilson stringing team at the US open for four years, and the lowest tension i ever saw there wasn’t actually mannarino (although he was going low 20s at that point), it was Daniel Nestor playing doubles. Was stringing 11 lbs 😂
REALLY!!! you get plenty of power at 11 lbs but do u have enough control/ can u spin the ball at that tension? do the strings move a lot at 11 lbs? i suppose one wd need a lot of rubber stringers to keep the strings in line at the top n bottom of the string face.
Doesn't Nestor also play with Natural Gut mains? Absolutely nuts
I saw you recording this video at the Academy. Was waiting on it to drop! Great vid, keep up the good work
spy in the crowd...
If Mannarino plays with such tension, it's because he got a wrist injury when younger, which he never fully recovered from. That caused a lack of strength and so he had to adapt and found that solution. It might be useful to learn how to play with such tension if you're slightly injured or if you lack energy on one day or another.
or you want to have injury more often :)
You have no idea what you’re talking about lol
People play with different setups for different reasons. Depending on your playing style you choose what tension you feel most consistent way playing over a longer period of time.
I play with 46,43 main cross with a 1.15 thin polyester string. That i like the best
@@unathleticremi lol
Clowns 🤡
I string my rackets at 35lbs‼️
It helped me with my tennis
Elbow 👍
poly strings or synt gut?
Most moder control polyester strings play well between 48 and 50lb (22/23kg). Above, there is negligible control advantage, considerable more stress for the arm, much shorter string life. Technical string database can provide data for each string and gauge.
I have a customer who still uses wood racquets, and strings them with full gut at 10lbs.
Jack Sock is also known for his very low tension set up and he had a very heavy ball game 😵
You should challenge Adrian Mannarino :)
I would recommend to try and adjust your swing a bit to spin the ball more. This way you can see if you get to make your ball heavier while not losing speed
Is it easier on your arm and wrist? Less stress?
I remember Mac used 42lbs or less. But Mac had very short swings and took the ball on the rise so he could use his opponents pace against them with the low tension.
Felix sounds like he has the Nadal grunt down.
48lbs seems to be the sweet spot for me. If you take into account tension loss then I am probably playing in the low 40s in a matter of only a few weeks so dont want to start too low with the original tension to be honest!
Quite a few pros are going lower with their tension (according to a Tennisnerd video from a couple of years ago, the top 500 ATP average about 44lbs). Maybe it's partly due to the unresponsive balls that are being used these days, or to the fact that strings have improved and so you can still get control at lower tension. It could be worth experimenting with trying out not just 50lbs, but 45lbs, or even lower, too. If the effect on control is not that great, then why not take the extra power and make it easier on the body?
players are very fast around the court now, lots of pure athletes. Seems to make sense to be able to eke out a bit more power on strokes
It's because you don't really get more control with higher tension, they're figuring that out
Eu uso 32, comecei com 48 e fui baixando a cada 2 meses
Recentemente testei 25 libras e ficou ruim.. ate o momento 32 é meu limite, jogo amador classe A
Now I really can't complain about my racquet being spongy anymore😅
I imagine the strings move against each other and quickly rub through.!
I was top 100 USTA with 23 lb and I get a special blend my coach made with horsehair (lattitude spin/longitude power)
Low tension with fresh string should still give you responsiveness. End of the day is up to your skills and technique. If you have an explosive stroke, then low tension totally offsets your advantage, if you have slow but long strokes IE old people, it actually can do some quite good punching shot.
It's a common trick these days. If you play mediocrely but want to look badass, just lower the tension, and you will become one of those slappers who looked like good players
Honestly with how aggressive of a player you are I am slightly surprised that you don’t play with a slightly lower tension I think it could honestly be really beneficial
I believe John McEnroe didn’t have a lot of tension back in the days…
I am 74…won national championship…play at 27 pounds in 105 size frames..
I can hit 80 mph ground strokes etc..
So how much stress is that on your wrists and elbows though?
lol that background music from h3h3 vape nation XDDDDDDDDDD 1:01
HEY WHAT UP PEEPS IT'S YA BOI ETHAN FROM H3 H3
Why is it needed to move the camera so much? Turn on widescreen mode and thats it.
Try n play with sampras pro staff & his tension
Main takeaway is that worries about loss of tension are totally overblown. If you drop from 44 to 36, there's nothing to worry about (especially since most of the drop happens early, so the tension you like and are used to is actually lower than 44)
I think people might be perceiving the strings dying and attributing those problems to tension loss.
@@rbarreira2 Idk, cuz my strings rip in 1 month, so there isnt much time for the string to die right?
@@robinsoncruise2228 If you're a hard hitter the strings probably lose elasticity quickly. They don't die just because time passed if I understand correctly, it's more the material losing its properties with each hit.
@@rbarreira2😂 this is so true. People equate dead strings to lost tension. Which depending how hard you hit could happen after 3-6 sessions.
@@rbarreira2 in England we play outdoor on astroturf all year. moist and humidity will affect your tennis strings for sure
How does the mate not know/heard of Mannarino??
And I played against number 2 in the world in my time in tennis with 60 pounds of tension
You look like a musketeer with that beard, looks good!
Can JWST resolve Manarino's Tension?
What string and gauge did you use?
Nice! Wanna try.
If a low tension keeps you healthy, then it's a nobrainer. No one gets better sitting out w/ a tender wrist or elbow. If you have no pains are higher tensions, then why change it. looks like you haev 1k likes, so let's see the proper match next :)
What strings did you use? Also, do you think a more control oriented frame would help add control?
How was it at net?
How was serve depth? Were your serves going unintentionally long?
People give way too much thought to rackerts, strings, tension etc. Of course they matter to a certain extent but at the end of the day it's abouut who is the better player.
Mannarino has very little rotation on his shotmaking which when you have a racquet at 19lbs means presumably less errors. Seems to work ok for him.
so i did try his other tension which was 24 lbs
obviously mannarino dropped it again so i will try the 19 now lol
Song name at 3:50?
I can’t find it and I’ve been searching for ten minutes 😭
It’s DAMIÁN - All For You
@@Jumpeexthank you 🙏
sick! i went from 50 to 36, not going back
That's so interesting. I play a Head Boom at 48 and it still feels kind of tight. Picked-up a bad tennis arm injury when trying to hit much harder. Did your strings move more when changing to 36?
@@wolfcapeoasisguesthouse7020 yea 36 is still way too tight I recommend playing at 10 lbs
which strings ?
I think you should try to play with 42-44 pounds and see how it feels. Maybe you get the best from both worlds
Why stop at 19? String the racquet by hand (no machine or weights) and save money! 😂
oh so it looks like a fishing net, right....this is TENNIS NOT LACROSSE
Terima kasih video
Try 48 mains 45 cross
try volleying with it I play mid upper 30s only drawback is volleys
I cannot go lower than 50 lbs (22-23 kg), because generating spin is so much harder with such a low tension which makes it even less controllable for me. I currently play with a six-sided topspin/control string on a Prestige Pro, which is already a low power racket, with a string tension of 24 kg for the long strings and 23 kg for the short strings. I do have a long backswing on my forehand and also on my one-handed backhand, so generating racket head speed has never been an issue for me. The length of Mannarino's backswing is basically a quarter of mine. Both has advantages and disadvantages. In the end string tension is really a matter of personal taste. I had big problems with controlling the power, which is why I use such a low power setup for more than 10 years now. On my old Wilson Blade I actually played with 60 lbs, which was definitely too much. For me 50-53 feels perfect. The strings are also a big factor. I tested very hard and unflexible poly strings that felt like I was hitting rocks. My currently string is quite soft and flexible for a poly string. It loses its tension easier, but during the clay season I usually break the strings fast enough that it's not a problem. Mannarino probably uses poly string, right? (Synthetic) gut is a completely different story. Those need to be strung with much higher tension.
if youre breaking strings, its too tight, try reducing your hit speed, you will save yourself from injury also
Do a fun match with your weaker hand. I'd prefer if you do it against a normal lefty
Mannarino racket is stiffer than your dunlop. So i think you should go down to 44/45….
lower it further to 15 lbs
Great vid but that camera work is nausea inducing
but how much effort is needed? 😉
😮
I am 43 now and i think I can still beat you two boys with no practice
Which tension generated more spin?
I'd NEVER be able to control the ball at that tension. I prefer 32kg. You can then pound the hell out of the ball and it won't land in the next city.
Not bad but keep practising
Lol
Effortless vid thanks 😎
John McEnroe strung his Dunlop rackets at a relatively low tension of 49-52 pounds, so nothing new here
Because he's a pusher. Not that hard to figure out.
2HBH are so inferior. Silly looking. Same as the women’s BH. Limited reach. Never get off the baseline.
statically more control and more power for 2HBH. Most pros play with it, but I do love the one-handed
@ they all are using it for one reason they don’t have what it takes to master the 1HBH so they all resort to the 2HBH.
1HBH is a weakness
@ 😂😂😂. Greatest players ever all used 1HBH except for a few. The 1HBH is not used because it takes too much natural and athletic ability to master hence why the 2HBH is used now. 100% of the females use the 2HBH because it’s easy for them to adapt to.
@@TimTheMusicManmaybe it was just whatever way they were taught when they were young. The logic isn't with you on this one Tim sorry. Djokovic and Nadal.
dont move the camera
Saw Jamie practicing at West End Tennis Club in Surrey earlier this year. Absolutely smacking the ball 💪