Stringing

Stringing Pricing:      

Poly:   

Premium: Luxilon Original Big Banger/Element - $28 ...most used string on tour

                   Solinco Tour Bite- $28 ... most used poly of mens Gopher tennis team

Good:  Ashaway Monogut - $24 (silver)

Co-Poly:     Genesis Pro Advantage- $22 - (poly string with a strand of gut for softer feel than poly, but                                                                                 longer lasting than syn gut)

Synthetic Gut:       

Premium: Gosen OG Micro- $22 (white) ...rated 4th best syn gut out of over 500

Good: Ashaway- $20 (white)

Multi-filament: (arm friendly)   

Head Rip Control - $28 (black with white flecks)...rated 3rd best multi-filament

Hybrid:  ½ Poly - ½ Synthetic Gut from above  $25

Supply your own string: $15 stringing fee

A good rule of thumb is that you should restring about every 40 hours of play(or every 2 months). 

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                                                                    Why Strings Matter

Things to consider:

To get the best out of your racquet you'll have to do a little more than just use the best string. The choice of the right tension is about as important as the choice of the racquet frame. 

As a general rule: the tighter (higher tension) you string your racquet the less power you get and the more control you have. 

With lower tension you gain more power but also lose control. In any case you should try different tensions to find what best suits you. 

To show you the effects different string tensions and diameters can have on your racquet's performance I created following tables:

                             String Tension Effects

                            String Gauge Effects

To increase the durability of your strings you should not expose your racquet to extreme heat, cold or humidity. Therefore you should always keep your racquet in its bag.

Loss of Tension and Elasticity: ​­ As strings age, they slowly lose both tension and elasticity, and you really should restring your racquet.

Restringing: ​­ A good rule of thumb is that you should restring about every 40 hours of play(or every 2 months). 

The main reason to restring your racquet is to get the best performance out of it. Another reason to restring is that the strings over time begin to get notched and frayed, and may break at a key point in an important match. This is especially true if a player only has one racquet. 

I recommend to any tournament/team player to have 2 identical rackets and have them also strung the same.

I hope that this information helps you to understand “the strings do matter”, and how a set of fresh strings will help you to play better.

Sincerely, Chad Humphreys ­ Duluth East Boys Varsity Head Coach