Tennis Racket Strings

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Part of the video series: Tennis Preparation Tips

Summary: String your tennis racket at 54 pounds of tension. Learn more about tennis equipment in this free tennis lesson from a tennis instructor.

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By Elisabet Mateos
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Elizabet Mateos has been playing tennis since she was six years old. She moved to the U.S. from Barcelona, Spain to accept a scholarship to play tennis in college. She has been...read more

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on 8/2/2008 Overall this is not bad of explanation of strings. However, there is an error. Gut (Natural Gut of course) string is the least durable of all string. The break very easily. Guts are very playable, they give you a feel of the ball and a great bounce. Most people uses Synthetic Gut, which is very close to Gut. It very durable but not as playable. I personally use a Multifilament Syn Gut, which is very close to Gut. And string the strings around 50 lbs is not ideal for beginners. Since beginner can no control balls they need to learn to control first before hitting with power. beginners should try higher tension, around 60 lbs or 65 lbs would be good. Even myself, during the winter the string tend to be tighter, I usually string my rackets around 60 lbs, and for summer 55 lbs. Of course the gauge (thickness) of the racket makes a lot of difference too. Thin one gives you more spin but breaks easily and thick one is more durable. And also, there's this thing called hybrid strings, it's where players want different type of string. they mixed them so that it's better for their style of play.

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"Now we're going to be talking about the proper condition of your tennis racket. You want to have strings that have been recently strung. You can be very sensitive for example I can have strings without being strung for a whole year and get used to them. There are people that notice even the quality of the string. Basically you want them tight enough, you want them about; have them at about fifty-four pounds. Softer than that will make my shots go really strong and go out of the tennis court. If I string it tighter, over fifty-four pounds, that will make my strings really tight and that will give me more control, but less power. There are different materials for strings. If you are really serious about it Gott is the best strings that you can have, because it offers you durability and the strings don't shift between weight. You want to know; every racket has a specific weight to it and you're normally going to find it on the side of your racket. For example mine has a range of between forty-eight and fifty-five pounds; this is the recommended weight for this racket. This is a power racket that is going to give me power in my shots, because I don't have big arms and I really need power. So, this sums you need good strings and that kind of influence if you're going to have more power or more control."