Strings
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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Luxilon Element Forest Green
Luxilon Element is a softer polyester, with multi-mono technology. Now they introduce a new variant: Luxilon Element Forest Green. Luxilon Element Forest Green is meant to especially complement the Blade V8 racquets. Paired with a low-powered racquet like the Blades, it will offer a bit of extra power and a softer feel than traditional polyesters. […]
My Top 5 Tennis Strings Right Now
My Top 5 Tennis Strings Right Now are all polyester strings, because that is mainly what I use for my own game. But there is plenty of info about multifilaments on Tennisnerd as well. I got asked a question on my YouTube channel by patron John B. He wanted me to list my 5 favorite […]
The string, not the racquet
Sometimes it’s the string, not the racquet that you need to change. My buddy Robin Mick Bucher gave me a good example recently. I’ve already talked a lot about how small tweaks can have a big impact in this video about not giving up on your racquet. I got a good example of that a […]
Grapplesnake Tour Sniper Review
I’ve tested two Grapplesnake strings thoroughly and enjoyed both. I published my Grapplesnake Tour Sniper review on YouTube a while back. My Grapplesnake Tour Sniper Review impressed me with excellent control, decent spin potential and good feel for a medium-firm polyester string. I always like to point out that although polyester strings are the most […]
Luxilon Alu Power Vibe String Review
I’ve been play-testing a new string from Luxilon, which is a little different. Read on to find out more in this Luxilon Alu Power Vibe string review. For this Luxilon Alu Power Vibe review I mainly used the string in my perhaps two most-used racquets which I often use for string reviews. The Babolat Soft […]
Why pros still use natural gut
Yesterday I wrote a correction about Taylor Fritz strings. That turned into a video with the topic: “Why pros still use natural gut”. Natural gut strings were invented in 1875 by Babolat. At first they were made from sheep intestine, but since the 1960s they are made from cow intestine. According to Babolat it takes […]
Yonex PolyTour Strike Blue Review
Our guest contributor Colan Surratt is back. This time he tests Naomi Osaka’s string. Here’s his Yonex PolyTour Strike Blue review. Yonex PolyTour Strike Blue Review (1.25 gauge) by Colan Surratt Hey, y’all! I’m a big fan of Naomi Osaka and of course, her gear. Check out what racquet Naomi Osaka uses here (-TN) and […]
Naomi Osaka’s Strings
Thanks to fellow tennis nerd Sebastian, the question mark around Naomi Osaka’s strings was solved. Sebastian sent me a direct message on Instagram with a zoomed-in photo of Naomi Osaka’s strings. I had previously re-posted and featured this exact picture, but stupidly, I had not zoomed in to check the writing on the strings. Thanks […]
Stefanos Tsitsipas Strings
Stefanos Tsitsipas has been going back and forth in his string choice in recent time. But what is Stefanos Tsitsipas strings? Stefanos Tsitsipas strings used to be a constant in his career. He was using Luxilon 4G 1.25 at around 53 lbs or 24 kg. If you want to know more about his racquet, you […]
Isospeed Cream string review
Our guest reviewer Ferenc Ferdinand Weisz is back with an Isospeed Cream string review. If you want to create a guest post or review, contact us here. Ps. I have also tried this Isospeed Cream string in a Babolat Soft Drive and I agree with Ferenc’s opinions. Maybe it works better in tighter pattern or […]