When to restring a tennis racket (even if you haven't broken a string yet!)

[@pingzhang334]

So far this is the most knowledgeable and experienced explanation of the "when" to restring a tennis racket. Highly solute to the Love40Tennis👍

[@zulugula5494]

Patiently explained and very informative. Even though I have been playing tennis for thirty years already, it was still a pleasure to watch it.

[@love40tennischannel]

Thanks for the great feedback!

[@sfbusinessfinancing]

Appreciate the practical information and tips on when to restring a non-pro player's tennis racket.

[@brandomaxwell]

Great intel, well presented! I've never seen such clear visuals showing players how a kicked stringbed sounds and moves. I only hope that in part 2 you go into the dangers inherent in NOT changing out a dead poly stringbed.

[@thefridgeman]

4:54 holy molly, what tension is that? 40-42 lb when fresh from the stringer? Trampoline.

[@b.shankarrao9149]

Very useful information to every tennis player. Thank you sir.

[@love40tennischannel]

My pleasure. Thank you for the feedback!

[@projectdevelopmentuploads6930]

That's why I play with no strings. No strings, no restringing.

[@dirkhaar2243]

Bahrami-style serves, every time.

[@billprezioso3677]

How’s your topspin?

[@Didymus1984]

🤣

[@victorzamora101]

Makes sense. The frame is the expensive part.... you SHOULD be using it more!

[@HonkyMonky]

I play without a racket, be carefull when trying it, it's next level...

[@namejay1]

I’m also using the prostaff, could you share both of your string setups ?

[@Phoniq]

You have taught me some new things. Very much appreciated!

[@love40tennischannel]

Glad to hear it!

[@ParloqPlayer]

great video, just what I was looking for

[@vishallalwani6070]

Very useful information and very well explained! I now know its time to re-string my multifilament. For the same playing style/frequency how much more would a poly last over a multifilament? And which one would you recommend?

[@hafadaze9046]

A poly would need to be restring way before a multifilament you can play with a multi until it breaks

[@vishallalwani6070]

@@hafadaze9046 Okay. Reason i thought Poly would last longer is coz i just got the babolat excel 16 like 2-3 months ago on my main racquet (i play 2-3 sets a week), and its already catching lot of the tennis ball felt fiber and not returning back to its original position. However, my other racquet which (i think) has the poly has been going good for a good part of 8-10 months. Thanks for the info!

[@love40tennischannel]

@Vishal Lalwani, my favorite poly (though not known to be durable) is the popular Solinco Hyper-G. I use a 16L (1.25 as opposed to a 1.2 or thinner which is 17 or 18 depending on brand) hoping that the slight extra thickness will add just a slight more durability. Still after maybe 4-6 hours of hitting, it loses its liveliness. To maximize Poly durability, go as thick as possible (like 1.3, 16G). A good friend of mine recommends the Ashaway Crossfire ZX Tour (it's a hybrid) as a particularly durable combination. I'm going to try it out as it is my next string to demo on one of my rackets - I use one racket to try new strings/tensions etc so I have something to directly compare with my "regular" set up. @Hafadaze is right in that polys will never really break, but they will lose their liveliness well before they completely fail (break) and that for the same gauge, a multifilament will last longer (last = maintain playability). I personally don't like playing with severely frayed multifilaments because 1. I never know when they are going to break and I feel like it's hitting with a time bomb and 2. Because even if tension is maintained on the remaining non-frayed multifilaments, I worry about unevenness in the string bed between worn (frayed sections) and unworn areas. And also, I don't mind stringing my rackets :)

[@hafadaze9046]

@@vishallalwani6070 polys are more durable but they loose tension faster compared to a multi. So yes you’re correct they do last longer than a multi but you would end up playing with a dead string.

[@vishallalwani6070]

@@love40tennischannel Nothing like stringing your own rackets! I am just getting back in the game, so will look to try out some of the your options stated above. Cheers!

[@SerratLeandro]

thanks for the video. Was really helpful

[@royyanel-zain660]

How much different of tension when stringing with digital machine vs manual(crank)? Thanks

[@MuhammadKhan-A]

Just bought a blade team used twice for probably 4 hours total and and I can see half a dozen or so notches slighty up n to the right of the sweetspot only on the stencil part of the wilson logo (my guess is from serves). is that just the logo pain wearing or notches from use? comes stock with wilson sensation, do they wear that quick or could it have come like that? my first serve is maybe a 4.5/5.0 in terms of power/speed but I play casually so its in maybe a third of the time lol

[@goldencalf5144]

If you string polys at a low tension, you can play with them until they break. Loss of tension in polys is not such a big deal because they are more stiff than multis. Most rec players would be better off stringing polys at a lower tension to avoid arm injuries.

[@nakmuay5034]

No they get stiff and dead, vibrate, very dangerous

[@goldencalf5144]

@@nakmuay5034 Sounds like you're stringing it at too high a tension.

[@charliebuckman9639]

Thank you, very helpful and informative

[@love40tennischannel]

Thank you for the feedback! If you ever have any questions about string selection or anything stringing related, let me know, I'm glad to help!

[@loonaya]

Good video! My strings are perfectly aligned, but the more I go out of the center of the racquet, the strings are looser and don't snap back into place, I need to move them back, and then they click back into place. You didn't talk about time, meaning, if I restring a racquet, and for example I don't play at all for a year or two, do they still lose their elasticity just from being stretched on the racquet head?

[@spyghetti]

Poly's lose tension the quickest, perhaps over a year of not hitting it could be ok out of the gate but I would suspect it would need to be restrung but they are all different.. you could possibly get away with multi's after a year they retain tension pretty well and synthetic gut is somewhere between the two maybe closer to multi if we're talking tension retention. You'd also have to make sure the racquets weren't subject to hot and cold throughout the year.. you'd probably have a better chance of using the racquet with multi or synth if the racquet was in the house compared to garage or car in a 4 season area. I'd test the racquet and assume whichever tension or string you used that probably after a year if you were going to plan on playing a lot that you'd be better off with fresh strings.. but I'm more string sensitive and use mainly poly's or hybrid.. once they go they either lock up (notch) or get too erratic (loose) mainly because of the characteristics of the specific poly but not exclusively polys.

[@gravitytennis]

Very useful, thank you

[@dramit4635]

Excellent video. No bullshit. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@gurjantm]

I enjoyed the heavy breathing.

[@jonathanp639]

I string mine before a competitive match and when I don’t I regret it greatly. I own a machine tho so I guess not every player can do this.

[@love40tennischannel]

Me too! That way I can't blame my strings if I do badly! :)

[@muchacho87]

difficult. for me i did the experience when i restring right before match and i played e.g a month with the old srring i need time to handle

[@yannick5773]

@@muchacho87 facts I always play best 2 - 4 hitting sessions with the new strings to break them in, even if I've used them for years.

[@muchacho87]

the difference to Pros is they restring it nearly each day. so they have nearly every playtime same weight on the string. when i restring in eg 2-3 week rythm i have a bigger difference in weight so i it is a bigger difference when i play with new one

[@alastairtheduke]

Cool video. Is it a myth to listen to the ping on polys? I tend to anecdotally experience a string losing its pinging sound when hitting it with palm of hand as a sign to restring.

[@love40tennischannel]

Really great question! I am not sure. I use a vibration dampener when hitting so I don't hear a ping while I'm playing. I definitely ping the mains as I'm stringing to make sure each main has the same pitch as it would make sense that the same tension would vibrate at the same frequency (?). I would think a guitarist would maybe be better able to explain! But once the racket is strung, I don't ping the strings. I know there are tension-checking devices that work by assessing this pinging action (Tourna Tennis Stringmeter is one).

[@yannick5773]

depends on the strings you're using I reckon, revolves tend not to ping much while Hyper-G's and such have a little more ping towards the end.

[@bitterNDsweet]

Average human ear is not precise enough. There are phone apps for measuring strings tension (by sound). I measure my racquets after every stringjob -> every playsession -> every ~5 playhours (talking about natural gut/poly hybrid). The results are logical and correspond to my gutfeeling.

[@金正基-x7g]

if the tension is low, let's say 40lbs, is it normal the string not parallel between games?

[@love40tennischannel]

Even a low tension should maintain its “shape”. What happens is the strings lose their springiness or elasticity with time and use and thus cannot snap back into position. Static tension, even low at 40 pounds, is slightly different than the liveliness (“springiness”/elasticity) of the string.

[@goldencalf5144]

Depends if it's poly or multi/synthetic gut. A poly string will snap back into parallel position even at low tensions. A multi string won't have the snap back and tends to get pushed out of parallel as you rally. This snap back helps poly strings generate more spin than multis.

[@DonYang73]

There cannot be a formula for decent players. It just depends on you play style, hours of use and tension and type of strings

[@Agent77X]

Top touring Pro restring their racquets every match even on racquets they never use! It all free for top 100 tour players!

[@xandrunull]

String snap back does not cause spin! Otherwise the video is quite alright :).

[@reallypantik6283]

"If you cant break a string, you dont need to change them"

[@love40tennischannel]

Well not entirely true. Polys are super durable. I could see it taking a while to break one of those though the playability will be lost long before it breaks.

[@reallypantik6283]

@@love40tennischannel next time person whos poly "lost playability" should give his racquet in hands of more skilled player and be amazed by how much "playability" is still left in the racquet:)

[@yannick5773]

@@love40tennischannel I've used polys for the last 3 years and I'd say it would take about 6 - 8 weeks to break them while hitting 2 - 3 times per week / I feel the tension loss a lot and towards the end, I'm hitting slightly long but I enjoy the satisfaction of breaking strings lol

[@bitterNDsweet]

Applies to natural gut and gut hybrid setups

[@davidcontois4486]

Over complicated. Some info not accurate. Everyone is a self proclaimed expert...