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Information about tennis strings, such as tennis string reviews, articles about co-poly strings, multifilament strings, natural gut strings and other types of tennis strings.
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Best String Setups for Cold Weather and Winter Tennis
Every winter I hear the same complaint: “My racquet feels like a plank.” The frame is the same, but the circumstances are different. Cold air makes the ball feel firmer and slower off the court, and it makes strings stiffer, particularly polyester strings. Less power, less pocketing, more shock up the arm and a sweet […]
Hybrid Polyester String Setups – How to choose your setup
I’ve been on a bit of a string journey lately, testing new releases, some ready-made hybrids from ReString and a few combos I came up with on the fly. In this post I’ll go through what worked, what didn’t, and what to think about when you hybrid two polyesters or bring natural gut into the […]
Best Solinco Strings Ranked: From Spin to Comfort
Solinco is the brand that I restring more than almost any other. Big bite on the ball and a stringbed that doesn’t go dead after a couple of sessions. Those are the two reasons that Juniors, college players and club hitters all come back to it. The hard part is the roster is much bigger. […]
The Best Tennis Strings for Modern Power Frames (Tested & Ranked)
There’s a reason the tennis market is dominated by modern power frames like the Babolat Pure Drive, Yonex EZONE 100, Wilson Ultra, and Head Boom MP. They have stiff, thick-beamed layups, open string beds and explosive trampoline effects that make it easier than ever to generate effortless pace from the baseline. However, pairing a naturally […]
Solinco Tennis Strings: A Brand Built for Spin and Tension Stability
If there is one brand that has is popular with a mix of competitive juniors, college players, and weekend warriors for the past decade, it is Solinco. While brands like Luxilon built their reputation on raw tour pedigree, and Babolat on pure snapback, Solinco entered the marketplace by solving two major headaches for poly players: […]
Full Bed vs Hybrid Stringing: Which Setup Is Right for You?
I have tried nearly every string combination imaginable on court over the years. The combination or isolation of string types can range from stiff full beds of low powered co-poly strung in the mid 40s to luxury natural gut and poly hybrids and will completely change how a racket plays. The default habit that players […]
Best Budget String Setups That Still Perform Like Premium Poly
I hear this question almost every week at the stringing bench from clients. “What’s the cheapest string you can put in my racquet that won’t feel like I’m downgrading?” It’s usually juniors stringing every couple of weeks, competitive breaking strings regularly, or players who’ve felt the premium co-polys and don’t want to go back to […]
5 Durable Polyester Strings for Frequent Breakers (Without the Boardy Feel)
The most obvious way to prolong the life of a tennis string is simply to select a thicker gauge (e.g. 1.30mm / 16g or 1.35mm / 15L). But the higher the thickness, the bigger the performance hit in my view. Thicker strings greatly increase the stiffness of the string bed, reduce ball pocketing, deaden touch […]
ATP Top 50 String Setups: What Are the Pros Actually Using?
A while back I went down the rabbit hole of what racquets the ATP and WTA pros are actually playing with. This time I wanted to tackle something even messier: strings. And trust me, if the racquet jungle felt chaotic, strings are a whole different animal. Players test new stuff constantly, tweak tensions depending on […]
Best Arm-Friendly Racquets and Strings: Beating Tennis Elbow Without Sacrificing Performance
Every season I restring, demo and hit with more frames and string sets. And every season the most common question I get from clients is not “what’s most powerful” or “what spins the most”.. It’s usually some version of: my elbow is killing me but I don’t want to sacrifice performance so what should I […]