Lifespan of a tennis string
- When do you need to change your tennis string? There are a number of so called rules, like 'string your racket yearly the same amount of times you play per week'.
- That is not exactly correct, since player A can play two hours per week, while player B only plays half an hour. Even if player A would get their tennis racket restrung twice a year, this would not be enough.
- By the way, in the first 24 hours after stringing, the tennis strings usually lose ± 10% of their tension (the amount of tension loss depends on the type of tennis string)!
How often should I change my string?
- A lot of players think they only need to change a tennis string when it breaks. They are often even proud they succeed in playing with the same tennis strings for a year or longer! Tennis strings which are too loose, will result in less control and the player will then change their game or stroke!
- The best indicator to see whether or not you should replace a tennis string (except for when it breaks of course) is the amount of tension that is still on the tennis racket.
- You can estimate this more or less. The tension of a tennis racket can be measured with an ERT300 or a Stringmeter. With these instruments, you can measure the tension of a tennis racket, which allows you to determine whether or not the tennis strings should be replaced.
- "Has your stringing lost more than 30% of its tension? Restring", dixit David Bne, CEO of US Racquet Stringers Association USRSA.
Biggest challenge
- One of the biggest challenges for a tennis racket stringer is dealing with a customer's breaking of tennis strings in a correct manner.
- If a player indicates his tennis strings break too quickly, you can suggest the following options, starting with number 1 and keeping option 5 as the last one:
- (if applicable) Advise a thicker version of the same tennis string
- advise using string savers; string savers lengthen the lifespan of a tennis string
- advise using a nylon tennis string
- advise using a polyester tennis string
- and lastly: advise using a hybrid tennis string
Read more :
Why string yourself?
Racket restringing
Stringing machine reviews
Stringing guide
Stringer service
Stringing videos
Why are tennis strings important?
Tennis string thickness
Stringer reductions
The lifespan of a tennis string
The ideal tennis string?
TYGER tennis strings
The correct tennis string tension
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