String Savers
We get a lot of questions about string savers. Usually the first one is are they legal? Yes, they are legal and have been used by pros such as Pete Sampras. For those who do not know what they are, string savers are the little bitty plastic pieces that are put on the strings [...]
Best Tennis String for Spin
What’s the best tennis string for players who like to hit lots of spin? Well, there are two different routes you can try to get the best spin off your racket. One option is to use textured strings that are specifically made for hitting spin. These strings are engineered with spin in mind. The idea [...]
Racket Stringing – How often?
Racket Stringing is another common topic that comes up. Specifically how often should you restring a tennis racket? Well, the obvious answer is after each time it breaks. But wait, you say your tennis racket strings never break! Guess what? If you have had them in your tennis racket over a year, you definitely are [...]
Tennis Racquet String Tension
Now that we have this tennis string gauge thing down, let’s go over racquet string tension. This is a concept that is also often misunderstood. I will start off with saying that if you are a beginner tennis player, the tennis string tension is not going to be something that you should worry about [...]
Tennis String Gauge
Let’s talk about tennis string gauge. Many new players get confused by the whole tennis string gauge thing. Gauge refers to the thickness of the string. The most common gauges for tennis string are 15-18. Here is where players often get confused, the thickest string is a 15 gauge string and it gets thinner from [...]
