Choosing the right tennis strings
The strings you choose for your tennis racquet can some times make more impact on your game than the racquet itself (the best scenario is to have a combination of both of them), and on this post, I am going to give you some guidance on how you can match your game with your strings.
+ Power- if your shots are landing short and you are having a hard time generating the needed power for pressuring your opponent or hitting winner, a more powerful string can help. A good rule of thumb for finding a more powerful string boils down to three words: SOFTER IS BETTER.
+ Control- if you are having trouble keeping the ball inside the lines or placing your shots effectively, a control string can help. The magic ingredient of controls a high stiffness level, which is why the best control strings come from polyester category.
+Spin- if you have ever witnessed the sharp angle of Rafael Nadal passing shot or the way his high arching shots drop suddenly inside lines and explode past his opponents, you have witnessed the magic of Spin. However, spin isn’t exclusive to the world’s top players. It is necessary for controlling the trajectory of the ball and creating a safe margin error when attempting to clear the net. it will also help you bring the ball down effectively when swinging for power.
+Comfort- Although tennis is not consider a brutal sport, every hitting session is marked by the repetitive and violent collision between ball and strings, the outcome of which travels straight to your arm in form of vibration and shock. For this reason the need for comfort is paramount for a great many players, especially beginners with lighter racquets and unpolished technique but also any player who has experienced tennis elbow. The best comfort strings come from the natural gutted multifilament families as their playability is essential for absorbing impact shock.
+Durability- Nothing lasts forever, including tennis strings. They will eventually break due to blunt impact force and/or the frictional wear caused by string movement. Although these problems are a much bigger concern for experienced players with long, fast strokes, no player is immune to string breakage. As with the control and spin categories, the best durability strings come from polyester family, which has long been the most popular refugee for string breakers.
