stringing my racquet?

Question

Hey, I've been playing tennis for about a year now. I have a HEAD titanium racquet, which is in dire need of a restring. problem is I seriously don't have a clue... What should factor in to my decision of a string, which brands are better, and is a coloured string the same quality as one that isn't. And obviously racquets ought to be restrung more regurlarly than once a year... but how often? Thanks.

Answer 1

First of all, color has nothing to do with the durability of the string, so choose the one you like or the one that coordinates with your racquet!! Nonetheless, brighter colors make it easier to see where in the string bed you are making contact with the ball. (a wear pattern is more visible, but also dark colors will present it).

Now, if you don't break strings but change them because they have lost tension, I strongly recommend a multifilament string (in a 15 gauge for the most durability) because it much more softer and easier on the arm than monofilaments (such as polyester). Regarding brands I'm not so sure, but try gamma or wilson.

People recommend to string your racquet, in a year, at least the same number of times you play per week, but this does not take into consideration for how long do you play each day. I realize the best way to go is to restring your racquet every time YOU FEEL the string bed is not offering the same performance you'd like.

Also, if you do not know at which tension to restring, start in the middle of the range (this range appears somewhere in the frame of the racquet, usually the throat; otherwise ask for it with your local pro or the person restringing your racquet).

Answer 2

First of all, if you've only played for a year, you won't need anything fancy. Just get a synthetic gut, or something similar to Prince syn. gut with duraflex (sorry, I'm only familiar with prince's strings). You can go for cheap here. And yes, a colored string will work just as well as plain strings.

As far as the restringing, restring as often per year as you play per week. But restring at least twice a year. You can get an estimate for how much string life is left by pulling down one of the crosses (left to right strings). Look at the main string (up and down) where the cross was contacting it. There should be a little dent in the main that you can feel with your finger nail. When they get deep enough, you can actually see it. Mine are usually cut through about half way when they are about to break.

Answer 3

I believe that there's some kind of device that you can place into the strings and turn to get a fairly close idea of what tension they're currently at. OK, it's called a "Stringmeter." Eventually, you may want to have two or more rackets strung identically to your specifications. Here are a couple of quotes from the highly-recommended book below. It's not an entirely simple subject, but at least you will start learning things you should know before you get your NEXT racket. You can learn this stuff; it's not rocket science. If you have any questions, take them to your coach or your school's physics instructor, who will be happy to try and explain them to you. "Stringbed stiffness and string stiffness are not the same thing, although the latter contributes to the former ..... Material, construction, gauge, and tension all influence string stiffness, which in turn affects stringbed stiffness, which affects power, control, and feel." Sportsmanship might not be #1, but it's way ahead of whatever is in 2nd place. Good luck, hope you have some fun and win a few matches and/or tournaments :-)

Answer 4

If you've only been playing tennis for a year, your skills probably aren't that high, so I would just use a cheap string like synthetic gut....string jobs with that probably goes at 20-30 for a professional or $15 for a person who isn't a pro....online, synthetic gut costs like $3.50

Answer 5

i restring my raquet when it pops i have a HEAD Ti.LAser
if u bring it to a pro shop they'll ask u if u want the same string and tension
the best kind of strings are natural gut ones from babolat but they cost a lot of money like $35

Answer 6

dunno